Turuwal

Turuwal

The Turuwal people were an Aboriginal sub-group of the Dharuk language nation based in New South Wales, Australia. They are famous for the name of the boomerang coming from their language.

References

* [http://www.boomerang.org.au/articles/article-what-is-a-boomerang.html boomerang.org.au]


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