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Treasures Gallery Exhibition Checklist
September 2013
REALIA
Robert Brettell Bate, Mathematical, Optical & Philosophical Instruments,
Wholesale, Retail & for Exportation, London
Surveying instruments used by Sir Thomas Mitchell during his three
expeditions
1831–1846
brass, bronze, iron, glass and cedar; 66.0 x 63.5 x 32.0 cm (assembled)
Maps Collection, nla.pic-an6393476
Donated by the descendants of Sir Thomas Mitchell
EMI Australia, Sydney, and EMI Group, London
Torch of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956
diecast aluminium alloy and silver ; 40.0 x 14.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4532747
Recent acquisition
BlueSky (design consultant), G.A. & L. Harrington (manufacturer) for Sydney
Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and University of Adelaide
School of Mechanical Engineering, in partnership with Fuel and Combustion
Technology Pty Ltd (engineer)
Sydney Olympic torch 2000
aluminium, steel and plastic coating; 78.0 x 10.0 x 6.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.cat-vn155909
William Burwash and Richard Sibley, London (registered 1805)
Salver presented to Sir James Stirling on 31 December 1838 1837
sterling silver; 56.5 cm (diam.)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6227485
Presented to the Commonwealth Government in 1938 by Reginald Purbrick,
Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton, United Kingdom
W. Butcher and Sons, London (est. 1902)
Harold Cazneaux’s Midg box quarter-plate c.1904
wood, metal and glass; 15.8 x 12.8 x 22.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10910566
Presented by Dick Smith on behalf of Rainbow Johnson, 1994
Nelson Illingworth (1862–1926)
Cast of Henry Lawson's hand 1922
bronze; 24.0 x 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Sir William Dargie Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8005282
Bullseye lantern owned by bushranger ‘Captain Moonlite’ c.1860
iron, glass and textile wick; 17.5 x 8.5 x 15.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7754288
Presented by Mrs J. Edmondson, 1951
Mere pounamu 18th or early 19th century
nephrite jade; 33.5 x 8.0 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24393287
Kotiate paraoa 18th or early 19th century
whalebone; 33.6 x 12.0 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24393114
1812 life mask of Ludwig van Beethoven, aged 41
plaster; 28.0 x 17.0 x 12.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24393114
Bequest of Eve Hungerford, 1977
Lonkee, Swatow (Shantou), China
Chinese Tea Caddy Globe between 1860 and 1880
pewter; 10 cm (diam.)
Maps Collection, nla.map-vn6001562
Recent Acquisition
Dora Ohlfsen (1867–1948)
Commemorative medal sold to raise money for permanently disabled
Australian and New Zealand soldiers 1916 (design), 1919 (struck)
bronze; 3.3 cm (diam.)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6300291
William Farmer & Co. Inc. (est. 1897)
Key presented to the Prime Minister W.M. Hughes upon the opening of the
Commonwealth Bank, Sydney 22 August 1916
gold; 16.0 x 21.3 cm
Papers of William Morris Hughes (1862–1952)
Manuscripts Collection, MS 1538, Series 50, nla.ms-ms1538-10
Erik Lindberg (1873–1966) and Bertram Mackennal (1863–1931)
Olympic gold medal for swimming won by Fanny Durack at Stockholm
1912
gold; 3.3 cm (diam.)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6137965
Presented by Frank Durack, 1956
Paul Newell (designer), Trofe Australia Pty Ltd (manufacturer)
Fatso the Fat-arsed Wombat, as seen on The Dream with Roy and H.G
during the Olympics, Sydney 2000
gold; 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.cat-vn1631176
Attributed to Julius Hogarth and Conrad Erichsen (designers) for Flavelle
Bros & Co (manufacturer)
Australian design brooch c.1850s
gold; 6.5 cm (diam.)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6411791
Presented by Lady Katherine Darwin
Mrs Macquarie’s earrings 1820–1840
gold and citrine; 5.7 x 8.0 x 8.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6411788
Donated by Mr Edward Manley Hopkins, descendant of Elizabeth
Macquarie's niece, 1968
Garrard & Co. Ltd, London (est. 1735)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, imperial honours decoration
given to Bessie Rischbieth, Western Australian suffragette 1935
gold; 19.0 x 9.4 x 1.0 cm
Bessie Rischbieth Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.cat-vn609172
Rattlesnake-shaped brooch that Owen Stanley’s sister-in-law, Eliza N.
