Thereila

The Thereila, also known as the Thiralla, were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.

Language

According to Gavan Breen, the Thereila spoke a language Mamwura/Mambanjura.[1]

Country

Thereila tribal lands extended, according to Norman Tindale, over some 2,800 square miles (7,300 km2). They lay south of Nockatunga and Noccundra, as far as the Grey Range. They were present at Dingera Creek. Their western confines were arsound Bransby and the lower Warrywarry Creek.[1]

Alternative names

  • Thiralla.
  • Mambanjura.
  • Mambanyura.
  • Mambangura.
  • Mamwura.
  • Ngandangura.[1]

Notes

Citations

Sources

  • Myles, F.W. (1886). "Thargominda, Bulloo River" (PDF). In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite. The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent. Volume 2. Melbourne: J. Ferres. pp. 36–41.
  • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Thereila (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press.
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