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Bogan pick [stone implement]

Original label on 1985.0059.0767 reads: "Ploughed up/At Forest Reefs/about 1907/unique/specimen". Edmund Milne (1861-19...
Necklet from Fiji

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Laun...
Reports
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1886
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Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Nameplate for Ludwig Leichhardt 1848

This small brass nameplate is the first relic with a corroborated provenance from Ludwig Leichhardt's third expedition i...
Digging stick

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0338 reads: "Poopra/Mulga Tribe/NSW" and "Spade/[word]/H [W...]". Edmund Milne (1861-19...
Macropod incisors [used as a necklace]

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Curved club from Lake Tyers area, East Gippsland, Victoria

Original label on 1985.0059.0146 reads: "... Lake Tyers ..." (the original paper label is damaged and some writing may...
Club with bulbous head

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Souvenir plate - 150th Anniversary of New South Wales
Commemorative plates
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Wood & Sons Ltd
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1937
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England
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Tapered tapstick, 1890

Original label on 1985.0059.0388 reads: "Ancient and very/rare type of corrobbery [sic] music stick/[Bong ?Bong] tribe ?...
Spearthrower from Western Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Bottle green miser's purse
Purses
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1840
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Kimberley point

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Shield

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Hatchet head from North Queensland

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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...
Weapon - Spearhead - stone

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Comb from Vanuatu

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Aboriginal breastplate for James Fearnought, King of Merigal

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Club from lower Darling River region, 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...
String bag from Staater River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, Que...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Necklet from Fiji

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Aboriginal breastplate for Timothy, Chief of Merricumbene

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang from Bogan River, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0048 reads: "Bogan River". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Qu...
Boomerang from Oodnadatta, South Australia

Original label on 1985.0059.0036 reads: "Oodnadatta/S.A. EM. "EM" on 1985.0059.0036 suggests it was collected by Edmund...
Straight club

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846
Letters
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1846
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Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Shield with angled parallel lines on surface

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Homo Australis
Cartoons
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Mr John Kron
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1999
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Australia
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Digging stick from Lake Eyre area, South Australia,1907

Original label on 1985.0059.0330 reads: "Gin's yam stick/Lake Eyre Tribe [SA]/EM 1907". "E.M." on 1985.0059.0330 suggest...
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...
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...
Adze

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Shield, north west Western Australia, 1900

Original label on 1985.0059.0279 reads: "North West Coast/West Austlia/1900" and "N. West Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917...
Wooden Club

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang from Lake Eyre, South Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Black leather lash with wooden handle
Whips
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1834
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Point Puer, Carnarvon Bay, Tasmania, Australia
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Boomerang from Bulloo River, south west Queensland, 1912

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0028 reads: "Bulloo River/South West Qland/Jacob/Prestd by Mr Johnston/28/10/12". Edmun...
Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0026 reads: "E.M. 1901 Bundaberg Qland". "E.M." on 1985.0059.0026 suggests that it was ...
Boomerang made by Moody, Bogan River, New South Wales, 1889

Original label on 1985.0059.0049 reads: "Moody of the Bogan River Tribe/1889/[Presd by] W Byrnes". Edmund Milne (1861-1...
String bag from Staater River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, Que...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Aboriginal breastplate for John Neville, King of Mahaderree

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0001 reads: "Broome N.W W.A ". There are also traces of an original paper label on which...
Club from New Zealand, 1914

Original label on 1985.0059.0 reads: "New Zea . . . war club/Pres ? Mr P. Weston Esq/from Major C. Smith's Collection/19...
Club from Suva, Fiji

Original label on 1985.0059.0452 reads: "Suva. Fiji Island/1504". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emig...
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0111 reads: "Bogan/River/Mr Peacock". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emig...
Club with bulbous head

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang from Barron River, North Queensland, 1897

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0020 reads: "Barron River N.Q./E.M. 1897". "E.M." on 1985.0059.0020 suggests it was col...
Club belonging to Mundabil, Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland,...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0071 reads: "King Nelson Last of the old wild Murrumbidgee Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-...
Top grinding stone [stone implement]

Original label on 1985.0059.0664 reads: "Gunnalla/Rock Shelter/14/6/1913". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England...
Spearthrower from Western Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Ground edge hatchet head associated with Jacky Plowright, Be...

