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Wooden case for microscope used for the scientific study of ... Valerie Jones collection Apply Valerie Jones collection filter	Cases Apply Cases filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Valerie May Apply Mrs Valerie May filter	1940 Apply 1940 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
Two bowls Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Propeller and rudder of Japanese midget submarine Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Australian Military Forces button worn by Sister Ada Corbett... McAvoy and Syer collection Apply McAvoy and Syer collection filter	Military buttons Apply Military buttons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Dustpan brush Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dustpan and brush sets Apply Dustpan and brush sets 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
Cubs, Scouts, and Leaders from 1st Surry Hills Troop posing ... Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1942 Apply 1942 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Watson's Bay and Pier Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
Ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays 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
Small metal compression spring Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Components Apply Components filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Log Cabin Bessie Bardwell collection Apply Bessie Bardwell collection filter	Quilts Apply Quilts filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Glass plate negative - Sinkhole in limestone rock, Nullarbor... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Nullarbor Plain, Australia Apply Nullarbor Plain, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Book titled 'Wedding Dress 1740-1970' written by Madelaine G... Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Victoria and Albert Museum Apply Victoria and Albert Museum filter	1740 Apply 1740 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
New South Wales Postal Service cylindrical red cast iron pos... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Triggs & Marr, Sydney Apply Triggs & Marr, Sydney filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
two Scouts from 1st Surry Hills Troop. Barry Williams and Ga... Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1942 Apply 1942 filter
Cartoon book, 'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross People's Paraphernalia collection no. 16 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 16 filter	Books Apply Books filter			1939 Apply 1939 filter
Clear glass rectangular inkstand with an inkwell in the cent... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Inkstands Apply Inkstands filter
Thumb plane John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Thumb planes Apply Thumb planes filter	England Apply England filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker 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
White ceramic dinner plate with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates 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
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
Operative Bakers' Association (NSW) Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 Apply Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 filter	Membership certificates Apply Membership certificates filter	Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1890 Apply 1890 filter
Handmade oval linen table centre with a coarse white crochet... Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Envelope for telegram Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 2 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 2 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Australian Red Cross Society Apply Australian Red Cross Society filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
Wiltshire brand wood taper file John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Files (tools) Apply Files (tools) 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
The Ramblers Walking Club Programme 1947-1948 Elery Hamilton-Smith collection Apply Elery Hamilton-Smith collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ramblers Walking Club Apply Ramblers Walking Club filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Letts's Australasian Rough Diary, 1888 William Claude L'Estrange Wilson collection Apply William Claude L'Estrange Wilson collection filter	Diaries Apply Diaries filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Richard Wilson Apply Mr Richard Wilson filter	1888 Apply 1888 filter
Commonwealth Railways Gold Life Pass issued to the Hon King ... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Transport passes Apply Transport passes filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Commonwealth Railways Apply Commonwealth Railways filter	1912 Apply 1912 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
Stimson's Reef Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Books Apply Books filter			1942 Apply 1942 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
Gold pan associated with Claude Dunshea Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Goldmining equipment Apply Goldmining equipment filter	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia Apply Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Bread Knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bread knives Apply Bread knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Swordstick or swordcane that resembles a walking stick Terrylea Reynolds collection Apply Terrylea Reynolds collection filter	Swordsticks Apply Swordsticks filter	Toledo, Spain Apply Toledo, Spain filter	Major General George A. Vasey CB, CBE, DSO Apply Major General George A. Vasey CB, CBE, DSO filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
The Shrine Forecourt, Victoria's Memorial of the 1939-1945 W... 1954 Royal Tour Programmes collection Apply 1954 Royal Tour Programmes collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	W D Joynt & Co Apply W D Joynt & Co filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Suitcase covered with brown lacquered-hessian over molded co... Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection Apply Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection filter	Suitcases Apply Suitcases filter		Walter H. Eddison Apply Walter H. Eddison filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Broken saw blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Jenny calipers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Calipers Apply Calipers filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Film negative - Expedition party on march, central Australia... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Bolster cover in white twill cotton Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bolsters Apply Bolsters filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Poster titled 'Be a champ stamp stamper - Don't let any stam... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter

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