Yarrabah – Traditional dance – Cairns – 1910

Item

Sport

Traditional Games

Competition Type

Local

Communities Involved

Start Date

December 14, 1910

Place

Cairns, Queensland

Title

Yarrabah – Traditional dance – Cairns – 1910

Description

"There was a good attendance last evening at the Shire Hall to witness the original programme by the Yarrabah boys, headed by Douglas Pitt [and supported by his brother]". Events included drill dancing and football dancing, with singing in the Darnley Island dialect, and cricket dancing with singing in the Murray Island language.

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