Dhiraila
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The Dhiraila (Thereila, Thiralla) were an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland.
Language
According to Gavan Breen, the Thereila language was known as Mamwura or Mambanjura (Mambanyura).{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=185}}
Country
Thereila tribal lands extended, according to Norman Tindale, over some {{convert|2,800|mi2|km2}}. They lay south of Nockatunga and Noccundra, as far as the Grey Range. They were present at Dingera Creek. Their western confines were around Bransby and the lower Warrywarry Creek.{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=185}}
Alternative names
- Thiralla
- Mambanjura
- Mambanyura
- Mambangura
- Mamwura
- Ngandangura{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=185}}
Notes
=Citations=
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Sources
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- {{Cite book| chapter = Thargominda, Bulloo River
| last = Myles | first = F.W.
| year = 1886
| title = The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent
| editor-last = Curr | editor-first = Edward Micklethwaite | editor-link = Edward Micklethwaite Curr
| volume = 2 | pages = 36–41
| publisher = J. Ferres | location = Melbourne
| chapter-url = https://archive.org/download/cu31924026093827/cu31924026093827.pdf
}}
- {{Cite book| chapter = Thereila (QLD)
| last = Tindale | first = Norman Barnett
| author-link = Norman Tindale
| year = 1974
| title = Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names
| publisher = Australian National University Press
| chapter-url = http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/thereila.htm
}}
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{{Aboriginal peoples of Queensland}}
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