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A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. It may be a sacred ceremony , a festive celebration, or of a warlike character. A word coined by the first British settlers in the Sydney area from a word in the local Dharug language , it usually includes dance, music, costume and often body decoration .
Corroboree is a ballet written by Australian composer John Antill in the early 1940s. The first full version of the score was completed in 1944 and it was first performed as a concert suite in 1946. [ 1 ]
A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. Corroboree may also refer to: Corroboree, a ballet written in the 1940s; Corroboree frog, two species of Australian frog; Waiata, a 1981 Split Enz album entitled Corroboree in Australia
Northern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi) Endangered (EN) P. pengilleyi prefers to breed in sphagnum bogs and wet heath in sub-alpine areas and dense patches of herbs in openings or seepages amongst fallen tussocks at lower elevation (bog pools at high altitudes above 1,300 m (4,300 ft) and in shallow seepage pools in gullies at lower ...
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Alice Springs in the East MacDonnell Ranges. [2] It is a sacred site to the Eastern Arrente people who are its Traditional Owners.
1950 ballet performance of Antill's best-known work, Corroboree John Henry Antill , CMG , OBE (8 April 1904 – 29 December 1986) was an Australian composer best known for his ballet Corroboree .
Corroboree at Newcastle is a painting in the collection of the State Library of New South Wales located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the first known European oil painting to depict a night corroboree by Aboriginal Australian people.
Dreamworld Corroboree Koalas at Dreamworld's Koala Country. Status Operating Theme Australian wildlife and Indigenous Australia Attractions Total 14 Other rides 1 Shows 13 Dreamworld Coordinates Opened 1987 (1987) (as Koala Country) Replaced Koala Country Australian Wildlife Experience Dreamworld Corroboree is a collection of wildlife attractions at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold ...