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The '''Gambalang''' were an [[indigenous Australian]] people of the [[Northern Territory]]. |
The '''Gambalang''' were an [[indigenous Australian]] people of the [[Northern Territory]]. |
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==Country== |
==Country== |
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[[Norman Tindale]] estimate their tribal territory as covering some 600 sq. miles On the coast between [https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2237824&fid=436&c=australia Hawkesbury Point] and [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=28829&wnb=57385716&cmd=sp&c=1&x=133.89847&y=-11.86224&mpsec=0 Junction Bay]. Their inland extension ran to about 25 miles (40 km.) as far as [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=31801&cmd=sp&place=Table%20Hill&file=Table_Hill.htm Table Hill].{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=225}} |
[[Norman Tindale]] estimate their tribal territory as covering some 600 sq. miles On the coast between [https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2237824&fid=436&c=australia Hawkesbury Point] and [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=28829&wnb=57385716&cmd=sp&c=1&x=133.89847&y=-11.86224&mpsec=0 Junction Bay]. Their inland extension ran to about 25 miles (40 km.) as far as [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=31801&cmd=sp&place=Table%20Hill&file=Table_Hill.htm Table Hill].{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=225}} |
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To their east across the estuary opening out into the [[Arafura Sea]] were the [[Kunibidji|Gunavidji]], the [[Gungorogone]] lay southeast, while the [[Gunwinggu]] were to their immediate south, on the west bank of the [[Liverpool River]].{{sfn|Hiatt|1965|p=1}} |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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* [[Xavier Clarke]], [[Australian rules football|Australian rules]] footballer.{{sfn|Long|2016|}} |
* [[Xavier Clarke]], [[Australian rules football|Australian rules]] footballer.{{sfn|Long|2016|}} |
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Revision as of 16:02, 16 March 2018
The Gambalang were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.
Country
Norman Tindale estimate their tribal territory as covering some 600 sq. miles On the coast between Hawkesbury Point and Junction Bay. Their inland extension ran to about 25 miles (40 km.) as far as Table Hill.[1] To their east across the estuary opening out into the Arafura Sea were the Gunavidji, the Gungorogone lay southeast, while the Gunwinggu were to their immediate south, on the west bank of the Liverpool River.[2]
Notable people
- Xavier Clarke, Australian rules footballer.[3]
Alternative names
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 225.
- ^ Hiatt 1965, p. 1.
- ^ Long 2016.
- ^ Hiatt 1965, pp. 1–2.
Sources
- "New Michael Long sports academy using football to improve lives and communities". indigenous.gov.au. 19 Jan 2016.
- Hiatt, L. R. (1965). Kinship and conflict : a study of an aboriginal community in northern Arnhem Land (pdf). Australian National University Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Gambalang (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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