The Kambuwal were an
indigenous Australian
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people of the state of
Queensland
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.
Country
Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist. He is best remembered for his work mapping the various tribal groupings of Aboriginal Australians ...
estimated that the Kambuwal's territory stretched over some . They straddled the border between Queensland and New South Wales, from south of
Millmerran
Millmerran , known as Domville between 1 June 1889 and 16 November 1894, is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millmerran had a population of 1,545 p ...
, and
Inglewood Inglewood may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Inglewood, Queensland
* Shire of Inglewood, Queensland, a former local government area
*Inglewood, South Australia
*Inglewood, Victoria
*Inglewood, Western Australia
Canada
* Inglewood, Ontario
*Inglewoo ...
to
Bonshaw. Their eastern flank ended around
Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people.
The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt.
Geography
Stant ...
,
Wallangarra
Wallangarra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia on the border with New South Wales.
It is the third-most southerly town in Queensland, south west of Brisbane. Wal ...
and the western scarp 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 ...
.
Alternative names
* ''Gambuwal''
* ''Gambabal''
* ''Gambubal''
* ''Kaoambul''
* ''Cambooble''
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Aboriginal peoples of Queensland