Ngulungbara (QLD)

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Location: Northern third of Fraser Island, north of Boomerang Hill; usually regarded as a horde of the Batjala tribe. Historically it appears to have been a separate tribe; however, the name has the form of a hordal term (see also Batjala).

Co-ordinates: 153°15'E x 25°0'S

Area: 200 sq. m. (500 sq. km.)

References: Shirley, 1897; Howitt, 1904; Winterbotham, 1956 MS; Tindale, MS.

Alternative Names: Olongbura, Gnoolongbara, Koolaburra.

Inventory Listings

Item AA 338/15/129 - Map of Queensland coast from Bundaberg to Brisbane

Item AA 338/18/24 - Brisbane (3340)

Item AA 338/23/3 - Sketch map showing 'tribes' in the vicinity of Brisbane, southeastern Queensland