Worora (WA)

LocationAt Secure Bay and Walcott Inlet; Collier Bay to Prince Regent River; northern boundary passes up Rothsay Water, inland 25 to 30 miles (40 to 50 km.) along Princess May Ranges to Mount Hann and Mount French and cliff base of the tablelands. See detailed map for subtribal and hordal divisions. Some members of the tribe prefer [Wo'rara] as the best form of their name; it is commonly spoken so by Ngarinjin speakers.
Co-ordinates124°45'E x 15°40'S
Area4,000 sq. m. (10,400 sq. km.)
ReferencesBates, 1914; Love, 1915, 1917, 1931 MS, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1950, and MS; Basedow, 1925; Robertson, 1928; Elkin, 1930, 1933; Petri, 1939; Capell, 1940, 1956; Tindale, 1940, 1953 MS; Hernandez, 1941; Fry, 1950; Playford, 1960; Lucich, 1966 MS; Coate, 1966; Lommel, 1969.
Alternative NamesWororra, Wurara, Worrora, Worara (pronunciation of Ngarinjin speakers), Maialnga (supposed name of a northern horde but Lucich [1966 MS] could not confirm it with Worora informants).
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