Stanley, gave to the wife of Dr John Thomson, surgeon on HMS
Rattlesnake, in remembrance ‘of the old ship’ c.1850
gold, enamel and gemstones; 4.5 cm (diam.)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6411787
Presented by Mary Bennett, 1966
Tiffany & Co., New York
David Livingstone Centenary Medal awarded to Antarctic adventurer
Thomas Griffith Taylor by the American Geographical Society 1923
gold; 7.6 cm (diam.)
Papers of Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880–1963)
Manuscripts Collection, MS 1003, nla.cat-vn2961870
Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London (est. 1808)
Silver kettle and spirit lamp given by Queen Charlotte to Sir Joseph Banks
1813 silver; 31.0 x 26.5 x 14.5 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8005379
TERRA AUSTRALIS TO AUSTRALIA
Early Exploration
Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius (active c. 400 AD)
Commentary on the Dream of Scipio in two books (In Somnium Scipionis:
lib. II) and the Festival of Saturn in seven books (Saturnaliorum: lib. VII)
Venice: Ioan Gryphius, c. 1560
Maps Collection, nla.map-ra277
Attributed to Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–c.1651)
Portrait of Abel Tasman, his wife and daughter c.1637
oil on canvas; 106.7 x 132.1 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2282370
Claudius Ptolemy (author, 80–150), Willibald Pirckheimer (translator, 1470–
1530) and Michael Servetus (editor, 1511–1553)
Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae enarrationis libri octo (The
Geography)
Lyon: the workshop of Melchior and Gaspar Trechsel, 1535
Maps Collection, nla.cat-vn1668253
Francisco Pelsaert (c. 1591–1630)
The Unlucky Voyage of the Ship Batavia (Ongeluckige voyagie, van’t schip
Batavia)
Amsterdam: Jan Jansz: 1647
engraving; 21cm
Petherick Collection
Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.aus-vn2323054-s6-v
Benedict Arias Montano (1527–1598)
Double hemisphere world map (Sacrae Geographiae Tabulam Ex
Antiquissimorum cul top Familiis a Mose pecensitis: ad sacrorum libror:
explicandor. Commoditatem Antuuerpiae in Philippi Regis Catholici Gratia
Describebat) from Volume 8 of the Antwerp Polyglot Bible
hand-coloured engraving; 37.8 x 54 cm
Antwerp: Plantin, 1572
Maps Collection, nla.map-rm2597
Abraham Ortelius (cartographer, 1527–1598) and Frans Hogenberg (engraver,
1535–1590)
World map (Typus orbis terrarum) from The theatre of the world (Theatrum
Orbis Terrarum)
Antwerp: Coppenium Diesth, 1570
hand-coloured engraving; 33.5 x 49.8 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Maps Collection, nla.map-nk10001
Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598)
The Pacific Ocean (commonly Mar del Zur) with the surrounding regions
and islands in their various spaces, newly described (Maris Pacifici (quod
vulgo Mar del Zur) cum regionibus circumiacentibus, insulisque in eodem
passim sparsis, novissima descriptio) from Volume 6 of The theatre of the
world (Theatrum Orbis Terrarum)
hand-coloured engraving; 33 x 48 cm
Antwerp: Plantin Press, 1592
Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Maps), nla.map-nk1528
Hugo Allard (c. 1628–1691) and Romeyn De Hooghe (attributed artist, 1645–
1708)
The Newest Chart of the Whole World (Novissima totius tarrarum orbis
tabula)
Amsterdam: c. 1685
engraving; 44.2 x 55.4 cm
Maps Collection, nla.map-rm3916
Isaak de Graaf (1668–1743)
The Indian Ocean showing routes between the Cape of Good Hope and the
Sunda Strait 1739–1741
ink on vellum; 68.0 x 90.5 cm
Maps Collection, nla.map-rm4665
Samuel Wallis (1728–1795)
