Jiegera (NSW)

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Location: Lower Clarence River from Grafton to the sea; northern boundary not clearly established. Radcliffe-Brown mentions this tribe under the name of 'Youngai,' ['Ju:ngai], under which name it also appears in the AIAS list of 1969.

Co-ordinates: 153°10'E x 29°35'S

Area: 500 sq. m. (1,300 sq. km.)

References: Bruce in Curr, 1887; Radcliffe-Brown, 1929, 1930; Smythe, 1948; Ryan, 1964.

Alternative Names: Yiegera, Jeigir, Yegera, Youngai, Jungai.

Inventory Listings

Item AA 338/15/171 - 'New South Wales'

Item AA 338/18/38 - Armidale (3357)