Approximately 200 blacks came together for the purpose of receiving her Majesty's annual gift of blankets. They held a corroboree on the right bank of the Bell River about half a mile from the court-house.
Sources
ID
tac4b
Source
The Aborigines, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64139801, 1865-06-17, "The Aborigines, The Empire, 17 June 1865, 5"
Extended Data
note
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ausstage:Events:117179
dates_estimated
yes
description_source
genres
Corroboree|Indigenous|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created