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Sample - fibre string
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 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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Parrying shield, Darling River area, New South Wales
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0285 reads: "Darling River Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
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Spearthrower with etched design, from Western Australia, 191...
Original label on 1985.0059.0247 reads: "Womerah/Throwing Stick/Desert Tribe/W.A./Pres. by Capt Bates/Forbes/1915". John...
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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...
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Bogan pick [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0770 reads: "Found at Hobbys/Yards/[word]/[word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Eng...
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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...
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Boomerang from central Queensland
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0023 reads: "Central Qland E.O.M.". "E.O.M" on 1985.0059.0023 suggests that it was coll...
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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...
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Message stick
An unsigned and undated document in the papers that accompanied the Milne collection to Canberra has a sketch of this ob...
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Retouched blade [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0658 reads: "Gunnalla/N.SW/13/6/13". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigr...
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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...
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Parrying shield, Murrumbidgee River area, New South Wales, 1...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0295 reads: "Murrumbidgee River Tribe 1895". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Eng...
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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 from Darling River, New South Wales, 1894
Original label on 1985.0059.0119 reads: 'Nulla or club /Lower Darling Tribe /made by "Docter Benson"/1894 /Prest by/J. B...
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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0005 reads: "Coolgardie/WA". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated...
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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...
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Club from Byrock, New South Wales, 1914
Original label on 1985.0059.0096 reads: "Wo[r,n]ga -/Wooden Sword/[word ending in a; probably Mulga] Tribe/Byrock/1914"....
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Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1896
Original label on 1985.0059.0107 reads: ' "Coolibera"/Bogan River Tribe [1896]'. This original paper label is damaged. ...
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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 ?...
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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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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 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...
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Parrying shield, Macleay River area, New South Wales, 1900s
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0294 reads: "McLeay River/([word] Livingstone)/191?". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born...
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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0074 reads: "Bulgaan" and "BULGAAN". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and e...
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Spearthrower with etched design, from Western Australia, 191...
Original label on 1985.0059.0246 reads: "Womerah/Throwing Stick/Desert Tribes/W.A./Pres. by Capt Bates Forbes/1915". J...
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Aboriginal breastplate for 'King John Cry, Chief of the Dued...
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 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Spearthrower from Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, 1900
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0267 reads: "Gulf of Carpentaria/Qland/G. Roberts/1900". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was b...
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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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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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Retouched flake [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0659 reads: "Gunnulla N.S.W./13/4/13". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
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Hafted edge-ground stone hatchet
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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Bugle grass on fibre string from Cairns, 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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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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Boomerang from Macleay River, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0061 reads: "McLeay/River/NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated ...
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Parrying shield, Murrumbidgee River area, New South Wales, 1...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0297 reads: "King Nelson's/Heleman/Last of the/old wild/Murrumbidgee/Tribe 1895". Edmun...
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Club made by Jack Shepherd, Byrock, New South Wales, 1914
Original label on 1985.0059.0093 reads: "Burang/Close in fighting/Mulga Tribe/191?". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born ...
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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0010 reads: "Tennants Ck [sic, Tennant Creek]/N.T./E.O.M. 1909 ". "E.O.M." on 1985.0059...
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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...
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Club with incised design
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
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 [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0670 reads: "Nangeribone/Mr Moulder/March/1913". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Engla...
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Coconut container
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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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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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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Weapon - Boomerang
A list accompanying the Edmund Milne collection when acquired has the following entry for 1985.0059.0004: "Small crude c...
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Boomerang
Original label on 1985.0059.0073 reads: ' "Scotchy"/of Browlee/[word] to Callan Park'. Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bor...
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Boab nut incised with designs of animals from Western Austra...
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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Drum
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
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, 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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Hafted stone hatchet
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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Scoop or digging stick from Byrock, New South Wales, 1914
Original label on 1985.0059.0333 reads: 'Jack Shepherd/"Muta-maley"/Mallee hen making nest/Mulga Tribe/Byrock/EM/1914' a...
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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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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 ...