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At the Croc Festival on Thursday Island, students from Thursday Island High School show a strong performance of traditional dancing from Boigu, in the Top Western Torres Strait Islands; Close to the Papua New Guinea coast, there are strong links with the culture of that country. The "Maumata" war dance features bows and arrows, unknown on mainland Australia.
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