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Latitude
-29.741673
Longitude
151.742424
Start Date
1897-03-19
End Date
1897-03-20
State
NSW

Description

A large crowd assembled on the showground to witness the corroboree of the Oban blacks and a pyrotechnic display. Reported in both Friday and Saturday papers - potentially performed twice.

Sources

ID
tab8c
Source
Agricultural Shows, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14097998, 1897-03-20, "Agricultural Shows, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 March 1897, 7" | Country News, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14111037, 1897-03-15, "Country News, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 March 1897, 5, 6"

Extended Data

note
event_number
ausstage:Events:119332
dates_estimated
no
description_source
genres
Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
data_sources
Mapping Corroboree