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Tommy McRAE - Kwatkwat people - (Aboriginals spearing turtle, swan and fish) Sketchbook mainly of activities of Aboriginals and Whit... - Google Art Project
Bungaree australian aboriginal leader

Bungaree australian aboriginal leader

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

Jemmy. Newcastle Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.52)

Jemmy. Newcastle Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.52)

Portrait of Jemmy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a cloak wrapped around her, and a pair of trousers; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Towtrer Tasmanian Aboriginal by W B Gould 1833

Towtrer Tasmanian Aboriginal by W B Gould 1833

Towtrer Chief of the Port Davey Tribe, Tasmania, c.1933, W.B. Gould, State Library of New South Wales V/91}

Cullabaa. Native of Lake George, Five Islands Tribe. (BM 1875,0508.43)

Cullabaa. Native of Lake George, Five Islands Tribe. (BM 1875,0508.43)

Portrait of Cullabaa in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket and waistcoat with a pair of trousers, and holding a wooden stick(?) in his right hand; open-letter state; with pencil sketch both on ... More

Mickie. Lake Macquarie, Newcastle Tribe (BM 1893,0803.53)

Mickie. Lake Macquarie, Newcastle Tribe (BM 1893,0803.53)

Portrait of Mickie in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang behind his back; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Piper. The Native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his Expedition to the Interior. (BM Oc2006,Prt.340 1)

Piper. The Native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his Expedition to ...

Portrait of Piper in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consisting of a cocked hat with a metalic symbol, with a jacket, and a pair of trousers. He holds a gun in his right... More

Blacks under gunyah

Blacks under gunyah

BLACKS UNDER GUNYAH.

Indianische Buschmenschen

Indianische Buschmenschen

Herr Heinrich Hill bei seiner Durchreise eine merkwürdige lebende Gesellschaft Indianischer Buschmenschen aus Neuholland, eingeschifft in Botany-Bay nebst einer Afrikanerin, von der Küste Angola zu zeigen die E... More

Native Australian - A man standing next to a dog and a man with a stick

Native Australian - A man standing next to a dog and a man with a stic...

Image Title: Native Australian Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "In central and western Australia there are many tribes of native people who live in most primitive ways. Their relationship to th... More

Mary. Botany Bay Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.54)

Mary. Botany Bay Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.54)

Portrait of Mary in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt, a skirt, and a cloak; in front of a garment and a small cloth bundle; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Dundalli

Dundalli

Sketch of Indigenous Australian resistance leader Dundalli shortly before his execution

Native Masks(GN04466) (cropped)

Native Masks(GN04466) (cropped)

Taken from page in book

Two of the Natives of New Holland, Advancing to Combat

Two of the Natives of New Holland, Advancing to Combat

"Two of the Natives of New Holland, Advancing to Combat" [original title], Sydney Parkinson, Lithographic print from 'A journal of a voyage to the South Seas in His Majesty's ship the Endeavour', 1784, State Li... More

Natives of Van Diemen's-land fishing

Natives of Van Diemen's-land fishing

Engraving titled "Natives of Van Diemen's-land fishing", Plate 4 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Gum Trees near Melbourne

Gum Trees near Melbourne

Gum Trees near Melbourne.

Truggernana- Native of the southern part of Van Diemen's Land

Truggernana- Native of the southern part of Van Diemen's Land

Truggernana: Native of the southern part of Van Diemen's Land, Thomas Bock. This portrait was formerly believed to be Truganini, but has been reidentified as Wutapuwitja, also known as Wortabowigee.[1]

Mary. Botany Bay Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.345)

Mary. Botany Bay Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.345)

Portrait of Mary in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt, a skirt, and a cloak; in front of a garment and a small cloth bundle. 1836 Lithograph

Native Encampment by Skinner Prout, from Australia (1876, vol II)

Native Encampment by Skinner Prout, from Australia (1876, vol II)

Native Encampment (detail), a 19th-century engraving of an Indigenous Australian encampment, showing the indigenous lifestyle in the cooler parts of Australia at the time of European settlement.

Hurdle race MCG - Public domain  engraving

Hurdle race MCG - Public domain engraving

Engraving of Aboriginal cricketers in a hurdle race, Melbourne Cricket Ground

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

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

Cullabaa. Native of Lake George, Five Islands Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.348)

Cullabaa. Native of Lake George, Five Islands Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.34...

