Known Aboriginal gorgets

The following list contains details about all references to Aboriginal gorgets, either in written sources or known to be or have been held in collections, which have been discovered in the course of research for this book. Not included in the list are the gorgets held in the National Museum of ’s collection which are listed separately.

The inscription is given first and is followed (where known) by a date, location, brief description of the decoration, shape and metal, dimensions (exact or approximate where known), and (in brackets) a reference to the source of the information. The source of information is often a museum collection in which the item is held. The list is alphabetical according to the name (in bold type) of the person for whom the gorget was inscribed.

Inscription date location brief description shape and dimensions source of the identification of decoration metal information blank plate, no inscription crescentic brass Museum 86131 King Abraham mid-19th Loddon , brass Joyce 1949 88 century Victoria Adam, King of Barcoodilla Australian Museum TRG Lawrence & Sons Auctioneers, England Alice Queen of Mannum possibly South crescentic brass, chain Museum Victoria X87565 Australia Bagot, King of Coodoobluie NSW Australian Museum Alex Dickensen Balderoy, Duke of NSW emu and kangaroo Australian Museum E54300 Wallandroo Presented to Baraban by in Shoalhaven drowning man Australian Museum E80460 Shepherd Laidley Remembrance district, NSW being saved by a of the 9th Dec swimmer 1867 Barabahn or MacGil, Chief Lake Macquarie, Gunson 1974 vol. 1, 6 of the Tribe at Bartabah, on NSW Lake Macquarie; a Reward for his assistance in reducing his Native Tongue to a written Langauge – also Biraban Benbo, Chief of the 1830-40s Melbourne, brass Haydon 1854 49 Weirabee Victoria Bill, Wyoming, Brisbane Hawkesbury Australian Museum H610 Water district, NSW Billy of Breeze NSW emu and kangaroo Australian Museum E54302 Billy Dolly, Chief of foliage Australian Museum E54314 Carriwong Creek

NSW

1 Billy Elingeit, King of the NSW Australian Museum Alan Amstensen Barweegee Tribe Billy Goat, King of Bumbarlo Australian Museum AA Wood, Sydney Billy Griffith, King of 1866 NSW NSW coat of Australian Museum E54315 Waradgery arms, shield Billy, King of Ena emu and kangaroo no chain Australian Museum H774 Billy, King of Myrtle Creek McCarthy 1952 Billy, King of Nanima Wellington R swan L brass 175 (approx) Mitchell Library R251(a) Valley, NSW kangaroo dog x 115mm Billy Natikillie, King of Thundapurthy, R kangaroo L emu crescentic, 295 x 183mm South Australian A44871 Thundapurthy Birdsville district, brass Museum Queensland King Billy, Wooroowoolgen 1898 Australian Museum Casino and region, NSW District Historical Society, Casino, NSW Bluey, King of Glenariff Cobar-Bourke lower anterior ‘F. crescentic Australian Museum E54307 district, NSW Lassetter and Co. McCarthy 1952, Ltd. Sydney’, R 330 emu, xanthorrhoea L kangaroo, xanthorrhoea Bob of Boulia 1930 Queensland L kangaroo R emu crescentic, Noble Numismatics (Captivating & brass, chain collection Curious) Bobby King of Canargo probably NSW crescentic, Museum Victoria X47934 brass Bobby Chief of the Yulgilbar R kangaroo L emu crescentic, 209 x 118mm National Library of Tribe Clarence River, brass Australia: NSW Bobby, King of Grafton NSW R emu, crescentic Hooper 1990 103 xanthorroea L kangaroo, xanthorroea King Bogan Yulgilbar,1840s between Bathurst brass Graham 1863 66 and Baroo, NSW Boongong Numitt, Chief of L and $ laurel Powerhouse Museum A7767 the Purrier Tribe branches, centre kangaroo Mr. Brodie, King Queensland Australian Museum E80572 Kooramarow of Yattimbarilla

