Awinmul (NT)

Archive Collections / Language Groups / Awinmul (NT)

Location: From Brocks Creek to Edith River; on the head waters of the Mary and Fergusson rivers; in the early twentieth century after decimation during a drought, they amalgamated with the Wulwulam (which see); they spoke a separate dialect. Their earlier territorial limits are shown on the map.

Co-ordinates: 131°45'E x 13°30'S

Area: 1,800 sq. m. (4,700 sq. km.)

References: Parkhouse, 1895; Eylmann, 1908; Mackay, 1959 MS.

Alternative Names: Awinnmull, Awinmil.

Inventory Listings

Item AA 338/18/07 - Darwin (3109)

Item AA 338/18/08 - Roper River (3110)

Item AA 338/26/23/1-3 - Letter from NB Tindale to Ian Mackay providing amendments to Mackay's proposed map of 'tribal distribution' for exhibition

Item AA 338/26/24/1-3 - Ian Mackay map depicting part of the Northern Territory 'tribal distributions' with NB Tindale amendments