Wongaibon

ETHNONYMS: Wombunger, Wongai-bun, Wonghi, Wonghibon

The Wongaibon are an Australian Aboriginal group who range over an area of some 70,000 square kilometers in New South Wales. Their territory is centered at: 146°30′ E and 32° S at the headwaters of Bogan Creek and on Tigers Camp and Boggy Cowal creeks. They use more of the territory and sometimes move into the territory of adjacent groups during dry periods when food is scarce.

Bibliography

Cameron, A. L. P. (00158). "Notes on Some Tribes of New South Wales." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 14:344-370.


Woods, J. D., ed. (1879). The Native Tribes of South Australia. Adelaide: E. S. Wigg & Son.

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steven
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Jan 1, 2010 @ 6:06 am
the wongaibon are not an extinct group of aboriginals some are still alive and well
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Luke Horrigan
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May 1, 2011 @ 11:23 pm
As a living member of the Wongaibon People Or Waangaypuwan as in the native ngyampa. There are still people alive. These people that are alive still know there history, laws and culture. They also know there country such as totems localised flora and fauna and also where to find appropriate sites. To say they are extinct is to say they never existed. When I was a child my grandfather took me to our country many times to teach me our Culture and history. My uncles know everything that can be taught and can recite our stories. Thyey also know the language intimately.
To say my peoples are extinct is very insulting. To come up with this conclusion not much research was undertaken. I feel that if you really wanted to know anything about this group you should start in Cobar where most of my people live.
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david
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Nov 4, 2011 @ 6:18 pm
My greatgrandmother was born at the the bogan nsw in 1856 ,her mother & father before that ,I'm still alive in 2011 with brother & sister & there children ,extinct I don't think so

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