The Ngarigo people were the aboriginal people who lived south-east of the Canberra area [1], [2] Languages see Indigenous Australian languages Religions see Australian Aboriginal mythology Australian Aborigines ( , aka Aboriginal Australians) are a class of peoples who are identified by Australian law as being members of a race indigenous to the Australian continent. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...
According to Norman Tindale in his 1974 catalogue of Australian Aboriginal, the specific areas where Ngarigo lived were[3] Norman Barnett Tindale (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist and entomologist. ...
the Monaro tableland north to Queanbeyan; Bombala River from near Delegate to Nimmitabel; west to divide of the Australian Alps. The Wiradjuri considered the Ngarigo and Walgalu as one people using the name Guramal which has the basic meaning of ['gurai] or 'hostile people.' Canberra, the capital city of the federal capital territory is very close to the boundary line between this and the Ngunawal tribe. In winter these tableland people sometimes came down to the surrounding territories for shelter, hence their reputation for aggressiveness. Monaro is the name of a region in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... The town of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, Australia is overshadowed by its proximity to the Australian federal capital city of Canberra. ... For delegates in the . ... Nimmitabel is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... Looking across everlastings on Mt Hotham to Mt Feathertop; during winter these mountains are blanketed in snow The Australian Alps The Australian Alps are the highest mountain ranges of mainland Australia. ... The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...
The Cooma government web site states that the two main groups on Monaro were the Ngarigo people of the tablelands and the Wogul or Wolgalu group in the high country.[4] Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... Monaro is the name of a region in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... Monaro region: between Adaminaby and Cooma Monaro (pronounced mon-air-ro) is the name of a region in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ...
^ Tindale, Norman (1974) "Thaua" in his Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes. South Australian Museum. Quote: the Bemerigal or mountain people at Cooma belonged to the Ngarigo.
^ Ngarigo (NSW), page reproduced from N.B. Tindale's Aboriginal Tribes of Australia (1974), South Australian Museum
^ http://www.cooma.nsw.gov.au/culturalmap/aboriginal/aboriginal.htm Aboriginal People of Monaro
The History of the Australian Capital Territory details the Australian Capital Territorys development from before white settlement to Canberras planning by the Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffin and subsequent development to the present day. ... Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... The South Australian Museum situated on Adelaides cultural boulevard, North Terrace. ...
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