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Federation University Historical CollectionImage - black and white, Bark Canoe on a Murray Swamp
... Bark Canoe on a Murray Swamp......bark canoe...Aboriginal woman known as "Queen" Aggie of the Moolta Tribe is dressed in European costume stands in a bark canoe. Four children sit in the canoe. ...Title - Bark Canoe on a Murray Swamp. "Queen" Aggie (standing) was the last of the Moolta Tribe...Kenyon (Sun Books) aborigine aboriginal j.t. millen bark canoe murray swamp queen aggie moolta tribe Title - Bark Canoe on a Murray Swamp. ...Digitised directly from 'Blackfellows of Australia' by Charles Barrett and A.S. Kenyon (Sun Books)Aboriginal woman known as "Queen" Aggie of the Moolta Tribe is dressed in European costume stands in a bark canoe. Four children sit in the canoe. Title - Bark Canoe on a Murray Swamp. "Queen" Aggie (standing) was the last of the Moolta Tribeaborigine, aboriginal, j.t. millen, bark canoe, murray swamp, queen aggie, moolta tribe -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesImage, Myall Blacks beside a Central Australian Watercourse, c1918, c1918
... ...bark canoe...Black and white image of Aborigines in a bark canoe....Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields Aborigines aboriginal bark canoe Central Australia Black and white image of Aborigines in a bark canoe. ...Black and white image of Aborigines in a bark canoe.aborigines, aboriginal, bark canoe, central australia -
Federation University Historical CollectionImage - black and white, Fish Spearing on the Darling River
... ...bark Canoe...Black and white depiction of an Aboriginal man in a bark canoe. ...Kenyon (Sun Books) aborigine aboriginal bark Canoe Black and white depiction of an Aboriginal man in a bark canoe. ...Digitised directly from 'Blackfellows of Australia' by Charles Barrett and A.S. Kenyon (Sun Books)Black and white depiction of an Aboriginal man in a bark canoe. aborigine, aboriginal, bark canoe -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Image, Gum-tree, Its Bark Cut for Native Canoe
... Gum-tree, Its Bark Cut for Native Canoe...Black and white image of a scarred tree, with bark removed for a canoe....Gum-tree, Its Bark Cut for Native Canoe Photograph Image ...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 -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesImage - Black and White, A Native Canoe, c1903, c1903
... A black and white image of a number of Aboriginal people in a bark canoe. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields aborigines canoe aboriginal A black and white image of a number of Aboriginal people in a bark canoe. A Native Canoe, c1903 Image - Black and White ...A black and white image of a number of Aboriginal people in a bark canoe. aborigines, canoe, aboriginal -
Federation University Historical CollectionBooklet, A History of the Yallourn Power Station and Briquette Factory
... ...bark canoe...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Latrobe Valley Brown coal Yallourn power generation morwell power station Gunai kurnai Aborigines gippsland bark canoe angus mcmillan george augustus robinson william thomas Lake tyers Ramahyuck hazelwood morwell Great Morwell Coal Mining Company electricty demand john monash State electricity commission Yallourn north open cut A.R/ La gerche Yallourn POwer station yallourne briquette Factory Bill morrison f. hasse Ernest bates migration Morwell gas plant A history ofof the Yallourn Power Station and Briquette Factory A History of the Yallourn Power Station and Briquette Factory Booklet ...A history ofof the Yallourn Power Station and Briquette Factorylatrobe valley, brown coal, yallourn, power generation, morwell power station, gunai kurnai, aborigines, gippsland, bark canoe, angus mcmillan, george augustus robinson, william thomas, lake tyers, ramahyuck, hazelwood, morwell, great morwell coal mining company, electricty demand, john monash, state electricity commission, yallourn north open cut, a.r/ la gerche, yallourn power station, yallourne briquette factory, bill morrison, f. hasse, ernest bates, migration, morwell gas plant -
Federation University Historical CollectionImage, Drawing by Tommy Barnes, c1878, c1878
... ...bark canoe...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields aboriginal aborigine bark canoe canoe emu coroborree tommy barns g.h. poole Copy of black and white line image of Aborigines, settlers, emus, trees, canoe, and coroboree. ...Copy of black and white line image of Aborigines, settlers, emus, trees, canoe, and coroboree. (from 'The Aborigines of Australia' by R. Brough Smithaboriginal, aborigine, bark canoe, canoe, emu, coroborree, tommy barns, g.h. poole -
Federation University Historical CollectionImage, Dugout Canoe, c1939, 1939
... bark canoe...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields bark canoe aborigine aboriginal dugout canoe Dugout canoe Dugout Canoe, c1939 Image ...Dugout canoebark canoe, aborigine, aboriginal, dugout canoe -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Aboriginal people Lake Tyers, Victoria, Caire, Nicholas John, 1880c
