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Adze from Lachlan River area, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0311 reads: "LACHLAN RIVER/CHISEL MULBRUNG JACK". This labels appears to have been rewritte...
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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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Head rest
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 Coronga Peak, New South Wales, 1910
Original label on 1985.0059.0051 reads: "Coronga Peak/Mulga Tribe/NSW." and "Mulga Tribe 1910". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0008 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austl". Edmund Milne (18...
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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 ...
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Wooden bowl (kava) from Tonga
Original label on 1985.0059.0 reads: "Tonga/Kava Bowl/Rev I. E Corner". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England an...
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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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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0026 reads: "E.M. 1901 Bundaberg Qland". "E.M." on 1985.0059.0026 suggests that it was ...
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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...
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Glass spearhead
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
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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Bottom grinding stone [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0655 reads: "Nardoo Mill or/Dish/Darling River Tribe/Toorale/Mr Vincent/1911". Edmund Milne...
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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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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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Cub made by Jack Shepherd, 1913
Original label on 1985.0059.0095 reads: "-Sword-/Mulga Tribe/JS. 1913". "JS" on 1985.0059.0095 suggests it is associate...
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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...
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Elliptical ornament made from 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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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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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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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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Wooden 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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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0071 reads: "King Nelson Last of the old wild Murrumbidgee Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-...
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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...
Original label on 1985.0059.0058 reads: "King Boney/North Coast/Orara River Woolgoolga" and "Orara River". Edmund Miln...
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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...
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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0031 reads: "... Goondiwindi Macintyre River Tribe Queensland Border from ... 1901". ...
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Club
Original label on 1985.0059.0097 reads: "4 WONJAH". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Quee...
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Spearthrower from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1895
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, 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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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0060.0007 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austla/EM/EM". "EM" sugge...
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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...
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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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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...
Original label on 1985.0059.0057 reads: "King Boney Orara River North Coast NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in ...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Billy Kelly, King of Broadwater
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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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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Parrying shield
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0290 reads: "Murg... Shield/Mulga Tribe and Mu...". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born ...
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Digging stick from Lower Darling River Region, New South Wal...
Original label on 1985.0059.0332 reads: 'Yam stick /(Lower Darling/Tribe) /made by "Doctor Benson"/1894 /Pres by/J. Bear...
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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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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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Club from Coopers Creek. South 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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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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The Opium Smugglers: A True Story of Our Northern Seas
This book was presented by the author Ion Idriess to Philip MacFarlane, son of Australian Board of Missions' Reverend 'M...
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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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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...
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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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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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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...
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Shield used by Jacky Plowright, Berrima area, New South Wale...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0296 reads: "Jacky Plowrights Heleman/Last King of Berrima Tribe/Used in tribal fight v ...
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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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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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Spear
Original label on 1985.0059.0221 reads: "Boree Tribe Canoblas fighting spear (Major/Claude Smith 1890[)] from P. We...
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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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Boomerang from Macquarie River, New South Wales, 1911
Original label on 1985.0059.0069 reads: "Macquarie River Tribe/Come back boomerang/Presd. by J.C.L. Fitzpatrick Esq/M.P....
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Nose ornament from Cape York Peninsula, 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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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...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Neddy, King of Neis Valley
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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