The Dhiraila (Thereila, Thiralla) 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 state of
Queensland
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.
Language
According to
Gavan Breen
Gavan Breen (22 January 1935 – 5 October 2023) , also known as J. G. Breen, was an Australian linguist, specialising in the description of Australian Aboriginal languages. He studied and recorded 49 such languages.
Early life and education
Bre ...
, the
Thereila language was known as ''Mamwura'' or ''Mambanjura'' (Mambanyura).
Country
Thereila tribal lands extended, according to
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 ...
, over some . They lay south of
Nockatunga and
Noccundra
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, as far as the
Grey Range
The Grey Range is a low-lying range of hills located in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales. The range extends from the west of Blackall of Central West Queensland in the north to Tibooburra in the far west of New South Wales ...
. They were present at Dingera Creek. Their western confines were around Bransby and the lower Warrywarry Creek.
Alternative names
* ''Thiralla''
* ''Mambanjura''
* ''Mambanyura''
* ''Mambangura''
* ''Mamwura''
* ''Ngandangura''
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Aboriginal peoples of Queensland