Photograph of 'Aboriginal with boomerang', together with photographs of La Perouse and Sydney Harbour, ca. 1937

PXB 1719

fonds

ca. 1937

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9611533

10 photographs - gelatin silver

An image of a young Aboriginal boy holding a painted boomerang. Inscribed below by a contemporary hand, 'Aboriginal boy with boomerang. Round building in background 1st customs house in Australia built by convicts'.

The photograph is mounted on cardboard together with 4 other photographs. Mounted on the verso are 4 more photographs and a clipping about Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour. All photographs are inscribed below image. All images are by an unknown photographer and only 1 is dated.

1. Monument to Mar. La Perouse, 1826.
2. Aboriginal boy with boomerang. Round building in background 1st customs house in Australia built by convicts.
3. Tony and I at La Perouse, 10/1/37.
4. Veteran Tom Nash & I at Bare Island, La Perouse.
5. Veterans home at Bare Island La Perouse. One time Naval Fort. Opposite Capt. Cook's landing place.
6. Fort Denison, clipping.
7. Kirribilli Point, Admiralty House.
8. Awatea at Circular Quay. Garden Island, Naval Depot, Vaucluse.
9. Awatea at Circular Quay.
10. Fort Macquarie.

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Titled below image. Photographer unknown.

Date based on image no. 3 dated '10/1/37'.