WHS AGM on 5/10/2019. Gary Presland speaking on Aborininal Society.three coloured photographs of the meeting of 5/10/2019.whs agm 5/10/2019, gary presland, aboriginal society

Four coloured photographs from the WHS AGM on 9/6/2018.whs agm 9/9/2018, gary presland, aboriginal culture

Pictorial poster known as Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines aboriginal, aborigines, law, spearing, proclamation

BLack and white drawing of John Batman and Aborigines at Port Phillip (Melbourne) in 1835. It was said he spent the day with local chiefs, who were friendly, batering for a large tract of land.aboriginal, aborigines, john batman, melbourne treaty, batman's treaty

Colour photographs of Lake Condah Cemetery.lake condah, lake condah aboriginal mission, aborigines, cemetery

Screenprint of fruit bats, printed in colour inks, from multiple stencils. The work features cross hatching (rarrk).Signed with an Xaboriginal

The 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (1st RANBT) was formed in Melbourne on 28 February 1915 and was intended to be a horse drawn engineering unit attached to the Royal Naval Division (RND), then serving as infantry on the Western Front. The term ‘train’, in its title, was a direct reference to the horse drawn wagons that would, in theory, form and move ‘in train’ to carry the unit’s heavy lumber, building materials and engineering equipment to the front. The unit was manned by members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for whom there were no available billets in seagoing RAN ships. Many of the sailors serving in the 1st RANBT were rated ‘drivers’, and again, this refers to wagon drivers as opposed to motor vehicle drivers. Other seamen were rated as ‘artificers’ or ‘sappers’, the latter being a military term traditionally used to describe army engineers. Appointed in command of the 1st RANBT was Lieutenant Commander Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle, RAN. Bracegirdle was ideally suited to command the unit, having seen active service with the NSW Naval Brigade during the Boxer Rebellion in China as well as serving as a military officer in the South African Irregular Horse during the Boer War in 1901. He had also recently returned from German New Guinea where he had served as a staff officer in the joint Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) responsible for the capture of the German colonies in the Pacific in September 1914. Three hundred naval reservists, including 50 men who had recently served in New Guinea, were selected for the 1st RANBT and they began their training in horsemanship, engineering and pontoon bridging at the Domain in Melbourne. By late May 1915 a decision was made to send the unit to Britain to complete its training and then to join the RND on the Western Front. The plan, however, never eventuated. The complaints about the non-combatant work being done by the men had been raised in Federal Parliament and following consultation with the senior Australian officer in the Middle East, Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel, a recommendation was made that the unit be disbanded and its men used as reinforcements for the AIF. Consequently, Lieutenant Commander Bracegirdle was advised that his unit was to be dispersed; its men transferring to the AIF or being returned to Australia for discharge. On 27 March 1917 the 1st RANBT was officially disbanded.Oxidised brass anchor shaped collar badge.ww1, world war 1, first world war, ranbt, ran bridging train, royal australian navy bridging train, collar badge

A burial place, surrounded with bark. central australia, aborigines, aboriginal burial place, burial caps, aboriginal

Black and white image of Aborigines in a bark canoe.aborigines, aboriginal, bark canoe, central australia

Gravestone of Edward Stone Parker and family in the Franklinford Cemetery, Victoria.Edward Stone Parker was an Assistant Protector of Aborigines on the Loddon or Mt Frankin Protectorate.The Parker cemetery plot at Franklinford Cemetery, Victoria. edward stone parker, e.s. parker, franklinford cemetery, aboriginal protector, mary parker, joseph parker, mt franklin protectorate, loddon protectorate

Photograph of a Grindstone and Ochre on display at the Tower Hill Interpretation Centre.tower hill, grindstone, ochre, aboriginal, aborigines

Image of a group of Aborigines sheltering under bark .aborigines, aboriginal, bark shelter, bark hut, mia mia

Line image of a Corroboree of Victorian Aborigines.aborigines, aboriginal, corroboree, celebration, dancing, camping, campfire, possum skin cloak

William Buckley was an escaped convict who lived with the Waddawurrung.Image of William Buckley wearing a possum skin cloak and wearing two spears.william buckley, aborigines, aboriginal, wuddawurrung

From Victoria and Metropolis.Black and white image of a camp of Aborigines with mia mia in background. aboriginal, aborigines, mia mia, bark hut, boomerang, spear

From Victoria and Metropolis.Black and white image of a scarred tree, with bark removed for a canoe.aboriginal, aborigines, scar tree, scarred tree, canoe

From Victoria and Metropolis.Black and white image of a poster announcing the separation of Victoria from New South Wales. aboriginal, aborigines, separation, poster, victoria

Original business opened November 1987, building extension 1993.Colour photograph of Tourist Information Centre, shows forecourt and garden. Building extension completed April 1993. Lakes Entrance Victoriaaboriginals

Colour photograph of Tourist Information Centre, shows forecourt and garden. Building extension completed April 1993. Lakes Entrance Victoriaaboriginals