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Blood money - infinite dollar note - Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson

Blood money - infinite dollar note - Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson
2023

Dr Ryan Presley

Sir Alec Nigel Broers

Sir Alec Nigel Broers
1999 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland

Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC

Malcolm McCusker AC CVO KC
2022

Vincent Fantauzzo

Ken Wyatt

Ken Wyatt
2019 (printed 2020)

Alex Ellinghausen

Nyurpaya Kaika Burton OAM

Nyurpaya Kaika Burton OAM
2021

Robert Fielding

Illuwanti Ken

Illuwanti Ken
2021

Robert Fielding

Yaritji Tjingila Young

Yaritji Tjingila Young
2021

Robert Fielding

Stanley Douglas

Stanley Douglas
2021

Robert Fielding

Hughie Cullinan

Hughie Cullinan
2021

Robert Fielding

Kunmanara (Tiger) Yaltangki

Kunmanara (Tiger) Yaltangki
2021

Robert Fielding

Betty Muffler

Betty Muffler
2021

Robert Fielding

Maringka Burton

Maringka Burton
2021

Robert Fielding

Alec Baker

Alec Baker
2021

Robert Fielding

Linda Puna

Linda Puna
2021

Robert Fielding

Puna Yanima

Puna Yanima
2021

Robert Fielding

Betty Kuntiwa Pumani

Betty Kuntiwa Pumani
2021

Robert Fielding

Litja Brown

Litja Brown
2021

Robert Fielding

Sammy Dodd

Sammy Dodd
2021

Robert Fielding

Kunmanara (Ngilan) Dodd

Kunmanara (Ngilan) Dodd
2021

Robert Fielding

Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin

Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin
2021

Robert Fielding

Rita Rolley

Rita Rolley
2021

Robert Fielding

Imatjala Curley

Imatjala Curley
2021

Robert Fielding

Mantuwa Tjungarra George

Mantuwa Tjungarra George
2021

Robert Fielding

Ingrid Treacle

Ingrid Treacle
2021

Robert Fielding

Matjangka Nyukana Norris

Matjangka Nyukana Norris
2021

Robert Fielding

Taylor Cooper

Taylor Cooper
2021

Robert Fielding

Kathy Maringka

Kathy Maringka
2021

Robert Fielding

Barry Jones

Barry Jones
2020

Louise Hearman

Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)

Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)
2001

Polly Borland

On display: Gallery Four
Charles Perkins with Eileen Perkins

Charles Perkins with Eileen Perkins
1964 (printed 2021)

Robert McFarlane

Philip Flood AO

Philip Flood AO
2020

Sean Hutton

image not online
NC

The Hon. Alex Chernov AC KC
2019

Anne Middleton

On loan to Horsham Regional Art Gallery
Eccleston Du Faur

Eccleston Du Faur
1911

Violet Teague

Matilda (Ngambri)

Matilda (Ngambri)
2020

Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove, Richard Crampton

H.M. King George V at his desk

H.M. King George V at his desk
c. 1921

E.O. Hoppé, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd

Queen Victoria in mourning, with a portrait of Prince Albert

Queen Victoria in mourning, with a portrait of Prince Albert
c. 1862

an unknown artist

A nation mourns the loss

A nation mourns the loss
c. 1861

an unknown artist

Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra)

Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra)
c. 1862

an unknown artist after Georg Emil Hansen

H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and Suite in Mining Costume after descending the Band of Hope Gold Mine, Ballarat, Australia

H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and Suite in Mining Costume after descending…

Roberts Brothers, Ballarat

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
c. 1863

John & Charles Watkins

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
1860-1865

Post Office Photographic Studio, Melbourne after John J. Mayall

The latest portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria

The latest portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
c. 1896

John Thomson

H.R.H. The Prince Alfred

H.R.H. The Prince Alfred
1860

John J. Mayall

Prince Arthur

Prince Arthur
1860

John J. Mayall

H.R.H. The Prince Arthur

H.R.H. The Prince Arthur
1860

John J. Mayall

Prince Alfred

Prince Alfred
1860

John J. Mayall

Princess Alice

Princess Alice
1860

John J. Mayall

Prince Albert

Prince Albert
1860

John J. Mayall

Her Majesty seated

Her Majesty seated
1860

John J. Mayall

Her Majesty

Her Majesty
1860

John J. Mayall

Justice Robin Millhouse, Maslin Beach, South Australia

Justice Robin Millhouse, Maslin Beach, South Australia
1992-1993 (printed 2019)

