The Yawarrawarrka (also written Yawarawarka, Jauraworka) were an in
Indigenous people
There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territ ...
of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
.
Country
According to the calculations of
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 ...
the Yauraworka's tribal lands encompassed some , running north of
Cooper Creek
The Cooper Creek (formerly Cooper's Creek) is a river in the Australian states of Queensland and South Australia. It was the site of the death of the explorers Burke and Wills in 1861. It is sometimes known as the Barcoo River from one of its ...
to
Haddon Downs and taking in
Cordillo Downs and Cadelga. Their eastern extension penetrated the sandhills east of
Goyder Lagoon
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The Goyder Lagoon is a large ephemeral swamp in the Australian state of South Australia in the state's Far North region. The lake is part of the Diamantina River floodplain, lying beside the Birdsville Track close to the state borde ...
, running up to roughly
Arrabury
Arrabury Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station in Queensland.
It is located approximately north of Innamincka and south east of Birdsville in the Channel Country of Queensland.
The Arrabury Pastoral C ...
. Their southeasterly frontier was close to
Innamincka, though the
Ngurawola
The Ngurawola were an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland
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also claimed this area.
Alternative names
* ''Jauroworka,, Yarrawaurka, Yarrawurka''
* ''Yauroka''
* ''Yauarawaka, Yarroworka''
* ''Jaurorka, Yaurorka, Yarawuarka''
* ''Yerawaka, Yowerawoolka, Yowerawarrika''
Some words
* ''mulla'' (tame dog)
* ''anya'' (father)
* ''umma'' (mother)
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Aboriginal peoples of South Australia