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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...
Wet specimen of a pouched young wombat
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Sir Colin MacKenzie
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Thaidinae Thais Biserialis

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Agua Caliente Handicap race program, 20 March 1932
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Agua Caliente Jockey Club
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1932
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Mexico
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Spearthrower 'miru', used in the 'Seven Sisters' performance...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
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1986
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1964
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Queensland, Australia
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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 ...
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Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia
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Spearthrower from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0264 reads: "Cape York [word]/Q". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emig...
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1946
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Spearthrower
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Spearthrower

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Wet specimen - Bat - whole specimen preserved
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Spearthrower
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Miss Olive Pink
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1964
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Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Northern Territory, Australia
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1957
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To wish you happy days and many(!)
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1907
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Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
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Spearthrower
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Weapon - Spearthrower Groote Eylandt
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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1948
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Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Spearthrower

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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J W. Lindo
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J W. Lindo
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Spearthrower made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite), 1913 - insect a...

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Spearthrower

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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...
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...
Wet specimen - Horse - brain
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Spearthrower
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Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Elliptical-shaped spearthrower carved and painted with Austr...
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Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia
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Spearthrower

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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Anchor Kulunba
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1966
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Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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1927
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Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia
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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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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Our Glorious Queen, Loyal Welcome, Royal Tour 1954
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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1954
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1934
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Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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1948
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Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Hunter Bailie Memorial church, Annandale
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Mr Josef Lebovic
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1910
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Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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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1957
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Starcke River, Queensland, Australia
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Wet specimen - Horse - foetus
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1954 Royal Visit pennant
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Spearthrower
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J W. Lindo
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Wet specimen - Horse - oesophagus
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Spearthrower
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New South Wales, Australia
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Spearthrower
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1934
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Spearthrower from Macleay River area, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0273 reads: "McLeay River/NSW/Livingstone" and "Livingstone". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was ...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Spearthrower from Murrumbidgee River area, New South Wales, ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1895 Apply 1895 filter
Wet specimen of a pouched young wombat MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter		Sir Colin MacKenzie Apply Sir Colin MacKenzie filter
Thaidinae Thais Biserialis Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Mexico Apply Mexico filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Agua Caliente Handicap race program, 20 March 1932 Bill Elliott's Agua Caliente Racebook (Phar Lap) collection Apply Bill Elliott's Agua Caliente Racebook (Phar Lap) collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Mexico Apply Mexico filter	Agua Caliente Jockey Club Apply Agua Caliente Jockey Club filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Spearthrower 'miru', used in the 'Seven Sisters' performance... Maruku Arts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Blackstone (Papulankutja Aboriginal community), Western Australia, ... Apply Blackstone (Papulankutja Aboriginal community), Western Australia, ... filter	Reggie Jackson Apply Reggie Jackson filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Spearthrower Gabriella Roy collection Apply Gabriella Roy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown 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
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia Apply Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter
Spearthrower Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Spearthrower William Ewart Williams collection Apply William Ewart Williams collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lake Darlot, Western Australia, Australia Apply Lake Darlot, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1894 Apply 1894 filter
Wet specimen - Bat - whole specimen preserved MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Spearthrower Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Spearthrower Sandra Holmes collection no. 5 Apply Sandra Holmes collection no. 5 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Spearthrower FG Goddard collection Apply FG Goddard collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
To wish you happy days and many(!) Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Wellington, North Island, New Zealand Apply Wellington, North Island, New Zealand filter		1907 Apply 1907 filter
Spearthrower Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Groote Eylandt American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Spearthrower JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite), 1913 - insect a... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower from Mitchell River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia Apply Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1913 Apply 1913 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
Wet specimen - Horse - brain MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Spearthrower American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Spearthrower L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Elliptical-shaped spearthrower carved and painted with Austr... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Anchor Kulunba Apply Anchor Kulunba filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Spearthrower L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Our Glorious Queen, Loyal Welcome, Royal Tour 1954 Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Hunter Bailie Memorial church, Annandale Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Starcke River, Queensland, Australia Apply Starcke River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Wet specimen - Horse - foetus MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
1954 Royal Visit pennant Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter
Spearthrower JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Wet specimen - Horse - oesophagus MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Spearthrower from Macleay River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia filter