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Preface
Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Explanation of terms
History of king plates
Military gorgets
Establishment of a tradition
King Bungaree and Matora
Creation of Aboriginal kings
Kings and pastoral expansion
Service rewards
Language teacher rewarded
Heroic acts
Protective gorgets
'Last of the Tribe'
Aboriginal people's reactions
Edmund Milne
Manufacture and decoration
Emu and kangaroo designs
Use and survival conditions
Epilogue
List of breastplates
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Queensland
- Unknown location
- Military breastplates
- Other Aboriginal breastplates
Bibliography
Resources
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Queensland

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not accessioned

King Pepper of the Biria, Burdekin River, 1897

not accessioned

King Too Too, crack horsebreaker & Glastonbury, coach, groom

NMA 2000.28.1

Billy, King of Bonnie Doon, Lorne

Gorget given to Billy, King of Bonnie Doon

not accessioned

Bonnie Doon and Lorne are stations now located about 70 kilometres just west of south of Blackall.

Paddy, King of Nive Downs and Duke of Tambo

not accessioned

No information on Paddy. Tambo was built on part of Nive Downs land. Nive Downs is now considerably smaller and is located about 75 kilometres south-south-east of Tambo.

Brandy. Uanda

not accessioned

Queensland

Queensland

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Nugget, 'Billee-ling-oo', Queen of Boulia, 1930

King Pepper of the Biria, Burdekin River, 1897

King Too Too, crack horsebreaker & Glastonbury, coach, groom

Billy, King of Bonnie Doon, Lorne

Paddy, King of Nive Downs and Duke of Tambo

Brandy. Uanda