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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Steel borders Behind the Lines 2007 collection Apply Behind the Lines 2007 collection filter	Political Cartoons Apply Political Cartoons filter		Mr Sturt Krygsman Apply Mr Sturt Krygsman filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Groote Eylandt American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
White metal rusted stirrup Maurice McCarten collection no. 2 Apply Maurice McCarten collection no. 2 filter	Stirrups Apply Stirrups filter
L.C. and Stiletto check out the Drought Alan Moir collection no. 2 Apply Alan Moir collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	2002 Apply 2002 filter
Poster 'Civilised Evils' [1], by Les Griggs Lori Richardson collection Apply Lori Richardson collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter		Mr Les Griggs Apply Mr Les Griggs filter
Cartoon of a granny driving a car with a chicken passenger Judy Horacek collection no. 1 Apply Judy Horacek collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Ms Judy Horacek Apply Ms Judy Horacek filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
W.W.F. [Waterside Workers Federation] Andrew Reeves collection no. 3 Apply Andrew Reeves collection no. 3 filter	Union badges Apply Union badges filter		Waterside Workers Federation (Port Adelaide Branch) Apply Waterside Workers Federation (Port Adelaide Branch) filter
Untitled painting by Elsie Tilmouth 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	Elsie Tilmouth Apply Elsie Tilmouth filter	1989 Apply 1989 filter
'Yumari', painted by Uta Uta Tjangala, 1981 Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Uta Uta Tjangala Apply Uta Uta Tjangala filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Stand up and be counted Australian Republican Movement collection Apply Australian Republican Movement collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		Mrs Hazel Hawke Apply Mrs Hazel Hawke filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Peacemaker, 1971 Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter		E C. Gare Apply E C. Gare filter	1971 Apply 1971 filter
On Torrens Lake, Adelaide Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Child's drawing - camp shelter with two figures by Jimmy Jan... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... Apply Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... filter	Jimmy Jangalka Mununggurr Apply Jimmy Jangalka Mununggurr filter
Young Paul majors in civics Alan Moir collection no. 2 Apply Alan Moir collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter
Stone knife Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter
'Fresh is Best' bra decorated by Landon Palm Many Threads collection Apply Many Threads collection filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter	Landon Palm Apply Landon Palm filter	2014 Apply 2014 filter
Bronte Road, Sydney, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Bronte, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bronte, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Envelope addressed to Miss Faithfull, 17 March 1914 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter			1914 Apply 1914 filter
In memoriam card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Oval basket J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter
Quiet evenings on the Sayonara Alan Moir collection no. 2 Apply Alan Moir collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter
The Operative Painters and Decorators Union of Australia, Ne... Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 Apply Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 filter	Membership certificates Apply Membership certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W E Smith Ltd Apply W E Smith Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Passing 'it' along the 'wing Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Mr Redmond Nolan Apply Mr Redmond Nolan filter
Iron stand Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Stands Apply Stands filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Totem pole Balarinji Art collection no. 2 Apply Balarinji Art collection no. 2 filter	Gouache paintings Apply Gouache paintings filter		Balarinji Design Studio, Jumbana Group Apply Balarinji Design Studio, Jumbana Group filter
Print titled 'Skin II', by Judy Watson, 1990 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Judy Watson Apply Judy Watson filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
'Ngunarrmanya', painted by Freddy Tjugudi West Tjakamarra, 1... Fred Myers collection Apply Fred Myers collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Freddy Tjugudi West Tjakamarra Apply Freddy Tjugudi West Tjakamarra filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Therese Marie Apply Therese Marie filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Black and white portrait photograph of Fred Daly, 1944 Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly Apply Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly filter	1944 Apply 1944 filter
Carpenter's large wooden smoothing plane Giovanni Barresi collection Apply Giovanni Barresi collection filter	Smoothing planes Apply Smoothing planes filter	Vizzini, Sicily, Catania, Italy Apply Vizzini, Sicily, Catania, Italy filter	Mr Giovanni Barresi Apply Mr Giovanni Barresi filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
Australian two dollar note Australian Currency collection Apply Australian Currency collection filter	Banknotes Apply Banknotes filter		Reserve Bank of Australia Apply Reserve Bank of Australia filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Engraved boab nut 'Spearing Stockman' by Jack Wherra Jack Wherra collection no. 1 Apply Jack Wherra collection no. 1 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Wherra Apply Jack Wherra filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Firestick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter
Print of four fish crossing each other, by Betty Sandimar, 1... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Betty Sandimar Apply Betty Sandimar filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
The Wawilag Spirits of Marwiyu - A Mandalbui Dreaming. Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mathaman Marika Apply Mathaman Marika filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Miniature dividers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Inner Harbour, Townsville, 10 September 1914 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Townsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Townsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
'Nothing Sweeter' bra decorated by Gloria Bell Many Threads collection Apply Many Threads collection filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter	Gloria Bell Apply Gloria Bell filter	2014 Apply 2014 filter
Wedding acceptance Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Photograph of Carmelo Mirabelli standing with rifle on roads... Carmelo Mirabelli collection no. 2 Apply Carmelo Mirabelli collection no. 2 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Carmelo Mirabelli Mr Apply Carmelo Mirabelli Mr filter
The public thinks Alan Moir collection no. 2 Apply Alan Moir collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter
After heavy rain Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	J Hutchings Apply J Hutchings filter
Metal button with military insignia Parsons collection Apply Parsons collection filter	Military buttons Apply Military buttons filter
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Square habutae silk scarf with spoke stitch hem Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Scarves Apply Scarves filter
Child's drawing - The frog singing by Angela Neidacowie age ... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	St Francis Xavier School, Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply St Francis Xavier School, Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Angela Neidacowie Apply Angela Neidacowie filter
Indonesia Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Watson's Bay, Sydney NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Cream, gold and blue dance program titled 'Agricultural Soci... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Dance programs Apply Dance programs filter			1870 Apply 1870 filter
Colander Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Colanders Apply Colanders filter
Boomerang Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Solarplate print, Flowers, by Nyuwara Tapaya Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Kunmanara Tapaya Apply Kunmanara Tapaya filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Boy or man standing inside Wanbyan [sic Wambeyan] Cave Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Letter from James Turner, dated 23 December 1864. Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 Apply Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 filter	Personal letters Apply Personal letters filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter	James Turner Apply James Turner filter	1864 Apply 1864 filter
Sample of Munyuro seeds Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter
Bridget the Fairy Beauty Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Mrs Ida Outhwaite Apply Mrs Ida Outhwaite filter
'Wungapu' bark painting, native species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2013 Apply 2013 filter
Untitled drawing Alice Springs School of the Air collection Apply Alice Springs School of the Air collection filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Victory Downs, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victory Downs, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Brett Morton Apply Brett Morton filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter