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President Patten (right) reads resolution, Sydney, NSW, Australia

President Patten (right) reads resolution, Sydney, NSW, Australia

President Patten (right) reads resolution, "We, representing the ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA ... on the 150th Anniversary of the whitemen's seizure of our contry, HEREBY MAKE PROTEST against the callous treatment o... More

Group of Aborigines with protest sign

Group of Aborigines with protest sign

Group of Aborigines with protest sign reading "Aborigines claim citizen rights!" ..This image is part of the collections of the State Library of NSW and has been used with permission. The State Library’s Flickr... More

A blackboard displayed outside the hall proclaims, "Day of Mourning"

A blackboard displayed outside the hall proclaims, "Day of Mourning"

A large blackboard displayed outside the hall (Australia Hall) proclaims, "Day of Mourning". Leaflets warned that, "Aborigines and persons of Aboriginal blood only are invited to attend". At 5 o'clock in the af... More

Australia, from the Races of Mankind series (T181) issued by Abdul Cigarettes

Australia, from the Races of Mankind series (T181) issued by Abdul Cig...

Publisher: Abdul Cigarettes (American) Medium: Commercial color lithograph Classification: Prints Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick Accession Number: 63.350.246.181.4

Blueit, a native of Botany Bay 1808

Blueit, a native of Botany Bay 1808

Collection of posters and other poster-like images from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey.

HERMANNSBURG MISSION, NORTHERN TERRITORY  - 1930s
A Queensland aborigine in his shelter - very early 1900s

A Queensland aborigine in his shelter - very early 1900s

Clearly the photographer did not know the difference between native Australian aborigines and South Sea Islanders (known as Kanakas) who were brought to Australia to work on the farms.

Black's Camp on Palm Island, North Qld - circa 1908

Black's Camp on Palm Island, North Qld - circa 1908

One of hundreds of promotional postcards produced from photos taken by Henry William Mobsby, official photographer for the Department of Agriculture and Stock in Qld. These were handed out to visitors to the Qu... More

Australian R.E.s entertainment Aug 16, 1917 - Warrior of the Naringyerie tribe

Australian R.E.s entertainment Aug 16, 1917 - Warrior of the Naringyer...

found on ebay Public domain photograph of costume design, costume accessory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aboriginal camp at Rockingham Bay, North Qld - very early 1900s

Aboriginal camp at Rockingham Bay, North Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of indigenous native people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australian aboriginal woman - 1920s

Australian aboriginal woman - 1920s

1920-1929 Public domain photograph related to Queensland, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1920s wedding at an aboriginal mission
King, Queen and Princess - Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia - very early 1900s

King, Queen and Princess - Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia -...

Australian Aborigines Public domain photograph of King, Monarch, monarchy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of Queen, monarchy, free to use, no copyri... More

Young aboriginal boy from South Australia - very early 1900s

Young aboriginal boy from South Australia - very early 1900s

A very happy photo of a young aboriginal boy. Public domain photograph of 20th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A New South Wales aboriginal King - circa 1900

A New South Wales aboriginal King - circa 1900

I can't read his breastplate. Public domain photograph of King, Monarch, monarchy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aboriginal Corroboree - circa 1900
Aboriginal Corroboree - very early 1900s

Aboriginal Corroboree - very early 1900s

Australian Aborigines A group of people in traditional costumes on a beach. A group of people dancing on the beach. Public domain postcard scan.

'Alreena' - Fraser Island Aboriginal Girl - very early 1900s

'Alreena' - Fraser Island Aboriginal Girl - very early 1900s

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

'Tahbilh" - Fraser Island Aborigine, Qld - very early 1900s

'Tahbilh" - Fraser Island Aborigine, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aboriginal Mission Station, Stradbroke Island, Qld - circa 1909

Aboriginal Mission Station, Stradbroke Island, Qld - circa 1909

Vintage Queensland A black and white photo of a town with trees and houses. A black and white photo of a small town. Public domain postcard scan.

Didgeridoo, Bernard Spragg Photo

Didgeridoo, Bernard Spragg Photo

The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes des... More

Aboriginal Camp in Queensland - very early 1900s

Aboriginal Camp in Queensland - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of indigenous native people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

King Billy - a Murchison aborigine in Western Australia - very early 1900s
Aboriginal Mia in Albany, W.A. - 1906

Aboriginal Mia in Albany, W.A. - 1906

Mia-mia is a temporary shelter of the Australian aborigines.

Aboriginal graves in Western Australia  - 1905

Aboriginal graves in Western Australia - 1905

Australian Aborigines A group of people sitting around a tree. A black and white photo of a group of people sitting around a table. Public domain postcard scan.

