Treasures Gallery: Exhibition checklist
Surveying Instruments Used by Sir Thomas Mitchell during His Three Expeditions 1831–1846
brass and cedar
Donated by the Descendants of Sir Thomas Mitchell
Julie Edgar (b. 1951)
Sir Gustav Nossal 1995
bronze
Nelson Illingworth (1862–1926)
Cast of Henry Lawson’s hand 1922
bronze
Sir William Dargie Collection
Bullseye lantern used by bushranger ‘Captain Moonlite’ c.1860
metal
Presented by Mrs J. Edmondson, 1951
Cup Presented ‘to Mr E.A. Petherick by the Governor General in Token of Gratitude for Gifts to the Governor General’s Library and in Recognition of His Services to Australia,1916’ 1914–16
silver
Presented by Mrs Susan Allen (née Petherick), 2013
Silver bowl presented to Mrs George Campbell by her ‘Duntroon Sunday Scholars’ 1876
Silver
W. Butcher & Sons Ltd
Midg No. 3 box quarter-plate camera belonging to Harold Cazneaux c. 1904
Amor Badge Company
Australian Photographic Society Medal presented to Harold Cazneaux 1938
Rattlesnake-Shaped Brooch That Stanley’s Sister-In-Law, Eliza N. Stanley, Gave to the Wife of Dr John Thomson, Surgeon of HMS Rattlesnake, in Remembrance ‘Of the Old Ship’ c.1850
gold, enamel and gemstones
Presented by Mary Bennett, 1966
Medallion Commemorating the Bicentenary of James Cook’s Endeavour Voyage 1970
gold
Olympic Gold Medal Won by Australian Swimmer Sarah ‘Fanny’ Durack at Stockholm 1912
gold
Presented by Frank Durack, 1956
Elizabeth Macquarie’s Earrings Made from Gold Found in Prospect, Blue Mountains, New South Wales c.1830
gold
Donated by Edward Manley Hopkins, descendant of Elizabeth Macquarie’s niece, 1968
William Farmer & Co. Inc. (est. 1897)
Key Presented to W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, Upon the Opening of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sydney 22 August 1916
gold
Papers of William Morris Hughes (1862–1952)
Tiffany & Co.
David Livingstone Centenary Medal Awarded to Antarctic Adventurer Thomas Griffith Taylor by the American Geographical Society 1923
gold
Papers of Thomas Griffith Taylor
Martin à Beckett Boyd (1893-1972)
Boyd’s Personal Seal Inscribed with Motto Meaning ‘Tear Thyself from Delay’ c.1800
gold and carnelian
Gift of Anne Boyd
Flavelle Bros & Co.
Australian-Designed Brooch Featuring Two Native Woody Pear Pods and Leaves, Bird’s Next Fern Fronds and a Banksia Flower c.1850s
gold
Presented by Lady Katherine Darwin, descendant of the original owner, Fanny Richardson
Dora Ohlfsen (designer, 1867–1948)
Commemorative Medallion Sold to Raise Money for Permanently Disabled Australian and New Zealand Soldiers 1918 (design), 1919 (struck)
bronze
Neville Bonner AO (1922–1999)
Jagara/Ugarapul
One People of Australia League boomerang 1968
natural pigments and binder on wattle wood
Neville Bonner AO (1922–1999)
Jagara / Ugarapul
Maiden speech to parliament 1971
Papers of Neville Bonner, c. 1934–2002
Loui Seselja (b. 1948)
Neville Bonner 1998
gelatin silver print
Alexis Wright (Waanyi, b. 1950)
Praiseworthy
Artarmon, NSW: Giramondo Publishing, 2023
Johannes Honter (1498–1549)
Imagines constellationum Australium [The Southern Constellations]
Basel: H. Petri, 1541
woodcut
Heinrich Bünting (1545–1606)
Die eigentliche und warhafftige gestalt der Erden und des Meers. Cosmographia universalis [World map, from Cosmographia Universalis (A complete cosmography)]
Magdeburg: P. Donat, A. Kirchner, 1581
woodcut
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (cartographer, 1571–1638)
Hessel Gerritsz (engraver, c.1581-1632)
Nova et exacta Asiae geographica descriptio [A new and accurate geographical description of Asia]
Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Ex officina Guilielmi Ianssonij, fub figno Solarij deaurati, Anno a Christo nato, 1608
coloured copperplate engraving, etching, woodcut, letterpress
Matthew Flinders (1774–1814)
General Chart of Terra Australis or Australia
London: G. & W. Nicol, 1814
R.V. Tooley Map Collection
Augustus Earle (1793–1838)
Portrait of Bungaree c. 1826
oil on canvas
reproduction
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Charles Rodius (1802–1860, artist)
Charles Pye (1777–1864, lithographer)
Bungaree
London: J.B. Ashley, c. 1830–39
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Charles Rodius (1802–1860)
Gooseberry, Queen of Bungaree
Sydney: W. Baker, c. 1840–49
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Arthur Bowes Smyth (1750–1790)
Journal 22 March 1787–August 1789
iron gall ink
