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![Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly]( "Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly")
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly
This fishing fly belonged to Thomas Lloyd Forster Rutledge, who was a keen fisherman. During the 1930s, he and some frie...
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![Uncirculated 1997 one dollar coin]( "Uncirculated 1997 one dollar coin")
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![Opening the First Parliament of Australia on May 9th 1901]( "Opening the First Parliament of Australia on May 9th 1901")
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![A book containing Erlikilyika's (Jim Kite) sketches of camp life, observed by him during WB Spencer's and FJ Gillen's expedition to the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1901-2]( "A book containing Erlikilyika's (Jim Kite) sketches of camp life, observed by him during WB Spencer's and FJ Gillen's expedition to the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1901-2")
A book containing Erlikilyika's (Jim Kite) sketches of camp ...
Erlikilyika accompanied WB Spencer and FJ Gillen on their expedition in 1901-2 , from Oodnadatta in South Australia, to...
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![New South Wales Postal Service red painted metal pillar box with an arched top]( "New South Wales Postal Service red painted metal pillar box with an arched top")
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![Colour display card, titled, 'Moving pictures, Pictorial pre-stamped postcards to get your message moving, $2.50 a pack of six']( "Colour display card, titled, 'Moving pictures, Pictorial pre-stamped postcards to get your message moving, $2.50 a pack of six'")
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![Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flock, Camden Park, Sydney]( "Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flock, Camden Park, Sydney")
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![Glass plate negative - Man holding north-western type of spearthrower and wearing pubic fur tassel, Wardaman people, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Man holding north-western type of spearthrower and wearing pubic fur tassel, Wardaman people, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
Glass plate negative - Man holding north-western type of spe...
Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece And Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XIV/2. Caption reads: 'W...
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![Boomerang from Goondiwindi, Queensland, 1901]( "Boomerang from Goondiwindi, Queensland, 1901")
Boomerang from Goondiwindi, Queensland, 1901
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0030 reads: "Macintyre River Tribe ..." and "Goondiwindi Qland Border 1901". Edmund M...
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![Etched or engraved commemorative glass made for the Ballarat Federal Exhibition, c.1901]( "Etched or engraved commemorative glass made for the Ballarat Federal Exhibition, c.1901")
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![Boomerang]( "Boomerang")
Boomerang
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0026 reads: "E.M. 1901 Bundaberg Qland". "E.M." on 1985.0059.0026 suggests that it was ...
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![Camisole]( "Camisole")
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![Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Sir Charles Kingsford Smith]( "Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Sir Charles Kingsford Smith")
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![Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![Aboriginal breastplate for 'King John Cry, Chief of the Duedolgong Tribe, Argyle']( "Aboriginal breastplate for 'King John Cry, Chief of the Duedolgong Tribe, Argyle'")
Aboriginal breastplate for 'King John Cry, Chief of the Dued...
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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![Poster captioned 'Post Script']( "Poster captioned 'Post Script'")
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![Three leather hair curlers known as 'Curly Wurlies']( "Three leather hair curlers known as 'Curly Wurlies'")
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![Hand saw with a wooden handle and a metal blade]( "Hand saw with a wooden handle and a metal blade")
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![Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook]( "Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook")
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![Arnolds Ink bottle]( "Arnolds Ink bottle")
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![A Century at Moore Park Best Exhibit Beef Shorthorns 1882-1982]( "A Century at Moore Park Best Exhibit Beef Shorthorns 1882-1982")
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![Narrow red cardboard box containing seven paper items]( "Narrow red cardboard box containing seven paper items")
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![Federation-era bunting]( "Federation-era bunting")
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![Small square crockery shard with a white glaze and brown pattern]( "Small square crockery shard with a white glaze and brown pattern")
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![Wooden plane]( "Wooden plane")
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![Upper Mary St., Gympie, Queensland]( "Upper Mary St., Gympie, Queensland")
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![Harvest of Endurance: A History of the Chinese in Australia 1788-1988]( "Harvest of Endurance: A History of the Chinese in Australia 1788-1988")
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![Clear glass rectangular inkstand with an inkwell in the centre]( "Clear glass rectangular inkstand with an inkwell in the centre")
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![The Custom House, Sydney, 1 May 1906]( "The Custom House, Sydney, 1 May 1906")
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![Gold Digger's Hut, Victoria, Austr]( "Gold Digger's Hut, Victoria, Austr")
Gold Digger's Hut, Victoria, Austr
Handwritten message on reverse is addressed to 'Mr V Mesnil / C/o Mr W Sewter / Mutooroo Mines / Via Cockburn' and reads...
