This series contains photographs, slides and films taken during the 1960s by Robert Edwards of ‘canoe trees’ (generally red-gum trees from which Aboriginal bark canoes were cut) along the River Murray, Finniss Creek, Chowilla, Mypolonga, Milang and Mannum, including the removal of a tree from Mannum to the South Australian Museum. Also contains copies of prints from other collections depicting people and the use of bark canoes. This series also contains research notes and correspondence.

This series contains the following sub-series:

1. Photographs of canoe trees and bark canoes


2. Correspondence on canoe trees


3. Mannum and Chowilla index cards


4. Slides of canoes trees


5. Films of canoe trees


6. Research Notes (including articles and newspaper clippings)