Oscar's sketchbook drawings
Note: pages have been rotated for ease of viewing. Drawing titles reflect those written by Augustus Glissan.
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Front cover of Oscar's sketchbook
Contents pages
1 Sub Inspector and Troopers shooting
2 Palmer Blacks preparing for Battle
3 [Palmer Blacks preparing for Battle]
4 Some Natives of the soil
5 Some Cooktown Swells
6 Blackfellow attacking snake
7 Cranky "Billy" demanding "Possum"
8 Native Police Boys Palmer River
9 [Native Police boys Palmer River]
10 White lovers Some jealousy
11 Cooktown native police Boys
12 Some white Rivals
13 Cooktown Swells
14 Rocklands Boys (Stockmen) and Gins
15 Great fight Rocklands .v. Camooweal − Rocklands
16 Camooweal white Ladies
17 Palmer River Govt officials
18 Flock of Emus & old bird on Eggs
19 Blacks Kangaroo Hunting, Boomerang striking Kang[aroo]
20 Big feller Steamer longa Cooktown, childhoods reme[mbrance]
21 Whites fighting, cause clearing out
Contents (cont.)
22 Cooktown Blacks & some House Gins
23 Land Blacks going to meet enemies coming by [water]
24 Police boys doing duty (Lynch law)
25 [Police boys doing duty (Lynch law)]
26 Dispersing usual way. some good shooting
27 Another Cooktown Steamer
28 Palmer River fighting men (Warriors)
29 [Palmer River fighting men (Warriors)]
30 [Palmer River fighting men] & house Gins
31 Cooktown Swells −
32 Murderer hoppled to tree. Troopers dispatching
33 Native mounted police. Cartridge belts well fill[ed]
34 Some Maytown Swells doing the block
35 Boss ordering boys to Bathe (cold weather)
36 Endeavour River Blacks full dance Costume
37 Grand Corroberee, men and Gins beating time
38 Old men dressed for the Corroberee
39 Corroberee, Gins beating time.
40 Trying to catch cranky Billy −
No. 1 Sub Inspector and Troopers shooting
No. 2 Palmer Blacks preparing for Battle
No. 3 Palmer Blacks preparing for Battle
This is one of several battle scenes. The figures are drawn armed with spears and facing each other.
