This large and very heavy stone was donated by Albert Emphield. Where he found it is unknown, but he worked in the Orbost forest areas and lived at Cabbage Tree Creek.Aboriginal usage, tool manufacture.A large rock of generally oval shape and with a number of flatish surfaces and hole indentations which were identified by archaeologist Dr Joanna Freslov 2.6.2008 as being used by Aboriginal people as a grinding or tool-sharpening stone.aboriginal-grinding-stone

Roland Robinson was born in County Clare Ireland 1912 and brought to Australia when 9 years old. He became a nature poet and writer. In 1946 he lived with a tribe of Aborigines around the Roper River, NT and began to record the myths as told to him by his indigenous friends. He continued these conversations and recording in 1954 in Central Australia and in 60's in New South Wales. The Sydney Morning Herald review 1966, states " (he) is a literary catalyst between the Aboriginal storyteller and ............. Australian reading public"Written prior to the successful Australian Referendum 1968 Aboriginal Rights the book gives the reader an insight and explanation of Aboriginal history and beliefs. The author hoped that his writings would help with the general acceptance of Aborigines as ' fellow human- beings, or citizens '. It is therefore a significant book of its time as pressure was put on all Australians to acknowledge the rights of equal citizenship for Aborigines / Indigenous peoplePaperback book 1967 edition of a collection of stories of Aboriginal myths by Roland Robinson.' aboriginal / myths and legends' / Roland Robinson. Front cover design by Janis Peterson, with central painting photographed by Photographic Library of Australia monogram of 'Sun Books Melbourne' in top right corneraboriginal, human rights, myths, legends, robinson roland edward, australian indigenous tribes, storytellers, poetry, roper river, northern territory, sydney morning herald, the age, folk-lore, dreamtime legends, sacred songs, vesper alexander, worrell eric, naturalist, zoology, legend and dreaming

This stone Grinder or pounder was used as part of an indigenous grinding food preparation method, by the original inhabitants of the Kiewa Valley and its region. In conjunction with its grinding stone was used not only to grind seeds and but also to dig up eatable roots and leaves and served with the regions Bogong moth. This method of food preparation has survived in its basic form for centuries and is still used by master chiefs in modern eateries. This item has been registered with Aboriginal Affairs in Wangaratta, Victoria. Dhudhuroa elder Alan Murray has examined this tool, in Feb 2015, and said it was also used for sharpening axe heads as well as pounding food items. This item has a very significant historical and social aspect to it. Firstly it demonstrates the division of labour within a indigenous tribe. It was an era when the female had a definitive role within the family and the broader social indigenous tribal group of, gathering and preparing non animal(hunted) food. Hunted food was the domain of the initiated males of the tribe.Secondly it demonstrates the ability to fashion implements from raw materials(rock) into effective tools for the purpose of preparing a meal for human consumption. This was in an era where inter family and intra family participation in an indigenous tribal social protective environment was at a very high level. The Kiewa Valley/Mount Bogong region was an area where annual "get together" indigenous tribes for feasting, bartering and settling of disputes highlighting the importance of a regional gathering. Grooved stone, carved to a cylindrical shape with a relative pointed end tip one side (grinding or pounding end) and a rough other end (holding end} Made from Rhyolite stoneThere is a worn grove in the top side due to this tool being used for axe sharpening. indigenous, aboriginal, stone grinding, meal preparation, natural environment, pounding stone

Framed Aboriginal Flag, black frame

Round edge stone with X ridges perhaps used by local Aboriginal people as a tool.X shaped ridge across stone.stone, aboriginal, rock

This book tells the story of Barak of the Wurundjeri Clan.20 pages, illus. (some col.).william barak, aborigines victoria

Ballarat Teachers' College lecturer, Alan Sonsee, was a collector of Aboriginal artefact and possibly this photograph.Black and white photograph of an Aboriginal Canoe Tree in the Northern Territory. It was probably taken during a Ballarat Teachers' College excursion, and is located in close proximity to a railway crossing.Native Canoe was cut from this treeaboriginal, scarred tree, canoe tree, ballarat teachers' college, alan sonsee

Scanned from "Australia, her heritage, her future"Tho Aborigines with boomerangs.aborigines, aboriginal, boomerang

Digitised directly from William Westgarth's "Australia Felix".A number of images of Australian Aborigines. aboriginal, aborigines, william westgarth

The Framlingham Aboriginal Trust is a shareholder- owned organization established under Victorian law in 1971. The Trust owns and manages part of what was the old Aboriginal Reserve established in 1861 under the auspices of the Church of England. In 1865 the Reserve was officially established as a Government-managed aboriginal station. By 1970 the original area of 3,500 acres was whittled down to 585 acres and handed over to the Framlingham Aboriginal Trust. Framlingham is today one of only two discrete aboriginal communities in Victoria where aborigines live on aboriginal land and is an important part of the district cultural life. The celebration of the 150th anniversary of Framlingham’s establishment in 2014 was therefore a significant event in the district’s history and the booklet is a permanent reminder of this.This is a small booklet of 8 pages containing information on the 150th celebrations of Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve in 2014. The cover has a cream background with illustrations and printed material in yellow, black and brown. The pages are stapled. The booklet includes photographs, maps, illustrations and printed material. Front cover: ‘Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve 150th Anniversary Celebration, April 12, 2014, Ngatanwarr’ etc Back cover: Acknowledgements of sponsors and written material framlingham aboriginal trust, western district aborigines

An Aborigine behind a tree points a tree towards a kangaroo.aborigine, aboriginal, spear, kangaroo