2 or Connors River Berry to Broughton for south Australian Museum Berry Historical digging a canal single coast, NSW Society handedly a feat no white man could emulate Bum-Balie, Chief of Whalan Whalan, north of Aboriginal man, crescentic Australian Museum H780 Moree, NSW woman and child, emu and kangaroo Bunya Jimmey, King of the Berry, R emu, crescentic Hooper 1990 103 xanthorrhoea L kangaroo, xanthorrhoea, centre spear crossed with two boomerangs and NSW club Burrawambilly, Chief of R kangaroo L emu brass Powerhouse Museum A7769 Bowbow A reward for merit to L & R laurel copper? 135 (approx) Mitchell Library R250(g) Charley of Tullungunnully leaves x 110mm (approx Charley, King of Birran R emu, flourish L crescentic Hooper 1990 103 kangaroo, flourish Charley, Chief of Merri 5th Feby 1848 R emu L kangaroo brass 145 x 148mm Mitchell Library ZDR 204 Tuna Wanjinata Brabrolung , stamp on lower crescent Museum Victoria X81483 Kraotun Kurnai Ngiu, King , Victoria anterior reads brass, double Charley of the Snowy River, ‘Swanston St leather strap Wanjanai Kangu Brabrolung Melbourne’ instead of Djitta Wangu Blayta chain Charlie, King of Yatton Queensland Australian Museum E80573 Cobbor Bill, King of Goldbum, Burrill potted plants crescentic Australian Museum E75981 Goldbum Lake, Milton, NSW Cockabundy, Chief of Jerricknorra, kangaroo Australian Museum E54297 Jerrickanora NSW Cockabundy, Chief of Tollwong district, NSW Cockey, Chief of Wooleroo Hunter Valley, Australian Museum Bruce Penfold, NSW NSW Cramberlown Charlie Picton, NSW emu and kangaroo square Australian Museum Mr E Garrad, NSW Tollwong,

3 Dan of the Wiljakali western NSW 2 kangaroos Noble Numismatics (Captivating & facing outward but collection Curious) looking inward Davey, King of New England NSW emu and kangaroo crescentic Australian Museum E65063 David, Prince of R Aboriginal man, brass 155 (approx) Mitchell Library R251(c) Alamongarindi star L kangaroo x 125 mm Dawalla of Wagga Wagga NSW L emu R kangaroo Noble Numismatics (Captivating & collection Curious) King Denny R emu L kangaroo crescentic Hooper 1990 103 Derry .S., King of Casino 1885 Casino, NSW Australian Museum Richmond River Historical society, NSW Dubbo, King of Meilmam Meilmam, NSW R emu L kangaroo oval-heart, 244 x 138mm South Australian A65967 brass Museum Duke Pollard of probably Victoria crescentic, Museum Victoria X80672 Curraburmah brass Ellen 1st, Queen of Iluka Australian Museum W R Medway- Smith, NSW Frederick King of Bathurst, NSW Australian Museum E49461 Gouboulion, from Chas. Lawson King George, Colungulac Western District, semi-oval, Museum Victoria X49214 Victoria brass King George, South Grafton, Biamanga, R emu, chain Hooper 1990 103 Clarence River Wallaga and xanthorrhoea Bega district, L kangaroo, NSW xanthorrhoea, crescentic George, King of Waterview anterior inscription Australian Museum Pam Fritzpatrik ‘H.C. Jervis, [sic] engraver, Sydney’ Gooseberry, Queen of R fish L ? centre McCarthy 1952 328 Sydney to South Head coronet, crescentic Cora Gooseberry. Freeman c1800 no design copper 100 (approx) Mitchell Library ZR 251(b) Bungaree, Queen of Sydney x 80mm Harry Mulbah, Chief of L and R laurel Powerhouse Museum A7765 Berrallawah branches, centre kangaroo Headman Australian Museum Bruce Ussher Prince Henry of Duchess Mount Isa, McCarthy 1952 Queensland

4 Husky, 1853 King of the 1853 Brisbane, Australian Museum E54303 Morton Bay Tribe Queensland woven thread attached Jack Kapeen, King of Richmond River Richmond River Wollongbar region, NSW Historical Society, NSW Jackabone NSW emu and kangaroo Australian Museum E54306 Jackey, King of Balgaraliung R emu L kangaroo crescentic Australian Museum E54313, plaited McCarthy 1952 330 Jacky, King of 1860-80 emu and kangaroo crescentic Australian Museum E83852 King Jacky, Weriss Creek south-west Aboriginal, man Australian Museum E77633 Tamworth, NSW holding a spear flanked by kangaroo and emu Jackey, King of Youwandah probably Australian Museum JH Myrtle Youendah, NSW Jackey, King of Yowandah Queensland L emu R double line private collection kangaroo, below border, inscription man on brass, horseback chasing crescentic running horses Jacob, King of Bathurst central kangaroo, crescentic, private collection laurel leaves L brass and R Jacob Icely, Constable, 1863 Barwon, NSW Aboriginal man Australian Museum E67345 Coombing holding boomerangs Jacky Cumbo, Texas Queensland R emu L kangaroo brass 180 x 110mm Mitchell Library R250(a) Presented by His Excellency 1848-49 in relief, swans for silver 6 (approx) x Mitchell Library R453 Sir Charles Augustus Fitz the horns central 4 ¾ [inches] Roy … Governor … NSW, to dingo head Jackey Jackey Jackey Jackey King of Logan River, crescentic, photo and info from Logan and Pimpama – also Queensland chain Ysola Best John Logan and Aboriginal name Bilinba (meaning ‘king parrot’) Jacky Jacky, constable, anterior inscription copper? 153 (approx) Mitchell Library R250(b) King of Toolooby ‘H.G. Irwin’; no x 95mm design King James of Baelpin, NSW crescentic, Museum Victoria X83038

