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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"....
Club belonging to Mundabil, Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland,...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0084 reads: "Yamba Tribe Rockhampton Qld. b[r]ought from "Mundabil["] black desperado...
Retouched flake [stone implement]

Original label on 1985.0059.0659 reads: "Gunnulla N.S.W./13/4/13". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
String sample made from river reed, by Leonie Dickson
String
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Ms Leonie Dickson
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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...
Boomerang

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...
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Original label on 1985.0059.0057 reads: "King Boney Orara River North Coast NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in ...
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...
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...
Straight club

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

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, 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...
Club from Namoi River, New South Wales, 1911

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0132: "Nam...
Shield, Tumut, New South Wales,1899

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0298 reads: "TUMUT/Tribe/1899 Mr Evans" and "Illaman/13/3/99/Tumut/N.S.Wales". Edmund ...
Spearthrower, 1914

Original label on 1985.0059.0271 reads: "Womarah/1914 Throwing Stick" and "Mulga". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born i...
Adze

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

Original label on 1985.0059.0 reads: "Tonga/Kava Bowl/Rev I. E Corner". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England an...
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...
Wooden mallet
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Mr Guiseppe '. Picone
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Club

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0130 reads: "6 Orara [Tribe]/North Coast/Old Boney/[?word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) w...
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...
Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0071 reads: "King Nelson Last of the old wild Murrumbidgee Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-...
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...
Club from Darling River, New South Wales, 1894

Original label on 1985.0059.0119 reads: 'Nulla or club /Lower Darling Tribe /made by "Docter Benson"/1894 /Prest by/J. B...
Message stick

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

Original label on 1985.0059.0770 reads: "Found at Hobbys/Yards/[word]/[word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in Eng...
Wooden container from north Queensland, 1908

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0319 reads: ".Pitchie Food Dis/North Qland/E.O.M. 1908". "E.O.M." on 1985.0059.0319 sug...
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...
Kimberley point

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

Original label on 1985.0059.0423 reads: "Byrock". A list that accompanied the Edmund Milne collection on its arrival in ...
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...
Tarooweardy wooden mallet
Mallets
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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1928
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Plaited strands of fibrous material
String
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Mr Victor Carell
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1984
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Fiji
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Paddle 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...
Length of string used to tie around dance cards
String
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Club from West Papua, Indonesia

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

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

Original label on 1985.0059.0221 reads: "Boree Tribe Canoblas fighting spear (Major/Claude Smith 1890[)] from P. We...
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...
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...
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...
String sample made of river reed by Eva Richardson
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Mrs Eva Richardson
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Club from Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea

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 Northern Territory

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0248 reads: "Paddle Womerah Northern Territory". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in ...
Club from Coopers Creek. South Queensland

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Original label on 1985.0059.0059 reads: "King Boney North Coast/NSW/Orara River/Woolgoolga". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
String Sample
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Macropod incisors [used as a necklace]

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

Original labelling on 1985.0059.1023 reads: "[1902]/Gundary/Pl ?/Go ? M". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England ...
Tarooweardy wooden mallet
Mallets
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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1928
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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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...
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...
Club used by Baraimal Jack, Cedar Point, Richmond River, New...

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0:'Pineapp...
Message stick

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 Paddy, King of Boobarrego

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...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Club from Byrock, New South Wales, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
Club belonging to Mundabil, Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland,... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Apply Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia filter	Mundabil Apply Mundabil filter	1896 Apply 1896 filter
Retouched flake [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
String sample made from river reed, by Leonie Dickson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	String Apply String filter		Ms Leonie Dickson Apply Ms Leonie Dickson filter
Kimberley point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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
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
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Billy Boney Apply Billy Boney 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
Boomerang from central Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Straight club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club with pointed head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Tommy, King of Gongolgon Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club from Namoi River, New South Wales, 1911 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Namoi River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Namoi River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1911 Apply 1911 filter
Shield, Tumut, New South Wales,1899 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia Apply Tumut, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1899 Apply 1899 filter
Spearthrower, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter			1914 Apply 1914 filter
Adze Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter
Wooden bowl (kava) from Tonga Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Tonga Apply Tonga filter
Spearthrower from Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Wooden mallet Guiseppe Picone collection Apply Guiseppe Picone collection filter	Mallets Apply Mallets filter		Mr Guiseppe '. Picone Apply Mr Guiseppe '. Picone filter
Club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia 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
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yass, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yass, New South Wales, Australia filter	Nelson Apply Nelson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Cub made by Jack Shepherd, 1913 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter
Club from Darling River, New South Wales, 1894 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Darling River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Darling River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Dr Benson Apply Dr Benson filter	1894 Apply 1894 filter
Message stick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter
Club with bulbous head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Bogan pick [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Hobbys Yards, New South Wales, Australia Apply Hobbys Yards, New South Wales, Australia filter
Wooden container from north Queensland, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Bogan pick, [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Daroobalgie, New South Wales, Australia Apply Daroobalgie, New South Wales, Australia filter
Kimberley point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Spearthrower from Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Ground edged hatchet head from Byrock, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Steve Shaw Apply Steve Shaw filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
Tarooweardy wooden mallet Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Mallets Apply Mallets filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Plaited strands of fibrous material Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	String Apply String filter	Fiji Apply Fiji filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Paddle from Solomon Islands Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Paddles Apply Paddles filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Length of string used to tie around dance cards Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	String Apply String filter
Club from West Papua, Indonesia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua, Indonesia Apply Papua, Indonesia filter
Adze Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter
Spear Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Orange, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orange, New South Wales, Australia filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Billy Kelly, King of Broadwater Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Broadwater, New South Wales, Australia Apply Broadwater, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Parrying shield, Darling River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Darling River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Darling River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Comb from Vanuatu Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Combs Apply Combs filter	Vanuatu, Oceania Apply Vanuatu, Oceania filter
String sample made of river reed by Eva Richardson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	String Apply String filter		Mrs Eva Richardson Apply Mrs Eva Richardson filter
Club from Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter
Spearthrower with etched design, from Northern Territory Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Club from Coopers Creek. South Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Coopers Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Coopers Creek, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Billy Boney Apply Billy Boney filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
String Sample Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	String Apply String filter
Macropod incisors [used as a necklace] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter
Scoop or digging stick from Byrock, New South Wales, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Bogan pick [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Tarooweardy wooden mallet Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Mallets Apply Mallets filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Ground edge hatchet head associated with Bundaburra Jack, Fo... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Tool components Apply Tool components filter	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia Apply Forbes, New South Wales, Australia filter		1909 Apply 1909 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for John Neville, King of Mahaderree Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Maharatta, New South Wales, Australia Apply Maharatta, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club used by Baraimal Jack, Cedar Point, Richmond River, New... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cedar Point, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cedar Point, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Baraimal Jack Apply Baraimal Jack filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Message stick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Paddy, King of Boobarrego Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1918 Apply 1918 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