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The Trans - Australian Wonderland

Bolam, A. G
The Trans-Australian Wonderland. 4th ed 1924
Signed and annotated by Olive Pink. At Mrs Daisy Bates’s Native Camp, Ooldea,
South Australia, September 2nd 1927

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Donated by Olive Pink's nieces in 2016

This series includes Olive Pink's book collection, photographs, paintings, letters, items of clothing and other ephemera and memorabilia, some of which are nationally significant in their own right - such as the book plate made by Adrian Feint, notes and sketches done whilst camping with Daisy Bates, and photographs documenting life in Central Australia.

Study from life by Olive Pink

Study from life by Olive Pink

Study from life by Olive Pink, done at a Julian Ashton's life class about 1913. Peter Rados, aged approximately 23 was killed in action on the 19 May 1915.

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Photograph of the Finke River

Photograph of the Finke River

Black and white photograph by Olive Pink of the Finke River in Central Australia, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink, 'The Finke River ("bed" - it was sand not water - when I saw it!) Mt ? in distance. (At Horseshoe Bend) Central Australia.' Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Photograph of my native guide

Photograph of my native guide

Black and white photograph taken by Olive Muriel Pink of her aboriginal guide, near Alice Springs, Central Australia, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink, 'My native (guide, factotum and friend!) a full-blooded Arunda on our way to Mt Gillen (in distance) He is carrying my waterbag and kit'. Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Photograph of Olive Muriel Pink sitting on a camel, Larry

Photograph of Olive Muriel Pink sitting on a camel, Larry

Black and white photograph of Olive Muriel Pink sitting on a camel, 'Larry', in Central Australia, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink 'Larry says " If I cannot be in the centre of the picture I'm not going to show my face!" Darkie says "Oh bother you! Well just my ears then!".'Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Photograph of Olive Pink and the the camel Quart-pot

Photograph of Olive Pink and the the camel Quart-pot

Black and white photograph of Olive Muriel Pink standing next to a camel, 'Quart-Pot', in Central Australia, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink, '"Quart-pot" and Olivia - (ready for anything!)' Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Photograph of aboriginal children swimming in a waterhole

Photograph of aboriginal children swimming in a waterhole

Black and white photograph by Olive Pink of a group of aboriginal children swimming in a waterhole in Central Australia, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink, 'Native children playing in water-hole - Central Australia.' Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Photograph of Quart-Pot and Mangy, and aboriginal guide Jim

Photograph of Quart-Pot and Mangy, and aboriginal guide Jim

Black and white photograph of Olive Muriel Pink standing next to two camels, 'Quart-Pot'and 'Mangy', with her aboriginal guide Jim at a Central Australian waterhole, 1934, with inscription on the back by Olive Pink, 'To dear Mrs Walker - with love from Olive, Jim, (guide), "Quart-Pot, Olive and "Mangy"!!! (in order, from R to L!!) at a C. Aus. water-hole.' Photographs sent with a letter to her friend Joan Walker in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Exhibition notice

Hand written notice describing drawings made between June and December 1930 after five years of drought had ended at
beginning that year in Central Australia......" They were merely my own pencil records of one section of the many wonders of
nature in the interior of this continent "

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Swainsona procumbena

Swainsona procumbena

Coloured pencil on card, sketched by Olive Pink at Marree, South Australia, 22/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Swainsona procumbena

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Vetch - Swainsona

Vetch - Swainsona

Pencil, some coloured on card, sketched by Olive Pink "from" Meadows, South Australia 20/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Vetch - Swainsona

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Scaevola aemula

Scaevola aemula

Coloured pencil on dark card, sketched by Olive Pink at Callanna, South Australia 20-21/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Scaevola aemula

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Stenopetalum

Stenopetalum

Coloured pencil on dark card, sketched by Olive Pink at (Ry)Dam Callanna, South Australia 20-21/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Stenopetalum

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Lavatera plebeia

Lavatera plebeia

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink at Callanna Reservoir, South Australia 20-21/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Lavatera plebeia

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil some coloured on card sketched by Olive Pink at Callanna Reservoir South Australia 20-21/7/30

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink at Callanna, South Australia, 20-21/7/30 - identified by Olive Pink as "plant about 2 to 3 inches high both at Beltana and Callanna"

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Azure Kingfisher

Azure Kingfisher

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown). Identified by Olive Pink as Azure Kingfisher.