A native wurley (home/shelter) - Drawing. Public domain image.

A native wurley (home/shelter) - Drawing. Public domain image.

One of a set of 6 vintage postcards of Australian aborigines.

Natives hunting the kangaroo - Drawing. Public domain image.

Natives hunting the kangaroo - Drawing. Public domain image.

One of a set of 6 vintage postcards of Australian aborigines.

Mapoon Mission Series postcard - Paddling Their Own Canoe - 1904 - reverse
Aboriginal Corroboree, Australia

Aboriginal Corroboree, Australia

A corroboree is an event where Australian Aborigines interact with the Dreamtime through dance, music and costume.

Aboriginal leader called King Jimmy - very early 1900s
Children's Home - 1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION
1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION

1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION

Vintage South Australia Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Distant view of KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION - 1947
Native Cottage - 1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION

Native Cottage - 1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION

Vintage South Australia Public domain photograph of 19th-century family portrait, group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Funeral - 1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION

Funeral - 1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION

Vintage South Australia Public domain photograph of a truck, pickup truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

School children - 1947 - KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION
1947 PHOTOGRAPH KOONIBBA ABORIGINAL LUTHERAN MISSION
Types of Aboriginal Beauty, Coranderrk Station, Victoria - 1909

Types of Aboriginal Beauty, Coranderrk Station, Victoria - 1909

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

Aboriginal Woomera Spearman, North Queensland - circa 1910

Aboriginal Woomera Spearman, North Queensland - circa 1910

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

'Coongardi' Aboriginal Warrior, Gilbert River Tribe, Queensland - circa 1900

'Coongardi' Aboriginal Warrior, Gilbert River Tribe, Queensland - circ...

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Aboriginal Chief - Workii Tribe - 1908

Aboriginal Chief - Workii Tribe - 1908

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

'Nerelle', Aboriginal Princess, Australia

'Nerelle', Aboriginal Princess, Australia

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Queensland Aborigine......Tree Climbing - circa 1906

Queensland Aborigine......Tree Climbing - circa 1906

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

didgeridoo (16), Bernard Spragg Photo

didgeridoo (16), Bernard Spragg Photo

Public domain free photos Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

didgeridoo (15), Bernard Spragg Photo

didgeridoo (15), Bernard Spragg Photo

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

didgeridoo (6), Bernard Spragg Photo

didgeridoo (6), Bernard Spragg Photo

The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes de... More

didgeridoThe didgeridoo  is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet

didgeridoThe didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous ...

Public domain free photos Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

didgeridoo (4), Bernard Spragg Photo

didgeridoo (4), Bernard Spragg Photo

The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes de... More

Aboriginal women of Victoria, Australia
Aboriginal women of Victoria, Australia - circa 1900

Aboriginal women of Victoria, Australia - circa 1900

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

The King of Melbourne - Public domain portrait print

The King of Melbourne - Public domain portrait print

Circa 1900 Public domain photograph of King, Monarch, monarchy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The King of Melbourne - Public domain portrait print

The King of Melbourne - Public domain portrait print

Circa 1900 Public domain photograph of King, Monarch, monarchy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saltwater Aboriginal Fisherman, North Queensland, Australia - circa 1910

Saltwater Aboriginal Fisherman, North Queensland, Australia - circa 19...

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Spear Throwing, Palm Island, Qld, Australia

Spear Throwing, Palm Island, Qld, Australia

Queensland Government photo Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Black's Camp, Palm Island, North Queensland - 1908

Black's Camp, Palm Island, North Queensland - 1908

One of many postcards produced by the Queensland Government to hand out at the Franco-British Exhibition in London in 1908.

Dogai Aboriginal Mission, Badu Island, north Queensland - very early 1900s

Dogai Aboriginal Mission, Badu Island, north Queensland - very early 1...

"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More

Bilin Bilin of the Yugambeh tribe of south-east Queensland - circa 1900

Bilin Bilin of the Yugambeh tribe of south-east Queensland - circa 190...

This photograph has been incorrectly named as Tarampa Johnny. It should read Bilin Bilin...Bilin Bilin, a Yugambeh man, was born about 1820 in south-east Queensland. He died in 1901..His story and photograph is... More

150 years of Australian Photography - printed 1991

150 years of Australian Photography - printed 1991

Detail from the cover of a book by Australia Post to commemorate 150 years of photography in Australia. Members of the Toowoomba Camera Club c 1910.

Image taken from page 563 of '[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 King ... Illustrated by engravings.]'

