Dhiraila

The Dhiraila (Thereila, Thiralla) were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.

Language

According to Gavan Breen, the Thereila language was known as Mamwura or Mambanjura (Mambanyura).[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

1. Tindale 1974, p. 185.

Sources

• Myles, F.W. (1886). "Thargominda, Bulloo River" (PDF). In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite (ed.). 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Thereila (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)