Otaheite [Tahiti] or King George’s Island c. 1767
pen and wash; 28.7 x 44 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an3099876
John Gore (c. 1729–1790)
Entries for 8–27 July 1767 in Log of the Voyage of HMS Dolphin to the South
Seas, Volume 2 1767
ink; 38.3 x 24 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn712798
Cooks Voyages
George Carter (1737–1795)
Death of Captain Cook 1781
oil on canvas; 151.2 x 213.4 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2271058
Sarah Banks (1744–1818)
Memorandums: list of the deaths of several (who sailed on board the
Endeavour Capn Cooke from Plymouth Aug. 25 1768) which happened in a
short space of time
ink; 22.2 cm x 18.5 cm
Papers of Sir Joseph Banks
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9-32-s3
James Cook (1728–1779)
Endeavour Journal 1768–1771
ink; 34 x 52.5 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms1
Inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2001
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (1702–1768)
Hints offered to the consideration of Captain Cooke, Mr Banks, Dr
Solander and the other gentlemen who go upon the expedition on board the
Endeavour 10 August 1768
ink; 23.1 x 18.5 cm
Papers of Sir Joseph Banks
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9-113-s13
Bureau c. 1760
Indian rosewood, ebony and ivory; 61.0 x 57.0 x 58.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6227532
Presented by the directors of Angus and Robertson, 1970
Richard Goodman (active 1807–1822)
The Resolution Table c.1810
various timbers and ivory; 73.5 x 150.0 x 66.0 cm
Permanent loan from the David Roche Foundation
John Keyes Sherwin (engraver, 1751–1790) ,after Nathaniel Dance (artist,
1735–1811)
Captain James Cook
London: J.K Sherwin, 1784
engraving; 30 x 25.5 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an9186277
Bookplate after 1785
engraving; 19.0 x 12.9 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an9352965
Walking cane c.1770
bamboo and wax; 70.2 x 2.2 cm (diam.)
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7726393
Thomas R. Poole (1765–1837)
Captain James Cook, wax portrait relief 1795–1815
wax and oak; 23.5 x 20.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5632228
Recent Acquisition
Fork c.1770
ebony and metal; 18.3 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7726388
Presented by the Honourable J. Hume Cook
Box made from the wood of HMB Endeavour c.1879
wood, textile and metal; 6.3 x 11.9 x 8.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6561252
Wedgwood and Bentley
Portrait Medallion of Captain Cook c. 1777
white and blue jasper; 8.4 x 6.6 cm (medallion), 11 x 9.3 cm (frame)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4366541
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Staffordshire, England
Plaque of Captain James Cook [after Webber] 1957
white and blue jasper; 10 x 7 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7743367
Cook memorial medal ‘Courage and Perseverance’, struck soon after news
of Cook’s death reached England 1780
bronze; 3.7 cm diameter
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5149543
Lewis Pingo (1743–1830)
Medal issued by the Royal Society, London, to commemorate Cook, ‘the
most intrepid explorer of the oceans’ 1784
bronze; 4.3 cm diameter
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23272630
Lewis Pingo (1743–1830)
Medal issued by the Royal Society, London, showing Fortune with the
inscription ‘Our own have left nothing untried’ 1784
silver; 4.3 cm diameter
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23272620
W.G.
