The Arakwal are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Isl ...
people of the state of
New South Wales
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Country
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Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist.
Life
Tindale was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1900. His family moved to Tokyo and lived ther ...
's estimation the Arakwal had about of territory, stretching from
Ballina and the north side of the
Richmond River
The Richmond River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The river rises at the northern end of the Richmond Range, near its junction with the McPherson Range, on the Queensl ...
to
Cape Byron
Cape Byron is the easternmost point of the mainland of Australia, located in New South Wales. It is about east of the town of Byron Bay, New South Wales and projects into the Pacific Ocean at 28.6335° S, 153.6383° E. A lighthouse is situated t ...
. Their inland extension ran as far as
Lismore,
Casino
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and
Coraki. Their boundaries at Ballina joined those of the Widje
hordes of the
Badjelang.
Alternative names
* ''Coo-al''
* ''Jawjumjeri''
* ''Kahwul''
* ''Kogung''
* ''Lismore tribe''
* ''Naiang''
* ''Njung''
* ''Nyung''
* ''Yawkum-yore.''
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Aboriginal peoples of New South Wales