Robin Sellick

Don Dunstan

Don Dunstan
1992-1993 (printed 2019)

Robin Sellick

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (future Queen Elizabeth II)
1942-1943

Charles Wheeler

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
1943-1944

Charles Wheeler

image not online

Elizabeth Reid
1989

Jenny Darling

James Macarthur

James Macarthur
c. 1836-1838

an unknown artist

Robyn Archer and Gough Whitlam

Robyn Archer and Gough Whitlam
1986 (printed 2019)

Neil Duncan

Billy McMahon

Billy McMahon
1972

Frank Hinder

Governor General Sir John Kerr

Governor General Sir John Kerr
1976

Frank Hinder

'awk' (Bob Hawke)

'awk' (Bob Hawke)
1972

Frank Hinder

Charles Perkins

Charles Perkins
1974

Frank Hinder

Mr Keating, former Labor Minister

Mr Keating, former Labor Minister
1975

Frank Hinder

Sir Mark Oliphant

Sir Mark Oliphant
1972

Frank Hinder

James Macpherson Grant

James Macpherson Grant
c. 1870s

Paterson Brothers

image not online
NC

Portrait of Dame Roma Mitchell
1940s

Geoffrey Mainwaring

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
1901

The Illustrated London News after Jean Joseph Benjamin-Constant

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
1987 (printed 2018)

Gary Ede

An Irish Patriot.

An Irish Patriot. "Why is Ireland Poor? I'm not!" [Sir Charles Gavan Duffy]…

Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times

Vice-Royalty.

Vice-Royalty. "A Quoter of Poetry" [George Bowen, Governor of Victoria]…

Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times

An Ex-Treasurer.

An Ex-Treasurer. "Ultra-Protection!" [Graham Berry, Premier of Victoria]…

Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times

Bust of Peter Garrett

Bust of Peter Garrett
1991-2016

Peter Schipperheyn

Jane Franklin

Jane Franklin
c. 1866-1875

an unknown artist after Thomas Bock

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales

General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales
c. 1840

John R. Jackson after John Linnell

Portrait of Jawoyn Elder, Margaret Katherine

Portrait of Jawoyn Elder, Margaret Katherine
2015

John Gollings

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC

Lt. A.R.Cutler VC
1943

Dora Toovey

Queen Rose of the Wathaurung People

Queen Rose of the Wathaurung People
c. 1876-1877

Fred Kruger

Sir William 'Billy' McMahon

Sir William 'Billy' McMahon
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Menzies
c. 1952

Louis Kahan AO

Neville Bonner

Neville Bonner
c. 1971

Louis Kahan AO

Malcolm Fraser

Malcolm Fraser
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir John McEwen

Sir John McEwen
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir John McEwen

Sir John McEwen
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sir John Gorton

Sir John Gorton
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Harold Holt

Harold Holt
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Harold Holt

Harold Holt
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Doug Anthony

Doug Anthony
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Doug Anthony

Doug Anthony
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke
n.d.

Louis Kahan AO

Sketch for portrait of Tom Uren

Sketch for portrait of Tom Uren
1972

Clifton Pugh AO

Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke

Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke
c. 1976 (printed 2017)

Robert McFarlane

Ben Chifley

Ben Chifley
n.d.

Max Dupain OBE

The Right Honourable William Pitt

The Right Honourable William Pitt
1799

Charles Brome after William Owen

Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington
1841

John Lucas

Florence Cardell-Oliver

Florence Cardell-Oliver
n.d.

Broothorn Studios

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