Aboriginal • Find • State Library of South Australia

Aboriginal men in the Arafura area

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/362

"A party of Aboriginals alongside a pile of barb wire in the Arafura area. A cattle station was started here in the 1900s but was abandoned. This was on the mainland opposite Milingimbi 1930s".

Aboriginal mothers and babies

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/366A

"Not a dying race, we used to hear that the Aboriginals were a dying race, but not so in Arnhem Land".

Aboriginal mothers and babies

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/366B

"Not a dying race, we used to hear that the Aboriginals were a dying race, but not so in Arnhem Land".

Aboriginal men in the bush

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/445

"A group of Aborigines on mainland".

Aboriginal man near a train line

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1939, Photograph, PRG 933/13/469

"An Aboriginal near the East-West train line".

Aboriginal children, Milingimbi

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/535

"Milingimbi 1930s"

Aboriginal children, Milingimbi

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/540

"Milingimbi 1930s".

Aboriginal mother and child

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/546

"Milingimbi 1930s".

Aboriginal mother and child

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/547

"Milingimbi 1930s".

Aboriginal girls, Milingimbi

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/562

"Milingimbi 1930s".

Aboriginal infants at Milingimbi

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/620

"Poplulation explosion Milingimbi (11 altogether) taken to show weren't dying race".

Aboriginal artefacts' given as gifts

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/643

"Gift day" - (sold) but mainly gifts from Aborigines to the Church 1930 Milingimbi."

Ella Shepherdson with Aboriginal babies

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/504

"My wife with two Aboriginal babies".

Aboriginal women and children, Milingimbi

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/505A

"The early days at Milingimbi. Women with yinmarra mat, a conical shape to wear for a cover and a babies cover".

Aboriginal women and children, Milingimbi

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/505B

"The early days at Milingimbi. Women with yinmarra mat, a conical shape to wear for a cover and a babies cover".

Aboriginal woman preparing cycad nuts

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/506

"The cycad nut pounded and ready to soak".

Aboriginal mother and child

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/552

"Milingimbi 1930s".

Aboriginal women with their children

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/553

"Milingimbi 1930s".

Three Aboriginal men at Milingimbi

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/617

"Milingimbi". Three Aboriginal men wearing ceremonial body paint.

Aboriginal dancers and smoking ceremony at the opening event of the 35th Adelaide Festival, Elder Park.

Gonçalves, Fernando M., 2020, Photograph, PRG 1766/17/7

Aboriginal dancers and smoking ceremony at the opening event and 60th birthday celebration of the 35th Adelaide Festival, Elder Park. It was held just prior to government and social restrictions enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aboriginal dancers and smoking ceremony at the opening event of the 35th Adelaide Festival, Elder Park.

Gonçalves, Fernando M., 2020, Photograph, PRG 1766/17/8

Aboriginal dancers and smoking ceremony at the opening event and 60th birthday celebration of the 35th Adelaide Festival, Elder Park. It was held just prior to government and social restrictions enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.