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Background imageWatling Collection: Portrait of an Aboriginal woman named Dirr-a-goa

Portrait of an Aboriginal woman named Dirr-a-goa
Drawing 35 from the Watling Collection titled Dirr-a-goa by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Amoria undulata, wavy volute

Amoria undulata, wavy volute
Watercolour 393 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection

Background imageWatling Collection: A Norfolk Island Hand Adges

A Norfolk Island Hand Adges
Drawing 79 from the Watling Collection titled A Norfolk Island Hand Adges by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Drawing 434 from the Watling Collection

Drawing 434 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Mr. Waterhouse endeavouring to break the Spear after Govr Ph

Mr. Waterhouse endeavouring to break the Spear after Govr Ph
Drawing 24 from the Watling Collection - Mr. Waterhouse endeavouring to break the Spear after Govr Phillips was wounded by Wil-le-me-ring where the Whale was cast on shore in Manly Cove

Background imageWatling Collection: Wounded aboriginal man in a classical pose

Wounded aboriginal man in a classical pose
Drawing 52 from the Watling Collection titled A Native wounded while asleep by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Watling Collection 69-74: Portrait, tools and landscape

Watling Collection 69-74: Portrait, tools and landscape

Background imageWatling Collection: Drawings 54-57 from the Watling Collection

Drawings 54-57 from the Watling Collection
54. Native of NSW with a Foygig and throwing stick. 55. Native going to dance, 56. Natives ornamenting themselves. 57. Natives of NSW ornamenting themselves

Background imageWatling Collection: Drawings 32-36 from the Watling Collection

Drawings 32-36 from the Watling Collection
32. The sitting attitude of women from New South Wales. 33. Untitled. 34. Nanbree. 35. Dirr-a-Goa. 36. Wearring, known as Mr Long, and Karra da

Background imageWatling Collection: Australian Aborigine tools

Australian Aborigine tools
Illustrations by Thomas Watling. Drawings 78 to 79 from the Watling Collection

Background imageWatling Collection: Watling Collection 58-61: Natives of New South Wales, Austra

Watling Collection 58-61: Natives of New South Wales, Austra
58. Balloderree, 59. View in Port Jackson, 60. Gna.na.gan.na, 61. Native of New South Wales, Australia. Drawings 58-61 from the Watling Collection

Background imageWatling Collection: Australian Aborigine portraits

Australian Aborigine portraits
A collection of illustration by Thomas Watling. Drawings 61 to 68 from the Watling Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageWatling Collection: Drawings 75-77 from the Watling Collection

Drawings 75-77 from the Watling Collection
Observation drawings of natives going about their daily routines

Background imageWatling Collection: Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove
A section of Drawing LS 2 from the Watling Collection titled New South Wales, Port Jackson from the entrance up to Sydney Cove, taken in October 1788 by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788

Background imageWatling Collection: Mr White, Harris and Laing with a party of Soldiers visiting

Mr White, Harris and Laing with a party of Soldiers visiting

Background imageWatling Collection: Eye-sketch of the harbour of Port Jackson

Eye-sketch of the harbour of Port Jackson
Drawing LS 2 from the Watling Collection titled New South Wales, Port Jackson from the entrance up to Sydney Cove, taken in October 1788 by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788

Background imageWatling Collection: Volute shell

Volute shell
Watercolour 389 by Thomas Watling, entitled Gung a rong, from the Watling Collection

Background imageWatling Collection: Callistemon linearifolius, bottlebrush

Callistemon linearifolius, bottlebrush
Drawing 436 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Spider illustration

Spider illustration
Drawing 403 from the Watling Collection titled Murraragan by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Fishing scene in a harbour landscape

Fishing scene in a harbour landscape
Drawing 29 from the Watling Collection titled A New South Wales native sticking fish while his wife is employed fishing with hooks and lines in her canoe by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Bark canoes of Port Jackson

Bark canoes of Port Jackson
Watercolour 43 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageWatling Collection: An Aborigine with his hair matted with gum, a bark paddle an

An Aborigine with his hair matted with gum, a bark paddle an
Drawing 64 from the Watling Collection titled A paddle made from bark, a Native his hair matted with gum, A Basket made of the knot of a tree by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Pseudolabrus sp. wrasse

Pseudolabrus sp. wrasse
Watercolour 375 by Thomas Watling entitled Karra gnorra, from the Watling Collection

Background imageWatling Collection: An Aborigine fishing from the shore

An Aborigine fishing from the shore
Drawing 72 from the Watling Collection titled A Native striking a Fish by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Three natives attacking a sailor

Three natives attacking a sailor
Watercolour 44 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790). This drawing is also known as The Hunted Rushcutter

Background imageWatling Collection: Drawing number 54

Drawing number 54
Watercolour 54 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageWatling Collection: Aboriginal man equipped for fishing, standing by the sea

Aboriginal man equipped for fishing, standing by the sea

Background imageWatling Collection: Aboriginal family group in a harbour landscape

Aboriginal family group in a harbour landscape
Drawing 59 from the Watling Collection titled A view in Port Jackson. A woman meeting her husband who has been out on some exploit and offering him some fish by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Portrait of an Aboriginal woman named Dorringa

