Walbanga (NSW)

LocationCape Dromedary north to near Ulladulla; at Braidwood, Araluen, and Moruya. Inland on the Shoalhaven River. One of the coastal tribes between the Wandandian and Thaua who spoke dialects of the Thurga (Durga) language.
Co-ordinates149°50'E x 35°45'S
Area2,500 sq. m. (6,500 sq. km.)
ReferencesLarmer, 1899; Mathews, 1902 (Gr. 6563), 1903 (Gr. 6501), 1904 (Gr. 6451); Howitt, 1904; Tindale, 1940.
Alternative NamesThurga (language name, based on ['turga] = ['tu:ga] = no; applies also to tribes as far south as Thaua), Thoorga, Bugellimanji (horde), Bargalia (a place name near Moruya), Moruya tribe.