Portrait of Cullabaa in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket and waistcoat with a pair of trousers, and holding a wooden stick(?) in his right hand. 1836 Lithograph

Tom Glover racist cartoon

Tom Glover racist cartoon

Cartoon mocking the idea of Indigenous Australians sitting in parliament. The caption reads: "The Government is considering appointing an aboriginal member to the House of Representatives, who would be allowed... More

A native dance at Erub (Darnley Island)

A native dance at Erub (Darnley Island)

A native dance at Darnley Island [Erub]. Pl. no. XX of: Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands by Harden S. Melville. Tinted lithograph with some hand colouring. London: Printed and published by Dickin... More

An Australian Mother and Child (August 1853, X, p.84)

An Australian Mother and Child (August 1853, X, p.84)

An Australian Mother and Child (August 1853, X, p.84) Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Piper. The Native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his Expedition to the Interior. (BM Oc2006,Prt.340)

Piper. The Native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his Expedition to ...

Portrait of Piper in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a British(?) military uniform consisting of a cocked hat with a metalic symbol, with a jacket, and a pair of trousers. He holds a gun in his right... More

Tommy McRae After swans

Tommy McRae After swans

Silhouette like figures in a canoe, one standing holding up a spear, aiming it at a swan.

Village at Erub (Darnley Island)

Village at Erub (Darnley Island)

Village at Erub (Darnley Island). Plate no. XVII of: Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands, by Harden S. Melville. Tinted lithograph with some hand colouring. London: Printed and published by Dickinso... More

Pemulwuy aka Pimbloy - Public domain  engraving

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.

Thomas Baines, Thomas Baines with Aborigines near the mouth of the Victoria River, N.T, 1857

Thomas Baines, Thomas Baines with Aborigines near the mouth of the Vic...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Canoe of Darnley Island

Canoe of Darnley Island

Trading canoe at Erub (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait. Plate no. XIX of: Sketches in Australia and the Adjacent Islands, by Harden S. Melville. Tinted lithograph with some hand colouring. London: Printed... More

Native habitation (Discoveries in Australia)

Native habitation (Discoveries in Australia)

This is an illustration entitled "Native habitation" from Volume 1 of John Lort Stokes' 1846 book Discoveries in Australia.

"Aboriginal Family Travelling" by W.A. Cawthorne
Bennelong - Public domain portrait engraving

Bennelong - Public domain portrait engraving

An undated portrait thought to depict Bennelong, signed "W.W." now in the Dixson Galleries of the State Library of New South Wales.

SLNSW 799116 7 Dance - Drawing. Public domain image.

SLNSW 799116 7 Dance - Drawing. Public domain image.

7. [Dance] Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taking of Colbee and Bennelong 25 November 1789

Taking of Colbee and Bennelong 25 November 1789

Taking of Colbee and Bennelong 25 November 1789 by William Bradley

Golden Fleece Nov 1938 - Bunyips in the Mulga - p19

Golden Fleece Nov 1938 - Bunyips in the Mulga - p19

Golden Fleece Nov 1938 - Bunyips in the Mulga - p19

Indig 2 (cropped)
Australianstamp 1566 - public domain postal stamp scan

Australianstamp 1566 - public domain postal stamp scan

A postage stamp of Australia issued 1950

SLNSW 799106 6 Corroboree pen and ink drawing by Tommy Mcrae

SLNSW 799106 6 Corroboree pen and ink drawing by Tommy Mcrae

6. Corroboree - pen and ink drawing by Tommy Mcrae Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLNSW 851810 Banks Papers Series 36a

SLNSW 851810 Banks Papers Series 36a

Banks Papers - Series 36a; Papers of Sir Joseph Banks - charts and illustrations, ca 1790s, 1803

Truganini 10129062-3x4-700x933 - Public domain portrait drawing

Truganini 10129062-3x4-700x933 - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing of Truganini, previously identified as Wutapuwitja.[1]

Alexander Schramm - A scene in South Australia, 1850

Alexander Schramm - A scene in South Australia, 1850

A scene in South Australia, oil on canvas, 25.7 x 31.8 cm, by Alexander Schramm

SLNSW 799118 9 Drawing by Tommy Barnes an aboriginal of the Upper Murray in 1862

SLNSW 799118 9 Drawing by Tommy Barnes an aboriginal of the Upper Murr...

9. Drawing by "Tommy Barnes" an aboriginal of the Upper Murray in 1862

ST Gill Squatter 2 - A painting of a man standing next to a dog

ST Gill Squatter 2 - A painting of a man standing next to a dog

Squatter of N.S.Wales Monarch of more than all he Surveys, watercolour, 27 x 35 cm.

SLNSW 799113 3 Aborigines hunting

SLNSW 799113 3 Aborigines hunting

3. [Aborigines hunting]

ST Gill Squatter 1 - A painting of a man sitting on a hill

ST Gill Squatter 1 - A painting of a man sitting on a hill

Squatter of N.S.Wales. Monarch of all he Surveys 1788, watercolour, 27 x 35 cm.

