Thomas John Domville Taylor ?-1889 SIX DRAWINGS OF THE DARLING DOWNS,QUEENSLAND, CONTAINED IN A FAMILY SCRAPBOOK:

• Lot Sold $120,000 (Hammer Price)
• $144,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Corroboree 1844
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dated and inscribed ‘"A Corrobbory" or dance of the Aborigines of Darling Downs / New South Wales - taken from life 1844. on the right / are the "Gins" or black women beating time with sticks -' in margin
12.4 X 17.4CM

Taylor and Rolland's First Camp at ‘Tummaville' (1841)
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inscribed ‘Tummaville - Darling Downs / A New South Wales Squatter's first arrival on his Station / after a journey of 3 mos.' in margin
13.8 X 20.7CM

‘Tummaville' Station 1844
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signed, dated and inscribed ‘D.T. / "Tummaville" on the Condamine River / Darling Downs N.S. Wales / 1844' in margin
14.6 X 22.2CM

Peter Boombiburra
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inscribed ‘Peter Boombiburra / Domville Taylors Servant / in Australia!!'upper right
16 X 23.5CM

Squatters ‘Attack on an Aboriginal Camp, September 1843
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signed and dated ‘DT / 1843' lower right
inscribed ‘The Blacks who robbed the drays on the Main Range of Mountains - / attacked by a party of Darling Downs Squatters after following them for a week' in margin
10.6 X 29.3CM

Mount Domville
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inscribed ‘Named after Domville Taylor / Mount Domville / on the Leichardt River / N.S Wales' in margin
16 X 23.5CM

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, United Kingdom