Historical Expedition Timeline since 1831

William Holmes. Shot and killed while collecting birds for the museum

Thomas Mitchell, surveyor. Donation of scientific specimens in first donation register

C.M. Lewis. Donations: Mer arrows only surviving objects after Garden Palace fire

James Clarke Ross. Donation of scientific specimens, including the egg of an albatross

William Sheridan Wall. Collect specimens of fauna

Edmund Kennedy. Donation of specimens of fauna.

Augustus Charles Gregory. Donation of geological specimens

Ludwig Leichhardt. Imperial Austrian Museum expedition resulted in specimen exchanges and correspondence with G.F. Angus.

Gerard Krefft. Describe and collect fossils

Alexander Morton. Collect valuable addition to types of New Guinea fauna

Robert Etheridge. Explore caves and rivers - discover and collect fossil bones

Robert Etheridge & Thomas Whitelegge. Museums’ first scientific survey of Lord Howe Island

Charles Hedley. Collect scientific and cultural specimens with Royal Society Expedition.

Edgar Waite & Henry Barnes. Collect scientific specimens from H.M.C.S Thetis.

Allan McCulloch and Charles Hedley. Collect both natural history and ethnology specimens

Charles Hedley, Henry Barnes, Clarke, and Allan McCulloch. Diorama expedition.

A. F. Basset-Hull, (honorary ornithologist), Henry Grant & J. H. Wright. Collect scientific specimens

Allan McCulloch and Frank Hurley. Scientific and photography collection.

Ellis Troughton and A.A.Livingstone. Collect faunal specimens

Frank McNeill, Tom Iredale, Gilbert Whitely, A.A. Livingstone, Boardman. Royal Geographical Society – specimens and field notes

Harold Fletcher. Mawson Expedition, Donations

Thomas Hodge-Smith. Collect mineralogical, petrological, zoological and ethnographical specimens

Harold Fletcher. Madigan Expedition to study the flora and fauna

Ellis Troughton. Investigate scrub typhus during war service

Elizabeth Pope. She and Isobel Bennett set out to investigate life in the intertidal zone from the Sydney area south; with Prof. William Dakin they extended the investigation north to Brisbane. This research formed the basis for their book, Australian Seashores.

Fred McCarthy. Australian American Arnhem Land Expedition

Gilbert Whitley. Fishery survey carried out by the C.S.I.R.O. on FRV Stanley Fowler

Harold Fletcher, Allen Keast, Norman Camps, Roy Mackay. Australian Museum Scientific Expedition to collect scientific specimens

Ellis Troughton & Norman Camps. Collect scientific specimens

Oliver Chalmers, Harold Fletcher, Fred McCarthy, Roy Mackay. Study aboriginal engravings and paintings at Mootwingee, and the minerals and fossils around Broken Hill

Harold Fletcher & K. Mayfield. Study and collect fossil slabs from the Devonian Period turned up during road work

Donald McMichael. Complete the period of collecting land molluscs in the island financed by a grant from Yale University and Bernice P. Bishop Museum

John Evans. Collect insects and study the biological environment. This visit was financed by a grant from the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, which is administered by the C.S.I.R.O.

Fred McCarthy. Study rock-engravings - financed by a grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research in New York.

John Evans. Successful search for an insect of exceptional interest

Donald McMichael. Collect scientific specimens from the Royal Australian Navy ship the H.M.A.S. Gascoyne.

Basil Marlow, Courtney Smithers, Hal Cogger. Study the wildlife in the area after the ‘wet’ season

Elizabeth Pope (while on long service leave). Collect a wide variety of marine organisms

Harold Fletcher. Found fish remains of Upper Devonian age

Fred McCarthy with two members of the Exhibition Department and the Visual Aids Officer. Record and photograph 31 caves of paintings and excavate three floor deposits

Donald McMichael, John Yaldwyn, Gilbert Whitley, Hal Cogger. Scientific collection expedition financed by David Jones.

Oliver Chalmers. Australian-American Meteorite Expedition with Dr Brian Mason & Dr Ed Henderson

Fred McCarthy. Record Aboriginal totemic dances and collect ethnographic specimens for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.

John Yaldwyn. Combined Dominion Museum (New Zealand) - D.S.I.R. Auckland Islands Expedition to collect scientific specimens

Hal Cogger & David McAlpine. Collect scientific specimens

Fred McCarthy & Howard Hughes. Study and film rock engravings and paintings

Frank Talbot. Collect and observe scientific specimens on the International Indian Ocean Expedition

D. Miles & M. Cameron. Collect ethnographic samples

Donald McMichael & John Yaldwin. Collect scientific specimens with the help of the Hydrographic Office of the RAN

Hal Cogger. Study the composition, distribution & ecology of reptiles.

