Culture
Resources have been collated for ease of access. Some of these documents may be copyrighted.
Acknowledgement of Country
Murrawarri acknowledgement of Country
Murrawarri acknowledgement of Country audio (female voice)
Murrawarri acknowledgement of Country audio (male voice)
Family Tree
George Shearer Family TreeLand management
Map of Murrawarri CountryAstronomy
The Astronomy of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Peoples and Their Neighbours [external link]
Culture and heritage studies
Brewarrina Aboriginal cultural heritage study 2012 part 1 [external link]
Brewarrina Aboriginal cultural heritage study 2012 part 2 [external link]
Brewarrina Shire Community Based Heritage Study 2003 [external link]
Bourke Shire Aboriginal Heritage Study 2019 [external link]
R H Mathews Anthropological Documents
WARNING: The R H Mathews collection contains cultural material which may not be appropriate for everyone's viewing. The information below is freely available from a number of sources, so the decision has been made to include most of them here. Please use your own judgement when viewing and sharing. The "Initiation Ceremonies of the Murawarri and Other Aboriginal Tribes of Queensland" document is available elsewhere online.
Message Sticks Used by the Aborigines of Australia
Notes on the Aboriginal Tribes of Queensland
The Murawarri and Other Australian Languages
Burial Rites etc of Australian Aborigines
Further Notes on Burial Customs Australia
Initiation Ceremonies of the Murawarri and Other Aboriginal Tribes of Queensland
Other resources not available online
Murrawarri dictionary by Lynette Oates (note: there are some significant errors/over simplicifcations in this dictionary)
The many worlds of R H Mathews
Weilmoringle a unique bi-cultural community
The Opal That Turned to Fire
Mundaguddah and Warwai
Two Yellow-Mouth Owls
The Emu and The Frill-Necked Lizard
King Clyde of Brewarrina