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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...
Kimberley stone point

Original label on 1985.0059.0232 reads: "Kimberley/Siliceous" and "[word/word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in E...
Stone adze blade
Adzes
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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 ...
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...
Adze used by Rolfe Bridle
Adzes
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Rolfe Bridle
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1900
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Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia
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Stone adze blade
Adzes
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1923
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Stone adze blade
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club from Cobar, New South Wales, 1909

Original label on 1985.0059.0103 reads: "[Mulga]/Tribe/1900/ (one end used for digging yams etc) /Cobar District /25". ...
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...
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...
Parrying shield

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0290 reads: "Murg... Shield/Mulga Tribe and Mu...". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born ...
Club

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Adze haft
Adzes
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Breast plate

Original label on 1985.0059.0441 reads: "Chiefs/Breast Plate/British New Guinea/Papua". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
Adze
Adzes
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Adze haft
Adzes
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Mr S D. Burrows
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1914
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Adze
Adzes
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Mr S D. Burrows
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1914
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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...
Boomerang

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Spearhead

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 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...
Club from goldfields area, Western Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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...
Stone adze blade
Adzes
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Mr Leo Austen
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1922
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Stone adze blade
Adzes
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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...
Adze blade in wooden socket
Adzes
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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...
Boomerang from Goondiwindi, Queensland, 1901

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0030 reads: "Macintyre River Tribe ..." and "Goondiwindi Qland Border 1901". Edmund M...
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...
Adze
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Not provided
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1993
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Western Australia, Australia
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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...
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...
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...
Adze
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1923
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Adze
Adzes
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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...
Club with pointed head

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0125 reads: "Birra [word] Kamilaroi". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and ...
Club from Samoa

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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...
Boomerang

Original label on 1985.0059.0068 reads: "Co[u]bbie Lachlan River" and "Lachlan/Berrigan/Currawang/[word]". Edmund Mil...
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...
Adze haft with socket
Adzes
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Mr Leo Austen
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1922
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Adze
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1917
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Shield with angled parallel lines on surface

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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...
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...
Straight 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 King Billy, King of the Barwon Bl...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Spearthrower from Byrock, New South Wales, 1912

Original label on 1985.0059.0270 reads: "Mulga Tribe Byrock/Jack Shepherd 1912". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
Kimberley point

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Weapon - Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0060.0007 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austla/EM/EM". "EM" sugge...
Stone knife

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

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Curved partly finished club, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Kimberley stone point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter
Shield, Castlereagh River area, New South Wales, 1890 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1890 Apply 1890 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
Adze used by Rolfe Bridle Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club from Cobar, New South Wales, 1909 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cobar, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Club from Barrow River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Digging stick from Lake Eyre area, South Australia,1907 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter		1907 Apply 1907 filter
Parrying shield Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Adze haft Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Stone knife from Cloncurry, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Apply Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Wooden club, made by Mickey Bell, Jervis Bay, New South Wale... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 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
Spearthrower from Coward Springs, South Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Coward Springs, South Australia, Australia Apply Coward Springs, South Australia, Australia filter
Breast plate Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	Papua, Indonesia Apply Papua, Indonesia filter
Adze Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Adze haft Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr S D. Burrows Apply Mr S D. Burrows filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Adze Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr S D. Burrows Apply Mr S D. Burrows filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
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
Spearhead Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Boomerang made by Moody, Bogan River, New South Wales, 1889 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club from goldfields area, Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Club from north west New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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
Adze blade in wooden socket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Ceremonial boomerang made by Harry Shepherd, Byrock area, Ne... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Harry Shepherd Apply Harry Shepherd filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Boomerang from Goondiwindi, Queensland, 1901 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia Apply Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Jemmy, King of Bolara Maneroo Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Bolara, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bolara, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Adze Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Bamboo pipe Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Pipes Apply Pipes filter	Papua, Indonesia Apply Papua, Indonesia filter
Sample - fibre string Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	String Apply String filter
Hafted stone hatchet, South Coast, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	South Coast, New South Wales, Australia Apply South Coast, New South Wales, Australia filter	Davis Apply Davis filter	1902 Apply 1902 filter
Adze Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Adze Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Ground edge hatchet head from Pigeon House Mountain NSW acqu... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Pigeon House Mountain, New South Wales, Australia Apply Pigeon House Mountain, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Club with pointed head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club from Samoa Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Samoa Apply Samoa filter
Bugle grass on fibre string from Cairns, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Cobbie Apply Cobbie filter
Cylindrical wooden clapstick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
Adze haft with socket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Adze Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1917 Apply 1917 filter
Shield with angled parallel lines on surface Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Spearthrower with etched design, from central Western Austra... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Bottom grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Lower grinding stones Apply Lower grinding stones filter	Toorale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Toorale, New South Wales, Australia filter
Straight club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Aboriginal breastplate for King Billy, King of the Barwon Bl... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia Apply Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Spearthrower from Byrock, New South Wales, 1912 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Kimberley point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Weapon - Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Stone knife Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter
Spearthrower from Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, 1900 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Timothy, Chief of Merricumbene Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Merricumbene, New South Wales, Australia Apply Merricumbene, New South Wales, Australia filter	Timothy Apply Timothy filter	1835 Apply 1835 filter