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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Cub Gathering Photograph (Event/Date unknown) and second image of inscription on reverse
17.5x4.5cm creased photograph of large cub gathering in parkland. Cubs dressed as soldiers and aboriginals. Location and event unknown.On Reverse: Elsie M Dicker, Photographer, 170 Auburn Rd, Auburn E2. "Dear Mr Mabus. Would you please let me have any orders as soon as possible. Price 4/- each" -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image - black and white, "Queen" Mary - Ballarat Tribe, c1877, c1877
Digitised directly from 'Blackfellows of Australia' by Charles Barrett and A.S. Kenyon (Sun Books)Aboriginal woman in possum skin cloak and holding a boomerang and spears. Woven baskets and a boomerang sit at her feet.aborigine, aboriginal, queen mary, fred kruger -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, Platypus
Wooden shield depicting emblem of gold bordered royal crown centred with gold platypus and aboriginal weapons belowMotto "Nothing too difficult"plaque, platypus, aboriginal -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, Otama
Wooden shield featuring emblem gold bordered ships crown with gold fish centre and aboriginal weapons belowMotto "Unsean We Seek"plaque, aboriginal -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Australian legends : tales handed down from the remotest times by the autocthonous inhabitants of our land : parts 1 and 2, 1925
Peck has collected a range of myths and legends from Aboriginal people, and also stories of the early pioneers in Australia.b&w illustrationscreation stories, myths and legends -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1940 c
Also a black and white photograph of the tower and main enrance to St Johns church 05318.1 11 x 7 cmBlack and white photograph of St Johns church and timber bell tower at the Aboriginal station Lake Tyers Victoriaroads and streets -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1939 c
Also black and white photograph of dentist and nurse with patient in chair at Lake Tyers Mission number 04114.1 size 6 x 8 cmBlack and white laser copy photograph of Joey Wandin an Aboriginal boy at Mission Station Lake Tyers Victoriaaboriginals, houses -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Walata Tyamateetj - Aboringal people in Victoria Book
Donated to Museum via GV Library4 x books: Walata Tyamateetj - A guide to government records about Aboriginal people in Victoria PROV &NAAbook, aboriginal, gv library, records, guides, victorian government -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Tribes and boundaries in Australia, 1976
Some ecological bases for Australian tribal boundaries /? Norman B. Tindale Man and ecology in the highlands of southeastern Australia : a case study /? Josephine Flood The natural and cultural areas of Aboriginal Australia : a preliminary analysis of population groupings with adaptive significance /? Nicolas Peterson 'The chain of connection' : the material evidence /? D.J. Mulvaney Realities and transformations : the tribes of the Western Desert of Australia /? Joseph B. Birdsell Structure, event and ecology in Aboriginal Australia : a comparative viewpoint /? Aram A. Yengoyan Territoriality and the problem of demarcating sociocultural space /? Ronald M. Berndt Communication and change in mythology /? Kenneth Maddock Levels of organisation and communication in Aboriginal Australia /? D.H. Turner Boundaries and kinship systems in Aboriginal Australia /? F.G.G. Rose Tribes, languages and other boundaries in northeast Queensland /? R.M.W. Dixon Aboriginal language distribution in the Northern Territory /? E.P. Milliken.maps, b&w photographs, diagramsecology, environment, sociology, kinship systems, language distribution -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, A successful failure, a trilogy : the Aborigines and early settlers, 2002
Tells of the Aboriginal Protectorate System in Colonial Victoria during the period 1838 to 1852. The system was designed to be a buffer between the original inhabitants and the influx of white squatters. That the system failed is of little wonder. This story traces the times of Edward Stone Parker, Assistant Aboriginal Protector in the Loddon region of Victoria.maps, b&w photograph, colour photographs -
Brighton Historical Society
Flag, Pennant, circa 1956
This Venezuelan 1956 Olympic pennant was souvenired by Marlene Austin, nee Trenberth in 1956 when she was working as an official driver for the Melbourne Olympic Games. Marlene, who was living with her parents in Brighton at the time, took leave from her job as a stenographer to work as a driver at the Olympics. She drove officials and dignitaries from a variety of nations (including Thailand, Italy, Cuba and Sweden) to and from events, collecting a number of souvenirs. Marlene's family have lived in Brighton since 1941, when her parents moved into a house at 15 Moffat Street. The house remained in the family for more than 75 years, before it was sold in 2018.White triangular pennant with a blue border. The pennant features the image of the Olympic rings, with the central ring replaced by the image of the Olympic flame burning in a cauldron atop a Grecian pillar. Inside each of the four remaining rings are images of athletes competing in sporting events: a hurdler, a shooter, two boxers and a cyclist.Above the Olympic flame, the word "MELBOURNE" is printed in black. To the right of the image, printed in yellow, red and blue, is the text "VENEZUELA A LOS / XVI / JUEGOS OLIMPICOS" At the far right is the year "1956" in yellow text on a black background.marlene pearl austin, marlene pearl trenberth, 1950s, 1956 olympic games, olympic games, pennant, venezuela -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, Orion
Wooden shield with gold bordered emblem, ships crown, centre of image of Orion - Greek huntsman and aboriginal weapons belowplaque, aboriginal, orion -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, Melbourne
Wooden shield with emblem gold bordered ships crown, centre of kangaroo holding royal crown and aboriginal weapons belowMotto: Vires Acquirit Eundo"plaque, aboriginal, melbourne -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Mallacoota Reflections, 1990
A short history of Mallacoota, Victoria, and district, covering a range of subjects from Aboriginal occupation to late 20th.Century residents and lifestyle.township, aboriginals -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Bringing them Home, 1997
