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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...
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A View in Botanic Gardens. Sydney
Handwritten message on reverse is addressed to 'Miss A. Manhorn / c/o Melbourne Hospital / Melbourne Vic' and reads 'Rec...
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The Lane Cove River from St. Ignatius College Reserve, Sydne...
The handwritten message on the reverse is addressed to 'Mr N. Sparks / Campbell St / Paddington / Brisbane / Queensland'...
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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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Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H...
This is believed to be a fight witnessed by Basedow in the Victoria River district N.T. in 1922.
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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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Horsedrawn vehicle crossing a small bridge, with quote from ...
Printed text on front lower edge reads '"The sund shine bright on the long white road / And the team goes creeping on" -...
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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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Ground edged hatchet head from Barwon River area, New South ...
Original label on 1985.0059.0436 reads: "KING Watty/Barwon River". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
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Curved club
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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Incised boomerang featuring figures dancing or fighting on a...
According to the vendor, this club was purchased at Sotheby's Aboriginal Art Auction sale on 27 July 2004, part of lot 5...
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Black and white negative glass lantern slide - Base of Ayers...
Reproduced by Basedow in the "Adelaide Chronicle" (20 November 1926). Caption reads: 'Base of Ayers Rock, showing effect...
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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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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...
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Ground edged hatchet head, used by Tiburria, St Georges Basi...
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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Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0318 reads: "Pitchie/Charlotte Waters/1891/Central Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
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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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Club from Milne Bay province, 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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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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Cattle branding iron with the initials WR
This cattle branding iron was used on Gidleigh station, near Bungendore in New South Wales. Tools like this were used o...
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Incised Club, 1907
A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0105: "Nul...
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Club from Darling 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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Spearthrower from Byrock, New South Wales, 1912
Original label on 1985.0059.0270 reads: "Mulga Tribe Byrock/Jack Shepherd 1912". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
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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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Spearthrower from Palmer River area, Queensland
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0258 reads: "Palmer River North Qland (GTR)". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in En...
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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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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...
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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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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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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0001 reads: "Broome N.W W.A ". There are also traces of an original paper label on which...
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Club from Cobar, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0098 reads: "Nullar Nullah/9". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated t...