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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Mercer Marine Chronometer No 13290 in a wooden case Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Apply St Albans, Hertfordshire, England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Bundle of press cuttings and historical documents relating t... J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter		J B Young Holdings Ltd Apply J B Young Holdings Ltd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Certificat de letat, Valeur 1000 roubles, Interets 4 1/2%, B... Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Financial records Apply Financial records filter	Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China Apply Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China filter	Mrs Olga A. Riet Apply Mrs Olga A. Riet filter	1929 Apply 1929 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
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
Newspaper clippings of articles and cartoons related to pric... Dr John Mann collection Apply Dr John Mann collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter			1926 Apply 1926 filter
Striped velveteen cushion Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Cushions Apply Cushions filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Colour display card illustrated with a kookaburra, titled, '... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Display cards Apply Display cards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Album containing 97 menus, 20 seating plans and 47 photograp... Betty Hall collection Apply Betty Hall collection filter	Albums Apply Albums filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr H L. Napthali Apply Mr H L. Napthali filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Homo Australis Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr John Kron Apply Mr John Kron filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china fruit plate bearing the coat-of... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Fruit plates Apply Fruit plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Ceremonial club from Bogan River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Brown checked riding jacket Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Jackets Apply Jackets filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
Aboriginal breastplate for Jack the Traveller, King of Bendo... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia Apply Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup and saucer bearing the c... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Cups and saucers Apply Cups and saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Twenty-one wooden alphabet blocks Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Alphabet blocks Apply Alphabet blocks filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 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
White china dinner plate Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Club Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Food label for Fancy Soccer Brand Apples, Tasmania Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Food labels Apply Food labels filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Paterson & Co Pty Ltd Apply Paterson & Co Pty Ltd filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Gunn and Moore cricket bat Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Cricket bats Apply Cricket bats filter	England Apply England filter	Gunn and Moore Ltd Apply Gunn and Moore Ltd filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Enamel laundry tub Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Laundry equipment Apply Laundry equipment filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of "THE 'GOL... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Larkinville, Western Australia, Australia Apply Larkinville, Western Australia, Australia filter		1931 Apply 1931 filter
Box for 'Lister' Sheep-Shearing combs used at 'Rocky Plains'... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Storage boxes Apply Storage 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
Ceremonial boomerang made by Harry Shepherd, Byrock area, Ne... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Harry Shepherd Apply Harry Shepherd filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Album containing 20 menus, 12 seating plans and 23 photograp... Betty Hall collection Apply Betty Hall collection filter	Albums Apply Albums filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr H L. Napthali Apply Mr H L. Napthali filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Set of nine metal weights Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Weights Apply Weights filter
Cartoon of the parallels between the coal industry of 1892 a... Warren Brown collection Apply Warren Brown collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Warren Brown Apply Mr Warren Brown filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
White wooden 'make-do' stool made by soldier settler Harry N... Harry and Natalie Newman collection Apply Harry and Natalie Newman collection filter	Stools Apply Stools filter	Narrogin Agricultural Area, Western Australia, Australia Apply Narrogin Agricultural Area, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Henry '. Newman Apply Mr Henry '. Newman filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Incised and painted shield, stylistically attributed to La P... Mike Pearson collection Apply Mike Pearson collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Water Ledger, S R & W S Commission, Tongala, Koyuga & Kyabra... Irrigation (Tatura) - Goulburn Murray Water collection Apply Irrigation (Tatura) - Goulburn Murray Water collection filter	Administrative records Apply Administrative records filter	Tongala, Victoria, Australia Apply Tongala, Victoria, Australia filter	State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Apply State Rivers and Water Supply Commission filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Mayne's autograph book containing over 850 autographs of fam... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Autograph books Apply Autograph books filter		Edgar R. Mayne Apply Edgar R. Mayne filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Brass fastening pin for 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

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