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Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Tanya Langdon Apply Ms Tanya Langdon filter
Supper card for the 1934 State Ball at Old Parliament House Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Pin punch Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Punches Apply Punches filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Metal scriber Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection Apply Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ada Pilakui Apply Ada Pilakui filter
Slip block Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Randwick Freemasons 1921-1971 Dr Robert C Percival collection Apply Dr Robert C Percival collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edgar W. Percival Apply Mr Edgar W. Percival filter	1921 Apply 1921 filter
Box for The Lister Sheep-Shear used at 'Rocky Plains' via Be... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Boxes Apply Boxes filter	Dursley, Gloucestershire, England Apply Dursley, Gloucestershire, England filter	R A Lister and Company Limited Apply R A Lister and Company Limited filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Wooden bowl called piti RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	North-western Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply North-western Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja 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
Wooden container Janet Mathews collection no. 4 Apply Janet Mathews collection no. 4 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	South Coast, New South Wales, Australia Apply South Coast, New South Wales, Australia filter	Percy Mumbler Apply Percy Mumbler filter	1968 Apply 1968 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
Women wicket keeper in a game of cricket Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Nose ornament Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Gold panning dish Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Mining equipment Apply Mining equipment filter	Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Bone implement Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Bone tools Apply Bone tools filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Fowler's Vacola Jar no. 28 Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Food preserving jars Apply Food preserving jars filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Camisole Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Camisoles Apply Camisoles filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Melaleuca bark container Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Invitation to Elsie Deane from the Victorian Women's Cricket... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Elsie Deane Apply Elsie Deane filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Matson Line Oceanic Line match book Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	California, United States of America Apply California, United States of America filter	Matson Navigation Company Apply Matson Navigation Company filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Cast iron 'D' shaped screw lock handcuffs with key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Handcuffs Apply Handcuffs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Noticee: visitors are permitted to see those persons who are... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1892 Apply 1892 filter
Wooden mallet John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Mallets Apply Mallets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Bark container Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Moon rise Ceduna, Cape Thevenard in distance Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter
Photograph of two women cricketers Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
John Rodgers Marine Chronometer No 1/1853, with accessories ... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John Rodgers Apply John Rodgers filter	1868 Apply 1868 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Sir Ch...

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