Portrait of an Aboriginal woman named Dorringa
Drawing 66 from the Watling Collection titled Dorringa his wife smeared over with burnt stick and grease by Port Jackson Painter, c. 1791

Background imageWatling Collection: Chart of Norfolk, Nepean and Phillip Islands

Chart of Norfolk, Nepean and Phillip Islands
Drawing 1 from the Watling Collection titled Norfolk Island by Thomas Watling, 1791

Background imageWatling Collection: Aboriginal method of climbing trees

Aboriginal method of climbing trees
Drawing 75 from the Watling Collection titled Method of Climbing Trees by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Portrait of an Aboriginal man named Goo-nee-owl-gal

Portrait of an Aboriginal man named Goo-nee-owl-gal
Drawing 39 from the Watling Collection titled Portrait of Goo-nee-owl-gal by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Fishing scene, with details of aboriginal implements

Fishing scene, with details of aboriginal implements
Drawing 77 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: The Governor making the best of his way to the Boat after be

The Governor making the best of his way to the Boat after be
Drawing 23 from the Watling Collection, by the Port Jackson Painter, c. 1790

Background imageWatling Collection: Portrait of an aboriginal man named Balloderree

Portrait of an aboriginal man named Balloderree
Drawing 58 from the Watling Collection titled Portrait of Balloderree by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: A species of Banksia

A species of Banksia
Drawing 430 from the Watling Collection by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797. Illustration entitled a Banksia

Background imageWatling Collection: Portrait of an Aboriginal man

Portrait of an Aboriginal man
Drawing 56 from the Watling Collection titled A method used by the Natives of New South Wales of ornamenting themselves by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Watercolour 58 from the Watling Collection

Watercolour 58 from the Watling Collection
Watercolour 58 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageWatling Collection: An East view of Port Jackson

An East view of Port Jackson
Drawing 16 from the Watling Collection titled An East View of Port-Jackson, and Sydney-Cove, taken from behind the New Barracks by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Two Aboriginal boys in a harbour landscape, playing at fight

Two Aboriginal boys in a harbour landscape, playing at fight
Drawing 46 from the Watling Collection titled Native Boys of New South Wales practicing throwing the Spears by Port Jackson Painter, 1792

Background imageWatling Collection: Aboriginal woman and child by a fire

Aboriginal woman and child by a fire
Drawing 50 from the Watling Collection titled Aboriginal woman and child by a fire by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageWatling Collection: Xanthorrhoea sp

Xanthorrhoea sp

Background imageWatling Collection: Watercolour 63 from the Watling Collection

Watercolour 63 from the Watling Collection
Watercolour 63 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageWatling Collection: Banksia sp

Banksia sp
Drawing 417 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Honey Tree of New South Wales, native name Wattang-ree

Background imageWatling Collection: Tonna cerevisina, tun shell

Tonna cerevisina, tun shell
Watercolour 386 by Thomas Watling, entitled Ka lee, from the Watling Collection

Background imageWatling Collection: A woman meeting her husband

A woman meeting her husband who had been out on some exploit and offering him some fish. Watercolour drawing No. 42 from Banks Manuscript 34; the Port Jackson Painter collection c. 1790

Background imageWatling Collection: Grus rubicunda, brolga

Grus rubicunda, brolga
Watercolour 303 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New-Holland Crane

Background imageWatling Collection: Curing the Headache

Curing the Headache
A painting by Thomas Watling of a woman of New South Wales curing the Headache. The blood which she takes from her own gums she supposes comes along the string from the patient



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"Watling: A Journey Through History, Nature, and Culture" Step into the world of Watling, a name that echoes through time and encompasses a rich tapestry of stories. From Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe who once roamed these lands with fierce determination to protect her people's freedom, to the vibrant presence of Calyptorhynchus funereus - the majestic yellow-tailed black cockatoo that graces our skies. As we wander down Watling Street in London, we uncover more hidden gems. The London Fire Engine Establishment stands proudly along this historic road, its list of fire stations serving as a testament to bravery and dedication. And just beyond it lies Telopea speciosissima, the waratah flower blooming with fiery red petals that symbolize strength and resilience. But let us not forget about the mysteries lurking beneath our oceans. Like an elusive octopus hiding in plain sight, Watling holds secrets waiting to be discovered by those willing to dive deeper into its depths. Moving on from aquatic wonders to human history, we encounter The London Salvage Corps HQ at 40-42 Watling Street. This place tells tales of heroism during times of crisis when brave souls risked their lives for others' safety. In this diverse tapestry called Watling Street, there is room for all cultures and peoples. Take Bennelong—an Aboriginal man whose portrait reminds us of the importance of recognizing indigenous heritage and preserving cultural diversity. And as if transported through time itself, St. Paul's Cathedral emerges majestically before us from Watling Street—a breathtaking sight that has inspired awe for centuries. Amidst all these historical marvels lie advertisements like Grafton's Chiffonelle and Cotton Voile—reminders that even amidst grandeur and tradition; fashion finds its way into every era.