Taribelang

The Taribelang were an indigenous Australian tribe of Queensland.

Country

The Taribelang ruled over 1,800 square miles (4,700 km2) of territory around Bundaberg, and inland to near Walla, and north as far as Rosedale. Their territory also extended akong the lower reaches of the Kolan River.

History of contact

Almost nothing is known of the Tariobelang. They became extinct very early in the period of white colonization.

Alternative names

  • Tarribelung.
  • Daribelum.
  • Darpil.
  • Wokkari.
  • (?) Yawai.[1]

Notes

    Citations

    1. ↑ Tindale 1974, p. 185.

    Sources

    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Taribelang (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.


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