The Tjuroro, also known as the Jurruru, were an

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people of the

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region of

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Name

The ''Tjuroro'' ethnonym appears to have meant 'lowlanders', in opposition to the Kurama (uplanders).

Language

The Tjuroro spoke Jurruru.

Country

along and southeast of the Ashburton River from Kooline to

Ashburton Downs Ashburton Downs Station, often referred to as Ashburton Downs, is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station and presently operates as a cattle station. It is located about west of Paraburdoo and south west of Tom Price in th ...

and Turee Creek junction. Their northern extension went as far as the slopes overlooking the

Hardey River The Hardey River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise at Tom Price in the Hamersley Range and flow in a westerly direction. The river travels almost parallel with the Nanutarra- Wittenoom Roa ...

. They also hunted as far north and south as the headwaters of the creeks in the Kenneth and Capricorn Ranges.

Alternative names

* ''Churoro, Choororo, Chooraroo'' * ''Djururo'' * ''Tjororo, Tjururu, Tjururo'' Source:

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* * * * {{Authority control Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia Pilbara