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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Be it ever so ugly... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter
Baking tin for tarts Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Tart tins Apply Tart tins filter
Portland Cement works office, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Portland, New South Wales, Australia Apply Portland, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Spearthrower Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection Apply Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Boomerang with painted images of a figure with a spear and a... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Lin Onus Apply Lin Onus filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Woman and child outside a timber and iron house Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Circular Quay, East Side, Sydney. Seasons Greetings, 10 May ... Peter Elder collection no. 2 Apply Peter Elder collection no. 2 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1908 Apply 1908 filter
Invitation to view the ceremonies connected with the Establi... Helen Stockbridge collection Apply Helen Stockbridge collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
White china saucer Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Saucers Apply Saucers filter	Czechoslovakia Apply Czechoslovakia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter
Spearthrower Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Sample book of paint roller patterns, pattern no. 171 Carmelo Mirabelli collection no. 3 Apply Carmelo Mirabelli collection no. 3 filter	Samples Apply Samples filter		Carmelo Mirabelli Mr Apply Carmelo Mirabelli Mr filter
Long necked turtle woven sculpture Tooloyn Koortakay collection Apply Tooloyn Koortakay collection filter	Sculptures Apply Sculptures filter		Ms Treahna Hamm Apply Ms Treahna Hamm filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Crocheted bag Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Sewing bags Apply Sewing bags filter
Certificate awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, 1889, F... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter			1889 Apply 1889 filter
Shield carved on anterior with central tree motif, animals a... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Design with dots, wavy lines and crosshatching 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
Portrait photograph of Sally Fitzpatrick Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter		Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter
Solarplate print, Ngayuku Walka Urupurunypo, by Angkuna Kuly... 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	Angkuna Kulyuru Apply Angkuna Kulyuru filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Nameplate for K.H.Aumullier Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Nameplates Apply Nameplates filter	Mukden, Liaoning, China Apply Mukden, Liaoning, China filter	Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
'Doolagas' clothing tag Doolagahs Indigenous Design collection Apply Doolagahs Indigenous Design collection filter	Clothing labels Apply Clothing labels filter
A roughly cut cross section of huon pine in two pieces Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Strahan, Tasmania, Australia Apply Strahan, Tasmania, Australia filter	Senator Bob Brown Apply Senator Bob Brown filter	1983 Apply 1983 filter
Anne Your Grandfather at Kalgan China May 1914 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Mosman's Bay, Sydney Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Germany Apply Germany filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of a group o... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Botanical Gardens, Sydney. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Art Series Apply Art Series filter
Fir cone ornament Alison Steele collection Apply Alison Steele collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter
Untitled child's drawing by Paulita Tipungwuti, St Francis X... 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	Paulita Tipungwuti Apply Paulita Tipungwuti filter
Game of dominoes stored in a candy tin Bridge Family collection no. 3 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 3 filter	Dominoes Apply Dominoes filter
Spear with glass tip Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter
Receipt issued to Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 1878 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1878 Apply 1878 filter
No bludgers Roger Lilford and Robbie Swan collection Apply Roger Lilford and Robbie Swan collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Peter Fairlie Apply Peter Fairlie filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Rabbit trap CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology collection Apply CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology collection filter	Rabbit traps Apply Rabbit traps filter		CSIRO - Division of Wildlife and Ecology Apply CSIRO - Division of Wildlife and Ecology filter
Curved embroidery needle ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection Apply ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection filter	Needles Apply Needles filter
Crochet Sample Sister Anna Duble collection Apply Sister Anna Duble collection filter	Textile samplers Apply Textile samplers filter
Pair of cufflinks Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Cufflinks Apply Cufflinks filter
Arrow Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Arrows Apply Arrows filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1917 Apply 1917 filter
Cartoon titled 'The Scam'. Political Humour Competition 2001 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 2001 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr Bruce Petty Apply Mr Bruce Petty filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
LCO Aumuller Powhattan Hankow. Sailing today, love George, I... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Telegrams Apply Telegrams filter
The Dugong, Inunguluna American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Kulpidja Apply Kulpidja filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Bondi Beach. N.S.W. From Baths. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Bondi Beach, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bondi Beach, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Painted boomerang featuring shaking hands and ship in centre Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Letter Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter		Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter
Silver glass ball on wire Alison Steele collection Apply Alison Steele collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter
Blue abstract monoprint, signed and dated "Margo Butcher 200... Lockhart River State School collection Apply Lockhart River State School collection filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Margo Butcher Apply Ms Margo Butcher filter	2002 Apply 2002 filter
Cartoon titled 'Anthrax Scare'. Political Humour Competition 2001 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 2001 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr Greg Smith Apply Mr Greg Smith filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Invoice from J Jukes General Merchant, Southgate Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 Apply Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 filter	Invoices Apply Invoices filter	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Apply Grafton, New South Wales, Australia filter	Muriel E. McPhee Apply Muriel E. McPhee filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Neddy, King of Neis Valley Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club Programme, 14 January 1926 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Danel Bros.Co.Pty.Ltd Apply Danel Bros.Co.Pty.Ltd filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
The Blue Mts, NSW, Katoomba Falls Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Katoomba Falls, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Katoomba Falls, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Raphael Tuck & Sons Apply Raphael Tuck & Sons filter	1906 Apply 1906 filter
Four Trochidae Trochus Architectonicus shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Engraver made with macropod incisor Reverend FR Nitzschke collection Apply Reverend FR Nitzschke collection filter	Engraving tools Apply Engraving tools filter	Mapoon, Queensland, Australia Apply Mapoon, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Kimberley point Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Group of girls in a garden. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Courtroom sketch 'Tom Pauling, Ian Barker, Des Sturgess pres... Veronica O'Leary collection no. 1 Apply Veronica O'Leary collection no. 1 filter	Courtroom drawings Apply Courtroom drawings filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ms Veronica O'Leary Apply Ms Veronica O'Leary filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Club FG Tonge collection Apply FG Tonge collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Black and white photograph of Fred and Therese Daly with Jea... Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Strombidae Lambis Lambis (juvenile) 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	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Marrkarakara Apply Marrkarakara filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter