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Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), [Adult male Regent Bowerbird, (Sericulus chrysocephalus)] 1803/1804Discovery of the earliest dated depiction of Australia’s Regent bowerbirdRead more -
George Richard Addis (1864–1937) retailer, ‘Kalgoorlie’ gold windlass brooch, c 1897–99, owned by Jessie Mutton née Menzies (1876–1952). Private collection, Perth.Jessie’s gold Kalgoorlie windlass broochRead more -
Boston Secretary attributed to Edward Augustus Wilson, Hobart c 1843 (pp 174–75).Book Review: William Petsalis and E. James Bateman, A Survey of the Bateman Collection, Australian Colonial Furniture, Australian Folk ArtRead more
Latest Issue
Vol 48 no 1, May 2026
President’s update, Colin Thomas
The Peter Walker Fine Art Writing Award 2025, Mike Dalton
One Hundred Years – Some Treasured Objects of History West, the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, part 2, Dorothy Erickson
Discovery of the earliest dated depiction of Australia’s Regent bowerbird, Mark R. Cabouret & Justin J.F. Jansen
Queensland dairy farmer artist Wyclif Huston – an artistic casualty of World War II?, Kevin Lambkin
There’s a Killer in the room, R A Fredman
Australiana Society national tour to Tasmania, March 2026, Annabel Tyson & Scott Carlin
Book review: A Survey of the Bateman Collection, Scott Carlin
Jessie’s gold Kalgoorlie windlass brooch, Greg Street
Cover: Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), [Adult male Regent Bowerbird,(Sericulus chrysocephalus)] 1803/1804. Graphite pencil, colour-coded butuncoloured drawing on paper, unsigned but annotated ll ‘from The Coal RiverG. King of Mensis [Menzies]’ 1803 [1804]. Numbered lc N 86 and lr No 72,26.1 x 35.7 cm. Collection: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, inventory no:FLB0153, Bird no. 85 (Brown no. 86 – Turdus). Vogel auf Ast sitzend, mitLeicht geöffneten Flügein, Aufsicht, darunter Detailstudie von Bein und Fuß.Previously unpublished.
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