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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Despatching cigarettes from Younnanfu per ox-cart to be load... 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
Lily Molloy kneeling down and holding a posy in her lap Kevin Hannan collection Apply Kevin Hannan collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Esna Studio Apply Esna Studio filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Boomerang "Souvenir from Lake Tyers" attributed to Tommy Fos... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Tommy Foster Apply Tommy Foster filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Australian Imperial Forces cricket team flag, 1919 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Australian flags Apply Australian flags filter	Gallipoli, Turkey Apply Gallipoli, Turkey filter	Mr William 'Bert' A. Oldfield Apply Mr William 'Bert' A. Oldfield filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
View of Peking, Looking NW from the Drum Tower, January 1915 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
Birds Eye View of Wuchow Apl 1917 showing both West and Fu R... 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
1916 Easter Show Supplements Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Advertising postcards Apply Advertising postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Letter printed on yellow paper, titled '1984-A Year to Remem... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
The burning of opium at Kalgan 16.6.1914 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
Steel lister with three teeth used at 'Rocky Plains' via Ber... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Shearing equipment Apply Shearing equipment filter	Berridale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Berridale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Neil Woodhouse Apply Neil Woodhouse filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Photograph of two men walking owned by Len Uren Len Uren collection Apply Len Uren collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Leonard S. Uren Apply Leonard S. Uren filter	1915 Apply 1915 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
Steel horseshoe magnet John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Magnets Apply Magnets 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
Screwdriver John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Screwdrivers Apply Screwdrivers 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
Wooden scribe made from wood with a steel screw holding the ... George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Woodworking tools Apply Woodworking tools filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Gold medal awarded to Henry (Harry) Arthur Davidson Sill (18... Heidelberg Bicycle Club collection Apply Heidelberg Bicycle Club collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter		1897 Apply 1897 filter
Steel hand drill with a round wooden handle George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Hand drills Apply Hand drills filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Brass fastening latch Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Fasteners Apply Fasteners filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1986 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1986 Apply 1986 filter
Tablecloth and four serviettes Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
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
Photograph album c1930s-1940s of the Great Barrier Reef, Tas... Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Lizard brand ink bottle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Ink bottles Apply Ink bottles filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Joplin Manufacturing Co Apply Joplin Manufacturing Co filter
Birds Eye view of Yunnanfu, July 1920 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
A section of the Great Wall which is at the top of Nankow Pa... 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
King George's Sound The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	J Carr Apply J Carr filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Australia Day 1916 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter		Australian Red Cross Society Apply Australian Red Cross Society filter	1916 Apply 1916 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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Shield Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Howard Maple Apply Howard Maple filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
In difficulties. A fairly common occurence when climbing the... 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
Christmas card (lion) from Ronnie McPhee to the McPhee famil... Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 Apply Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 filter	Christmas cards Apply Christmas cards 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
Forty-one oil paint paintbrushes Margaret Coen collection Apply Margaret Coen collection filter	Paintbrushes Apply Paintbrushes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Margaret Coen Apply Margaret Coen filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Australian Engineers, Australian Commonwealth Military Force... Adrian Luck collection no. 1 Apply Adrian Luck collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	France Apply France filter	Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Esbach albuminometer in wooden tube with cork School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter	Germany Apply Germany filter	School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Thick metal wire bow for stretching rabbit pelts Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Leatherworking tools Apply Leatherworking tools filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Ornate brass table lamp with four bayonet light globe fittin... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Table lamps Apply Table lamps filter	The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Metal stencil for a wool bale, with cut-out lettering "WYOMI... Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Stencils Apply Stencils filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr John Cregan Apply Mr John Cregan filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Quayside fish stall Whitby circa 1880 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter		Frank M. Sutcliffe Apply Frank M. Sutcliffe filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Photograph of a monument 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
Photograph of a street parade 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
Lambs on the plateau in Mongha, Jan 1915 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
Gathering hay on the plateau in Mongolia north of Kalgan, Ja... 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
First Anzac Day, 25th April, 1916 for Classes V and VI Sir Littleton Groom collection Apply Sir Littleton Groom collection filter	Commemorative books Apply Commemorative books filter			1916 Apply 1916 filter
YMCA - With Our Boys Always Everywhere Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter		Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Typeface for the letter 'T' Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Type pieces Apply Type pieces filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Photograph of woman owned by Len Uren Len Uren collection Apply Len Uren collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Leonard S. Uren Apply Leonard S. Uren filter

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