Working across installation, video and painting, Quandamooka artist Megan Cope investigates issues relating to colonial histories, the environment and mapping practices. Black Napoleon (Eulope) is part of a series of lithographs that highlights what Cope sees as ‘just one of the many stories of powerful and clever people defying Empire’ at the turn of the 19th century in Australia. The Black Napoleon series was produced as part of the Australian Print Workshop’s French Connections project. The project aimed to produce new work responding to the National Archive in Paris, with a focus on cultural materials relating to early exploration of Australia and the Pacific. It was important to Cope that she did not simply repeat the material of the archive, which was collected and conserved within a colonial framework. Instead, Cope’s work addresses Eulope’s sovereignty and role in resisting invasion. Eulope was a Quandamooka man named after Napoleon Buonaparte because of his leadership in battles against British forces, which invaded Stradbroke Island in the early 1800s.

Black and white negative of Arthur Witnish's horse team hauling timber across bridge on Black Sands Road. Negative Black white. Scanned at 600 dpibridge, timber, arthur witnish, horse team, tramway, black sands creek, timber truck, gladysdale

Black and white laminated laser copy. Joshua Black is sitting in a cane chair-holding walking stick. Wearing a one button coat. Card on front - Joshua Black.Front: W.L. Blac, photo, Portland. No. Copies may be had by sending number.joshua black, portland

Worn by Robert Lawson Promoted to Petty Officer Engineering (MTP) 1979This uniform was worn by Bob Lawson. Bob is a member of Lara RSL, and this uniform is representative of his service in the Royal Australian Navy.Black cotton tie. lara, rsl, military, war, australia, navy

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. NE. near Ringwood Lake

Black and white photographRingwood Lake viewed from North

Black and white photographRingwood Lake viewed from East

Black and white photographNth Ringwood shopping centre at Oban & Warrandyte Roads

Black and white photographClub Hotel at East Ringwood

Black and white photographClub Hotel at East Ringwood

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy & Warrandyte Rd intersection view to NW. (Pinemont just visible)

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy & Warrandyte Rd intersection view to West, past railway station entrance

Black and white photographBedford Rd. Ringwood Cellars,formerly Blood bros store

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. Nth side opp Station

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. Nth side opp Station

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. Old Town Hall site

Black and white photographRingwood Railway Station

Black and white photographRingwood Railway Station. 1999 trackwork

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. view East to Wantirna Rd.

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy.& Wantirna Rd intersection (old coolstore site)

Black and white photographRingwood St. East side, North of Maroondah Hwy. (opp Seymour St)

Black and white photographRingwood Station entrance, with National Bus Lines bus departing.

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. view to NE. across former clocktower site from Station vehicle entrance

Black and white photographAdelaide St. view to W. towards entrance to carpark beneath the Library complex.

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. view East from Heatherdale Rd

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy. view East from Heatherdale Rd

Black Mask (Scultpure)