The Wongkadjera were an indigenous people of the state of Queensland.

Country

Norman Tindale calculated that the Wongkadjera's tribal territory covered about in the area of Glenormiston and Herbert Downs. Their northern limits were close to Roxborough.

Wongkadjera

Social organization

The Wongkadjera were divided into hordes, the name of one of which probably survives. ? Nambila-nambila.

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Economy

The Glenormiston area around the Mulligan River was a key producer of the narcotic pituri, and archaeological evidence has emerged suggesting that the Furthermore, it is postulated that the Wongkadjera, together with other local tribes, such as the Rungarungawa and Julaolinja, used it and stone axes from the Kalkatungu mines in the Mt. Isa district as trade goods, exchanging them in order to secure access to the Channel Country along the Georgina and Diamantina Rivers.

Wongkadjera

Alternative names

Wonkajara

Wonkatyeri

Wonkoyara

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Aboriginal peoples of Queensland