The Badjiri people, also written Budjari or Badyidi, are an

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people of just north of the

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, close to the southern border of

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. They are not to be confused with the Pitjara/Bidjara people of the

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area or the Bidjara/Bitjara people of the Bulloo River area.

Country

According to

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, the Badjiri lands spanned some , reaching from around

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Eulo Eulo ( ) is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is known for its opal mining. In the , the locality of Eulo had a population of 94 people. Geography Eulo is west of Cunnamulla and west of Brisban ...

on the

. Their eastern limits were around Barringun, Tinnenburra, Tuen, and

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. They were also present at Caiwarro and about the eastern side of Currawinya.

Language

The Badjiri people spoke the

Badjiri language Badjiri is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language once spoken by the Badjiri people of southern Queensland. References *Dixon, R. M. W. 2002. ''Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development.'' Cambridge University Press * Externa ...

, now extinct.

Alternative names

* ''Baderi'' * ''Bädjäri'' * ''Badjedi'' * ''Badjeri, Baddyeri'' * ''Badjidi'' * ''Byjerri'' * ''Poidgerry'' Source:

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Photographs of the Bidjara Repatriation Ceremony at the Augathella Yumba, April 2012

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