... Black and white photograph of Aboriginal people in bark canoes, and clinker built wooden row boat, shows sixteen Aboriginal in three bark canoes and boat. ...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Aboriginals on Caligurnie In the centre of the women on the log may be seen the oldest women on the settlement Kitty.See also page 230 'The Kurnai of Gippsland' by Phillip Pepper and Tess deAraugo Aboriginals Boats and Boating Waterways Black and white photograph of Aboriginal people in bark canoes, and clinker built wooden row boat, shows sixteen Aboriginal in three bark canoes and boat. ...Aboriginals on Caligurnie In the centre of the women on the log may be seen the oldest women on the settlement Kitty.See also page 230 'The Kurnai of Gippsland' by Phillip Pepper and Tess deAraugoBlack and white photograph of Aboriginal people in bark canoes, and clinker built wooden row boat, shows sixteen Aboriginal in three bark canoes and boat. All in European clothing. A posed photograph on Lake Tyers, Victoriaaboriginals, boats and boating, waterways -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesAudio CD, Linguistic eliciting : Madi Madi words and a few sentences : Jack Long speaking at Pt. Pearce on May 9th 1971, 1972
... Discussion with Jack Long about story of Turkey and Emu, making bark canoes and the man known as Euston Billy....Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages 33 Saxon Street Brunswick melbourne Madi Madi Mathi Mathi Jack Long Euston Billy oral histories Luise Hercus CD, transcription and notes Discussion with Jack Long about story of Turkey and Emu, making bark canoes and the man known as Euston Billy. ...Discussion with Jack Long about story of Turkey and Emu, making bark canoes and the man known as Euston Billy.CD, transcription and notesmadi madi, mathi mathi, jack long, euston billy, oral histories, luise hercus -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph, Caire, Nicholas John, Aboriginals at Lake Tyers, Victoria, 1880c
... Canoe. This is the native mode of travelling, and although there is but an inch and a half of bark above the water the occupants are fearless....Black and white photograph of two Aboriginals, one man and one woman in bark canoe on the water at Lake Tyers, Victoria....Boats and Boating Waterways Aboriginals Black and white photograph of two Aboriginals, one man and one woman in bark canoe on the water at Lake Tyers, Victoria. ...Aboriginals and Canoe. This is the native mode of travelling, and although there is but an inch and a half of bark above the water the occupants are fearless.Black and white photograph of two Aboriginals, one man and one woman in bark canoe on the water at Lake Tyers, Victoria.boats and boating, waterways, aboriginals -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Aboriginal canoe on Lake Tyers Victoria, H D Bulmer, 1905 c
... Also sepia photographs of natives in three bark canoes on edge of waterway at Lake Tyers ...Also sepia photographs of natives in three bark canoes on edge of waterway at Lake Tyers Aboriginal canoe on Lake Tyers Victoria Photograph Aboriginal canoe on Lake Tyers Victoria H D Bulmer ...Sepia toned photograph of two men one with spear other with gun standing in native canoe on Lake Tyers Victoria. Also sepia photographs of natives in three bark canoes on edge of waterway at Lake Tyers parks, recreational facilities -
Eltham District Historical Society IncBook, Irvine Green, Aborigines of Bulleen : the history of the Aborigines of the Wurundjeri tribe who inhabited the area which became the city of Doncaster and Templestowe / Irvine Green, 1989
... Wurundjeri territorial groupings; subsistence; recreation of daily life; recreation; tribal law; kinship; childhood; religion and mythology; material culture, includes description of bark canoe manufacture; map of significant sites; culture contact and history...Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne Wurundjeri territorial groupings; subsistence; recreation of daily life; recreation; tribal law; kinship; childhood; religion and mythology; material culture, includes description of bark canoe manufacture; map of significant sites; culture contact and history aborigines wurundjeri social customs stories bulleen ISBN 0947353003 Paperback; 40 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. ...Wurundjeri territorial groupings; subsistence; recreation of daily life; recreation; tribal law; kinship; childhood; religion and mythology; material culture, includes description of bark canoe manufacture; map of significant sites; culture contact and historyPaperback; 40 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN 0947353003aborigines, wurundjeri, social customs, stories, bulleen -
Kew Historical Society IncPhotograph - Wurundjeri People at Studley Park
... / Note aboriginals in a bark canoe / Prior 1855 / Very early photo Yarra River originally known as the Yarra Yarra / [illegible part word in ink]"..../ Note aboriginals in a bark canoe / Prior 1855 / Very early photo Yarra River originally known as the Yarra Yarra / [illegible part word in ink]". ...The Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People were the original owners of the land on which the City of Boroondara is now located. They made active use of the Yarra for food and transport [an original canoe is held in the collection of the Melbourne Museum]. From 1863, members of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung were resettled at the Corranderrk Aboriginal reserve at Healesville. The [now] best known member of the Wurundjeri People was William Barak, who may be pictured here.If the attribution in the annotation is correct, then this may be the earliest photograph of members of the Wurundjeri People at Kew. The photo may be unique.Hand tinted photograph on mounting card of members of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung on the banks of the River Yarra, allegedly at Studley Park before 1855 [according to the annotation on the reverse] The photograph of the river and its near and far banks includes two boats on the river, a row boat and a canoe, and people standing on the near bank or seated on the branch of a tree. In addition to men and women of the Wurundjeri People, there appears to be two Europeans pictured, one wearing a hat and the other standing at right. Annotations on the reverse identify a [possible] location and date. [Size: Mount 140 x 215mm | Photograph 125 x 190mm]Various hands and dates: "Original lead pencil lettering Studley Yarra Yarra / Yarra Yarra Studley / Studley (Park?) / Note aboriginals in a bark canoe / Prior 1855 / Very early photo Yarra River originally known as the Yarra Yarra / [illegible part word in ink]".wurundjeri woi wurrung, yarra river, aboriginal and torres straight islander -
