Tjurabalan

Tjurabalan - (Jura-balan) - is a nomadic desert tribe from the edge of the Tanami desert near Sturt Creek and Lake Gregory (Mulan) in Western Australia.

The combined population in 2003 was approximately 1200 people. Spread over 26,000 square kilometres of land and waters of the Tanami Desert, the Tjurabalan region encompasses the communities of Ringer Soak (Kundat Djaru), Billiluna, Mulan and Balgo.

Within the native title of the Tjurabalan people lays the Coyote Gold Mine.[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Gold mine brings new opportunities to the Tanami Desert ABC Rural, published 2006-06-05, retrieved 2009-08-15
  2. ^ New gold mine set for official opening ABC News, published 2006-05-24, retrieved 2009-08-15