200th anniversary medal issued by Commemorative International Ltd for
The Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd 1970
gold; 4.5 cm diameter
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6137976
John Hamilton Mortimer (1740–1779)
Captain James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, Lord Sandwich, Dr Daniel Solander
and Dr John Hawkesworth after 1771
oil on canvas; 120.0 x 166.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7351768
Bequest of Dame Merlyn Myer, 1982
William Hodges (1744–1797)
A Man of Tahiti 1773
red chalk; 54.7 x 37.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2720591
James Caldwell (engraver, 1739–1820) after William Hodges (artist, 1744–1797)
Portrait of Omai, plate VII from James Cook, Voyage towards the south pole
and round the world, Volume 1
etching and engraving; 30 x 25 cm
London: William Strahan & Thomas Cadell, 1777
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7682836
Playbill for the Tragedy of George Barnwell and the pantomime Omai: Or, A
Trip Round the World at London’s Theatre Royal, Covent Garden for
Monday, 26 December 1785
ink;
Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.aus-vn4400101
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
Otoo, King of Otahaite 1785
watercolour; 31.2 x 19.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2668149
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
Obereyau Enchantress 1785
watercolour; 32.2 x 20.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2668145
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
The Present Woman of Otheheitee 1785
watercolour; 31.7 x 19.7 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2668156
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
Toha 1785
watercolour; 32.3 x 20 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2668148
Bligh’s mutinies
Alexander Huey (active 1809–1818)
Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bligh 1814
watercolour on ivory; 11.5 x 8.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11230917
Facsimile
William Bligh (1754–1817)
The Bligh notebook 28 April to 14 June 1789
ink; 17.1 x 10.7 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms5393
William Bligh (1754–1817)
List and description of HMS Bounty mutineers 1789
ink; 32.1 x 19.6 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms5393
George Johnston (1764–1823)
Proclamation issued by Major George Johnston on the day after the
deposition of Governor William Bligh 27 January 1808
print; 31.0 x 20.0 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Australian Collection, nla.aus-vn4511526
Early Settlement
Arthur Bowes Smyth (1750–1790)
Entry dated 21 January in Journal 1787–1789
ink; 20 x 17 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms4568
Black-eyed Sue and Sweet Poll of Plymouth taking leave of their lovers
who are going to Botany Bay
hand-coloured etching; 16.5 x 21.8 cm
London: Rbt. Sayer & Co., 1792
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an5577509
Port Jackson Painter (active 1788–1790s)
Half-length portrait of Aborigine c. 1790
watercolour; 29.4 x 24 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an5600430
Attributed to George Raper (1769–1796)
Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) 1789
watercolour; 47.3 x 28.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3579191
Purchased from The Ducie-Moreton family, 2005
John Hunter (1737–1821)
Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) and Yellow Pittosporum (Pittosporum
revolutum)
in Birds & Flowers of New South Wales Drawn on the Spot in 1788, ‘89 & ’90
1788–1790
watercolour; 22.6 x 18.3 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an3149793
Playbill for a Performance of Jane Shore, The Wapping Landlady and The
Miraculous Cure at the Theatre, Sydney, Saturday 30 July 1796
Sydney : George Hughes, Govt. Printer for Theatre, Sydney, 1796
typeset ink on handmade paper; 20.0 x 12.0 cm
Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.aus-vn4200235
Gift from the Government of Canada to the people of Australia, 2007
Inscribed on the Australian UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2011
George Raper (1769–1796)
Plan of Botany Bay, New South Wales 1791
ink and watercolour; 20.1 x 15.8 cm
The George Raper Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.map-rm3456
George Raper (1769–1796)
Plan of Port Jackson, Coast of New South Wales ... as Survey'd by Cap'n.
