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Club from Solomon Islands

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

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0006 reads: "Alice Springs/Central Aust/EM". "EM" suggests it was collected by Edmund Mi...
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...
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...
Woven bag
Bags
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Boomerang from Lachlan River, New South Wales, 1913

Original label on 1985.0059.0067 reads: "Lachlan/River Tribe/Prestd by S.J. Waite Esq 7-12-13". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
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...
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1986
Bags
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1986
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Parrying shield, Yallock, New South Wales, 1909

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0289 reads: "[Harris] Mulga Tribe 1909 Yallock". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born i...
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...
Black bag with woven coloured design
Bags
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Angkaliya Brumby
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Asymmetrical boomerang, Paroo River

Original label on 1985.0059.0044 reads: "Paroo River /(before 1895) /Prest by Mr Mylechrane". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
Spearthrower from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0264 reads: "Cape York [word]/Q". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emig...
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...
Bark cloth bag containing gum
Bags
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Mr Frederick Chisholm
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1915
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Spearthrower

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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...
Bogan pick, [stone implement]

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1915

Original label on 1985.0059.0110 reads: "Bogan River Boond[i]/(Major Sm.../P. Weston EsQ 191[5]" and "Bogan River/Boond...
Sister basket from Lake Tyers, Victoria

Original label on 1985.0059.0326 reads: "LAKE TYERS". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Que...
Weapon - Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0060.0007 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austla/EM/EM". "EM" sugge...
Shield, Castlereagh River area, New South Wales, 1906

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0291 reads: "Castlereagh/River" and "Castlereagh/River/Tribe/190[0] or 1906". Edmund Mi...
Cloth drawstring bag
Bags
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Adze

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

Original label on 1985.0059.0068 reads: "Co[u]bbie Lachlan River" and "Lachlan/Berrigan/Currawang/[word]". Edmund Mil...
Aboriginal breastplate for Budd Billy II, King of Jarvis Bay

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

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 1985.0059.0016 reads: "North Qland Gulf Country E.O.M.". "E.O.M." on 1985.0059.0016 suggests tha...
Boomerang from Paroo River, New South Wales, before 1895

Original label on 1985.0059.0044 reads: "Paroo River /(before 1895) /Prest by Mr Mylechrane". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
Spearthrower

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Twined pandanus string bag
Bags
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1975
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Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
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Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0108 reads: ' "Dondimuo"/for close fighting/B... River'. This original paper label is damage...
Curved partly finished club, 1908

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0126 reads: "Boondi Mulga Tribe/In process of/manufacture./1908". Edmund Milne (1861-1...
String bag
Bags
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Not provided
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1963
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Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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String bag
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Margaret Gawtaiba
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1973
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Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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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...
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...
Woven bag
Bags
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Sir John Hubert P. Murray
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1927
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Bogan pick, [stone implement]

Original label on 1985.0059.0716 reads: "Found at Daroobalgie Lachlan/River Mr Fyfe/191[4]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) w...
Bundled skein of two-ply, possibly plant, fibre string

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Woven bag
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Bottom grinding stone [stone implement]

Original label on 1985.0059.0665 reads: "Mulga/Tribe/N. West/N.S.W./Gundabooka/Mt/1913". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was b...
Spearthrower from Murrumbidgee River area, New South Wales, ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0275 reads: "King Nelson's womerah 1895/Murrumbidgee". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
Spearthrower with etched design, from Northern Territory

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0248 reads: "Paddle Womerah Northern Territory". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in ...
String bag
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Aboriginal breastplate for Sawyer, King of Wickham Hill

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Elongated bag formed from two-ply fibre string looped in ope...
Bags
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Miss Ursula H. McConnel
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Archer River, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang from Bogan River, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0047 reads: "Bogan River". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Qu...
Incised shield, Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1898

