The Arakwal are an
Aboriginal Australian people of the state of
New South Wales.
Country
In
Norman Tindale 's estimation the Arakwal had about of territory, stretching from
Ballina and the north side of the
Richmond River 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 th ...
. Their inland extension ran as far as
Lismore,
Casino and
Coraki
Coraki is a small town that sits on the confluence of the Richmond and Wilson Rivers in northern New South Wales, Australia in Richmond Valley Shire. At the 2016 census, Coraki had a population of 1,277 people. Material was copied from this ...
. 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