Colonial invention: Fraser’s ‘Kuringgai’ super-tribe The term ‘Kuringai’ originated in 1892 when John Fraser, a school inspector and amateur ethnographer, introduced “Kuringgai” in his edition of An Australian Language (Fraser, 1892). Fraser postulated a vast “super-tribe” extending from Port Macquarie to Bulli, encompassing an unrealistically broad territory and multiple distinct languages. This was not based … Continue reading Chapter 1. 2001 -2003