The Mbara, also known as Kumbulmara, Mitjamba, Midjamba and Kumbulara, are or were an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
people of the present-day state of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
. They spoke the Pama–Nyungan
Mbara language.
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 Mitjamba lands as covering some , in the area of the
Woolgar and
Stawell rivers. Their northern limits ran to the
Gregory Range
The Gregory Range is a mountain range in Far North Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
Part of the Great Dividing Range, the Gregory Range lies southeast of and southwest of .
The range is located in an area of ephemeral watercourses ...
and Gledswood. The western frontier was close to
Saxby Downs, while their eastern boundaries were around Chudleigh Park. They were as far south as Cambridge Downs.
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Aboriginal peoples of Queensland