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Title
Series 03: Mounted photographs of Aboriginal burial grounds, archaeological sites and artifacts particularly from Western New South Wales, 1928-1943 / [probably photographed by C. C. Towle]
Call number
PXA 1212
Level of description
series
Date

1928-1943
Type of material
Graphic Materials
Reference code
873605
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
62 photographs - gelatin silver - image 11.5 x 16.1 cm and 16.1 x 11.5 cm, in mounts 20.1 x 25 cm and 25 x 20.1 cm<br>
Scope and Content
These photographs include images of scarred and carved trees, Aboriginal stencil art and rock art, Aboriginal fisheries and middens as well as landscapes, particularly in Western New South Wales. It includes images of memorials to explorers.

BOX 01
1. Menindee Inn, NSW, 1928
2. [Rock formation] Yass: Hatton’s Corner, NSW, 1928
3-4. [Rock stencils] Wallerawang, NSW, 1930
5-7. Lake Woytchugga, near Wilcannia, NSW, 1930
8. Castlereagh West, NSW, 1931
9. Glenbrook: “Red Hand Cave”, NSW, 1931
10. [Stone arrangements at] Endrick Mountain, NSW, 1931
11-12. Lake Peery, Paroo River, NSW, 1931
13-15. [Middens at] Bellambi, NSW, 1932
16-17. [Rock art at] Mootwingee, NSW, 1932
18. Poole’s Grave, near Milparinka, NSW, 1932
19. White Cliffs, NSW, 1933
20. Mootwingee (site of rock carvings), NSW, 1933

BOX 02
21. In Mootwingee Ranges (White Cliffs-Broken Hill Road), NSW, 1933
22. Lake Woytchugga, Wilcannia, NSW, 1934
23-24. Lake Peery, Paroo River, NSW, 1934
25. Menindee (west of town), NSW, 1934
26. Menindee, NSW – G.A. Williams, nephew of CC Towle, 1934
27. [Tree at] Menindee, NSW, 1934
28-30. [Scarred trees at] Menindee, NSW, 1934
31. Menindee, 1934
32. Bulloo floodwater channel : Milparinka-Wanaaring Road, NSW, 1934
33. Darling River: 50 m[iles] above Menindee, NSW, 1934
34. Paroo River, Wanaaring, NSW, 1934
35. Mulga trees, Wanaaring-Milparinka Road, NSW, 1934
36. Near Urisino Station, Milparinka-Wanaaring Road, NSW, 1934
37. [Rock Art] Kuring-gai Chase, NSW, 1934
38-42. [Carved trees] Burroway Station, Narromine, NSW, 1935

BOX 03
43. Memorial to Explorer Oxley. Condobolin-Lake Cargellico Road, NSW, 1937
44. Memorial to Explorer Mitchell. Forbes-Orange Road, near Cudal, NSW, 1937
45-46. [Carved tree] Lake Cargellico-Condobolin Road, NSW, 1937
47. [Rock art] Lane Cove, near De Burgh Bridge, NSW, 1937
48. [Carved tree] The Springs Station, near Dubbo NSW (3ft x 6ft), 1938
49. [Carved tree] The Springs Station, near Dubbo NSW, 1938
50. [Rock art] Woodford, NSW, 1938
51. Brewarrina: “The fisheries”, NSW, 1938
52. [Mine] Lightning Ridge, NSW, 1939
53. Mount Wingen: “The burning mountain”, NSW, 1939
54. Site of quarry, Pondie Ranges: Tillenbury Station, NSW, 1939
55. Rock stencil, Kuring-gai Chase, Cowan Creek, NSW, 1939
56-57. Mundamia Creek, near Nowra, NSW, 1941
58. Part of Bora Ring, Ruby Creek, NSW: near Stanthorpe, Q [i.e. Qld], 1942
59-62. Boat Harbour, Cronulla, NSW, 1943
General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 923879
Signatures / Inscriptions

Titled and dated on reverse of mounts in C.C. Towle's hand.
Attributions / conjectures

These images are probably taken by C.C.Towle.
Subject
Art, Aboriginal Australian.
Aboriginal Australians--Fishing.
Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs.
Fish traps--New South Wales.
Kitchen-middens--New South Wales
Petroglyphs--New South Wales.
Topic
carved trees
scarred trees
Aboriginal art motifs
Aboriginal artefacts
Aboriginal art
monuments & memorials
burial grounds
landscapes (views)
Place
Menindee (N.S.W.)
Wilcannia Region (N.S.W.)
Castlereagh (N.S.W.)
Wallerawang (N.S.W.)
Glenbrook (N.S.W.)
Mootwingee (N.S.W.)
White Cliffs (N.S.W.)
Milparinka (N.S.W.)
Condobolin District (N.S.W.)
Brewarrina (N.S.W.)
Paroo River (Qld. and N.S.W.)
Boat Harbour (Kurnell, N.S.W.)
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