Federation University Art CollectionSculpture - Mace, 'University Mace' by Trefor Prest, 1995
... The mace's straight shaft is depicted as the tree of knowledge and, incorporating a bark canoe scar, Ballarat's Aboriginal heritage. ...The shaft with the three 'branches' represents the Tree of Knowledge, and includes a bark canoe scar which recognises the integration of black and white Australian traditions. ...The mace's straight shaft is depicted as the tree of knowledge and, incorporating a bark canoe scar, Ballarat's Aboriginal heritage. ...The University's mace was carried in procession for the first time during the Graduation ceremonies in May 1996. The mace was presented to the University by former Chief Commissioner of the Ballarat City Council, Vern Robson, at a ceremony on 02 February, following a national competition for its design, sponsored by the Council. (The Flag, Issue 2, July 1996) Nineteen artists responded to the competition which called for a design that would embody a distinctive Australian image reflecting the heritage of the city and in relationship with gold, an Aboriginal element and the history of the University. The winning entry, dominated by a poppet head, was submitted by Central Victorian artist/sculptor Trefor Prest, a sessional lecturer in sculpture at the University.(The Flag, Issue 2, July 1996) The Herald Sun of 03 February 1996 reported 'the new mace shows importance elements of Ballarat's heritage as well as the university's focus on the future. The artist emphasises the egalitarian nature of Australia as embodied in Ballarat's famous slice of history - the Eureka uprising. ... The mace has a poppet head at the top of the shaft - an unusual element for a mace - but it represents Ballarat's mining history and the University's evolution from the Ballarat School of Mines. An opening egg at the top stands for the nurturing of development and learning. The mace's straight shaft is depicted as the tree of knowledge and, incorporating a bark canoe scar, Ballarat's Aboriginal heritage. At the end of the shaft is a surveying device, which represents precision and accuracy ads embodied in the university's academic pursuits.' Bob Morrell of the University organised the national competition to design the mace and said 'It is in keeping with the university's logo, 'proudly flying the flag', which incorporates the Southern Cross.' This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007. Trefor Prest lectured in Sculpture at the University of Ballarat from 1995-1996.The mace symbolises the office of the Chancellor. The design of the mace is the outcome of a national competition and represents the cultural diversity of Australia. The poppet head on the top of the mace refers to gold mining, which underpinned the development of Ballarat. The protruding spikes recall the Eureka Stockade. The 'egg' shape enfolds and nurtures the development of knowledge and learning. The shaft with the three 'branches' represents the Tree of Knowledge, and includes a bark canoe scar which recognises the integration of black and white Australian traditions. The lower part of the shaft culminates in a device suggestive of scientific or surveying and measuring technology. This represents precision and accuracy embodied in the academic pursuits of Federation University Australia.art, artwork, trefor prest, prest, mace, federation university, university, eureka stockade, aborigines, scarred tree, mining, university mace, ballarat -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - Black and White, The University of Ballarat Mace, 1996, 1996
... The mace's straight shaft is depicted as the tree of knowledge and, incorporating a bark canoe scar, Ballarat's Aboriginal heritage. ...The mace's straight shaft is depicted as the tree of knowledge and, incorporating a bark canoe scar, Ballarat's Aboriginal heritage. ...The University's mace was carried in procession for the first time during the Graduation ceremonies in May 1996. The mace was presented to the University by former Chief Commissioner of the Ballarat City Council, Vern Robson, at a ceremony on 02 February, following a national competition for its design, sponsored by the Council. (The Flag, Issue 2, July 1996) Nineteen artists responded to the competition which called for a design that would embody a distinctive Australian image reflecting the heritage of the city and in relationship with gold, an Aboriginal element and the history of the University. The winning entry, dominated by a poppet head, was submitted by Central Victorian artist/sculptor Trefor Prest, a sessional lecturer in sculpture at the University.