5 Patrick Plains brass James Piper, Thomas Piper, R kangaroo L emu brass 125 (approx) Mitchell Library R250(c) constable x 145 Jemmy Abigail, chief of the NSW Aboriginal man Australian Museum E54304 Braidwood Tribe Jemmy Curraburma 1843 Yeo Yeo and brass Graham 1863 253 Mow Poke Creeks Jemmy Rodd, Constable Central Powerhouse Museum A7766 escarbuncle Jemmy Vincent, King of Emu and Australian Museum E54312 Dogingorogaram kangaroo Jenny, Queen of Broulee south coast NSW R Aboriginal man crescentic Hooper 1990 103 with spear L kangaroo Jerro, chief of Waverly foliage Australian Museum E54310 Jerry, King of Gurah Gurah later kangaroo and emu Australian Museum E77655 NSW Werrina, , NSW Jerry, Overseer of Woolshed Wellington emu and kangaroo crescentic Australian Museum E54308 district, NSW McCarthy 1952 329 King Jetto, Wallumbi , NSW kangaroo and emu crescentic Australian Museum E54309 Jimbalungie, King of Werai probably NSW lower anterior crescentic, Museum Victoria X86901 inscription ‘C.G. brass Roeszler 260 Lt. Collins St’ Jimey, King of Boondoon 1892 anterior inscription Australian Museum Mrs MM ‘Conn. Bros. to Gudmore, South King Jimey of Australia Boondoon for his long services and good behaviour. Watson, Ferguson and Co., Engravers Brisbane. Feb 17/92’ Jimmy Thompson, King, north no design rectangular, 245 x 95mm South Australian A14039 Laura Deighton Tribe Queensland copper Museum King Joe by T. icely 1844 Bangaroo Australian Museum Canowindra Station, Historical

Island,

6 Canowindra Museum, NSW district, NSW Joe Bungaree – King of the 1886 Australian Museum Mrs J M Lowry, Blacks NSW Joe Timbrey, Chief of the Illawarra, NSW Australian Museum E543111 Five Islands John, Chief of Burrooa, R emu, L brass 140 (approx.) Mitchell Library ZR250(d) Presented by J.J. Howell kangaroo x 110mm King John, Navena northwest NSW florid along lower crescentic, c140mm Australian Museum RC Williams, or central edge of plate brass wide NSW; Queensland Cook 1981 King John of Wagala Australian Museum WR Medway- Smith, NSW John Piper, Conqueror of 1836 Bathurst, NSW given to Piper by Mitchell 1839 the Interior Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, 1836 Kitten, Chief of the Sydney Sydney, NSW foliage and Australian Museum E54316 Tribe decorative design Malcolm Chief of Kukuruk crescentic, Museum Victoria X86130 Mum brass Margaret, Queen of Richmond River Australian Museum Richmond River Gundurimba region, NSW Historical Society, NSW King Merryman, Wallaga south coast NSW R emu, tree, L crescentic NMA Milne Album p.15 Lake kangaroo, xanthorrhoea Mickey Johnson, King; Illawarra, NSW crescentic Australian Museum Chiddick Illawarra Jamberoo; Kiama Museum Moororar of Namutch NSW emu and kangaroo Australian Museum E54299 and Aboriginal man Moringally, Chief of Natty Australian Museum Mr E Garrad, NSW Mushroonah, Aid de camp Tawangah, R emu, L crescentic, 140 x 92mm South Australian A69211 to the King of Ta-wang-ah Goodooga, NSW kangaroo, centre brass Museum Aboriginal man with spear Presented to Queen Narjin 11th May 1880 Albany, Western L kangaroo and crescentic private collection of the Nyungar, Albany, 11th Australia gum tree, R emu May 1880 and xanthorrhoea, scalloped border

