Photographs of Australian Aboriginal people in north-west South Australia

Archive Collections / Allan Ferguson Brumby / Series AA42/01 / Photographs of Australian Aboriginal people in north-west South Australia

This series contains, photographs, acetate negatives, nitrate negatives and lantern slides.

AA 42/1
Photographs include the following:

  1. 'Very shy girl, Mann Range, Central Australia'. Written in verso on NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  2. 'Pitjandjara Tribe natives from Mann Range, taken in Musgrave Range, South Australia'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  3. 'Boy spearing bird, Ulparra'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  4. 'Everard Range, 1929'. Aboriginal boy. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 2 (1 x print, 1 x negatives)

  5. 'Testing for rabbits, Kalpira Waterhole, Musgrave Range, Pitjandjara Tribe'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 2 (1 x print, 1 x negatives)

  6. 'Everard Range, 1929, Camel boy in foreground'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  7. 'Everard Range, 1929'. Aboriginal woman and children standing. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  8. 'Everard Range, 1929'. Aboriginal man standing with spear. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  9. Aboriginal woman and children sitting in camp. Same as RM Williams (see AA 623) photograph 4000. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  10. Aboriginal man with dead kangaroo on his head and boy standing. Same as RM Williams photograph 7537. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  11. 'Tomkinson Range, Tiezi Soakage'. Aboriginal man sitting with spearthrower. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  12. 'Jankundjara children asleep, Musgrave Range, south side'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  13. Aboriginal boy running towards seated men and women. Same as RM Williams photo 4007. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 2 (1 x print, 1 x negatives)

  14. 'Pitjandjara tribe, Tomkinson Range'. Aboriginal men and women in camp. Same as RM Williams photograph 4001. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  15. 'Kangaroo cooking, Pitjandjara tribe'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  16. Aboriginal boy digging for rabbits? Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 3 (1 x print, 2 x negatives)

  17. 'Child running, Musgrave Range, Central Australia'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  18. 'Pitjandjara Tribe, Mirunbana Waterhole, western end of Musgrave Range, western horde (Wilurara kungka]'. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  19. 'Honey gathering, MacDonald Downs, Central Australia'. Note Tindale's (see AA 338) comment: 'may be from A. F. Brumby, Musgrave Range'. Same as RM Williams photograph 4008. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 2 (1 x print, 1 x negatives)

  20. 'Mt Olga. Bun-shaped hills. This snap when joined to the other gives a complete view of Mt Olga from the north.' Formerly Acc. No. 2137. Written on verso in NB Tindale hand and other writing from unknown hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  21. '[illegible] soakage with Mt [K]intore in the distance 27-4-29' written in pen. 'Photo A Brumby' written in verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  22. 'drawings on the walls at Liezii soakage. 7-5-29' written on verso. 'Photo A Brumby' written on verso in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 1 (1 x print)

  23. '100m west of musgrave corobori meeting' written on nitrate negative in NB Tindale hand. Group of six men, some are holding rabbits in hand.

    Quantity 2 (1 x print, 1 x negative)

  24. 'Hut Wilurana Tribe June 1927'. written on nitrate negative in NB Tindale hand.

    Quantity 2 (1 x print, 1 x negative)

  25. Aboriginal men and women with caucasian man on left. No print.

    Quantity 2 (2 x negatives)

  26. Two Aboriginal women, standing. Caption on nitrate negative reads 'Mirunko? native soak, west end of Musgrave Range'. written on nitrate negative in NB Tindale hand. No print.

    Quantity 2 (2 x negatives)

  27. Wilurana Tribe June 1927'. written on nitrate negative in NB Tindale hand. No print.

    Quantity 2 (2 x negatives)

  28. 'Trying to get rabbit Mann & Peterman Ra' 'Digging out rabbit Kalpura soak'. written on nitrate negative in NB Tindale hand. No print.

    Quantity 2 (2 x negatives)

  29. THIS ITEM IS RESTRICTED. Aboriginal men dancing. No print.

    Quantity 2 (2 x negatives)

  30. THIS ITEM IS RESTRICTED. Aboriginal men dancing. No print. Slightly different view from previous negative. No print

    Quantity 1 (1 x negatives)

  31. 'Ayers Rock. Photo A Brumby 1930'

    Quantity 1 (lantern slide)

  32. 'Ayers Rock fr 3m S A Brumby 1930'

    Quantity 1 (lantern slide)

  33. No Caption. Uluru.

    Quantity 1 (lantern slide)

  34. 'A Brumby Rockhole; top Ayers Rock reeds grasses'

    Quantity 1 (lantern slide)

  35. 'Ayers Rock fr. W. end ground thickly grassed A. Brumby 1930'

    Quantity 1 (lantern slide)


    This item contains references to the following regions of South Australia: North West.

    This series contains references to the following named groups: Jankundjara; Pitjandjara.

    Corresponding Tindale Tribes: Jangkundjara; Pitjandjara.

    Corresponding AIATSIS Language Groups: Pitjantjatjara; Yankuntjatjara.

CreatorAllan Ferguson Brumby
ControlAA 42/1/1-35
Date Range1927  -  1933
Quantity   61   (b/w prints (11x7 cms), negatives and lantern slides)
FormatsPhotographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints
Series AA42/01