Hunter 1788 1791
ink and watercolour; 25.6 x 15.9 cm
The George Raper Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.map-rm3458
Augustus Earle (1793–1838)
Waterfall in Australia c. 1830
oil on canvas; 71 x 83.2 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2273848
Conrad Martens (1801–1878)
View of Fort Street and the North Shore, from Flagstaff Hill 1843
oil on canvas; 31.3 x 79.4 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2271531
Matthew Flinders (1774–1814)
General Chart of Terra Australis or Australia Showing the Parts Explored
between 1798 and 1803 by M. Flinders, Commander of HMS Investigator
London: Admiralty Hydrographical Office, 1822
engraving; 65.4 x 96.1 cm
Maps Collection, nla.map-rm1777
Joseph Lycett (c. 1775–1828)
Aborigines using fire to hunt kangaroos in The Lycett album c. 1820
watercolour; 17.7 x 27.8 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2962715-s20
Edward Close (1790–1866)
Sketchbook of scenes of Sydney, Broken Bay, Newcastle and Region, New
South Wales 1817–1840
pencil, ink and watercolour; 23.5 x 59 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an4563834-s16
Governor Arthur’s Proclamation to the Aborigines c.1829
oil on board; 35.8 x 22.7 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2291826
Colonial Life
Eugene von Guérard (1811–1901)
Natives chasing game 1854
oil on canvas; 46.5 x 37.0 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2282444-1
William Strutt (1825–1915)
Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner 1856
oil on canvas; 61.3 x 51.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2268302
Edwin Roper Loftus Stocqueler (1829–1895)
Australian gold diggings c.1855
oil on canvas; 70.5 x 90.3 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2273979
John Michael Crossland (1800–1858)
Portrait of Samuel Kandwillan, a Pupil of the Natives’ Training Institution,
Poonindie, South Australia 1854
oil on canvas; 98.6 x 78.9 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2242495
Charles Louis Gabriel (1857–1927)
Two women at Gundagai Railway Station c. 1900
glass plate negative; 10.1 x 12.6 cm
Butcher and Bell Collections
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8526479-768
William Lewis Roderick (active 1847–1856)
Whaling off the islands of Flores & Palo Comba in the Flores Sea, Indian
Ocean (A good cut) 30 July 1858
incised whalebone and pigment; 30.5 x 66.0 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an5598040
John Glover (1767–1849)
Van Diemen’s Land sketchbook 1834–1835
pencil, pen and ink, wash; 18.2 x 27 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an4622215
Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (est. 1847)
Colt model pocket revolver, 5 shot, .31 calibre 1849
metal and wood; 11.3 x 25.0 x 3.0 cm
Frank Clune Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7969455
Water bottle used by Captain Charles Sturt c. 1820
black glass, braided fibre, textile, cork and paint; 31 x 9 cm (diam.)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6393462
Captain Charles Sturt's swagger stick 1860s–1870s
leather and silver; 76 x 3 cm (diam.)
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6393469
Samuel Thomas Gill (1818–1880)
The sandy ridges of Central Australia c. 1846
watercolour; 15.2 x 22.9 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2377285
George French Angas (1822–1886)
Central Mount Stuart, South Australia c. 1861
pencil and watercolour wash; 12 x 22.8 cm
Jose Calvo Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2854600
The Burke and Wills Australian exploring expedition
The Illustrated London News, 1 February 1862
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8960212
Robert O’Hara Burke (1821–1861)
Portion of diary kept by Robert O’Hara Burke on the expedition, 16
December 1860–20 January 1861
pencil on ledger paper; 9 x 16 cm
Papers of Burke and Wills expedition
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms30
William John Wills (1834–1861)
Journal of trip from Cooper Creek towards Adelaide, 23 April–late June
1861
pencil on ledger paper; 39 x 12 cm
Papers of Burke and Wills expedition
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms30-7
William Monop (c. 1843–c. 1913)
Drawn and coloured by Monop (male): A Ballarruk of Nyeerrgoo (Victoria
Plains) c. 1907
crayon and pencil, 25.3 x 63.5 cm
Papers of Daisy Bates
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms365
Tommy McRae (1842–1901)
Drawings by Tommy McRae, an Aboriginal of the Wahgunyah tribe on the
Murray River 1880
ink on ledger paper, 18.3 x 25.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6431252-12
Presented by J.R. Bremner through H. Gregory MHR, 27 November 1935
J. Fitzsimons
Aboriginal king plate engraved ‘Tallboy, King of Moorabie’ c.1865
engraved brass; 11.5 x 16.0 cm
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6227518
