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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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Spearthrower from Murrumbidgee River area, New South Wales, ...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0275 reads: "King Nelson's womerah 1895/Murrumbidgee". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
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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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Ground edged hatchet head from Barwon River area, New South ...
Original label on 1985.0059.0436 reads: "KING Watty/Barwon River". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
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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...
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Weapon - Spearhead - stone
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
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 Mickey Bell, Jervis Bay, New South Wale...
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 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...
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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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Ground edge hatchet head associated with Jacky Plowright, Be...
Original label on 1985.0059.0421 reads: "Jacky Plowright/[2 words] King Berrima/1842 [word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917)...
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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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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
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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Two-ply black wattle string fishing line made by Coomee Null...
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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Weapon - Boomerang
A list accompanying the Edmund Milne collection when acquired has the following entry for 1985.0059.0004: "Small crude c...
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Parrying shield, Yallock, New South Wales, 1909
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0289 reads: "[Harris] Mulga Tribe 1909 Yallock". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born i...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Sawyer, King of Wickham Hill
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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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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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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Curved partly finished club, 1908
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0126 reads: "Boondi Mulga Tribe/In process of/manufacture./1908". Edmund Milne (1861-1...
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Spearthrower from Mitchell River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, ...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0256 reads: "Gulf of Carpentaria/(Mr Birkenhead)/Orange/August 1913". Edmund Milne (186...
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Woven fibre basket from Wenlock 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...
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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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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 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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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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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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Scoop or digging stick from Byrock, New South Wales, 1914
Original label on 1985.0059.0333 reads: 'Jack Shepherd/"Muta-maley"/Mallee hen making nest/Mulga Tribe/Byrock/EM/1914' a...
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Aboriginal breastplate for Charley York, Chief of Bullangama...
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 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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Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ...
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0318 reads: "Pitchie/Charlotte Waters/1891/Central Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
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Shield
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 1985.0059.0017 reads: "Ba... R...r | Q[ueensland] ". A list accompanying the Edmund Milne collecti...
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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 Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1915
Original label on 1985.0059.0110 reads: "Bogan River Boond[i]/(Major Sm.../P. Weston EsQ 191[5]" and "Bogan River/Boond...
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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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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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Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement]
Original label on 1985.0059.0670 reads: "Nangeribone/Mr Moulder/March/1913". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Engla...
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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 from lower Darling River region, 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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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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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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Weapon - Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0008 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austl". Edmund Milne (18...
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Boomerang
A list accompanying the Edmund Milne collection when acquired has the following entry for 1985.0059.0019: "Barron River,...
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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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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 1985.0059.0031 reads: "... Goondiwindi Macintyre River Tribe Queensland Border from ... 1901". ...
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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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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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Digging stick from Bogan River, New South Wales, 1912
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, 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...
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Boomerang used by Jacky Plowright, 1842
Original label on 1985.0059.0070 reads: "Jacky Plowright's fighting/Boomerang Last King Berrima/1842/[word] Chas Nichols...
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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 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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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...