Image taken from page 563 of '[An Account of the English Colony in New...

Image taken from:..Title: "[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 King ... Illustrated by... More

1413 - Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps - Baiame's Ngunnhu - A.W. Mullens'plan of the Brewarrina fish traps drawn in 1906 for the NSW Western Lands Board (5051305b10)

1413 - Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps - Baiame's Ngunnhu - A.W. Mull...

Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps: A.W. Mullens'plan of the Brewarrina fish traps drawn in 1906 for the NSW Western Lands Board (from Hope and Vines CMP, 1994)

A class, Mogumber, 1944 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

A class, Mogumber, 1944 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

An MRWA A class steam locomotive hauling a mixed train past a lattice pole with a semaphore signal at Mogumber on the Midland Railway, Western Australia.

Aboriginal boy with turkey - NTL PH0116-0004

Aboriginal boy with turkey - NTL PH0116-0004

Aboriginal boy with live scrub turkey.

Aboriginal boys - NTL 39854

Aboriginal boys - NTL 39854

Aboriginal boys. They appear to be standing by a steep bank at a waterhole. The smaller boys have distended abdomens, indicating malnutrition.

Aboriginal boys with sticks - NTL 29248

Aboriginal boys with sticks - NTL 29248

Aboriginal boys with sticks. Public domain photograph of indigenous native people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aboriginal man and boy with dugout - NTL PH0190-0018

Aboriginal man and boy with dugout - NTL PH0190-0018

Steam ship from Sydney at Darwin Wharf. Aboriginal man and boy in foreground with dog and dugout canoe.

Aboriginal man, Bilin Bilin, sitting outside a tent at the Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission, ca. 1900

Aboriginal man, Bilin Bilin, sitting outside a tent at the Deebing Cre...

Aboriginal man, Bilin Bilin, sitting outside a tent at the Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission, ca. 1900

Aboriginal rock art - A group of people sitting on top of a rock

Aboriginal rock art - A group of people sitting on top of a rock

Photograph of Aboriginal rock art from Gundabooka National Park, NSW Australia. This photograph was taken on a Nikon Coolpix P900 camera

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

Bill Harney

Bill Harney

Bill Harney at Uluru in the Northern Territory of Australia. (PH0510/0002)

Boomerangs 1916 during World War I

Boomerangs 1916 during World War I

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, army, group photograph, armed people in uniform, war inspection, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charles Kerry - An Aboriginal Bora Ceremony, 1898
Corroboree 1885 Adelaide Oval

Corroboree 1885 Adelaide Oval

The Indigenous Corroboree 1885 at Adelaide Oval.

Dayofmourning - A black and white advertisement for a day of mourning and protest

Dayofmourning - A black and white advertisement for a day of mourning ...

Poster announcing details of the Day of Mourning, a protest event conducted by Indigenous Australians in 1938.

Deebing Creek Aboriginal Cricket Team, 1894

Deebing Creek Aboriginal Cricket Team, 1894

Deebing Creek Aboriginal Cricket Team, 1894

Fanny Cochrane Smith recording

Fanny Cochrane Smith recording

Horace Watson recording the songs of Fanny Cochrane Smith, considered to be the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language, using an Edison phonograph. The original photograph and a recording are at the Tasman... More

Francis Birtles portrait in Arnhem Land

Francis Birtles portrait in Arnhem Land

Portrait of Francis Birtles in Arnhem Land

Francis James Gillen ca. 1873 (B 4753, cropped)

Francis James Gillen ca. 1873 (B 4753, cropped)

Portrait of Francis James Gillen.

Frederic Bonney in Australia

Frederic Bonney in Australia

Edward Bonney in Australia

Gunyah 1913 - An old photo of a man leading two horses down a dirt road
Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition survey of Hermannsburg Mission Station in the Northern Territory of South Australia. Chas. Winnecke Nla.obj-230716175-1

Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition survey of Hermannsburg Mission St...

Horn Scientific Exploring Expedition survey of Hermannsburg Mission Station in the Northern Territory of South Australia / Chas. Winnecke

Ipswich Aboriginal cricket team, 1898

Ipswich Aboriginal cricket team, 1898

Aboriginal Cricket Team at Ipswich

Joe Cooper, Melville Island 1912

Joe Cooper, Melville Island 1912

Joe Cooper on his favorite hunter. Cooper had sole use of Melville Island’s 2400 square miles. He was the only white man there, and accounted for about 1000 buffalo hides per annum. (During the Dry Season, May ... More

Public Domain Images - Joobaitch

Public Domain Images - Joobaitch

This photo is cut from a large public domain photo of Joobaitch Monop and others dressed for a corroborree

