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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Approach to Richmond, from North Bank of Yarra Yarra, in the... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Paved area leading to cells Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Boomerang 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her hu... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Swing tags Apply Swing tags filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Souvenir mug - Bicentenary of Australia Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative mugs Apply Commemorative mugs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1788 Apply 1788 filter
Government Offices, Melbourne, in the 'Fifties 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	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Wooden cell door, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Pair of ladies cream satin shoes with a ruched decorative bo... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter			1860 Apply 1860 filter
Exercise area No. 2, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Charity stall, Moree, N.S.W. Early September, 1952 Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Moree, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moree, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
Woven split cane bicornual [bicornuate] basket made in the C... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Aboriginal encampment, East Moree. August, 1952 Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Moree, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moree, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
Black pouch-shaped bag Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Evening bags Apply Evening bags filter			1860 Apply 1860 filter
Letter - Sworn statement by John Flynn, 16 May 1844 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Queens Wharf, Melbourne, in the 'Fifties' Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Yarra River, Victoria, Australia Apply Yarra River, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Clare, South Australia, Australia Apply Clare, South Australia, Australia filter	Clare Agricultural & Horticultural Society Apply Clare Agricultural & Horticultural Society filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Diamond-shaped wooden parrying shield decorated with blue pi... 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter		1840 Apply 1840 filter
Morris Tobias Marine Chronometer No 695, with accessories in... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Morris Tobias Apply Morris Tobias filter	1830 Apply 1830 filter
Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 1604 with accessories in ... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Dent & Co Apply Dent & Co filter	1850 Apply 1850 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
Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver with accompanying leather hols... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Revolvers Apply Revolvers filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Samuel Colt Apply Samuel Colt filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
1834-1934 matchbox holder souvenir of the Melbourne and Vict... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Matchbox holders Apply Matchbox holders filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Reverend John Grosse Apply Reverend John Grosse filter	1834 Apply 1834 filter
Letter dated 16 May 1844, signed by Thomas Thansell (?) Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Cream cotton corset Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Corsets Apply Corsets filter			1850 Apply 1850 filter
Toy farm set Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection Apply Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection filter	Toy farms Apply Toy farms filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter		1860 Apply 1860 filter
Prison truncheon, about 1940 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Weapons Apply Weapons filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1846 Apply 1846 filter
Wooden walking stick carved by Aborigines and presented to R... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Walking-sticks Apply Walking-sticks filter	Northern New England, New South Wales, Australia Apply Northern New England, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1852 Apply 1852 filter
Barraud No 2/901 chronometer with Poole's auxiliary compensa... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter		Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers Apply Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers filter	1820 Apply 1820 filter
Metal peg - prison cell fixture Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Building materials Apply Building materials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Dispatch box with 'The Colonial Treasurer' on lid Marion Green collection Apply Marion Green collection filter	Dispatch boxes Apply Dispatch boxes filter			1856 Apply 1856 filter
Photographic glass plate positive depicting seven men outsid... Richard Daintree collection Apply Richard Daintree collection filter	Glass plate positives Apply Glass plate positives filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Richard Daintree Apply Richard Daintree filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Thoroughbrace Coach used by the Nowland family, with accesso... Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 filter	Horse drawn coaches Apply Horse drawn coaches filter	Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America Apply Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America filter	Abbott-Downing Company Apply Abbott-Downing Company filter	1854 Apply 1854 filter
Souvenir plate - Bicentenary of Australia Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1788 Apply 1788 filter
Wooden boomerang bound with split cane and covered with adhe... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Apply Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Pokerwork decorated club, attributed to La Perouse, Sydney Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Photographic glass plate positive depicting group of men wit... Richard Daintree collection Apply Richard Daintree collection filter	Glass plate positives Apply Glass plate positives filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Richard Daintree Apply Richard Daintree filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Glass photographic magic lantern slide of a thylacine at the... David Seth-Smith collection Apply David Seth-Smith collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	London Zoo, London, England Apply London Zoo, London, England filter	Mr David Seth-Smith Apply Mr David Seth-Smith filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Stone hatchet hafted in bent wood JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia Apply Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Souvenir plate - 150th Anniversary of New South Wales Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	England Apply England filter	Wood & Sons Ltd Apply Wood & Sons Ltd filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
COLESANCO, January 1938, The Magazine of the Employees of G.... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	G J Coles & Company Limited Apply G J Coles & Company Limited filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Cattle sale. Yarraman yards, Moree, N.S.W. August, 1952 Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Moree, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moree, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
Mr. W. H. Eddison, "Yamba" Cotter Road, Canberra Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection Apply Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection filter	Business cards Apply Business cards filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Walter H. Eddison Apply Walter H. Eddison filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter

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