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Breastplate presented to Coomee Nullanga of Ulladulla NSW by...
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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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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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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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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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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Wooden club, made by Budd Billy, Jervis Bay, 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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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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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 central 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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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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Bottom grinding stone [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0665 reads: "Mulga/Tribe/N. West/N.S.W./Gundabooka/Mt/1913". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was b...
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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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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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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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Parrying shield, Murrumbidgee River area, New South Wales, 1...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0295 reads: "Murrumbidgee River Tribe 1895". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Eng...
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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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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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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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Hatchet head from North 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 [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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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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Message stick
A drawing of both sides of 1985.0059.0398 includes explanation of its symbols. This explanation is reproduced here in fu...
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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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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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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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Aboriginal breastplate for Tommy, King of Gongolgon
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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Boomerang made by Moody, Bogan River, New South Wales, 1889
Original label on 1985.0059.0049 reads: "Moody of the Bogan River Tribe/1889/[Presd by] W Byrnes". Edmund Milne (1861-1...
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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 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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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 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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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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Boomerang
Original label on 1985.0059.0068 reads: "Co[u]bbie Lachlan River" and "Lachlan/Berrigan/Currawang/[word]". Edmund Mil...
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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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Sample - Adhesive
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 Coopers Creek, central Queensland
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0027 reads: "Coopers Creek Central Q'land". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Engla...
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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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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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Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0012 reads: "Palmer River/North Qland/Prestd by Mr D. Gleeson/18-4-1914". Edmund Milne ...
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Boomerang from Bogan River, New South Wales
Original label on 1985.0059.0047 reads: "Bogan River". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Qu...
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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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Axe blade from Fiji, 1910
Original label on 1985.0059.0438 reads: "Very old hatchet/Fiji/from Mrs Perdriau/16/6/10" and "518". Edmund Milne (1861...
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Spearthrower, 1914
Original label on 1985.0059.0271 reads: "Womarah/1914 Throwing Stick" and "Mulga". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born i...
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Straight 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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Photograph album compiled by Edmund Milne
Edmund Milne's album includes several photographs of New South Wales Aboriginal people (most are named) and numerous sit...
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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...
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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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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...
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Boomerang from Bulloo River, south west Queensland, 1912
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0028 reads: "Bulloo River/South West Qland/Jacob/Prestd by Mr Johnston/28/10/12". Edmun...
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Bamboo pipe
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
Original label on 1985.0059.0336 reads: "DRANE/?1". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queen...
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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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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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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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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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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...