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Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Western Australia, Australia
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Reggie Jackson
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Jamieson Range, Western Australia, Australia
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Original label on 1985.0059.0272 reads: "Womerah/King Boney/Orara/River Tribe 1898". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born...
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Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Nangiliana
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Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Docker River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Archer River, Queensland, Australia
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Albert Namatjira
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1970
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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Victoria, Australia
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Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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New South Wales, Australia
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Melville Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia
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Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Warburton, Western Australia, Australia
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Western Australia, Australia
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Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia
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Western Australia, Australia
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Daisy M. Bates CBE
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Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
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Mr Roy Barker
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1992
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Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia
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Original labelling on 1985.0059.0258 reads: "Palmer River North Qland (GTR)". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in En...
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Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Original label on 1985.0059.0270 reads: "Mulga Tribe Byrock/Jack Shepherd 1912". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
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Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Spearthrower Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Spearthrower Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1889 Apply 1889 filter
Spearthrower Gabriella Roy collection Apply Gabriella Roy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Wilfred Pootchemunka Apply Wilfred Pootchemunka filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Spearthrower JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Spearthrower The Australian Scene collection no. 2 Apply The Australian Scene collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Jamieson Range, Western Australia, Australia Apply Jamieson Range, Western Australia, Australia filter	Reggie Jackson Apply Reggie Jackson filter
Spearthrower L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Spearthrower American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nangiliana Apply Nangiliana filter
Spearthrower Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Docker River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Docker River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 2 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower decorated by Albert Namatjira Goodmans collection Apply Goodmans collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Albert Namatjira Apply Albert Namatjira filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Spearthrower L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Spearthrower Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Oujaimi and Safatli collection Apply Oujaimi and Safatli collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Spearthrower American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Spearthrower collected by Daisy Bates from Aboriginal visito... Herbert Browne collection Apply Herbert Browne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
Spearthrower Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Melville Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Coward Springs, South Australia, Australia Apply Coward Springs, South Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Warburton, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warburton, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Spearthrower Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia Apply Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia filter
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Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Spearthrower with carvings and fibre on hand grip Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection Apply Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Ooldea, South Australia, Australia Apply Ooldea, South Australia, Australia filter	Daisy M. Bates CBE Apply Daisy M. Bates CBE filter
Spearthrower Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Roy Barker Apply Mr Roy Barker filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Palmer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Palmer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia Apply Mareeba, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Spearthrower AR Eadie collection Apply AR Eadie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia filter