The Gudjal, also known as the ''Kutjala,'' are an
Indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia prior to History of Australia (1788–1850), British colonisation. The ...
people of northern Queensland.
Language
The Gudjal spoke a dialect of the
Warrongo subgroup of
Greater Maric. The materials surviving from earlier periods are not sufficient to reconstruct the language on its own, and arrangements were made, as part of a revitalization programme, to adopt terms and usages still attested for the
Gugu-Badhun language.
Country
Gudjal traditional lands encompassed an estimated on both sides of the
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughl ...
, taking in At Mount Sturgeon, Mount Emu Plains,
the Lolworth and Reedy Springs Stations. It includes the upper Clarke River. The eastern extension ran close to
Charters Towers
Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits und ...
.
History of contact
As colonial settlements began, with their lands been expropriated for cattle runs, the Gudjal were forced southwards towards
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and
Pentland.
Art
The Gudjal created rock art galleries; one conspicuous example can be found in the vicinity of
Charters Towers
Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits und ...
.
Alternative names
* ''Gudjali''
* ''Koochul-bura''
Some words
* ''younga'' (mother)
* ''wurboon'' (white man)
* ''galbin'' (children)
Notes
Citations
Sources
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External links
Gudjal Language Recordings State Library of Queensland
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Aboriginal peoples of Queensland
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