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour and ink on tracing paper sketched by Olive Pink (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour and ink on tracing paper sketched by Olive Pink (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink (date and location unknown)

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Macrocarpa gregoria- verso

Macrocarpa gregoria- verso

Description on back of drawing : Louie an aboriginal worker at Aileron Station used to get it for Mrs (Elsie )Cobson (later Nolan) to send to me. Was never able to paint it from the plant and it faded when sent in. An exquisite blossom that grows close to the ground in Spinifex country hence the name Spinifex Snow : Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, "Native Gap" ( Aileron Stn.), 1960. Identified by Olive Pink as Macrocarpa gregoria ( I think) Spinifex Snow .

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Macrocarpa gregoria

Macrocarpa gregoria

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, "Native Gap" ( Aileron Stn.), 1960. Identified by Olive Pink as Macrocarpa gregoria ( I think) Spinifex Snow - description on back of drawing.

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Pussy Tails

Pussy Tails

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (location unknown), 1960. Described by Olive Pink as " popular name Pussy Tails" (ugly?)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Water colour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink in Alice Springs, 1958

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Water colour on card sketched by Olive Pink, Alice Springs, 1958

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Prostantera striataflora

Prostantera striataflora

Water colour on card sketched by Olive Pink, Alice Springs, 1958. Arid regions (of Australia) Native Flora Reserve, Alice Springs. Identified by Olive Pink as botanical name Prostantera striataflora one "popular" name was the silly one of mint bush.

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Water colour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink in Alice Springs, 1958

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Water colour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (location unknown), 1958

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Capparis seedpod

Capparis seedpod

Water colour and pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink 16/8/58 (location unknown). Identified by Olive Pink as rough sketch of Capparis seedpod (back) "suede texture!"

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink 1958 (location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Water colour on card sketched by Olive Pink 1958 (location unknown)

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Lightwood

Lightwood

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink 16/9/57, Alice Springs. Identified by Olive Pink as Lightwood (Whitewood)

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Cassia eremophila

Cassia eremophila

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 30/9/57 (location unknown). Identified by Olive Pink as Cassia eremophila - "very hurried - looks like big storm"

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 10/12/57 (location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Indian ink on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Yam flower

Yam flower

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 27/12/57 (location unknown). Identified by Olive Pink as "Yam flower? badly done"

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil and watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 30/9/57 (location unknown). Described by Olive Pink as "mauve-green calyx looking down on blossom - a marvel of beauty when looked at closely"

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Cassia

Cassia

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink 30/9/57 (location unknown). "other Cassia not time for more leaves (foliage) have closed up!"

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Capparis

Capparis

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink 4/12/57 (location unknown). Identified by Olive Pink as "Capparis (in profile)"

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (location and date unknown)

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Capparis

Capparis

Pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (location and date unknown) "rough, quick sketches of opening blossoms of Capparis"

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Native Lemon

Native Lemon

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, at Anzac Hill (date unknown) "native lemon, Aranda country"

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on brown card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on violet card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown) Bird sketched on the back of P6-16-18

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown) Thought to be Swainsona formosa (taxonomic change)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown) Thought to be Trichodesma zeylanicum

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Sketch of aboriginal

Sketch of aboriginal

Aboriginal with spear. Indian ink on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (date and location unknown)

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Nulyubi vine

Nulyubi vine

Water colour and pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, Thompsons Rock Hole, 16/12/42. Described by Olive Pink as " aboriginal name Nulyubi (vine) don't know whites name - a very strong vine - the aboriginies use in place of string - twine - dull surface, berries".

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Isotoma

Isotoma

Watercolour on card sketched by Olive Pink, Pine Hill Station (near boulders), 1942. Identified by Olive Pink as Isotoma

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Unidentified

Unidentified

Coloured pencil on blue card sketched by Olive Pink, T.R.H (Thompsons Rock Hole), 1942. Not identified by Olive Pink. "Has black berries with russ (waxy) calex later, grows from a few feet to 5ft high - creamy blossom and stamens"

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Erythrina vespertilio - Bean Tree

Erythrina vespertilio - Bean Tree

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink, 9/10/42. Identified by Olive Pink as Bean Tree. (Erythrina vespertilio) "flowers point upwards - this branch was growing like this (a la Japanese print I thought!)"

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