Mathinna 1842 by Thomas Bock, russian painting

Mathinna 1842 by Thomas Bock, russian painting

watercolour portrait of Mathinna an indigenous Australian girl from Tasmania (1835 – 1856)

Mundowdna - A black and white photo of a horse pulling a wagon
Paul Foelsche -Inconnue 40 ans de la riviere Alligator

Paul Foelsche -Inconnue 40 ans de la riviere Alligator

Français : Portrait photographique par Paul Heinrich Matthias Foelsche d'une femme anonyme de 40 ans prise entre 1877 et 1893 à Port Darwin ou à Port Essington dans le Territoire du Nord (Australie).

Queensland State Archives 1000 Aborigine climbing for Coconuts Neck Bay Shaw Island near Lindeman Island c 1931

Queensland State Archives 1000 Aborigine climbing for Coconuts Neck Ba...

Aborigine climbing for Coconuts, Neck Bay, Shaw Island, near Lindeman Island. (Original photograph caption as it appears in the album of tourist activities in North Queensland coastal and hinterland areas.)

Queensland State Archives 1095 Aborigine spearing Fish Lindeman Island Whitsunday Passage c 1931

Queensland State Archives 1095 Aborigine spearing Fish Lindeman Island...

Aborigine spearing Fish, Lindeman Island, Whitsunday Passage. (Original photograph caption as it appears in the album of tourist activities in North Queensland coastal and hinterland areas.)

Queensland State Archives 1288 Jackie Cattle Camp an aboriginal climbing a tree in Mr Englishs Jungle at Malanda NQ c 1935

Queensland State Archives 1288 Jackie Cattle Camp an aboriginal climbi...

Jackie Cattle Camp an aboriginal, climbing a tree in Mr English's Jungle at Malanda, NQ.

Queensland State Archives 1323 Aboriginal writing Markham Cave Mungana c 1935

Queensland State Archives 1323 Aboriginal writing Markham Cave Mungana...

Aboriginal writing, Markham Cave, Mungana. (Rock art at Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park.)

Queensland State Archives 1368 Happy moments on Palm Island c 1935

Queensland State Archives 1368 Happy moments on Palm Island c 1935

Happy moments on Palm Island c 1935. (Original photograph caption as it appears in the album of tourist activities in North Queensland coastal and hinterland areas.)

Queensland State Archives 1388 An aboriginal climbing a tree in the Jungle Malanda NQ c 1935

Queensland State Archives 1388 An aboriginal climbing a tree in the Ju...

An aboriginal climbing a tree in the Jungle, Malanda, NQ. (Original photograph caption as it appears in the album of tourist activities in North Queensland coastal and hinterland areas.)

Queensland State Archives 1389 An aboriginal climbing a Monkey Rope Malanda NQ c 1935

Queensland State Archives 1389 An aboriginal climbing a Monkey Rope Ma...

An aboriginal climbing a Monkey Rope, Malanda, NQ. (Original photograph caption as it appears in the album of tourist activities in North Queensland coastal and hinterland areas.)

Queensland State Archives 3217 Maranoa Charlie King of Tinnenburra c 1910
Queensland State Archives 3329 Aboriginal axe found in gravel dump 25 February 1936

Queensland State Archives 3329 Aboriginal axe found in gravel dump 25 ...

Aboriginal axe found in gravel dump. (Story Bridge construction)

Queensland State Archives 5751 Dancers Poid Torres Strait Island June 1931

Queensland State Archives 5751 Dancers Poid Torres Strait Island June ...

Dancers, Poid, Torres Strait Island. (Images of the village formally called Adam on the West Coast of the Island of Moa. West Torres Strait)

Queensland State Archives 5785 Dancers St Pauls Moa Torres Strait Island June 1931
Queensland State Archives 5806 Home Secretarys inspection visit to Yarrabah June 1931
Ralphwinmar - A black and white photo of a group of people

Ralphwinmar - A black and white photo of a group of people

Rear L-R: Saul Yarran, Robin Yarran, Don Boundry, Peter Yarran, Gus Turvey, Steve McGuire, Allan Jones and Syd Blurton; front: Claude McGuire, Marion Gregg (missionary), Ralph Winmar and Murray Jones, at Irisht... More

Sammy Cox, Tasmania, 1890

Sammy Cox, Tasmania, 1890

Samuel Cox, reportedly between 114 and 117 at the time of this image, in 1890. Image taken by Stephen Spurling. Image physical description was "albumen silver cabinet ; on mount 16.5 x 10.7 cm., approx". Image ... More

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