aboriginal canoe tree • Find • State Library of South Australia

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/10

A man shovels dirt away from the base of the canoe tree as two other men examine the base of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/12

Museum staff shovel dirt away from the base of the canoe tree as two other men examine the base of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/15

A man operates a chain saw at the base of the canoe tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/18

A man operates a chain saw at the base of the canoe tree as another man watches from a safe distance.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/27

Museum staff watch on as the canoe tree is lowered to the ground by a mobile crane.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/31

Museum staff remove ropes and wires from the canoe tree that has been lowered to the ground.

Canoe Tree at Kroehns Landing

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/2

Canoe trees, Kroehns Landing, showing where the bark was cut by Aboriginal people for canoe making.

Canoe Tree at Kroehns Landing showing two scars

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/5

Canoe Tree at Kroehns Landing, with two scars where bark was removed by Aboriginal people for canoe making.

Canoe tree at Kroehns Landing with deep scar from bark removal

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/8

Canoe tree, Kroehns Landing, with deep scar from past bark removal by Aboriginal people for making canoes.

Canoe trees with bark removed for making canoes at Waikerie

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/13

Canoe tree, Waikerie.

Burnt out canoe tree on the Murrumbidgee River at Hay

1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/30

Burnt out canoe tree, Murrumbidgee River, at Hay, Houston's property.

Canoe tree in the Hay district, Mr. Houston's property

c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/34

Canoe tree, Hay district, Mr. Houston's property.

Canoe tree at Mr. Gibson's property on Murrumbidgee at Hay

1967, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/36

Canoe tree on the Murrumbidgee at Hay, Mr Gibson's property.

Canoe tree, Murrumbidgee Hay, Mr. Gibson's property

1967, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/37

Canoe tree, Murrumbidgee Hay, Mr Gibson's property.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/15/6

'The Aborigines climbed to a great height to obtain a suitable piece of canoe bark from this red gum on the Edson property at Blanchetown, South Australia'. (Edwards, R.(1972), Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley, Rigby, Adelaide).

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1965, Photograph, PRG 1409/8/10

Gum tree, in Mount Torrens district, from which a canoe has been made. Tree has been vandalised with grafitti. A young boy is walking in the paddock behind the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/7

A man perching on scaffolding at the top of the canoe tree attempts to secure the beam, which is dangling from the crane, to the tree with the help of a pulley.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/8

A man stands on tree trunk that has been sawn flat while holding on to the scaffolding. He appears to be attempting to secure a rope to the canoe tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/11

A man shovels dirt away from the base of the canoe tree as two other men examine the base of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/13

A man shovels dirt away from the base of the canoe tree as other museum staff examine the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/14

A man shovels dirt away from the base of the canoe tree as other museum staff examine the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/26

Museum staff watch on as a man at the top of the canoe tree prepares for the tree to be lowered to the ground by a mobile crane.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/32

Museum staff ensure that the canoe tree, which has just been cut down, is secure on the Males' Transport truck which is transporting the tree from Mannum to the South Australian Museum.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, 1967, Photograph, PRG 1409/23/33

Museum staff secure the canoe tree, which has just been cut down, on to the Males' Transport truck which is transporting the tree from Mannum to the South Australian Museum.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/15/1

Gum tree, on the bank of the Murray River, from which a canoe has been made. The tree is on a property owned by the Edsons.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/24/1

Two people look up at a red gum tree, near the bank of the Murray River, from which a canoe has been made. The tree is on a property owned by the Edsons.