Wadja people

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The Wadja were an indigenous Australian people of Queensland.

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Wadja tribal lands covered some 3,300 square miles (8,500 km2) along the streams flowing along the eastern side of the Expedition Range. Their southern boundaries reached as far as Bigge Range. To the east they ran to the vicinity of the Dawson River. [1] They were the indigenous inhabitants of Woorabinda. [1]

History

According to traditional lore, the Wadja arose from a confluence of two distinct tribes, namely the Wainjigo and the Wadja. Long cohabitation over the same tribal grounds led to the effective amalgamation of their separate identities and customs. [1] One other tribe, the Kangulu had strong kinship and cultural connections with the Wadja/Wainjigo

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