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Douglas Grant, draughtsman and soldier, with his ornamental pond and H...

Douglas Grant was orphaned in a tribal battle or some say, in punitive action. He had a good education and became a clever draughtsman. After working at Mort's dock he enlisted twice, because of bureaucratic ru... More

Tom Petrie's reminiscences of early Queensland - Jackie

JACKIE. (BURPENGARY CREEK.)

portrait from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales .....

This image has been taken from scan 000568 from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales ... To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled ... from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor K... More

Douglas Nicholls 1931

Australian footballer (and future state governor) Douglas Nicholls

150 years of Australian Photography - commemorative stamp issue 1991

Detail of collectable stamp issue folder. Members of the Brisbane Camera Club c. 1895

Charles Rodius - Morirang, Shoalhaven Tribe, New South Wales - Google ...

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

StateLibQld 1 203716 Jack Moses

Jack Moses. Writer and poet of Australian stories and verse, 1860 - 1945. Moses is pictured in an iconic photograph of kangaroos and emu.

JM Crossland - Portrait of Nannultera, 1854

Portrait of Nannultera, a young Poonindie cricketer, oil on canvas, 99.0 x 78.8 cm, by John Michael Crossland

StateLibQld 2 69263 Joe White - Public domain portrait print

Joe White was in the Australian 162nd Expeditionary force. (Description supplied with photograph).

Spirit of the Plains 1897 Sydney Long PA071145

"Spirit of the Plains" painted 1897 by Sydney Long, held in Queensland Art Gallery

Bungaree. Late Chief of Broken-Bay-Tribe, Sydney (BM 1875,0508.44)

Portrait of Bungaree in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consiting of a cocked hat, a jacket, and a pair of trousers; he holds a walking stick(?) in his right hand; open... More

Yagan cropped - A drawing of a man with a feather on his head

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Central America History, Aztec, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Pre-Columbus America free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gary-Foley-1972

Black Moratorium rally. Ningla A-Na. Commons Attribution 4.0 BY International Licence. Under this licence you are free to copy, distribute, remix and build upon this content as long as you acknowledge the Stat... More

Pemulwuy aka Pimbloy - Public domain engraving

"Pimbloy: Native of New Holland in a canoe of that country", engraving, on sheet, 20.8 x 26.0 cm.

Portrait of Queensland cricketer Eddie Gilbert

Photograph of Australian Aboriginal cricketer Eddie Gilbert.

Tom Petrie's reminiscences of early Queensland - Cover

Tom Petrie's reminiscences of early Queensland - Cover

Bungaree. Late Chief of Broken-Bay-Tribe, Sydney (BM Oc2006,Prt.350)

Portrait of Bungaree in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consiting of a cocked hat, a jacket, and a pair of trousers; he holds a walking stick(?) in his right hand. 183... More

StateLibQld 1 86692 William Cooper

William Cooper with family. William was born at Durnow, Maitland in N.S.W. He married Ida Emma Ernst in Marburgh. Mr Williams was the MLA for Rosewood between 1918 and 1929. He was instrumental in obtaining sho... More

portrait from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales .....

This image has been taken from scan 000427 from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales ... To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled ... from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor K... More

Bungaree. Late Chief of Broken-Bay-Tribe, Sydney (BM 1893,0803.58)

Portrait of Bungaree in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consiting of a cocked hat, a jacket, and a pair of trousers; he holds a walking stick(?) in his right hand; stat... More

Johnny Mullagh - A black and white photo of a man holding a bat

Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer

Horrie Bant 1907 - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

Photograph of Horrie Bant featured in Punch Newspaper in 1907

SLNSW 43729 Sonny Brooks

Sonny Brooks

Public Domain Images - TomKendall1877

Portrait of former Australian cricketer Tom Kendall, published c1877. The image is pre-1955 and therefore is in the public domain.

Mokare Portrait by Louis de Sainson

Mokare Portrait by Louis de Sainson 1833 Public domain photograph of renaissance portrait painting, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dunimbery (Willie), 1894 slnsw

Portrait of Dunimbery (Willie), and constable Nathaniel King, Australia, c. 1894, vintage cyanotype, State Library of New South Wales, P1/896 Portrait of Dunimbery (Willie), and constable Nathaniel King, Aust... More

William Cooper - A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie

William Cooper (c. 1861 - 1941),Australian Aboriginal leader,

Yeeda

Yeeda homestead 1893

William Cooper - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

"King Tommy" Albany, W.A. - very early 1900s

Collection of Vintage Australian Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Augustus Earle Portrait of Bungaree

Portrait of Bungaree, a native of New South Wales, with Fort Macquarie, Sydney Harbour, in background, oil on canvas

Augustus Earle - Bungaree A Native Chief of N.S. Wales - Google Art Pr...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait, middle-aged man, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aboriginal Australian in 1965 detail, from- Charles Perkins talking wi...

Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins talking with Aboriginal residents at Moree in Australia Deutsch: Der Aboriginalaktivist Charles Perkins im Gespräch mit Aboriginal-Einwohnern in Moree in Australien Can you h... More

William Barak, Ceremony (1900) - Egypt

William Barak 1866 - A black and white photo of a man with a beard

Photograph of Indigenous Australian activist William Barak, albumen silver; approx. 10.0 x 6.7 cm., laid down on panels to form a composite image 101.2 x 146.8 cm.

Gary-Foley-1972

Black Moratorium rally. Ningla A-Na. Commons Attribution 4.0 BY International Licence. Under this licence you are free to copy, distribute, remix and build upon this content as long as you acknowledge the Stat... More

The grave of a native of Australia by G.H. Evans; engraved by R. Havel...

The grave of a native of Australia by G.H. Evans; engraved by R. Havell & Son. John Oxley ca, 1820.

Ngarla Kunoth (Rosalie Kunoth-Monks) (cropped)

Ngarla Kunoth (Rosalie Kunoth-Monks) who played the lead role in Australian film Jedda. Ngarla Kunoth (Rosalie Kunoth-Monks) who played the lead role in Australian film Jedda.

Douglas Grant, Aboriginal Australian.

Portrait of Douglas Grant, draughtsman and soldier (WWI), with his ornamental pond and Sydney Harbour Bridge model, Callan Park, between 1932-1940.

North Queensland aborigine - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph related to Queensland, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

David Unaipon - A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie

David Unaipon.

Tom Petrie's reminiscences of early Queensland - King Sandy

KING SANDY OR "KER-WALLI" (TOORBAL POINT OR NINGI NINGI TRIBE).

Bill Onus SLNSW FL16030009

Bill Onus, training soldiers to use the boomerang, Australia, 30 June 1941, by Ray Olson, vintage negative, State Library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 042/Item 056 Bill Onus, training soldiers, Australia, 1941

Jupiter Mosman, a few months prior to his death in 1945

Jupiter Mosman, a few months prior to his death in 1945

Studio portrait of an Aboriginal Australian (ca. 1870-1892) J. W. Lind...

One of a group of studio portraits of Aboriginal Australians, each showing an individual person, ca. 1870 - ca. 1892. Albumen photograph; 20 x 16 cm. J. W Lindt (John William), 1845-1926, photographer. State Li... More

Sauvage de la Nouvelle-Hollande venant de combattre (BM 2016,2024.9)

Portrait of an Aboriginal man advancing to fight, he carries a club aloft in his right hand and a decapitated head in his left. He wears a colonial-style jacket and a loin cloth, and has a bandage tied around h... More