Series[UMA-SR-000001764] Negatives for photographs by John EllisAccession[1999.0081] Photographic negatives and proof sheets taken by John EllisPart of ItemClarke family; Warrnambool. [JE045]IdentifierUMA-ITE-1999008100864Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentBanjo Clarke. John Ellis describes his meeting with Banjo Clarke and his brother, Ray: "I met "Banjo" Clarke while visiting my sick mother in Warrnambool Base Hospital; he was recuperating after a bout of illness. I questioned him about Koori life in Warrnambool and after a lengthy discussion in which he told me he had just finished appearing in a popular TV series, he invited me to visit the family's property at Framlingham. Banjo had great delight in introducing me to a very old woman, Mary Maude Clarke, whom he claimed was the great granddaughter of Truganini. Len Clarke was somewhere on the property but I was unable to photograph him. Since that time he has become an administrator in Aboriginal affairs."Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright StatusUniversity copyrightConditions of Use and ReproductionCopyright owned by University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
Ellis, John B., Banjo Clarke (5 January 1975), [UMA-ITE-1999008100864]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 12/02/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/276815