(The Flag, Issue 2, July 1996) The Herald Sun of 03 February 1996 reported 'the new mace shows importance elements of Ballarat's heritage as well as the university's focus on the future. The artist emphasises the egalitarian nature of Australia as embodied in Ballarat's famous slice of history - the Eureka uprising. ... The mace has a poppet head at the top of the shaft - an unusual element for a mace - but it represents Ballarat's mining history and the University's evolution from the Ballarat School of Mines. An opening egg at the top stands for the nurturing of development and learning. The mace's straight shaft is depicted as the tree of knowledge and, incorporating a bark canoe scar, Ballarat's Aboriginal heritage. At the end of the shaft is a surveying device, which represents precision and accuracy ads embodied in the university's academic pursuits.' Bob Morrell of the University organised the national competition to design the mace and said 'It is in keeping with the university's logo, 'proudly flying the flag', which incorporates the Southern Cross.' Trefor Prest lectured in Sculpture at the University of Ballarat from 1995-1996.Black and white photograph showing three men holding the new University of Ballarat (now Federation University) mace. From left to right they are Vern Robson (Chief Executive Officer City of Ballarat), Trefor Prest (Sculptor) and Professor David James (Vice Chancellor).university of ballarat, mace, trefor prest, vern robson -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyNewspaper clipping 11/7/72 Canoe tree in Kiewa & Photo-Tawonga Homestead
... Kiewa Valley Consolidated School was established in 1953 combining Dederang North, Kergunyah, Gundowring, Kiewa, Gundowring Upper, Red Bluff, Charleroi and Gundowing North schools on a 10 acre site with 11 rooms at Kiewa. The bark was cut from the canoe tree, by aboriginal craftsmen, to produce a canoe for fishing in the rivers running through the Kiewa Valley either before or just after the 1800's. ...The tree was found along the Kiewa River and indicates that Aborigines lived by the river and used tree bark to craft canoes to cross rivers and to fish in the deeper sections of the river. 2. ...1. Kiewa Valley Consolidated School was established in 1953 combining Dederang North, Kergunyah, Gundowring, Kiewa, Gundowring Upper, Red Bluff, Charleroi and Gundowing North schools on a 10 acre site with 11 rooms at Kiewa. The bark was cut from the canoe tree, by aboriginal craftsmen, to produce a canoe for fishing in the rivers running through the Kiewa Valley either before or just after the 1800's. The tree trunk, located at Kiewa, would have been used at the beginning of European settlement in the Kiewa Valley or just before contact was made. 2. Pictorial record of the graves of early pioneers C Ibbotson, Mrs Elizabeth Eyre and John Eyre who died between 1858 – 1904, all located at Tawonga Homestead 1. The above schools are in the Kiewa Valley. The date and number of combined schools give insight into the change in population and families in the Kiewa Valley before and after 1953. The tree was found along the Kiewa River and indicates that Aborigines lived by the river and used tree bark to craft canoes to cross rivers and to fish in the deeper sections of the river. 2. Pictorial record of the early history of Kiewa Valley pioneers whose descendants have lived and worked in the Kiewa Valley for many years 1. Newspaper article of local school children visiting a canoe tree in Kiewa July 11, 1972. mounted on buff card 2. Black and white photo of pioneer graves at old Tawonga Homestead. Mounted on buff card 1. Handwritten in black ink above newspaper clipping ‘Canoe Tree Kiewa Valley Consolidated School. 11 July, 1972’ Handwritten in pencil at bottom of article ’10 Nov. ‘72’ 2. Handwritten in black ink above photo ‘Tawonga Homestead graves’ Handwritten below photo ‘T Ibbotson D. 1858, Elizabeth Eyre D. 1879, John Eyre D 1879, John Eyre D. 1904 tawonga homestead, canoe tree at kiewa, tawonga graves -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPlaque - Aborigine Canoe Tree
... See KVHS 1030 and KVHS 0198 The tree was found along the Kiewa River and indicates that Aborigines lived by the river and used tree bark to craft canoes to cross rivers and to fish in the deeper sections of the river. canoe tree at Kiewa Message: Aborigine Canoe Tree / From Mr D. ...Newspaper clipping 11 July 1972. See KVHS 1030 and KVHS 0198The tree was found along the Kiewa River and indicates that Aborigines lived by the river and used tree bark to craft canoes to cross rivers and to fish in the deeper sections of the river.Wooden board with raised letters glued on. Surrounded by a wooden frame with decorated corners. It has 3vwooden footings. some letters have fallen off. See KVHS 1030Message: Aborigine Canoe Tree / From Mr D. Leys Property / Presented By / Kiewa Valley Historical Society / To The / Kiewa Consolidated School. / 11 July 1972canoe tree at kiewa -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietySketch Tree Bark, Aboriginal - bark removed from tree
... This sketch of a tree whose bark was cut, by aboriginal craftsmen, to produce a canoe for fishing in the rivers running through the Kiewa Valley either before or just after the 1800's. ...This freehand sketch detailing the outline of bark removed to provide a canoe is in ink portraying a tree trunk with one branch which has a plaque in front a gravel section to the right and open fields in the mid background and scattered trees on a hill slope in the far background. ...Kiewa Valley Historical Society Mount Beauty Information Centre 31 Bogong High Plains Rd Mt Beauty high-country This sketch of a tree whose bark was cut, by aboriginal craftsmen, to produce a canoe for fishing in the rivers running through the Kiewa Valley either before or just after the 1800's. ...This sketch of a tree whose bark was cut, by aboriginal craftsmen, to produce a canoe for fishing in the rivers running