TheNgurlu, also known as theNgulutjara[1] orNgurlutjarra, are anAboriginal Australian people ofWestern Australia.
The Ngurlu lands, according toTindale, extended over roughly 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2) fromMenzies toMalcolm. Their northwestern frontier ran toMount Ida. Their eastern limits were around Lake Raeside andYerilla, and the ephemeral salt lake known asLake Ballard.[2] The Ngurlu moved about overmugla scrublands as far south as where their natural boundary with theMaduwongga began, as the mulga yields way tomallee eucalypt country, with itssalmon gum bushland.[3]
As colonial intrusions advanced into the general area, whether from gold miners or people who took up large pastoral leases, considerable pressure was put on all groups, and the westward movement of theWaljen andNangatadjara overwhelmed the Ngurlu.[4]