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![Black and white negative glass lantern slide - Base of Ayers Rock Northern Territory, showing effect of aoelian erosion, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1926]( "Black and white negative glass lantern slide - Base of Ayers Rock Northern Territory, showing effect of aoelian erosion, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1926")
Black and white negative glass lantern slide - Base of Ayers...
Reproduced by Basedow in the "Adelaide Chronicle" (20 November 1926). Caption reads: 'Base of Ayers Rock, showing effect...
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![Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the establishment of Lucini & Co in Melbourne, Victoria, 1853]( "Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the establishment of Lucini & Co in Melbourne, Victoria, 1853")
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![Photographic postcard of Middle Harbour, NSW]( "Photographic postcard of Middle Harbour, NSW")
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![Wooden scribe made from wood with a steel screw holding the pieces together]( "Wooden scribe made from wood with a steel screw holding the pieces together")
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![Cattle branding iron with the initials TR]( "Cattle branding iron with the initials TR")
Cattle branding iron with the initials TR
This cattle branding iron was used on Gidleigh station, near Bungendore in New South Wales. Tools like this were used o...
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![Red metal pillar box with arched top]( "Red metal pillar box with arched top")
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![Brass fastening pin for latch]( "Brass fastening pin for latch")
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![Entrance to Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Entrance to Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![Barrister's wig worn by Sir George Houstoun Reid]( "Barrister's wig worn by Sir George Houstoun Reid")
Barrister's wig worn by Sir George Houstoun Reid
The National Museum of Australia's collection holds two of Reid's barrister's wigs: one he wore when first admitted to t...
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![Punishment cell Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Punishment cell Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![Instructional leaflet]( "Instructional leaflet")
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![P.M.G. Salter's spring balance, used to weigh large letters and small parcels]( "P.M.G. Salter's spring balance, used to weigh large letters and small parcels")
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![Souvenir of the Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, The Sydney Celebrations, January 1st, 1901]( "Souvenir of the Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, The Sydney Celebrations, January 1st, 1901")
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![Set of brass scales with a round plate and a rectangular plate with rounded edges]( "Set of brass scales with a round plate and a rectangular plate with rounded edges")
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![Sanatorium, Little Bay Hospital, NSW]( "Sanatorium, Little Bay Hospital, NSW")
Sanatorium, Little Bay Hospital, NSW
The handwritten message on the reverse is addressed to 'Ms N . Woods / 12 Jersey Road / Paddington / Sydney' and reads '...
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![Medal issued by the Australian Numismatic Society to mark the centenary of the Royal Australian Mint, Sydney, in 1955]( "Medal issued by the Australian Numismatic Society to mark the centenary of the Royal Australian Mint, Sydney, in 1955")
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![Film negative - Smithy at Mt. Davies camp, Tomkinson Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1903]( "Film negative - Smithy at Mt. Davies camp, Tomkinson Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1903")
Film negative - Smithy at Mt. Davies camp, Tomkinson Ranges,...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Journal of the Government North-West Expedition', "Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Socie...
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![Rectangular sticker with a royal crown and]( "Rectangular sticker with a royal crown and")
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![Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The Bungalow, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The Bungalow, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Menu for Commonwealth Inaugural Celebrations dinner, 8 January 1901]( "Menu for Commonwealth Inaugural Celebrations dinner, 8 January 1901")
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![Victorian Postal Service square red metal letter box]( "Victorian Postal Service square red metal letter box")
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![Esbach albuminometer in wooden tube with cork]( "Esbach albuminometer in wooden tube with cork")
Esbach albuminometer in wooden tube with cork
This simple device was invented by Dr Georges Hubert Esbach, a French physician, in 1874. The test tube, with graduated ...
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![Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : the telephone']( "Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : the telephone'")
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![Standard Half Bushel gun-metal grain measure]( "Standard Half Bushel gun-metal grain measure")
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![Glass plate negative - Katherine River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Katherine River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
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![Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St George, awarded to Dr J H L Cumpston]( "Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St George, awarded to Dr J H L Cumpston")
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![Letter printed on yellow paper, titled '1984-A Year to Remember']( "Letter printed on yellow paper, titled '1984-A Year to Remember'")
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![Wooden mallet]( "Wooden mallet")
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![S.F. Barnes from the 1901-02 English Cricket Team to Australia.]( "S.F. Barnes from the 1901-02 English Cricket Team to Australia.")
