Location: From south side of Botany Bay and Port Hacking to north of Shoalhaven River. Inland to Campbelltown and Camden. Howitt (1885:811) arbitrarily applied the name Tharawal to people of the Thaua tribe who live 175 miles (280 km.) farther south.
Co-ordinates: 150°55'E x 34°10'S
Area: 450 sq. m. (1,200 sq. km.)
References: Collins, 1798; Dumont D'Urville, 1832-1833; W. H. F., ca. 1840; Ridley, 1875, 1878; Mathews, 1898 (Gr. 6457, 6468), 1900 (Gr. 6579), 1901 (Gr. 6565), 1902 (Gr. 6563), 1904 (Gr. 6451), 1907 (Gr. 6520); Howitt, 1904; Giglioli, 1911; Bucknell, 1912; Capell, 1956, 1965; Australian Encyclopedia, 1958; McCarthy, 1958; Megaw, 1967.
Alternative Names: Darawa:l, Carawal (Pacific islands phonetic system, c = th), Turawal, Thurawal, Thurrawal, Thurrawall, Turuwal, Turuwul, Turrubul, Turuwull, Ta-ga-ry (['tagara] = north), Five Islands tribe.