Thomas Medland (engraver, 1755–1822) after Robert Cleveley (artist, 1747–1809)
A View of Botany Bay
engraving
London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1789
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Max Dupain (1911–1992)
Main Reading Room from Eastern End, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1968
gelatin silver photograph
reproduction
Robert Menzies (1894–1978)
‘National Library Bill 1960’: Speech on Introducing the Second Reading of the Bill in the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates 10 November 1960
History of the National Library of Australia Ephemera Collection
Sir Robert Menzies Speaking at Foundation Stone
Ceremony 1966
gelatin silver photograph
Arthur Robb (b. 1933)
Exterior of National Library of Australia, Canberra c. 1965
reproduction of a colour photograph of a drawing
The National Library of Australia Master Key, and Box 1968
John Gorton (1911–2002)
Speech Delivered at the Opening of the National Library of Australia 1968
Papers of Sir John Gorton
Officials and Dignitaries Being Addressed at the Opening of the National Library of Australia, Canberra 1968
Photograph
Ticket to the Opening of the National Library of Australia Building 1968
Papers of Larry Lake
Parking Permit for the Opening of the National Library of Australia Building 1968
History of the National Library of Australia Ephemera Collection
National Library of Australia
Welcome to the National Library of Australia 1968
pamphlet
History of the National Library of Australia Ephemera Collection
Woollarawarre Bennelong (c. 1764–1813)
Letter to Mr Phillips 29 August 1796
reproduction
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Portrait of Bennilong [Bennelong], a Native of New Holland
hand-coloured engraving
London: c. 1798
Samuel John Neele (1758–1824)
Benelong [Bennelong], a Native of New Holland
engraving
London: c. 1798
John Linnell (1792–1882)
Portrait of Mrs Darling and Two of Her Children 1825
oil on wood panel
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia
George Edwards Peacock (1806–1890)
East View from Mr Gregory’s Garden, Potts Point, Port Jackson 1849
oil on academy board
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia
Augustus Earle (1793–1838)
Waterfall in Australia c. 1830
oil on canvas
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia
John Glover (1767–1849)
Blue Mountain Parrots from Sydney 1832
oil on canvas
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia
Eugene von Guérard (1811–1901)
Koort Koort-nong Homestead, near Camperdown, Victoria, with Mount Elephant in the Distance 1860
oil on canvas
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia
Isaac Whitehead (1819–1881)
Gippsland c. 1870
oil on canvas
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia
The People’s Charter; Being the Outline of an Act to Provide for the Just Representation of the People of Great Britain in the Commons’ House of Parliament
London: H. Hetherington, 1838
George French Angas (1822–1886)
The Chartist Meeting 1841
pencil sketch on paper
F.W. (artist); George Rowe (lithographer, 1796–1864)
Chartist Chiefs No. 1: Mr John Frost as He Appeared on His Trial, January 8, 1840
London: Woodall, Abergavenny & Tilt, c. 1840
lithograph
Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Ben Hall’s Revolver c.1850
metal and wood
Frank Clune Collection
New South Wales Colonial Secretary’s Office
Marcus & Andrew, Sydney (printer)
£4000 Reward for the Apprehension of John Gilbert, John O'Mealley, Benjamin Hall and John Vane 26 October 1863
reproduction of an engraving and wood and metal type letterpress
Ferguson Collection
Unknown maker
Cutty Sark c. 1880
oil on sailcloth
Kerry & Jones
Ethel Turner aged 20 February 1890
photograph
reproduction
Philippa Poole photograph collection
Ethel Turner (1870–1958)
Seven Little Australian
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock and Bowden, 1894
National Library of Australia
Tom Roberts (1856–1931)
Bourke Street, Melbourne c. 1885–86
oil on canvas lined on composition board
National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia
Ellis Rowan (1848–1922)
Chrysanthemums c. 1890
oil on canvas
Rowan Collection
John Longstaff (1861–1941)
Portrait of Henry Lawson c.1900
oil on canvas
Pens and Fob Watch Used by Henry Lawson c.1900
pencil lead, wood, steel, string, silver; various sizes
nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2668578, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn590411 and nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2124380