Christina Macpherson (1864–1936)
Waltzing Matilda, with lyrics by A.B. (Banjo) Paterson and music by
Christina Macpherson c.1895
ink and pencil; 31.0 x24.8cm (each sheet)
Papers of Christina Macpherson relating to the song Waltzing Matilda
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9065-3
Presented by Joan Macrae on behalf of Macpherson descendants, 1996
Christina Macpherson (1864–1936)
Banjo Paterson’s lyrics to Waltzing Matilda c.1895
ink; 20.4 x 12.7 cm
Papers of Christina Macpherson relating to the song Waltzing Matilda
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9065-2
Presented by Joan Macrae on behalf of Macpherson descendants, 1996
Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891)
James Harper, per S.R. [i.e. Sir Robert] Peel, taken at Port Arthur 1874
albumen print on carte-de-visite mount; 9.4 x 5.6 cm
Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24612822
Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891)
Thomas Francis, Ly. [i.e. Lady] Franklin 4, taken at Port Arthur 1874
albumen print on carte-de-visite mount; 9.4 x 5.6 cm
Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4269870
Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891)
William Hayes, per Asia, taken at Port Arthur 1874
albumen print on carte-de-visite mount; 9.4 x 5.6 cm
Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4506214
Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891)
John Finlay or Finelly, per P. [Pestonjee] Bomanjee, taken at Port Arthur
1874
albumen print on carte-de-visite mount; 9.4 x 5.6 cm
Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4270360
Marian Ellis Rowan (1848–1922)
Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes mirabilis), Somerset, Queensland c. 1891
watercolour; 54.5 x 38 cm
Ellis Rowan Australian Collection
Picture Collection, nla.pic-an6722788
Tom Roberts (1856–1931)
Sketch Portrait of HRH the Duke of Cornwall and York, Later King
George V 1903
oil on wood panel; 43 x 26.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2284257
Program of the Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to
Sydney 1901
leather, silk, ink; 22.0 x 14.5 cm
Papers of Sir Edmund Barton
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms51-10-1248-s1
Australia in the 20th century
Keith Arthur Murdoch (1885–1952)
The Gallipoli letter 1915
typescript and ink; 21.6 x 34.3 cm
Papers of Keith Arthur Murdoch
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms2823-2-1
Presented by Rupert Murdoch, 1975
Enlist in the Sportsmen’s 1000: Play Up Play Up & Play THE Game
Melbourne: Troedel and Cooper, 1916
lithograph; 102 x 76.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4218752
Frank Hurley (1885–1962)
The Members who remained behind at Elephant Island, Shackleton
Expedition 1916
gelatin silver print; 30.5 x 38.0 cm
Hurley Collection of Photographic Prints
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3082159
Jack O’Hagan (1898–1987)
Our Don Bradman: a snappy fox trot song
Melbourne: Allan & Co., c. 1930
offset lithograph; 31.0 x 23.2 cm
Music Collection, nla.cat-vn667040
Harold Cazneaux (1878–1953)
Arch in the Sky c. 1930
gelatin silver print; 33.2 x 25.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2381164
Ethel Carrick (1872–1952)
Canberra c. 1944
oil on canvas; 46.5 x 61 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3255390
John Telfer Gray (1911–1972)
Canberra: visit your national capital
photolithograph; 101.5 x 63 cm
Melbourne: McLarens, c. 1945
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7900786
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Cement mill, Vickers Ruwolt, Burnley, Victoria 1969
gelatin silver print; 39.7 x 49.8 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24863947
Portrait of Billy Hughes being carried by soldiers along a crowded street
1918
sepia-toned gelatin silver photograph; 19.5 x 24.4 cm
William Morris Hughes Collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23150756
Military service referendum bill
Melbourne: Government Printer, c. 1916
ink; 25 x 17.5 cm
Australian Printed Collection, nla.cat-vn5018288
Billy Hughes’ Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen No. 52
bakelite and 14-carat gold; 13.7 x 1.9 cm
Papers of William Morris Hughes
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn527195
Charles Ulm (1897–1934)
Logbook of the Southern Cross on the first trans-Pacific flight 31 May–9
June 1928
pencil; 26.3 x 40.2 cm
Papers of Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935)
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms209-1
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935) and Charles Ulm (1897–1934)
Notes passed between the cockpit and the navigating cabin during the
Southern Cross trans-Pacific flight 31 May–9 June 1928
pencil; 18.2 x 12.8 and 16.2 x 14.7 cm
