Kareldi (QLD)

LocationMouth of Norman River; at Karumba (the proper n.n. Kurumba); from Normanton west to Flinders River; north to the Swinburne River; inland to Milgarra, Maggieville, and Stirling. They are also known as Karundi but my informants strongly preferred Kareldi; they also recognized a term Kotanda as applying to them. This name originally belonged to a people near the Leichhart River. Color plate 1 is relevant.
Co-ordinates141°0'E x 17°25'S
Area1,500 sq. m. (3,900 sq. km.)
ReferencesArmit in Curr, 1886; Parry-Okeden, 1897; Roth, 1897; Mathews, 1899 (Gr. 6445), 1900 (Gr. 6559); Giglioli, 1911; Turnbull, 1911; Sharp, 1939; Tindale, 1940, 1963 MS.
Alternative NamesKarundi (valid alternative), Karunti, Kurandi, Karantee, Karrandi, Karrandee, Gar-und-yih, Karun (scrublands), Gooran (a general term-people belonging to the scrub), Kotanda (valid alternative name; also said by Sharp to be a 'local group,' the name was also applied to the now extinct Kalibamu), Kutanda, Goothanto.