Otto Bettmann (1862–1945)
Bust of Henry Lawson c.1900
Tasmanian blackwood
Portrait of Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson c. 1890s
photograph
Papers of Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson
Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson (1864–1941)
The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1895
Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson (1864–1941)
Handwritten Drafts in ‘1892 Diary, Used as a Notebook’ c. 1895
Papers of Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson
Tommy McRae (Wahgunyah, c. 1836–1901)
Ceremony, Lake Moodemere, Victoria 1900
drawing in ink
Tommy McRae (Yakaduna) (c. 1836–1901)
Drawings by Tommy McRae, an Aboriginal of the Wahgunyah Tribe on the Murray River 1880
pen and ink
Bust of Queen Victoria
porcelain
Stoke: Turner & Wood, 1887
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Medal to Commemorate the 60th Year of Reign of Queen Victoria 1897
Royal Mint, London
Creelman & co. (c. 1884–1916)
Ellen Alma Martel 1902
albumen print
Tosca
Portrait of Edmund Barton and Alfred Deakin c. 1900
photographic print
Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)
The Five Nations c. 1903
Tom Carrington (1843–1918)
Invitation to Charles Allan Gavan Duffy to Witness the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth
Melbourne: Sands and McDougall Limited, 1901
chromolithograph
Official Invitations to Inauguration Celebrations
Tom Roberts (1856–1931)
Sketch for Opening of Federal Parliament 1901
oil on academy board
Slideshow featuring images from the collection:
- Queen Victoria Arch, Intersection of Collins and Russell Streets (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769562)
- Queen Victoria Arch, Illuminated (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769601)
- Government Offices, Spring Street (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2291918)
- Government Offices, Spring Street, Illuminated (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769946)
- Town Hall, Corner of Collins and Swanston Streets (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2292270)
- Town Hall, Illuminated (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769838)
- Chinese Arch, Swanston Street (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3356032)
- Approach to Princes Bridge (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2292068)
- Approach to Princes Bridge, Illuminated (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2292191)
- Illuminated Arch, Princes Bridge (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769914)
- Flinders Street Railway Station, Arch and Fountain Illuminated (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769762)
- State School Fête, Exhibition Building (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2291854)
- State School Fête, Exhibition Building (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769429)
- Exhibition Building, Illuminated (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2292033)
- Flemington Racecourse, Horse Parades and Marches (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769985)
- Demonstration of Men Exercising (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn770019)
- The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York Viewing the March of Trade Societies and Friendly Societies (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2292526)
- Russian Cruiser Gromoboi Lying at Port Melbourne Railway Pier (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn770090)
- German, Russian, Dutch and American Cruisers at Port Melbourne (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn769724)
- Stockmen's Procession Passing Along Spring Street (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn770177)
- The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York Driving Along Bourke Street (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3355464)
- The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York Proceeding to Open the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3355483)
Exhibition Building, Illuminated 1901
transparency reproduction of original photograph
New South Wales Department of Lands
Land for Returned Soldiers
Sydney: W.A. Gullick, Government Printer, 1915
William Stanley Kelly (1882–1969)