Original label on 1985.0059.0421 reads: "Jacky Plowright/[2 words] King Berrima/1842 [word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917)...
Shield, desert area of Western Australia, 1915

Original label on 1985.0059.0281 reads: "Shield Desert Tribes WA Pres by Capt Bates Forbes 1915". John ("Jack") ...
Semi-hemispherical hollow wooden container from Orara River ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0321 reads: "Coolabah/for/food water or honey/Orara River/1898". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
Kimberley stone point

Original label on 1985.0059.0232 reads: "Kimberley/Siliceous" and "[word/word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in E...
Shield, central Western Australia, 1898

Original label on 1985.0059.0280 reads: "Desert Country/Central West Aust/1898". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in E...
Kimberley point

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Club

Original label on 1985.0059.0129 reads: "King Boney/Orara River N. Coast/for infighting/1896". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
Aboriginal breastplate for Thomas Tinboy, King of Nelligan

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Bogan pick [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Forest Reefs, New South Wales, Australia Apply Forest Reefs, New South Wales, Australia filter
Necklet from Fiji Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Neckpieces Apply Neckpieces filter	Fiji Apply Fiji filter
Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Laun... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1886 Apply 1886 filter
Nameplate for Ludwig Leichhardt 1848 Bristow Smith collection Apply Bristow Smith collection filter	Nameplates Apply Nameplates filter	Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia Apply Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia filter	Ludwig Leichhardt Apply Ludwig Leichhardt filter	1848 Apply 1848 filter
Digging stick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter
Macropod incisors [used as a necklace] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter
Curved club from Lake Tyers area, East Gippsland, Victoria Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter
Club with bulbous head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Souvenir plate - 150th Anniversary of New South Wales Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	England Apply England filter	Wood & Sons Ltd Apply Wood & Sons Ltd filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Tapered tapstick, 1890 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Spearthrower from Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Bottle green miser's purse Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Purses Apply Purses filter			1840 Apply 1840 filter
Kimberley point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Shield Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Hatchet head from North Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	North Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply North Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Weapon - Spearhead - stone Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Comb from Vanuatu Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Combs Apply Combs filter	Vanuatu, Oceania Apply Vanuatu, Oceania filter
Aboriginal breastplate for James Fearnought, King of Merigal Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Merigal, New South Wales, Australia Apply Merigal, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Club from lower Darling River region, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lower Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lower Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter
String bag from Staater River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, Que... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia filter
Necklet from Fiji Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Neckpieces Apply Neckpieces filter	Fiji Apply Fiji filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Timothy, Chief of Merricumbene Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Merricumbene, New South Wales, Australia Apply Merricumbene, New South Wales, Australia filter	Timothy Apply Timothy filter	1835 Apply 1835 filter
Boomerang from Bogan River, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang from Oodnadatta, South Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia Apply Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Straight club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1846 Apply 1846 filter
Shield with angled parallel lines on surface Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Homo Australis Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr John Kron Apply Mr John Kron filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Digging stick from Lake Eyre area, South Australia,1907 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter		1907 Apply 1907 filter
Club from Castlereagh River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Kimberley point - glass Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Adze Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter
Shield, north west Western Australia, 1900 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	North-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Wooden Club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Boomerang from Lake Eyre, South Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Black leather lash with wooden handle Neville Locker collection Apply Neville Locker collection filter	Whips Apply Whips filter	Point Puer, Carnarvon Bay, Tasmania, Australia Apply Point Puer, Carnarvon Bay, Tasmania, Australia filter		1834 Apply 1834 filter
Boomerang from Bulloo River, south west Queensland, 1912 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bulloo River, Queensland, Australia Apply Bulloo River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Apply Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1901 Apply 1901 filter
Boomerang made by Moody, Bogan River, New South Wales, 1889 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
String bag from Staater River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, Que... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia filter
Aboriginal breastplate for John Neville, King of Mahaderree Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Maharatta, New South Wales, Australia Apply Maharatta, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club from New Zealand, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
Club from Suva, Fiji Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Fiji Apply Fiji filter
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club with bulbous head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Boomerang from Barron River, North Queensland, 1897 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Barron River, Queensland, Australia Apply Barron River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club belonging to Mundabil, Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland,... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Apply Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia filter	Mundabil Apply Mundabil filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yass, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yass, New South Wales, Australia filter	Nelson Apply Nelson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Spearthrower from Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Ground edge hatchet head associated with Jacky Plowright, Be... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia Apply Berrima, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jacky Plowright Apply Jacky Plowright filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Shield, desert area of Western Australia, 1915 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Semi-hemispherical hollow wooden container from Orara River ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Apply filter	1898 Apply 1898 filter
Kimberley stone point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield, central Western Australia, 1898 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter		1898 Apply 1898 filter
Kimberley point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Thomas Tinboy, King of Nelligan Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	H C. Jervis Apply H C. Jervis filter