through the Kiewa Valley either before or just after the 1800's. The tree trunk depicted in the sketch would have been used at the beginning of European settlement in the Kiewa Valley or just before contact was made.As this sketch was of a tree found along the Kiewa River it indicates that Aborigines lived by the river. This sketch depicts the usage of tree bark by the Aboriginal fisher person in crafting a canoe to cross rivers and to fish in the deeper sections of the river course.This freehand sketch detailing the outline of bark removed to provide a canoe is in ink portraying a tree trunk with one branch which has a plaque in front a gravel section to the right and open fields in the mid background and scattered trees on a hill slope in the far background. The sketch is on thick cardboard with a plastic protective cover over it (fastened on the flip side). It is a sketch of the tree now exhibited at the Kiewa Consolidated School.Written in black ink on the top section (heading) "ABORIGINES CUT CANOE FROM TREE. NOW AT KIEWA SCHOOL"crafted canoe, aboriginal craftsmanship, tree usage, early aboriginal craftsmen, kiewa river. kiewa consolidated school -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, The Craftsman (July -Dec 1912 and Jan-June 1913), 1912-1913
... Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields The Ballarat Technical Art School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines, and a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. john burroughs california architecture garden furniture peer gynt norway's ancient log cabins king's langley's priory lincoln memorial school wrought iron school gardens birch bark canoes old west alice in wonderland californian bungalow japanese gardens john muir yosemite san stefano, bologna brickwork anna boberg ctaftsman house henrik lund water gardens lois akin electric lighting bookplate library plate Ballarat Technical Art School Two large half leather bound volumes. ...Two large half leather bound volumes. The books were once part of the Ballarat Technical Art School Library. .1) July - December 1912. Includes a book plate from the Ballarat Technical Art School Library (BM/98) .2) January- June 1913. Includes a book plate from the Ballarat Technical Art School Library (BM/99)john burroughs, california, architecture, garden furniture, peer gynt, norway's ancient log cabins, king's langley's priory, lincoln memorial school, wrought iron, school gardens, birch bark canoes, old west, alice in wonderland, californian bungalow, japanese gardens, john muir, yosemite, san stefano, bologna, brickwork, anna boberg, ctaftsman house, henrik lund, water gardens, lois akin, electric lighting, bookplate, library plate, ballarat technical art school -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Diamond Creek, Barak Bushlands, Eltham, 2008
... Traces of these original inhabitants remain in scar trees (bark sections removed to make a shield or canoe). That same year the Friends’ group was a finalist in the prestigious Federal Government, Banksia Environmental Awards. ...Traces of these original inhabitants remain in scar trees (bark sections removed to make a shield or canoe). That same year the Friends’ group was a finalist in the prestigious Federal Government, Banksia Environmental Awards. ...A habitat corridor and it strengthens the community. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p185 Barak Bushlands lie west of the Diamond Creek on the corner of Falkiner Street and busy, noisy Main Road. They form part of an important habitat corridor linking the Yarra River to the Kinglake National Park.1 Manna Gums, tawny frogmouths and platypuses are some of the indigenous plants and animals that have made their home there. The bushlands are the result of more than nine years of hard work by the local community with the Nillumbik Council, to transform a degraded flood plain into this refuge of natural beauty. In 1997, shortly after moving into the new Riverside Estate on Falkiner Street, Eltham, several residents noticed the sorry state of the Diamond Creek and surrounding area. Part of it was used as a cow paddock and although small patches of vegetation survived, the area was infested with weeds, rabbits, rubbish and drainage from the housing estate. At various times the 4.4 hectares had been used as a market garden and for shire stock piles. The residents began to restore the area by revegetating land along the Diamond Creek. In 1998 they established the Friends of the Diamond Creek Falkiner Street Reserve2 and 35 families joined from the 90-house Estate. Carolyn Mellor, as the Friends’ Land Manager, undertook a four-year horticulture course to guide this massive project for a volunteer organisation. Since 1999, she has been the Friends’ President. In 1999 the Friends urged the Nillumbik Council to undertake a feasibility study into establishing a wetland system and urban forest. Work began in 2002 with Nillumbik Council funding the project, supplemented by government grants. The Friends also received grants from Melbourne Water and Parks Victoria. Aided by the Friends and other community members, the Council created the Barak Bushlands consisting of a forest, a wetland, a bridge, a path and open space. The beautiful wetland treats most of the estate’s stormwater runoff. Storm water is filtered through plants in the wetland ponds then is released slowly into the billabong, before flowing into the Diamond Creek. The wetland also helps to minimise flooding and the improved water quality provides a flora and fauna habitat. The Friends and other volunteers planted more than 27,000 plants, more