Hal Cogger. Collect reptiles with David Lindner for a faunal study of the Coburg Peninsula

Basil Marlow & Howard Hughes. Study and photograph sea-lions

Elizabeth Pope. Examine and collect intertidal fauna

Hal Cogger. Carry out a faunal survey in cooperation with and financed by the C.S.I.R.O.

J. P. White. Research present day material culture in order to interpret past societies

Alex Ritchie. Recover the largest quantity of well-preserved Devonian vertebrates ever found in eastern Australia

D. R. Moore. Ethnographic investigation for Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

Hal Cogger and Gilbert Whitley. Study the comparative biochemistry of vertebrate proteins as part of the National Science Foundation/ University California "Alpha Helix" expedition.

Courtney Smithers and John Disney. Study and collect insects and birds

Winston Ponder. Collect molluscan specimens - joint Museums expedition

Alex Ritchie. Extract a lower jaw of Phascolonus, the giant extinct wombat, from the roof of the cave near Chillagoe

Alex Ritchie. Collect Devonian fish as part of the Victoria University’s (Wellington NZ) Antarctic expedition

Dave McAlpine, Pat Hutchings, John Disney, Mike Gray, Phil Colman. Assist with the fauna survey being made for the Lord Howe Island Board.

John Paxton and Phil Colman. Collect scientific specimens in the vicinity of Noumea, from the ORSTOM (Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer) vessel Coriolis, and from H.M.A.S. Kimbla between New Caledonia and the New Hebrides.

Hal Cogger, John Paxton, Des Griffin, W. McReaddie (Honorary Associate). Collect scientific specimens and to further current studies of desert herpetofaunas. Professor A. G. Kluge (University of Michigan) accompanied the expedition.

David Moore. Excavate sites funded by a major grant from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies

John Disney. Survey the biology of the Lord Howe Island Woodhen. During these trips John Disney was assisted by other staff from the Australian Museum, staff from the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales and CSIRO Division of Wildlife

Alex Ritchie. Joint field project with a Platoon of the Australian Army to excavate the site and collect rock bearing Upper Devonian fish fossils. The 5th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment provided 21 men led by Captain E. A. Windsor-Clive for this unusual adventure training exercise.

Jim Specht. Archaeological reconnaissance and collecting trip. A grant from the Ian Potter foundation enabled a research assistant to accompany him.

Hal Cogger. Continue a herpetofaunal survey in conjunction with the CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research.

Phil Coleman. Collect marine molluscs using the facilities of the research vessel El Torito, owned by Dr W. Starck (Research Associate).

Frank Rowe. Joint field trip to monitor populations of the Crown of Thorns with members of the staff of the Western Australian Museum and collected echinoderms for the Australian Museum.

Jim Specht, Lin Sutherland. Study and collect Lapita pottery.

Hal Cogger, E Cameron. Study the distribution and relationships of the fauna of the area funded by an ARGC grant.

John Paxton. Study luminescent fishes on the Alpha Helix Expedition of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Lin Sutherland & Oliver Chalmers. Collect minerals and meteorites with Dr Brian Mason

Diane Brown. Collect corals and crustaceans from the reef, as well as from the mangrove and freshwater habitats on the island.

Lynne Hosking. Collect pots with Ms Margaret Tuckson

Kirk Huffman. Collect objects (122) and document non-missionised traditional areas in the interior of Malakula.

David Moore. Carry out an extensive excavation in a large rock shelter.

Jim Specht. Archaeological exploration of the history of settlement in West New Britain. Follow up expeditions in 1981 -1982 & 1987 -1988.

Ron Lampert. Study early aboriginal settlement

Ron Lampert. Carry out field studies of contemporary material culture

Kate Khan. Study and collect cultural objects

Lissant Bolton with D Lipset, K Barlow. Carry out the Sepik Documentation Project

Kate Kahn, Ron Lampert. Collect artefacts and paintings

Val Attenbrow. Carry out the long-term Port Jackson Archaeological Project

Tim Flannery. Study a new species of tree kangaroo

Robin Torrence. Scientific reports of PNG

Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman. Collect objects (23) and document grade taking rituals of south Malakula and Pentecost, at the invitation of communities from south Vanuatu.

Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman. In collaboration with the Vanuatu Cultural Centre and Community Representatives from the Umponielongi Cultural Association, document Erromango revival project; also collect related objects (28)

Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman. In collaboration with staff from the Abepura National Museum and Malo artists from Sentani, collect and document contemporary Lake Sentani, Jayapura Malo paintings.

Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman. In collaboration with Goroka University, JK McCarthy museum (Goroka), PNG Agencies and PNG Highlands Community Representatives, collect and document Waghi, Jiwaka Province, Western Highlands & Central Province cultural material for the Rituals of Seduction: Birds of Paradise exhibition project; (65 objects)

Dion Peita. Collect and document contemporary baskets with Maori artist Lisa Ward.

Stan Florek. Collect Kamasan paintings with Siobhan Campbell (PhD fieldwork).

Dion Peita. Study and collect Maori contemporary baskets.