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

Coloured photograph of Yuccas at Miss Pink’s garden taken in 1969 at the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve Northern Territory
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Sketches, mainly in pencil and crayon, made by Olive Muriel Pink of flowers found in the north of South Australia, Central and North Australia. The majority were made between June and December 1930, at various places along the railway between Port Augusta and Alice Springs. Later sketches were made in various parts of Australia between 1931 and 1960, but often without a note of the place and date. The sketches were often hurriedly made on pieces of thin, cheap paper, or even pieces of cardboard or brown paper. Some were coloured with crayon and a few, more finished drawings were coloured with watercolours. A later donation was made of books, personal belongings and sketches. A second series was received from the family of Olive Pink 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.

Coloured pencil on dark card sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Nicotiana suaveolens

Water colour and pencil on dark card sketched by Olive Pink, (no place or date) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Convolvulus erubescen.

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve.

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve. Noting location of Mt Gillen, part of MacDonnell Range, entrance gate and driveway to hut, driveway for sanitary truck

Five negatives thought to be of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve site. Wrapped in paper with aboriginal sketch in blue biro

Water colour on dark card sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Mathiola?

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Sida

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Erodium cygnorum.

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve. Noting the location of Home Hut.

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve

Coloured pencil on light card, sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Trichinium obovatum "sage"

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve.

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve. Noting location of (Elec) Power Stn Rd, MacDonnell Ranges, Todd River Eucalypts

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve

One small black and white photograph - captioned ‘My Wurley’ –temporary accommodation. Once a Mohammedan prayer room.

One of eight annotated black and white photographs of the site of the Arid Regions Native Flora Reserve.

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Identified by Olive Pink as Crotalaria cunninghamii

Water colour on card sketched by Olive Pink, (place and date unknown) Northern Territory. Not identified by Olive Pink