Known Aboriginal Gorgets
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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 Australia’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 Victoria 86131 King Abraham mid-19th Loddon River, 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 Richmond River 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 Hastings River 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 Snowy River, stamp on lower crescent Museum Victoria X81483 Kraotun Kurnai Ngiu, King Orbost, 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 Shoalhaven River 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 Illawarra 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, Boomi River, NSW Jerry, Overseer of Woolshed Wellington