A guide to major themes, findings and recommendations of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.aboriginals -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Alfred William Howitt, 1980c
Memiors of Aboriginal man Richard Captain Harrison his life until settling at Harrisons Track Lakes Entrance Victoriaaboriginals -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Aborigines, c1988
Photocopies of excepts from books on Aboriginals used by Dr Sydenham in writing History of Nunawading plus letters of relevant interest.Photocopies of excepts from books on Aboriginals used by Dr Sydenham in writing History of Nunawading plus letters of relevant interest.Photocopies of excepts from books on Aboriginals used by Dr Sydenham in writing History of Nunawading plus letters of relevant interest.aborigines, broome, richard, sydenham, diane, green, irvine, fesl, eve, green, oswald stuart -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Ward Room Plaque HMAS Otway, C 1940
Built in Britain for the Australian Government the HMAS Otway arrived in Sydney in 1929. Owing to shortage of funds the submarine was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1931. Otway served through WW2 and was scrapped in August 1945.Wooden shield with emblem of panther and boomerang / aboriginal weapons HMAS Otway Ward Room Plaque, Oberon class submarine. Otway -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1948
Also a second black and white photograph of Girlie Glenn steering a boat number 04116.1 size 9 x 6 cmBlack and white photograph of Girlie Glen adopted daughter of former manager of Aboriginal Station Major Glenn of Metung Victoriaaboriginals, people -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph
Black and white photograph of a group of Aboriginals workers at LECHC, Phyllys Andy seated centre front, Lakes Entrance Victoriaaboriginals -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THEMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY - ABORIGINAL HISTORY, 2013
21 page spiral bound booklet 'Thematic Environmental History - Aboriginal History' Final report prepared for City of Greater Bendigo, June 2013. Adopted by Council 31 July 2013. Illustrated with colour photos. Outlines Aboriginal life on the plains and forests. Prepared by Lovell Chen, architects and heritage consultantsLovell Chen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: BOXING
Black and white photograph, boxing, prison, Scott Hosking winning a fight against a prisoner in a match of boxing while a group of Prisoners spectator in the background. Bendigo Advertiser Description on back of photo: WHY: Sparring at Prison WHO & WHAT: Right, Scott Hosking, Boxer and Left, Movie Nyiri Prison Space *Boxcap*recreations, sports, boxing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - ABORIGINAL NULLA NULLA: HUNTING STICK
Nulla Nulla - Aboriginal Hunting Stick This is a piece of very heavy timber that appears to be an aboriginal artifact. It is a carved rod approximately 700mm long with a diameter of 27mm. And natural longitudinal ruts. The ends of the rod are smoothly shaped but one end is slightly pointed. The handle end has a carved inscription with the letters 'M G'M C -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c. 1800
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph taken at Cat Bay by H. R. Balfour showing shells left from innumerable Aboriginal feasts c. 1800local history, photography, aboriginal feast site, black & white photograph, aborigines, shell fish feasts, cat bay, john jenner, bryant west, h r balfour -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c. 1800
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph taken at Cat Bay by H. R. Balfour showing shells left from innumerable Aboriginal feasts. c.1800local history, photography, aboriginal feast site, black & white photograph, aborigines, shell fish feasts, cat bay, h r balfour, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c. 1800
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph taken at Cat Bay by H. R. Balfour showing shells left from innumerable Aboriginal feasts. c. 1800local history, photography, aboriginal feast site, black & white photograph, aborigines, shell fish feasts, cat bay, h r balfour, john jenner, bryant west -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, "Black Andy of lake Tyers ORBOST 1/3/21", 1. 2.1921
In 1861 the Lake Tyers Mission Station was established by the Church of England missionary Reverend John Bulmer, to house some of the Gunaikurnai survivors of the conflict. The peninsula, which has a lake on each side, was known to its traditional owners as Bung Yarnda.A black and white photograph of an older, bearded Aboriginal man. He is sitting outdoors in front of a leafy bush. He is wearing a suit.Black Andy of Lake Tyers ORBOST 1/3/21 L.G.W. photo 741lake-tyers photograph -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Yarruun Parpur Tarneen (Victorious) "Queen" of the Morporr Tribe, Victoria
Digitised directly from 'Blackfellows of Australia' by Charles Barrett and A.S. Kenyon (Sun Books)Black and white depiction of an Aboriginal woman wearing a possum skin cloak. She is Yarruun Parpur Tarneen of the Morporr Tribe, Victoria aborigine, aboriginal, yarruun parpur tarneen, morporr tribe -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image - black and white, Duel with Spears in the Far North of South Australia
Digitised directly from 'Blackfellows of Australia' by Charles Barrett and A.S. Kenyon (Sun Books)Black and white Image of four painted Aboriginal men and a number of dogs. Two of the men point spears towards each other. aborigine, aboriginal, spears, south australia, dogs -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Equal Opportunity Initiatives: What They Need Most ... Understanding, 08/1987
Pink plastic bound report of 29 pages. Contents include Aboriginal Programs, People with Disabilities, Women's Trade and Technical Program.equal opportunity initiatives, aboriginal programs, aboriginal child care certificate, aboriginal welfare studies certificate, disability, women's trade and technical program, linda bland, l. bird, w. lovett, d. rose, leoda atkinson, kate denyer, lucy taylor, audrey gibbs, dianne nikkleson, marie bird, anne goodfellow, lily saylor, aborigines, aboriginal education centre, cordell kent, ballarat and district aboriginal co-operative ltd, aboriginal studies, john morris, shane everard, ann-marie harris, julie baulch, tracey coleman, don dalton, michele scott, laurell pearse, christine pearce, margaret o'mara, kerrie cross, women