than one third of which they grew from seeds they collected at Lower Eltham and Wingrove Parks. Eltham High School students planted thousands of these through a Year Eight program introduced for this purpose. Other groups who assisted were: Green Corps, local Scouts and Guides – 2nd Montmorency, 1st Diamond Creek and 1st Eltham Cub Packs, Eltham College students, Eltham East Primary School, Landcare members, Eltham Lions Club and the Eltham Baptist Church. To maintain enthusiasm for the mammoth task, the Friends and other volunteers ‘adopted’ trees to water and wrote their names on the stakes. In 2004, to recognise the area’s original occupiers, the reserve was named Barak Bushlands. William Barak, who lived from 1824 to 1903, was the last chief of the Yarra Yarra tribe of the Wurundjeri-willam people. Traces of these original inhabitants remain in scar trees (bark sections removed to make a shield or canoe). That same year the Friends’ group was a finalist in the prestigious Federal Government, Banksia Environmental Awards. The Friends have also participated in Clean Up Australia, removing tonnes of rubbish and regularly testing the billabong, wetland and creek, for pollutants. For years the Friends, together with the Australian Platypus Conservancy, have tagged, measured and checked the health of platypuses from the Diamond and Mullum Mullum Creeks. With Latrobe University the Friends have conducted night walks to view owls, possums, bats and sugar gliders. Challenges for the council and the Friends continue with a large rabbit population, some vandalism, weed eradication and maintenance. However, thanks to this community effort, locals can now escape confined urban living on small blocks of land and enjoy the beauty of indigenous plants and animals. Working together has also strengthened the local community,This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, barak bushlands, diamond creek (creek), eltham -
Greensborough Historical SocietySlide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Canoe tree: Slide 5, 1970s
... This tree is known as a canoe or scar tree - a section of bark has been removed by first nations people to make a canoe....This tree is known as a canoe or scar tree - a section of bark has been removed by first nations people to make a canoe. ...Photograph shows a large gum tree encircled by an iron fence. This tree is known as a canoe or scar tree - a section of bark has been removed by first nations people to make a canoe.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No caption. Printed maker's mark on slide "Kodak Kodachrome Slide"canoe tree, scar tree, first nations -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.Photograph - colour, Scarred Tree, Mildura
... The scar on this tree probably resulted from bark being removed to make a canoe....PO Box 93R, Redan, 3350 goldfields The scar on this tree probably resulted from bark being removed to make a canoe. Aboriginal Aborigine Scarred tree canoe Scarred tree on display in the Mildura Information Centre. ...The scar on this tree probably resulted from bark being removed to make a canoe.Scarred tree on display in the Mildura Information Centre.aboriginal, aborigine, scarred tree, canoe -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA POSTCARDS
... canoe... Ayer's Rock... Bark...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Wool press Cobb & Co Ben Chifley Mutoscope Austral wash machine Herman House & Co Australia 2 Heidelberg Unemployed Bureau Sunlight soap Waterside Worker's Union Boomerang Spirit figures Dugout canoe Ayer's Rock Bark painting Delaunay Belville car Phar Lap's Heart A set of 18 colour postcards from the National Museum of Australia in Canberra showing various items and objects relating to Australia's history, manufacturing and culture. ...A set of 18 colour postcards from the National Museum of Australia in Canberra showing various items and objects relating to Australia's history, manufacturing and culture. (see list under references)wool press, cobb & co, ben chifley, mutoscope, austral wash machine, herman house & co, australia 2, heidelberg unemployed bureau, sunlight soap, waterside worker's union, boomerang, spirit figures, dugout canoe, ayer's rock, bark painting, delaunay belville car, phar lap's heart -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Aboriginal Canoe Trees near Campbells Bridge
... Majority may be of canoes, one may be of a shield cut into the bark....bark tree. Fourth photo, distant view of scar tree with trees in the background. Fifth photo, close up of the distant tree, clearing showing the canoe scar. ...Majority may be of canoes, one may be of a shield cut into the bark. stawell At Campbell's Bridge on Wimmera River. 1. ...Set of five colour photographs of Aboriginal Scar Trees near Campbells Bridge on the Wimmera River. Majority may be of canoes, one may be of a shield cut into the bark.Set of five colour photographs of scar trees. Taken in a bushland setting. First photo is a close up of the scar tree with a shadow over half of the tree. Second photo, same tree with less shadow over tree. Third photo, smaller scar cutting in rough bark tree. Fourth photo, distant view of scar tree with trees in the background. Fifth photo, close up of the distant tree, clearing showing the canoe scar. At Campbell's Bridge on Wimmera River. 1. A309/23 April 2, 1983. 2. A 309/24 April 2, 1983. 3. A 309/20 April 2, 1983. 4. A 309/18 April 2, 1983. 5. A 309/22 April 2, 1983. stawell -
Koorie Heritage TrustBooklet, Barrett, Charles et al, Blackfellows of Australia, 1936