Papers of E.A. and V.I. Crome
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn742484
Samuel Garnet Wells (1885–1964)
“It’s Now a Very Small World We Live In” [Charles Kingsford Smith] 1928
ink and gouache; 35.7 x 25.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3822543
Dorothy Wall (1894–1942)
Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian
Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1933
Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn2770260
Donald Friend (1915–1989)
Diaries of Donald Friend: disasters of war (Desastres de la Guerra), volume
9 1943
mixed media; 24.8 x 41 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn2912709
Donated by Emeritus Professor David de Long, 2010
Donald Friend (1915–1989)
Diaries of Donald Friend: Disasters of war (Desastres de la Guerra), volume
14 1944
mixed media; 24.8 x 41.0 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn2912709
Donated by Emeritus Professor David de Long, 2010
John Ian Wing (b. 1939)
Letter to Wilfred Kent Hughes, Chairman of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
Organising Committee 1956
ink and coloured pencil; 24.7 x 19.8 cm (letter), 12.2 x 19.8 cm (diagram)
Papers of Sir Wilfred Kent Hughes (1895–1970)
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn2631927
John Olsen (b. 1928)
Manuscript of Salute to Five Bells: John Olsen's Opera House journal 1971
watercolour and ink; 77 x 50 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms8015-2-s2
Jørn Utzon (1918–2008)
Architect’s model for the geometry of the Sydney Opera House shells 1961
paint, wood and letraset type; 29.5 x 88.8 x 8.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7650469
Presented by Professor H. Ingham Ashworth
Patrick White (1912–1990)
Unpublished manuscript for ‘The hanging garden’ 1980s
ink; 33.0 x 40.5 cm
Papers of Patrick White
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9982-4.6.1
Recent acquisition
Brendan Hennessy
Portrait of Patrick White 1984
digital reproduction of gelatin silver print; 30.5 x 40.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7568636
Courtesy of Brendan Hennessy
Martin Wells (Sydney)
Patrick White’s glasses c.1985
plastic, metal and glass; 15.5 x 7.5 x 3.0 cm
Papers of Patrick White
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9982
Recent acquisition
Peter Porter OAM (1929–2010)
Notebook containing draft of The man in the luncheon-meat hat between
1978 and 1988
ink; 23 x 17 cm
Papers of Peter Porter c. 1952–2006
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms6640
Elyne Mitchell OAM (1913–2002)
First page from a draft of The Silver Brumby c. 1957
typescript and ink; 26.2 x 21 cm
Papers of Elyne Mitchell c. 1928–2002
Manuscripts Collection; nla.cat-vn186219
Les Murray AO (b. 1938)
Draft manuscript of Shoal c. 1992
ink; 29.7 x 21 cm
Papers of Les Murray 1951–2003
Manuscripts Collection; nla.cat-vn1099918
Richard Flanagan (b. 1961)
First page from a draft of Death of a River Guide c. 1993
typescript and pen; 29.7 x 21 cm
Papers of Richard Flanagan c. 1989–1998
Manuscripts Collection; nla.cat-vn3944056
Recent Acquisition
James Gleeson (1915–2008)
Untitled in Fully bound: over to Hal Missingham: a tribute with love and
affection 1971
pencil
Papers of Hal Missingham
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms3940-8-1-s3
Gordon Bennett (b. 1955)
Notes to Basquiat: Untitled 1999
synthetic polymer paint on canvas; 53.4 x 53.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.cat-vn5857643
New acquisition
Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
Lucrezia Borgia: opera in two acts and prologue
London: Boosey & Co., 1871
lithograph; 26 cm closed
Melba Conservatorium Collection
Music Collection, nla.cat-vn4199075
Joan Sutherland as Lucrezia Borgia 1977
type c print; 25.4 x 20.32 cm
Papers of Moffatt Oxenbould & Graeme Ewer
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn4696317
Kristian Fredrikson (1940–2005)
Costume for Lucrezia Borgia, Prologue (Act 1) 1977
pencil;
Papers of Kristian Fredrikson
Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn3969578
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Speaking notes for ‘Land rights for Torres Strait Islanders’ August 1981
ballpoint pen; 21.6 x 34.3 cm
Papers of Edward Koiki Mabo
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms8822
Inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2001
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Self portrait c.1975
wash on white ground on masonite; 25.3 x 20.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24341488
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992)
Murray Islands from NW looking SE 1986
ink, felt-tip pen and highlighter pen; 33 x 20 cm
Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen: The Mabo case
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9518-1-1x-s6