Beef, Mutton and Wool: A Practical Handbook on Meat and Wool Production for the Australian Farmer
London: Education Service, AIF, 1919
Frederick Charles Herrick (1887–1970)
‘Buy Australian Sultanas’
Nottingham: Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Thos. Foreman & Sons, 1929
The Collection of Hilda Rosman
Clement John De Garis (1884–1926)
‘Sun-Raysed’ Children’s Fairy Story Book
Melbourne, F.W. Niven & Co., 1919
Made in Australia Council
Workers! Stand by Each Other
Australia: Robert Harding Pty Ltd, c. 1930–40
Unknown Photographer
Men Sitting around Shelters at Happy Valley Camp during the Great Depression, La Perouse, New South Wales c. 1932
Fairfax Archive of Glass Plate Negatives
Frank Hurley (1885–1962)
A Wake Formed by the Passage of the Discovery through an Extensive Field of Ice off the Coast of Enderby Island, New Zealand c. 1930
reproduction
B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition photographs
Patrick White’s beanie
wool
Papers of Patrick White
Patrick White’s spectacles c. 1985
Papers of Patrick White
Patrick White (author, 1912–1990); L. Roy Davies (illustrator, 1897–1979)
The Ploughman and Other Poems
Sydney: Beacon Press, 1935
Louis Kahan (1905–2002)
Portrait of Patrick White 1962
drawing in ink
Portraits of prominent men and women
United Nations official photographer
Jessie Street representing Australia at the United Nations Conference on International Organisation, San Francisco, United States of America 1945
Papers of Jessie Street, 1888–1958
Alexandra Asovtseff (1910–1994)
Portrait of Faith Bandler c. 1962
oil on canvas
Brian Fitzpatrick (1905–1965)
Draft of petition for amendment of constitution of Commonwealth of Australia to remove constitutional discriminations against Aboriginal people 9 April 1957
Papers of Jessie Street, 1888-1958
Faith Bandler (1918–2015)
Letter to members of FCAATSI 3 May 1965
Papers of Jessie Street, 1888-1958
Joe McGinness (Kungarakany, 1914–2003)
Vote YES for Aboriginal rights
Canterbury, VIC: Rising Sun Press, c. 1967
Papers of Gordon Bryant, 1917-1991
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Bay Scene 1984
reproduction of a watercolour artwork
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Dancing Figures c. 1982
reproduction of a pencil artwork
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Self-portrait c. 1980
reproduction of a wash artwork
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Dauar and Waier Islands 1964
reproduction of a watercolour artwork
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Diary 1992
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Song lyrics for ‘Oh Murray, My home Sweet Home’ 1982
Papers of Eddie Mabo
Geoff Pryor (b. 1944)
‘After Mabo we all decided, what the hell, base-jumping would have to be a bit of a breeze’ The Canberra Times 1993
Pryor Collection
Photograph of Eddie Koiki Mabo at James Cook University 1980s
James Cook University
Map of Mer (Murray Island) 1908
reproduced from AC Haddon, Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits Vol VI: Sociology, Magic and religion of the Eastern Islanders, Cambridge University Press
Exhibit from land rights claim, proof of evidence 1989
reproduction
Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Hand-drawn maps showing land portions 1989
Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Photographs of boundary markers on Mer 1989
reproductions
Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen
Telegrams to Eddie Mabo denying permission to visit Murray Island 1973
reproductions
Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen
Transcripts of speech delivered by Eddie Koiki Mabo at the Land Rights and the Future of Australian Race Relations Conference, James Cook University 1981
Papers of Eddie Mabo
Statement of claim 1982
Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen
Torres Strait area map, Division of National Mapping 1978
Greg Nelson
Sunset on Mer 2017
Reproduction
Photographs from Black Community School 1980s
Papers of Eddie Mabo
Songs of the Torres Strait: recording made for Myths and Legends of Torres Strait
45 rpm record
St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1970
Margaret Lawrie (1917–2003)
Myths and Legends of Torres Strait
St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1970
Break the Silence Rally for Gay Law Reform 1989
Papers of Greg Wier
Tim Reeves
The Death of Dr Duncan
Mile End, SA: Wakefield Press, 2022
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