... Navigation - The Bark Canoe - Calm-weather Craft. Aboriginal Art - Animal Tracks; Old Camp-fires. ...Contents: The Aboriginal Environment - Birds and Reptiles; Whence came the Blackfellow. The Natural Man - Tattooing: ornamental scars. The Tribes of the South - Down the Darling. Tribes of Central and Northern Australia - The Aruntas; Wilderness vanishing; Untamed Tribes.The Tasmanian Race - Doomed people.Tribal Organisation - Public opinion; The Council of Old Men; Tribal Classification; Tribal Naming; Dual Classes; Totemism.Daily life of the Blacks - Making fire; Cooking methods - the native oven; Vegetarian diet; Miscellaneous foods. Weapons and Implements - Classes of Stone; Quarries; Weapons of wood - spears; The Boomerang; Shields; Water vessels and Carriers; Baskets and Dilly-bags.Medicine-men and medicine - Faith cures; Rain-making. Mia-Mias, Whurlies and Gunyahs - Tripod fires; Two-storey huts. The Aboriginal as an Engineer - Weirs and fish traps; Wells and Rockholes. Wild White Men; Dances and Games - Children's toys. Black Police and Tracking - Tribal Mixture; The Blacktrackers; Trained from infancy. Navigation - The Bark Canoe - Calm-weather Craft. Aboriginal Art - Animal Tracks; Old Camp-fires. Blackfellow Music and Bards; Death and Burial - Wailing Women; Relics of Lost Tribes; Decorated skulls; Creation myth pole. Language - Letter-sticks. Myths and Legends; Mission work among the Blacks - Spheres of Service; The Mission Stations.43 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Contents: The Aboriginal Environment - Birds and Reptiles; Whence came the Blackfellow. The Natural Man - Tattooing: ornamental scars. The Tribes of the South - Down the Darling. Tribes of Central and Northern Australia - The Aruntas; Wilderness vanishing; Untamed Tribes.The Tasmanian Race - Doomed people.Tribal Organisation - Public opinion; The Council of Old Men; Tribal Classification; Tribal Naming; Dual Classes; Totemism.Daily life of the Blacks - Making fire; Cooking methods - the native oven; Vegetarian diet; Miscellaneous foods. Weapons and Implements - Classes of Stone; Quarries; Weapons of wood - spears; The Boomerang; Shields; Water vessels and Carriers; Baskets and Dilly-bags.Medicine-men and medicine - Faith cures; Rain-making. Mia-Mias, Whurlies and Gunyahs - Tripod fires; Two-storey huts. The Aboriginal as an Engineer - Weirs and fish traps; Wells and Rockholes. Wild White Men; Dances and Games - Children's toys. Black Police and Tracking - Tribal Mixture; The Blacktrackers; Trained from infancy. Navigation - The Bark Canoe - Calm-weather Craft. Aboriginal Art - Animal Tracks; Old Camp-fires. Blackfellow Music and Bards; Death and Burial - Wailing Women; Relics of Lost Tribes; Decorated skulls; Creation myth pole. Language - Letter-sticks. Myths and Legends; Mission work among the Blacks - Spheres of Service; The Mission Stations.aboriginals, australian - social life and customs -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph, Scarred Tree stump at Harcourt, Victoria, 2021
... Aboriginal people caused scars on trees by removing bark for various purposes, such as making canoes, containers and shields, and to build shelters. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields Aboriginal people caused scars on trees by removing bark for various purposes, such as making canoes, containers and shields, and to build shelters. ...Aboriginal people caused scars on trees by removing bark for various purposes, such as making canoes, containers and shields, and to build shelters. The scars, which vary in size, expose the sapwood on the trunk or branch of a tree.Colour photographs of the remains of a scarred tree at Harcourt, Victoriascarred tree, scar tree, harcourt, dja dja wurrung, aboriginal, aborigine, canoe tree -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Kegan Paul Trench Trubner and Co, In Australian tropics, 1907
... . & Normanton) for the purpose of learning each others language & customs; Description of native camps at Fort Dundas (1895) shelters, finding of bark water bags, types of canoes used; Platform burial at Daly R.; Sacred burial site on Maria Island; Geographical features, vegetation, climate etc., general ecology, depredations & murders by natives; Cannibalism practiced by Fitzmaurice River tribes. ...Early history of N.T. and explorations; Detailed account of intercepting Macassan proas around coast of Arnhem Land whilst author was Sub-Collector of Customs for 14 years; Names of proas and masters, Malay camps & smoke houses along coast & nearby islands; Natives employed by Malays in trepang fishing and collecting tortoiseshell, relationships between Malays and Aborigines; influences (physical & cultural); Habit of exchanging children between tribes (Roper R. & Normanton) for the purpose of learning each others language & customs; Description of native camps at Fort Dundas (1895) shelters, finding of bark water bags, types of canoes used; Platform burial at Daly R.; Sacred burial site on Maria Island; Geographical features, vegetation, climate etc., general ecology, depredations & murders by natives; Cannibalism practiced by Fitzmaurice River tribes.Ill, maps, p.373.non-fictionEarly history of N.T. and explorations; Detailed account of intercepting Macassan proas around coast of Arnhem Land whilst author was Sub-Collector of Customs for 14 years; Names of proas and masters, Malay camps & smoke houses along coast & nearby islands; Natives employed by Malays in trepang fishing and collecting tortoiseshell, relationships between Malays and Aborigines; influences (physical & cultural); Habit of exchanging children between tribes (Roper R. & Normanton) for the purpose of learning each others language & customs; Description of native camps at Fort Dundas (1895) shelters, finding of bark water bags, types of canoes used; Platform burial at Daly R.; Sacred burial site on Maria Island; Geographical features, vegetation, climate etc., general ecology, depredations & murders by natives; Cannibalism practiced by Fitzmaurice River tribes. northern australia - description and travel, ethnography -
