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Club from north west New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0116 reads: "North West N.S.W/(Very Old)/Paroo River Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was b...
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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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Aboriginal breastplate for Jemmy Muggle, King of Wiggley
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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Stone knife from Cloncurry, 1908
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0306 reads: "Stone Knife/North-West/Q'land/EOM". "EOM." on 1985.0059.0306 suggests that ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0080 reads: "_almer River Qland/about 1870/relic of the gold rush brought/down by the la...
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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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Ceremonial boomerang made by Harry Shepherd, Byrock area, Ne...
Original label on 1985.0059.0053 reads: "Ceremonial/boomerang/Mulga Tribe/Harry/Shepherd 1910". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
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Spearthrower from Mareeba, 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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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 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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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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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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Aboriginal breastplate for Joey, Chief of Petraman
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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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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Boab nut incised with animal motifs 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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Spear
Original label on 1985.0059.0221 reads: "Boree Tribe Canoblas fighting spear (Major/Claude Smith 1890[)] from P. We...
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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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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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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0002 reads: "N West/West Australia/(Mr Harry)". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in En...
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Woven semi-circular basket from Stradbroke Island, Queenslan...
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 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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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0018 reads: "Barron River N.Q. 1896". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England an...
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Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s
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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Stone knife
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 made by Jack Shepherd, Byrock, New South Wal...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0286 reads: "Mulga Tribe/1908/Byrock". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Dicky, King of Clyde Road
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 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...
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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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Hafted stone hatchet, South Coast, 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 used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...
Original label on 1985.0059.0055 reads: "King Boney Orara River North Coast NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born ...
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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...
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Boomerang from Darling River, New South Wales
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0042 reads: "Darling River/[?Bogan]/come back". 'Come back' is another term for returnin...
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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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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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Nautilus shell necklace from Northern 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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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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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0060.0007 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austla/EM/EM". "EM" sugge...
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Club used by Jimmy Clements, Lachlan River, New South Wales
A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0136: 'Nul...
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Bogan pick [stone implement]
Original labelling on 1985.0059.1023 reads: "[1902]/Gundary/Pl ?/Go ? M". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England ...
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Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement]
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 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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Firestick
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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Shell on hair 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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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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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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Ground edge hatchet head from Pigeon House Mountain NSW acqu...
Edmund Milne purchased this ground hatchet head from Coomee Nullanga in 1903. Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Engl...
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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...
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Club from Wilcannia, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0099 reads: "River nr Wilc/Murdered her h ...". The paper label on this club is damaged. A l...
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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0016 reads: "North Qland Gulf Country E.O.M.". "E.O.M." on 1985.0059.0016 suggests tha...