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0288 reads: "Nuttah Mullah Bogan River/1898". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Engl...
Club belonging to Mundabil, Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland,...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0084 reads: "Yamba Tribe Rockhampton Qld. b[r]ought from "Mundabil["] black desperado...
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...
Woven bag
Bags
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Shield, Castlereagh River area, New South Wales, 1890

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0292 reads: "Castlereagh River/1890". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and ...
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1994
Bags
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1994
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Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag
Bags
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White paper sample bags used by archaeologist Professor D J ...
Bags
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Professor Derek J. Mulvaney
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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...
Tapstick

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

Original label on 1985.0059.0129 reads: "King Boney/Orara River N. Coast/for infighting/1896". Edmund Milne (1861-191...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Club from Solomon Islands Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Weapon - Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia 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
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
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Boomerang from Lachlan River, New South Wales, 1913 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang from Macleay River, New South Wales, 1915 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1986 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1986 Apply 1986 filter
Parrying shield, Yallock, New South Wales, 1909 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Yallock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yallock, New South Wales, Australia filter		1909 Apply 1909 filter
Club with bulbous head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Black bag with woven coloured design Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter		Angkaliya Brumby Apply Angkaliya Brumby filter
Asymmetrical boomerang, Paroo River Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Paroo River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Paroo River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Spearthrower from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Charley York, Chief of Bullangama... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Bullangamang, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bullangamang, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bark cloth bag containing gum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Frederick Chisholm Apply Mr Frederick Chisholm filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
Bogan pick, [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1915 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		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Sister basket from Lake Tyers, Victoria Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Shield, Castlereagh River area, New South Wales, 1906 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1906 Apply 1906 filter
Cloth drawstring bag Jean Galbraith collection Apply Jean Galbraith collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Adze Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Cobbie Apply Cobbie filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Budd Billy II, King of Jarvis Bay Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Budd Billy II Apply Budd Billy II filter
Cylindrical wooden clapstick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Gulf country, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf country, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Boomerang from Paroo River, New South Wales, before 1895 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Paroo River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Paroo River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Twined pandanus string bag Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter		1975 Apply 1975 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
Curved partly finished club, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
String bag Reverend A Dyer collection Apply Reverend A Dyer collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
String bag Maningrida Arts and Crafts 18/12/1973 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 18/12/1973 collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Margaret Gawtaiba Apply Margaret Gawtaiba filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Ground edge hatchet head associated with Bundaburra Jack, Fo... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Tool components Apply Tool components filter	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia Apply Forbes, New South Wales, Australia filter		1909 Apply 1909 filter
Weapon - Spearhead - stone Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Bogan pick, [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Daroobalgie, New South Wales, Australia Apply Daroobalgie, New South Wales, Australia filter
Bundled skein of two-ply, possibly plant, fibre string Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	String Apply String filter
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bottom grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Lower grinding stones Apply Lower grinding stones filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Spearthrower from Murrumbidgee River area, New South Wales, ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1895 Apply 1895 filter
Spearthrower with etched design, from Northern Territory Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
String bag Maningrida Arts and Crafts 18/12/1973 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 18/12/1973 collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Sawyer, King of Wickham Hill Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Wickham Hill, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wickham Hill, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Elongated bag formed from two-ply fibre string looped in ope... Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Miss Ursula H. McConnel Apply Miss Ursula H. McConnel 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
Incised shield, Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1898 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1898 Apply 1898 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	1896 Apply 1896 filter
Club with bulbous head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Woven bag Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Shield, Castlereagh River area, New South Wales, 1890 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1890 Apply 1890 filter
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1994 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1994 Apply 1994 filter
Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
White paper sample bags used by archaeologist Professor D J ... D J Mulvaney collection Apply D J Mulvaney collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter		Professor Derek J. Mulvaney Apply Professor Derek J. Mulvaney filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Peter, King of Tchanning Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Tchanning, Queensland, Australia Apply Tchanning, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Tapstick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club from Barrow River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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