Kew Historical Society IncJournal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.99, May, 2012
... Do You Remember the Bark Canoe? / p2. Recent Donations to our Collection / p2. ...Dione Wins Prestigious Award / David Benwell, p1. Do You Remember the Bark Canoe? / p2. Recent Donations to our Collection / p2. The Barnard Family – The Kew Pharmacists/ p3. 2012 Calendar / p4. Big Quarterly Book Sale / p4.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.Dione Wins Prestigious Award / David Benwell, p1. Do You Remember the Bark Canoe? / p2. Recent Donations to our Collection / p2. The Barnard Family – The Kew Pharmacists/ p3. 2012 Calendar / p4. Big Quarterly Book Sale / p4.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument - Folder, Thomson, Donald
... Bark paintings on loan from British Museum in dispute. Magazine article: "Keeping time with Rolf", Time, 20 March 2006. Mentions of Donald Thomson. Newspaper advertisement: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. The Weekly Review, no date (possibly 2017). Flier: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. Newspaper article: "Once upon a time an anthropolgist watched men hunt in 10 canoes...Bark paintings on loan from British Museum in dispute. Magazine article: "Keeping time with Rolf", Time, 20 March 2006. Mentions of Donald Thomson. Newspaper advertisement: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. The Weekly Review, no date (possibly 2017). Flier: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. Newspaper article: "Once upon a time an anthropolgist watched men hunt in 10 canoes ...Anthropologist and Aboriginal activist Donald Thomson later lived in Eltham with wife Dorita. Contents Photocopy of photograph of Thomson family at "The Oaks", Kinglate 11 November 1891. Photocopy of old photograph of "Worlingworth", home of Donald Thomson. Booklet: "N.T.S.R.U. 1941-1943: text and photographs from the report of Sqn Leader Donald Thomson." Yirrkale Literature Production Centre, 1992. Photocopy of Australian Dictionary of Biography (Vol.16, pp385-386), entry for Thomson, Donald Finlay Fergusson. Newspaper article: "Drought close to city", no source, no date. Donald Thomson wants South Riding of Eltham declared a drought area, photograph of Elaine Thomson. Newspaper article: "Professor dies", The Post, 27 1970. Obituary of Donald Thomson. Photocopy of extracts from "Donald Thomson in Arnhem Land" 1983: Chapter "Donald Thomson: A biographical Sketch". pp1-15; Map; Notes on sources pp141-142. Newspaper article: "Memoirs of an advocate for Aboriginal rights", Diamond Valley News, 8 March 1983. Interview of Dorita Thomson, widow of Donald Thomson, about him and house "Worlingworth". Newspaper article: "Australia's secret Aboriginal 'army". Herald, 2 June 1983. Donald Thomson's life and work, and the book about it, "Donald Thomson of Arnhem Land". Invitation to exhibition of photographs by Donald Thomson, Brighton City Library, 22 July 1983. Publicity for film "Thomson of Arnhem Land" with note from Bruce Nixon, 8 June 2000. Newspaper article: "A crusader before his time", Diamond Valley News, 9 August 2000. Details of life and work of Donald Thomson. Newspaper article: "Outback part. of his life", Diamond Valley News, 9 August 2000. Interview of Dorita Thomson about Donald Thomson's life and work. Newspaper article: "Museum and Aboriginies to meet in stand-off over heritage items", The Age, 29 July 2004. Bark paintings on loan from British Museum in dispute. Magazine article: "Keeping time with Rolf", Time, 20 March 2006. Mentions of Donald Thomson. Newspaper advertisement: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. The Weekly Review, no date (possibly 2017). Flier: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. Newspaper article: "Once upon a time an anthropolgist watched men hunt in 10 canoes", The Age, 16 December 2006. Donald Thomson's work and a new film "Ten Canoes". Newspaper article: "A life's work offers forgotten link to the cultural wealth of nation's first people", The Age, 23 December 2024. The Donald Thomson Ethnohistory Collection. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcdonald thomson, northern territory special reconnaissance unit, donald finlay fergusson thomson, "the oaks" kinglake, "worlingworth" eltham, elaine thomson, louise thomson, rosemary thomson, dorita thomson, st margaret's church of england eltham, australian institute of aboriginal studies, brandy creek gippsland, ."donald tomson in arnhem land"., "n.t.s.r.u. 1941-1943", "thomson of arnhem land", victorian aborigines welfare board, thomson collection museum victoria, mia mia aboriginal art gallery, louise thomson-officer, marcia langton, su baker, lake tyers victorian aboriginal reserve gippsland, robert macklin, yintjingga people, 29 edwin road templestowe, royal geographic society, nicholas peterson, mapoon mission, wongo aboriginal man, wuluwirr aboriiginal man, mattuwa aboriginal man, mauwunbol aboriginal man, munguyuma aboriginal man, dja dja wurrung people, gavin jennings, gary murray, film "ten canoes", galanbingu people, mandallpuy people, djinba people, rolf de heer, arnhem land, arafura swamp, ramingining, caledon bay, lindy allen, bunjilaka centre
