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Corroboree - Brisbane Exhibition Grounds

Placename: Brisbane Exhibition Grounds
Layer: btest
Link back to source:: https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/119302
Type: Other

Details

Latitude: -27.45
Longitude: 153.032778
Start Date: 1896-01-27
End Date
State: QLD

Description

A novel cricket match took place on Anniversary Day. A team of aboriginal cricketers from Deebing Creek was pitted against a team selection from the National Cricket Union. A corroboree was performed along with boomerang throwing and an acrobatic performance.

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Source

Sporting, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3617469, 1896-01-23, "Sporting, The Brisbane Courier, 23 January 1896, 6" | A Day Of Novelties, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3617495, 1896-01-24, "A Day Of Novelties, The Brisbane Courier, 24 January 1896, 2" | A Day Of Novelties, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3617682, 1896-01-27, "A Day Of Novelties, The Brisbane Courier, 27 January 1896, 2"

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