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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...
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...
Pigmented shield

Jim Davidson acquired this object from a Sotheby's sale of Henry Kripps' collection.
Parrying Shield
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1986
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Victoria, Australia
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Wooden club, Gwydir River. Northern NSW.

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0104: "Gwy...
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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1954
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Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia
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1993
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South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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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...
Shield, Lower Murray River area, South Australia
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Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia
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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...
Shield, North Western Australia, late 1920s
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1957
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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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 ?...
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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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...
Boomerang made by Jack Shepherd, Bourke-Byrock area, New Sou...

Original label on 1985.0059.0052 reads: "Made by Jack Shepherd one of the/last of the Mulga Tribe/Prestd by Mr Walker/20...
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'. ...
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...
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...
Wooden Club

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Aboriginal breastplate for Tommy, Constable Wellington

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Club from Castlereagh River area, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0133 reads: "Castlereagh River/Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
Shield - Aurukun, QLD
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Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
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Shield

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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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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...
Kimberley point

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Shield
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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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1985
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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...
Wooden digging stick made by Jack Shepherd, 1913

Original label on 1985.0059.0334 reads: "Poopra/Shovel/Jack Shepherd/Mulga Tribe/1913". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
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1957
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Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia
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Club from Vanuatu

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Twin Falls, near Moss Vale, N.S.W
Photographic postcards
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Mr Josef Lebovic
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Fiztroy Falls, Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, Australia
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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...
Shield - made by Claude, George and Malcolm Wilson - Mitchel...
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Mr Claude Wilson
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1927
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Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia
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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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Lake Condah, Victoria, Australia
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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...
Spearthrower

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Club from central Western Australia, 1915

1985.0059.0076 is labelled: "Desert/Tribes/WA/Pres by Capt Bates 1915/Forbes". John ("Jack") H Bates was born in Hull, E...
Message stick

A drawing of both sides of 1985.0059.0398 includes explanation of its symbols. This explanation is reproduced here in fu...
Shield
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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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...
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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Murray and Darling area, New South Wales, Australia
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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...
Spearhead

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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...
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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Spearthrower from Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory

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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J W. Lindo
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Shield Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Club from Barrow River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Pigmented shield J Davidson collection no. 1 Apply J Davidson collection no. 1 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Henry J. Kripps Apply Henry J. Kripps filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Parrying Shield Gabriella Roy collection Apply Gabriella Roy collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Wooden club, Gwydir River. Northern NSW. Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Shield Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Shield Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Comb from Vanuatu Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Combs Apply Combs filter	Vanuatu, Oceania Apply Vanuatu, Oceania filter
Shield, Lower Murray River area, South Australia Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter
Boomerang from Barron River, North Queensland, 1897 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Barron River, Queensland, Australia Apply Barron River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield, North Western Australia, late 1920s University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Tapered tapstick, 1890 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Boab nut incised with designs of animals from Western Austra... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Boomerang from northern New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang made by Jack Shepherd, Bourke-Byrock area, New Sou... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bourke, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bourke, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club made by 'Cabbage', from lower Darling River area, New S... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Cabbage Apply Cabbage filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
String bag from Staater River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, Que... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia filter
Nautilus shell necklace from Northern Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Wooden Club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Tommy, Constable Wellington Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Wellington, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wellington, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club from Castlereagh River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Shield - Aurukun, QLD Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1962 Apply 1962 filter
Shield Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Spearthrower with etched design, from Western Australia, 191... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Shield I Steer and Co collection Apply I Steer and Co collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Sample - fibre string Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	String Apply String filter
Kimberley point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Shield Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Shield Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Shield Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Wooden digging stick made by Jack Shepherd, 1913 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Shield Katherine Stow collection Apply Katherine Stow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia Apply Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Club from Vanuatu Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Vanuatu, Oceania Apply Vanuatu, Oceania filter
Twin Falls, near Moss Vale, N.S.W Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Fiztroy Falls, Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, Australia Apply Fiztroy Falls, Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia Apply Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield - made by Claude, George and Malcolm Wilson - Mitchel... Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia Apply Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Claude Wilson Apply Mr Claude Wilson filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Hafted edge-ground stone hatchet Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Lake Condah, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Condah, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Bark container collected at Yallock station near Cobar, New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yallock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yallock, New South Wales, Australia filter	J Leach Apply J Leach filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Club from central Western Australia, 1915 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Message stick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club from Barwon River area, New South Wales, 1911 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Barwon River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Barwon River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1911 Apply 1911 filter
Shield JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Murray and Darling area, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murray and Darling area, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Club from New Zealand, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
Spearhead Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Joey, Chief of Petraman Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Petraman Apply Petraman filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Stone knife Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter
Shield Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Shield Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Spearthrower from Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Shield JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Shield Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter