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Aboriginal breastplate for Peter, King of Tchanning
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Message stick
A drawing of both sides of 1985.0059.0398 includes explanation of its symbols. This explanation is reproduced here in fu...
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Elliptical ornament featuring a section of shell, from Cookt...
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Digging stick
Original label on 1985.0059.0336 reads: "DRANE/?1". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queen...
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Photograph album compiled by Edmund Milne
Edmund Milne's album includes several photographs of New South Wales Aboriginal people (most are named) and numerous sit...
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Boomerang from northern New South Wales
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Spearthrower from Orara River area, 1898
Original label on 1985.0059.0272 reads: "Womerah/King Boney/Orara/River Tribe 1898". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born...
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Message stick
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Kimberley point - glass
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Shield, Gippsland, Victoria, 1900
Original label on 1985.0059.0301 reads: "Gippsland/Victoria/1900" and "Gippsland Victoria/1900". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
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Boomerang from Macleay River, New South Wales, 1915
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Digging stick
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0338 reads: "Poopra/Mulga Tribe/NSW" and "Spade/[word]/H [W...]". Edmund Milne (1861-19...
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Incised shield, Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1898
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0287 reads: "Bogan/River 1898/JD". According to a list that accompanied the Edmund Miln...
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Club with attached stone disc
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Weapon - Tasmanian Aboriginal club - wooden
Original label on 1985.0059.0147 reads: "Tasmanian Palaeolithic club presented by Taylor Hobart". Edmund Milne (186...
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Ground edge hatchet head from Pigeon House Mountain NSW acqu...
Edmund Milne purchased this ground hatchet head from Coomee Nullanga in 1903. Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Engl...
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Message stick
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Firestick
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Mr Briney of Pialliway
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Club from Castlereagh River area, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0133 reads: "Castlereagh River/Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
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Boomerang
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Tommy, Constable Wellington
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Club from goldfields area, Western Australia
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Spearthrower from Macleay River area, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0273 reads: "McLeay River/NSW/Livingstone" and "Livingstone". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was ...
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Spearthrower with etched design, from central Western Austra...
Original label on 1985.0059.0245 reads: "17 Central West/Australia/Valuable carved". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born...
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Hollow bamboo (section) smoking pipe from Barron River area,...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0399 reads: "Tobacco pipe/Barron River Tribe/North Qland/1900". Edmund Milne (1861-1917...
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Parrying shield made by Jack Shepherd, Byrock, New South Wal...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0286 reads: "Mulga Tribe/1908/Byrock". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and...
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Shield, Tumut, New South Wales,1899
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0298 reads: "TUMUT/Tribe/1899 Mr Evans" and "Illaman/13/3/99/Tumut/N.S.Wales". Edmund ...
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Top grinding stone [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0663 reads: "Gunnulla/Gundabooka/West N.S.W./12/6/13". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
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Parrying shield, Murray River area, Victoria, 1902
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0300 reads: "Murray River/1902". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigr...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Joey, Chief of Petraman
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Boomerang made by Gunningbar, Bogan River NSW, 1886
Original label on 1985.0059.0050 reads: "made by/Gunningbar/1886/one of the last/of the Bogan Tribe". This may have been...
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Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881
A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0134: ' "Y...
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Boomerang from Macleay River, New South Wales
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Boomerang
Original label on 1985.0059.0068 reads: "Co[u]bbie Lachlan River" and "Lachlan/Berrigan/Currawang/[word]". Edmund Mil...
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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0038 reads: "O'Brien/...hting/...ang/Mr G Davis/...w log". A list that accompanied the E...
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Message stick
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Club from Barwon River area, New South Wales, 1911
A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0106: Barw...
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Club head from Papua New Guinea
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Ground edge hatchet head associated with Bundaburra Jack, Fo...
Original label on 1985.0059.0422 reads: "502" and ' "Bunda-Burra" Jack's/obit 13.1.09'. Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Boomerang made by Jack Shepherd, Bourke-Byrock area, New Sou...
Original label on 1985.0059.0052 reads: "Made by Jack Shepherd one of the/last of the Mulga Tribe/Prestd by Mr Walker/20...
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Shield, Yaamba Rockhampton area, Queensland
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0284 reads: "Yamba Rockhampton/Q". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
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Sample - Adhesive
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Charley York, Chief of Bullangama...
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Club from Barrow River area, Queensland
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Club from goldfields area, Western Australia
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Club made by 'Cabbage', from lower Darling River area, New S...
Original label on 1985.0059.0120 reads: 'Made by/"Cabbage"/of the lower/Darling Tribe /Prestd/by/Inspt/Bear/20/10/12'. ...
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Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0080 reads: "_almer River Qland/about 1870/relic of the gold rush brought/down by the la...
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Boomerang from central Queensland
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0022 reads: "Central Qland E.O.M.". "E.O.M" on 1985.0059.0022 suggests that it was coll...
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