William Hodgkinson - Bulla, 1861

William Hodgkinson - Bulla, 1861

The painting shows the expedition in armed conflict with the Aborigines at Bulloo where the Expedition members had constructed a stockade in defence. The drawing was a gift from the artist to Eliza Younghusband... More

Substantial native hut (Discoveries in Australia)

Substantial native hut (Discoveries in Australia)

This is an illustration entitled "Substantial native hut" from Volume 1 of John Lort Stokes' 1846 book Discoveries in Australia.

Man of Van Diemen's Land; Finau, chief of the warriors of Tongatabou

Man of Van Diemen's Land; Finau, chief of the warriors of Tongatabou

Engraving titled "Man of Van Diemen's Land; Finau, chief of the warriors of Tongatabou", Plate 8 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Natives of Van Diemen's Land preparing their Repast

Natives of Van Diemen's Land preparing their Repast

Engraving titled "Savages of Van Diemen's Land preparing their Repast", Plate 5 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Grant 1803 Pimbloy Native in Canoe SLNSW FL18268350

Grant 1803 Pimbloy Native in Canoe SLNSW FL18268350

Pimbloy (Pemulwuy): Native of New Holland in a Canoe of that country. From: The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty's Vessel the Lady Nelson, of Sixty Tons Burthen, with Sliding Keels... More

Bennelong 1798 - Public domain portrait engraving

Bennelong 1798 - Public domain portrait engraving

Русский: Портрет австралийского аборигена.English: Portrait of Bennilong [i.e. Bennelong]. Public domain photograph of portrait painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Queensland Native Police, Queensland, Australia

Queensland Native Police, Queensland, Australia

Members of the Queensland Native Police who assisted in the search of Ned Kelly and his gang.

SLNSW 799121 14 Corobboree
An Australian Family-Party from New South Wales (BM 2016,2041.1) (cropped)

An Australian Family-Party from New South Wales (BM 2016,2041.1) (crop...

An Aboriginal family in a camp scene, a man stands behind with a spear, boomerang and club, three women are in front and two other people at left. One of the women is holding a dead kangaroo, another woman a ba... More

Native Masks(GN04466)

Native Masks(GN04466)

Taken from page in book

Australian Child to his mother (December 1852, p.132, IX) - Copy

Australian Child to his mother (December 1852, p.132, IX) - Copy

Australian Child to his mother (December 1852, p.132, IX) Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLNSW 799108 13 European and aboriginal figures pencil drawing by Mickie 1875

SLNSW 799108 13 European and aboriginal figures pencil drawing by Mick...

13. European and aboriginal figures - pencil drawing by Mickie, 1875

SLNSW 799117 8 Corroboree

SLNSW 799117 8 Corroboree

8. Corroboree Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Punch. Wide of Cullabaa. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.349)

Punch. Wide of Cullabaa. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.349)

Portrait of Punch in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a skirt and a cloak wrapped around herself. 1836 Lithograph

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

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

Wutapuwitja by Thomas Bock 10129094-3x4-700x933

Wutapuwitja by Thomas Bock 10129094-3x4-700x933

Drawing of Wutapuwitja, also known as Wortabowigee, previously identified as Truganini.[1]

SLNSW 799119 10 Drawn by Tommy Barnes an aboriginal of the Upper Murray 1860

SLNSW 799119 10 Drawn by Tommy Barnes an aboriginal of the Upper Murra...

10. Drawn by "Tommy Barnes" an aboriginal of the Upper Murray 1860

Twopenny Cricketer - An old photo of a man holding a tennis racquet

Twopenny Cricketer - An old photo of a man holding a tennis racquet

Photograph of Twopenny, a member of the Aboriginal cricket team from the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia.

Cullabaa. Native of Lake George, Five Islands Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.56)

Cullabaa. Native of Lake George, Five Islands Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.56)

Portrait of Cullabaa in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket and waistcoat with a pair of trousers, and holding a wooden stick(?) in his right hand; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Gooseberry. Widow of King Bungaree. (BM Oc2006,Prt.351)

Gooseberry. Widow of King Bungaree. (BM Oc2006,Prt.351)

Portrait of Cora Gooseberry in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a skirt and a cloak wrapped around herself, and holding a pipe(?) in her hands. 1836 Lithograph

Tommy. Broken Bay Tribe (BM 1893,0803.51)

Tommy. Broken Bay Tribe (BM 1893,0803.51)

Portrait of Tommy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang in his right outstretched arm; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Aboriginesofvictoria01-p413

Aboriginesofvictoria01-p413

Aboriginesofvictoria01-p413 Public domain photograph of people with a small paddle boat, or canoe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Australian Group (February 1853, X, p.12) - Copy

An Australian Group (February 1853, X, p.12) - Copy

An Australian Group (February 1853, X, p.12)

PSM V19 D316 South australian man and woman

PSM V19 D316 South australian man and woman

South Australian man and woman Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australianstamp 1588 - public domain postal stamp scan

