The Ithu were an

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people of the eastern coast of the

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northern Queensland North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has bee ...

Country

The Ithu's territory, including

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, the adjacent reefs, and islands, such as Howick within the Howick island group opposite Barrow Point.

People

Very little has survived regarding the Ithu, and

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suggested that they might possibly have been a

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of the Mutumui.

Alternative name

* ''Wurkuldi''

References

Sources

* * {{authority control Aboriginal peoples of Queensland