| Catalogue Nbr: | 432.79
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| Title: | Queen Rose of Ballarat |
| Description: | Sepia photograph of an Aboriginal Woman - Queen Rose of Ballarat. Queen Rose wears an engraved possom skin cloak over a western style dress, carries a spear and a woven bag. She stands outside a brick building with the child. The photograph is possibly taken at a mission station. According to Ian Clark in "Monash publications in Geography No 37" Queen Rose waas of the Watha Wurrung, and the photo was taken at Coranderrk between 1876/7. |
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| Subject Date: | c 1876 |
| Subject Location: | Coranderrk, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA |
| Object Type: | Photograph |
| Object Location: | 210-Filing cabinet (215:119 - colour photocopy in Vol 5 folder) |
| Object Size: | 10.6 x 6.3 |
| Object Condition: | Silverfish damage. Five pineholes/minor rust marks. 1999-General fading.Silverfish damage around outer edge of photograph and mount card. Card has browned, and has silverfish damage |
