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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
CAPOW On the road to Beijing Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Child's drawing by Ulapuntu, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ulapuntu Apply Ulapuntu filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Landscape watercolour sketch Lesley Maynard collection no. 2 Apply Lesley Maynard collection no. 2 filter	Sketches Apply Sketches filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Lesley Maynard Apply Ms Lesley Maynard filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Hotel Rex Potts Point Sydney NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Lemon coloured semi-circular tatted tea cosy Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Tea-cosies Apply Tea-cosies filter	Hampden, South Australia, Australia Apply Hampden, South Australia, Australia filter	Vera E. Ottens Apply Vera E. Ottens filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
White pillowcase with cotton ties Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Monocular microscope used for the scientific study of algae ... Valerie Jones collection Apply Valerie Jones collection filter	Microscopes Apply Microscopes filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Valerie May Apply Mrs Valerie May filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Replica bottle doll swathed in blue and white fabric, as mad... Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Stanley 'Yankee' No.130A pump screwdriver with two bits George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Screwdrivers Apply Screwdrivers filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Stanley Apply Stanley filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
White china dinner plate Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No. 2. Waratah Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Oil painting of Mount Ainslie viewed from Russell Hill, Canb... Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Mount Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Mount Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Petronella Wensing Apply Petronella Wensing filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Carpenter's plane George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	D Malloch & Son Apply D Malloch & Son filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Child's drawing by Tila, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tila Apply Tila filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Telescopic gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Sharpening stone for shears, used by professional shearer Co... Colin Davis collection Apply Colin Davis collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Colin Davis Apply Mr Colin Davis filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No. 6. Red Scented Hibiscus Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Pigmented cylindrical bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china side plate bearing the coat-of-... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Side plates Apply Side plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Painted ceramic tumbler made by Martin Boyd Pottery Martin Boyd Pottery Tumbler collection Apply Martin Boyd Pottery Tumbler collection filter	Tumblers Apply Tumblers filter	North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Martin Boyd Pottery Apply Martin Boyd Pottery filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Electric radiator Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Electric radiators Apply Electric radiators filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
UAW. Union of Aust. Women Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Union badges Apply Union badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Zufolo, a flute-like instrument Guiseppe Castellana collection Apply Guiseppe Castellana collection filter	Wind instruments Apply Wind instruments filter	Montallegro, Sicily, Agrigento province, Italy Apply Montallegro, Sicily, Agrigento province, Italy filter	Mr Guiseppe '. Castellana Apply Mr Guiseppe '. Castellana filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Mornington Island headdress made by Dick Roughsey and worn b... Keith and Elsie de Witte collection Apply Keith and Elsie de Witte collection filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Dick Roughsey OBE Apply Dick Roughsey OBE filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Textbook on practical mathematics Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Textbooks Apply Textbooks filter	Edinburgh, Scotland Apply Edinburgh, Scotland filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Unfinished snake sculpture, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter

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