Dhiraila

The Dhiraila (Thereila, Thiralla) were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.

Language

According to Gavan Breen, the Thereila language was known as Mamwura or Mambanjura (Mambanyura).

Country

Thereila tribal lands extended, according to Norman Tindale, over some 2,800 square miles (7,300 km²). They lay south of Nockatunga and Noccundra, as far as the Grey Range. They were present at Dingera Creek. Their western confines were around Bransby and the lower Warrywarry Creek.

Alternative names

• Thiralla.
• Mambanjura.
• Mambanyura.
• Mambangura.
• Mamwura.
• Ngandangura.

Sources

• Myles, F.W. (1886). "Thargominda, Bulloo River" (PDF). In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite (ed.). The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent. Vol. 2. Melbourne: J. Ferres. pp. 36–41.
• Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Thereila (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press.