Australianstamp 1588 - public domain postal stamp scan

A postage stamp of Australia issued 1952

Jemmy. Newcastle Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.346)

Jemmy. Newcastle Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.346)

Portrait of Jemmy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a cloak wrapped around her, and a pair of trousers. 1836 Lithograph

Mickie. Lake Macquarie, Newcastle Tribe (BM Oc2006,Prt.343)

Mickie. Lake Macquarie, Newcastle Tribe (BM Oc2006,Prt.343)

Portrait of Mickie in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang behind his back. 1836 Lithograph

Woman of Van Diemen's Land

Woman of Van Diemen's Land

Engraving titled "Woman of Van Diemen's Land", Plate 6 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

Punch. Wife of Cullabaa. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.59)

Punch. Wife of Cullabaa. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.59)

Portrait of Punch in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a skirt and a cloak wrapped around herself; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Tommy. Broken Bay Tribe (BM Oc2006,Prt.344)

Tommy. Broken Bay Tribe (BM Oc2006,Prt.344)

Portrait of Tommy in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers, and holding a boomerang in his right outstretched arm. 1836 Lithograph

Child and Man of Van Diemen's Land

Child and Man of Van Diemen's Land

Engraving titled "Child of Van Diemen's Land, Man of Van Diemen's Land", Plate 7 from Voyage in Search of La Pérouse by Jacques Labillardière, 1800.

A drawing of a man with a stuffed animal Untitled, Wurati (Woureddy) by Thomas Bock, 1831

A drawing of a man with a stuffed animal Untitled, Wurati (Woureddy) b...

Untitled, Wurati (Woureddy) Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of painting, 18th century, free to u... More

Queensland Railway And Tourists Guide (1890) (14763157524)

Queensland Railway And Tourists Guide (1890) (14763157524)

Identifier: QueenslandRailwayAndTouristsGuide (find matches) Title: Queensland Railway And Tourists Guide Year: 1890 (1890s) Authors: Archibald Meston Subjects: State Library of Queensland Queensland Queens... More

Yonki yonka

Yonki yonka

Yonki Yonka [picture] / on stone by H. Hainsselin; printed by C. Risdon, Exeter Yonki Yonka [picture] / on stone by H. Hainsselin; printed by C. Risdon, Exeter

Corroboree 1885 Adelaide Oval

Corroboree 1885 Adelaide Oval

The Indigenous Corroboree 1885 at Adelaide Oval.

SLNSW 799115 5 Two aborgines hunting birds

SLNSW 799115 5 Two aborgines hunting birds

5. [Two aborgines hunting birds] Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLNSW 799120 12 Aboriginal dance

SLNSW 799120 12 Aboriginal dance

12. [Aboriginal dance] Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boardman. Lake Macquarie Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.341)

Boardman. Lake Macquarie Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.341)

Portrait of Boardman in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a jacket, a shirt, and a pair of trousers whilst holding a spear. 1836 Lithograph

Toby. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.55)

Toby. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM 1893,0803.55)

Portrait of Toby in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers; state with title lettering filled. 1836 Lithograph

Copy of Charles Hill art work Proclamation Day South Australia(GN09460)
Indig 2

Indig 2

Gweagal men defending their country from invasion  Gweagal men defending their country from invasion 

SLNSW 799111 1 Death or Glory Aboriginal figures fighting

SLNSW 799111 1 Death or Glory Aboriginal figures fighting

1. Death or Glory [Aboriginal figures fighting]

SLNSW 799112 2 Aborigines hunting

SLNSW 799112 2 Aborigines hunting

2. [Aborigines hunting]

John Wilson Carmichael - The rescue of William D'Oyly - Google Art Project

John Wilson Carmichael - The rescue of William D'Oyly - Google Art Pro...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Australian Family-Party from New South Wales (BM 2016,2041.1)

An Australian Family-Party from New South Wales (BM 2016,2041.1)

An Aboriginal family in a camp scene, a man stands behind with a spear, boomerang and club, three women are in front and two other people at left. One of the women is holding a dead kangaroo, another woman a ba... More

Toby. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.347)

Toby. Broken Bay Tribe. (BM Oc2006,Prt.347)

Portrait of Toby in profile (partially in silhouette), wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers. 1836 Lithograph

Towtrer Tasmanian Aboriginal by W B Gould 1833 (cropped)

Towtrer Tasmanian Aboriginal by W B Gould 1833 (cropped)

Towtrer Chief of the Port Davey Tribe, Tasmania, c.1933, W.B. Gould, State Library of New South Wales V/91}

Grant 1803 Benelong SLNSW FL18268352

Grant 1803 Benelong SLNSW FL18268352

Benelong: A native of New Holland. From: The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty's Vessel the Lady Nelson, of Sixty Tons Burthen, with Sliding Keels, in the Years 1800, 1801, and 1802,... More

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