7 decoration, on anterior maker’s mark ‘Tolke’ Neddy, King of Windorah district, crescentic Australian Museum E54298 NSW McCarthy 1952 330 Neil, King of Mount Harris, Coonamble emu and kangaroo crescentic Australian Museum E54305 the gift of Robert Martin Junr district, NSW Nemmit, 1825, Chief of the 1825 Sutton Forest, no design bronze 145 (approx.) Mitchell Library ZR 250(f) Sutton Forest Tribe NSW x 130mm New Chum Harry, King of Richmond River Australian Museum Richmond River the Mulgi region, NSW Historical Society, NSW Oombejang-Watson, mid 19th Wellington R and L laurel crescentic, Robertson 1928 81 Wellington Valley, century Valley, NSW branches, centre bronze Missionary Stockman escarbuncle King Paddy, Buchan Victoria border design, on crescentic, private collection back impressed brass marks ‘Lake, Vic’ and maker’s mark a crown over ‘L’ Peter Chief of Natal Downs Clermont, crescentic, Museum Victoria unregistered Queensland brass Peter Belmy, King of Yerally, Wyrallah Australian Museum Richmond River Yerally, Gindenbar and and Gindenbar, Historical Gundirimbah Camp Creek Society, NSW Robert, King of Tatala Tatala later kangaroo, Australian Museum E54295 Angledool xanthorrhoea, Station, NSW emu, tree Mr. Ross, King of Kulkyne anterior lower left R kangaroo, 207 x 95mm National Library of RS/NK:1881 and Mornpool ‘W. Tocknell engr’, grass tufts, Australia lower right ’41 bushes L Swanston St., emu, trees, Melbourne’ grass tufts, crescentic, brass Rowley – King of Tomki Tomki, Tomki emu and kangaroo Australian Museum E78043 Creek, north Lismore, NSW Presented to Queen Rungini 11th May 1881 Albany, Western L kangaroo with copper/bras private collection of the Nyungar, 11th May Australia gum tree, R emu s, crescentic 1881, Albany with xanthorrhoea, border decoration

8 of leaves and berries; on back maker’s stamp ‘S’ arrow mark and reverse D, ‘WA, 81’ King Sandy, Moreton Bay 1890 Brisbane, crescentic painting by Oscar Queensland Fristrom (1898) Donaldson 1985 95 Sandyman and Biddy, King Australian Museum WR Medway- and Queen of Ashby Smith, NSW Syntax King of Brabcut Carr’s Plains Syntax was also crescentic, Museum Victoria unregistered Western District, James Harrison, brass Victoria Syntax Wettenhall Taffy, King of Thundapurty Birdsville district, R kangaroo L emu crescentic, 277 x 188mm South Australian A41782 Queensland brass Museum Tallboy, King of Moorabie posterior centre R florid design, crescentic, 160 x 80mm National Library of RS/NK:1880 ‘J. Fitzsimys(?), kangaroo L florid brass Australia 113 Pitt St, design, emu, Arts(?) Sydney lower Aboriginal stockman pursuing mob of horses through landscape Thommy Weavers, King of Bathurst district, crescentic, private collection Curvy, Kangaroo Swamp brass Tinker, King of Teraiche Chowilla, kangaroo, emu, brass The Adelaide Observer 4.4.1885, p Queensland boomerang and spear Toby King of Ravensbroome Queensland crescentic, Museum Victoria X87564 brass Toby, King of Wellington, NSW L kangaroo R Oxley Museum, Wambangalang, Wellington emu, centre Wellington, NSW Aboriginal man with boomerang and spear Tommy of Bungebar crescentic, Museum Victoria unregistered brass Tommy, King of Carrs Creek Grafton, NSW Australian Museum E77636 Tommy Bunn-Berrah, King , also known as crescentic, Museum Victoria X86129 of Swan Reach Victoria Tommy brass Bumbench

9 King Tommy Grinnon, Chief R kangaroo, pine brass 155 x135mm Mitchell Library R250(e) of the Muringo Tribe tree, L emu, pine tree Tommy, King of Tarngan Mungindi, NSW- L kangaroo, R crescentic, private collection Queensland eum, centre brass border Aboriginal man with spear and boomerang Tommy, Chief of Tartongor probably north- crescentic, Museum Victoria X72553 east Victoria brass King Wagor-Day, Black central crescentic, private collection Rock, Bathhurst escarbuncle brass Wild Duck, King of L & R laurel crescentic Hooper 1990 103 Windermere branches, centre coronet Master William, King of on reverse ‘S.P. Powerhouse Museum A7768 Sugarloaf Grenfell and Sons’ Willie Murray, King of Bathurst Doondi Station, R Aboriginal grave South Australian GL Wlsh Doondi southern platform L Two Museum Queensland Aboriginal figures in bush with weapons King Witti of Mudgee NSW private collection Wombail Oouthenang mid-19th Armidale district, Noble Numismatics (Captivating & century NSW collection Curious) Womena Oothenang, Chief R Aboriginal man crescentic Hooper 1990 103 of Silannon Vieele with spear and boomerang L Aboriginal woman with spear and child Youngerrow, Chief of the 1850s Encounter Bay, L & R laurel crescentic, 153 x 120mm South Australian A37624 Rormear Tribe South Australia branch, centre brass Museum coronet, unknown Native of New Australian Museum University of New England England

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