[7][8] According to anthropologist Norman Tindale, the Wangaaypuwans' traditional lands extended over some 27,000 square miles (70,000 km2) of territory, taking in the headwaters of the Bogan River, the Tiger's Camp and Boggy Cowal creeks.
There were five grades classified for the ages of man: a boy was eramurrung, bimbadjeri during the initiatory months, then bigumjeri.
[14] According to a Wangaaypuwan story, the emu once had enormous wings, and, flying high, grew curious at the sight of numerous birds engaged in fishing in a lake.
But, unable to change her malicious ways, she jumped at the excuse provided by the emu's admission it was hard to feed her nurslings, by suggesting they eat them.
The outraged emu, finding nothing to throw at her antagonist, took this last egg and launched it after the brolga as it flew high into the sky.