These Aboriginal items were all collected by the husband of their owner, who went to Australia on a £10 passage years ago. The 'Ten Pound Pom' scheme, as it came to be known, started after ...
Members of the Aboriginal community in South ... Boandik elder Uncle Doug Nicholls said it would be a big concern if the items went overseas. "We believe that the artefacts — when they do ...
For the next four decades he spent long periods with Aboriginal communities in Cape York and Arnhem Land. He collected art and day-to-day items from these communities through trade and gifts.