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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Certificate awarded at the Royal Agricultural and Horticultu... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
Volutidae Ternivoluta Studeri Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter
Sign reading 'Snowy Mountains Authority, Siberia Snow Cleari... Snowy Scheme - Snowy Hydro collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Snowy Hydro collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Rabbit bait formula Earl Ewers and Sylvia Ewers collection Apply Earl Ewers and Sylvia Ewers collection filter	Instructional documents Apply Instructional documents filter
Club Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter
See the heart of the continent Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 1 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 1 filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Percy Trompf Apply Percy Trompf filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Newspaper clipping from Japanese language newspaper, 1971 St George Budapest Soccer Club collection Apply St George Budapest Soccer Club collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter
In memoriam card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1892 Apply 1892 filter
Home Leigh, North Botany Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Botany, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Botany, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Square Arnotts brand biscuit tin Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Biscuit tins Apply Biscuit tins filter		Arnott's Apply Arnott's filter
Small pebble from Lake Pedder, referred to as a Pedder Penny Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia Apply Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia filter		1971 Apply 1971 filter
Black and white photograph of Fred Daly and others watching ... Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Berlin, Germany Apply Berlin, Germany filter	Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly Apply Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly filter	1961 Apply 1961 filter
Brass winding key for chronometer Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Apply St Albans, Hertfordshire, England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Ancient and Modern Hymns Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Cane armband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr S D. Burrows Apply Mr S D. Burrows filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Advance Australia, Australia Day 1918 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Dronepipe Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Didjeridus Apply Didjeridus filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Aluminium sugar bowl with lid North Head Quarantine Station collection Apply North Head Quarantine Station collection filter	Sugar bowls Apply Sugar bowls filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	North Head Quarantine Station Apply North Head Quarantine Station filter
Emanuel Brothers minute book March 1917 - November 1923 Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Ledgers Apply Ledgers filter
Three pages of hand-written aircraft weight calculations Neil Jensen collection Apply Neil Jensen collection filter	Aviation documents Apply Aviation documents filter
Untitled painting by Ada Bird Petyarre Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges collection no. 2 Apply Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges collection no. 2 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ada B. Petyarre Apply Ada B. Petyarre filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Plain wooden walking stick with a flared handle Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Walking-sticks Apply Walking-sticks filter
Cast iron mortar and pestle EJ and NW Millett collection no. 1 Apply EJ and NW Millett collection no. 1 filter	Mortars and pestles Apply Mortars and pestles filter
No.19 St. Joseph's Hospital, Auburn, N.S.W Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic Postcards Apply Photographic Postcards filter	Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
QSL card for VK2IQ, Zero Beat Radio Club Member Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Old Government House, Parramatta Park, N.S.W Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	NSW Government Apply NSW Government filter
Body paint and ceremonial dancing stick by Mavis Petyarre Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges collection no. 2 Apply Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges collection no. 2 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mavis Petyarre Apply Mavis Petyarre filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Koala & kangaroo (2015) Carved emu egg by Peter Carlo Peter Carlo Collection Apply Peter Carlo Collection filter	Engraved emu eggs Apply Engraved emu eggs filter		Peter Carlo Apply Peter Carlo filter
The Book of Common Prayer. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Prayer books Apply Prayer books filter
Document from Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 15 January 1875 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1875 Apply 1875 filter
Biography of cartoonist Cecil White Vane Lindesay collection no. 1 Apply Vane Lindesay collection no. 1 filter	Biographies Apply Biographies filter		Mr Vane Lindesay Apply Mr Vane Lindesay filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
MANLY BEACH, FROM THE PINES. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Manly Beach, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Manly Beach, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Harding & Billings Apply Harding & Billings filter
Collage titled 'The City. (John Martins ABC-TV)' Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Kieron Keeler Apply Kieron Keeler filter
New Year's Day, the Western Star Hotel, Windorah. January, 1... Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Windorah, Queensland, Australia Apply Windorah, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Napoli costume Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Photographic prints Apply Photographic prints filter
Chair leg rest Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Furniture accessories Apply Furniture accessories filter
Postcard featuring corner of John Cooper & Sons Horse Shoe F... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Advertising postcards Apply Advertising postcards filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	John Cooper & Sons Apply John Cooper & Sons filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Rail and Road Arrangements. Ceremony at Federal Capital Site... Z Forsythe collection Apply Z Forsythe collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1913 Apply 1913 filter
Elizabeth Bay Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Creatures of the Arafura Swamp by John Bulunbulun Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	John Bulunbulun Apply John Bulunbulun filter
Concave, oval wooden container Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Mark my words... Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Jenny Coopes Apply Ms Jenny Coopes filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Valerie Henderson (nee Faithfull), her mother, Ethel Faithf... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Shoulder strap Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Child's drawing Stephanie Dowker collection Apply Stephanie Dowker collection filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter
QSL card for VK4K4, From the Heart of the Queensland Sugar B... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Canvas backpack used by Geoffrey Yen C J Yen Family collection Apply C J Yen Family collection filter	Backpacks Apply Backpacks filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Paddy Pallin Pty Ltd Apply Paddy Pallin Pty Ltd filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Snake bone necklace, made by Vernon Graham Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Vernon Graham collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Vernon Graham collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Vernon Graham Apply Vernon Graham filter
Curraghbeena Point Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Curraghbeena Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Curraghbeena Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Glimpse of City Skyline from the Botanical Gardens, Sydney, ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Tin ring ET Fealy collection Apply ET Fealy collection filter	Baking tins Apply Baking tins filter
Bendigo Pottery William and Jeanette Derham Family - Bendigo Pottery collection Apply William and Jeanette Derham Family - Bendigo Pottery collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter
Lavender Bay, Sydney Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Lavender Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lavender Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Child's drawing by Tracey Twaddle, St Michael's School, Palm... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Palm Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Palm Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Tracey Twaddle Apply Tracey Twaddle filter
Black and white promotional photograph of Uncle George of 2G... Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Radio 2GB, Sydney Apply Radio 2GB, Sydney filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Cream-coloured partial dance program with 'Mr [?]'s Party 18... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Dance programs Apply Dance programs filter			1869 Apply 1869 filter
The Harbour looking towards Taronga Park, Sydney, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter