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Collections - History, General - Roe, John Septimus
Record no:
172
Author:
Year:
1892
Type:
Archives
Abstract:
1. Case no. 1:
  Mat of New Zealand flax made
 by hand by the Natives of New Zealand                                          H. E. Gov. Weld

- Bag. New Zealand Flax made by Native Women                             Mrs Weld 
- Tappa Cloth from Pitcairns Island
   and a letter from Rachael Evans
   daughter of Christian one of the
   Mutineers of the Bounty
- Girls Cloak or Cape

- Mans Waist belt when folded  
twice from New Hebrides                                                               Capt Roe
- Bag from New Hebrides                                                                   do
- Native Cloth. South Sea Islands
Siapo from the bark of the paper mulberry                                          do
Caleed Tappa in Tahiti
- Cannibal fork - Feejee Islands                                                           do
- Sewing Needle - "                                                                            do
- Sewing string      Siamese
- Woman's Girdle - New Hebrides
72 Case and sennit - Navigators Islands

Mantel piece Upper shelf   Malay Pova  by Capt Leake
                                      2                 shells
                                      2                   do
                  Louvr    Statue in clay of Hampden
                              2 Statuettes of clay by
                              2
                              2 Vases purchased by M. B. Smith F S.


Some contributions to the Museum by Capt. Roe.

1. Large snake- set up - Murray
2  Do -- skins, black - I
2 - Do -- do - Carpet _I       Sharke Bay
1 - Do -- do -- Golden I
1 Sea snake skin . Dampier Archip'o
10 Specimens woods - Camden Harb.
1 Throwing Board - Do
1 Knife - Do
2 Wallaby nets - Do
1 Shield - Charles Bay
Do - Champion Bay
Do - Murchison
Do - Eucla
1 Volcanic cinder - Do - Beach
2 head fishing spear - Nichol Bay
1 Fishing net - Gascoigne R.
2 Petrifactions - Rottnest, calcaieon
1 Do - Pr. Roy Hall siliciare
1 Club - Nichol Bay
1 Throwing stick - Camden Harbour
2 Big bones of the "Moa"
1 club - Nichol Bay
2 Pipeclay E? of Avon River Gum, 130 miles E? from York
Plumbago - Kendinup, Plantagenet
Kauri gum - New Zealand 
Metallic saw - do
2 Schiedam bottles - Old Dutch - 1629
Old Manuscript book
Latin bible - 1628
Ancient - Pottery, small bowls
Rice shells - W. Indies
Model of a lifeboat, incomplete
2 Miniature albums
2 Vegetable ivory - W. Indies
1 Miniature Testament, illustrated.

1 Turned box sandalwood from Bombay
1 Chinese small case
2 Water oepels - Feejee Ilds.
Specimen lead ore - Geraldine Mini
Cloth/ tappa/ P'sea Ilds
1 Man's waist belt - New Hebrides
1 Bag --- Do
1 Sewing  needle - FeeJee Islands
Old tooth of Sperm Whale -- do
2 teeth of Sperm Whale--do
3 stones for beating out tappa cloth - do
Adze -- Solomon Island
1 Girl's cloak - Navigator Island
1 Woman's girdle - New Hebrides
2 Fishing lines - Navigator Islands
Bamboo case for fish hooks - do
Cannibal fish - Feejee Islands
Model of an 8 fold purchase - (Geo. Roe)
Specimens turtle shell - Mikve Bay
Rope fibre - Warren River
Books of British Ferns - England
do - Seaweed - do
Siamese string
Miniature basket
do - book,Small rain
Cow care "Royal George"
Paper knife - do
Snuff box - "Hecla"
Large map of Australia
2 Gum - Newcastle, Wa.
1 Latin testament 1795
1 pr. leg bones of Emu
1 sea porcupine
1 black snake 4 ft. long, set up, Perth
2 specimenws fuges

5 Priming tubes for Armstrong Jones -
2 Snider rifle cartridges -
2 round clay nests, underground
2 eggs of Black Cockatoo
1 egg of wild turkey
2 eggs of light brown Hawk, Boongara
2 Spiders' nests, clay, lids underground
Gum from Zamia leaves
3 large boar's tusks
8 Medallions of Roman emperors
Gun from Murchison River
5 Spearheads from Sharke Bay
2 Spearheads - Nichol Bay
1 Dowak - Sharke Bay
Warren River pitch
Snake nut - British Guiana
Egyptian cotton grown at Fremantle
Old manuscript pocket book
String - Nichol Bay
Cork bark - Camden Hails.
Pandanus seed - do
Large round seed - do
Corals and sponges - do
Seed pods of cork tree - do
Specimen farm wood - Toodjay
Do Cyprefs - Garden Island
Shells from Sharke Bay
do and corals from Nichol Bay
Geological specimens
1 Native dog's skin, York Road
2 varieties of Birds' eggs
1 large crab, Nichol Bay
Preservations in Spirits
A pair of tortoises
Mother and 2 young spotted native cats
1 young shag, Perth Water, set up.
Collection of Coins & medals, gold, silver, copper, bronze.

5 glazed cases of insects
1 Piece petrified wood, ? Sandalwood
Botanical collection
Collection of birds , etc, etc, etc, in large cases
Threadwinder, relic of
Snuff box, relic of Hansel "Hecla".-----------
Rope & fibre of "pimelia clavata"
A fully rigged merchant ship
Sunday Books
Photograph of J. S. Roe, coloured & framed
"On Earth Peace - Goodwill towards Men"
1 Cow-eye Bean
2 teeth of sperm whale - South Sea
1 model of a quartz crusher
1 White Crane. set up.
1 tortoise (Set up).

Presentations to Perth Museum by Capt. J. S. Roe.






  

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