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Aboriginal breastplate for Jemmy, King of Bolara Maneroo
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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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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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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Necklet from Fiji
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 New Zealand, 1914
Original label on 1985.0059.0 reads: "New Zea . . . war club/Pres ? Mr P. Weston Esq/from Major C. Smith's Collection/19...
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Tapstick
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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Shield, desert area of Western Australia, 1915
Original label on 1985.0059.0281 reads: "Shield Desert Tribes WA Pres by Capt Bates Forbes 1915". John ("Jack") ...
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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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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
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0254 reads: "Alligator River/Northn Territory/1911". One or more other words have soaked...
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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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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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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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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0006 reads: "Alice Springs/Central Aust/EM". "EM" suggests it was collected by Edmund Mi...
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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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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 used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...
Labelled: "King Boney/Woolgoolga/North Coast NSW" and "Woolgoolga [word]/Chief [Old Boney]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
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Shield, north west Western Australia, 1900
Original label on 1985.0059.0279 reads: "North West Coast/West Austlia/1900" and "N. West Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917...
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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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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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Necklet from Fiji
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 Bogan River, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0046 reads: "Bogan River NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated t...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Spearthrower from Northern Territory, 1911
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0253 reads: "Pres. JCL Fitzpatrick Esq M.P./11/4/11/[word]" and: "P...../Territory". Ed...
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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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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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Spearthrower from Cloncurry, 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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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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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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Club made by Muta-Maley, Byrock, New South Wales, 1914
Original label on 1985.0059.0094 reads: "BURRGAL/6". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Quee...
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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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Aboriginal breastplate for Thomas Tinboy, King of Nelligan
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 featuring 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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Weapon - Tasmanian Aboriginal club - wooden
Original label on 1985.0059.0147 reads: "Tasmanian Palaeolithic club presented by Taylor Hobart". Edmund Milne (186...
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Aboriginal breastplate for John Neville, King of Mahaderree
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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Bark container collected at Yallock station near Cobar, New ...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0320 reads: "Prest by Mr J Leah/Cobar/Coolamon or food dish/Mulga tribe/Yallock ". Edmu...
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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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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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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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Stone knife with sheath
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 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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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 1985.0059.0010 reads: "Tennants Ck [sic, Tennant Creek]/N.T./E.O.M. 1909 ". "E.O.M." on 1985.0059...
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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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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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Wooden container made by Harry Shepherd, Byrock, New South W...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0323 reads: "Ibal-bun/(Scoop) Malibun/Mulga Tribe/Harry Shepherd/ 1915". Edmund Milne ...
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Spearthrower from Coward Springs, 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 with attached stone disc
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...