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Pearl necklace given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her ... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 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
Aboriginal breastplate for U Robert, King of Big Leather and... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1800 Apply 1800 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
Envelope and letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull, 18... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
Nib pen Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Pens Apply Pens filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Perry & Co Apply Perry & Co filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Envelope and letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull, 17... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 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
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
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
Job applicatioin letter addressed to Robert Lional Faithfull... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Ararat Agricultural Society 1874 'Leicester Ewe' David Allen medals collection Apply David Allen medals collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter			1874 Apply 1874 filter
Boomerang, attributed to King Billy, Geelong, 1800s Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Geelong, Victoria, Australia Apply Geelong, Victoria, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
'An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniver... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	S T Leigh & Co Pty Ltd Apply S T Leigh & Co Pty Ltd filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Portrait of Reginald Faithfull, by Myra Felton, 1870s Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia Apply Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia filter	Myra Felton Apply Myra Felton filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Postcard issued by the Sydney Philatelic Club for the Jubile... 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	Sydney Philatelic Club Apply Sydney Philatelic Club filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Letter, 9 July 1874 Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter			1874 Apply 1874 filter
Letter sent from Henry Montague Faithfull, 16 March 1874 Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Henry 'Monty' M. Faithfull Apply Henry 'Monty' M. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Telegraph Office Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter
Light brown silk faille bonnet with self fabric fringe and r... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Bonnets Apply Bonnets filter			1870 Apply 1870 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
Loseby Two Day Marine Chronometer No 109, with accessories i... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Envelope and letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull, 14... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Job application letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull,... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 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
Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flo... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Wool specimens Apply Wool specimens filter	Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Macarthur Apply John Macarthur filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Poster titled 'Australian Post Office Stationery' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Poster titled 'Telephone services link together the people o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Ceramic bust of John Batman John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection Apply John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection filter	Busts Apply Busts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	John Batman Apply John Batman filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Riverina Pastoral Society 1874 'Best Short Horn Heifer' David Allen medals collection Apply David Allen medals collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter			1874 Apply 1874 filter
Standard Peck gun-metal grain measure Geoff Gray collection Apply Geoff Gray collection filter	Measures Apply Measures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	NSW Government Apply NSW Government filter	1832 Apply 1832 filter
Black metal desk telephone with a winding handle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Telephones Apply Telephones filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Telephone and Radio Corporation Apply Telephone and Radio Corporation filter	1948 Apply 1948 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
Plaster plaque of Truganini Edmund Dicks collection Apply Edmund Dicks collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Edmund J. Dicks Apply Edmund J. Dicks filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Stone plague on prison wall - 'ANNODOMINI M.DCCCXXXI' Campbe... 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
British Military Issue Pattern 1842 Musket, or New Line, Soc... Neil Martin collection Apply Neil Martin collection filter	Socket bayonets Apply Socket bayonets filter	England Apply England filter	George Salter & Co Apply George Salter & Co filter	1844 Apply 1844 filter
"Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia" Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising signs Apply Advertising signs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Apply Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Lead finial for gaol fence Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Finials Apply Finials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
John Cumming, by Montagu Scott of Sydney Jane Webster collection Apply Jane Webster collection filter	Cartes-de-visite Apply Cartes-de-visite filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Montagu Scott Apply Montagu Scott filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Black, white and pink leaflet printed for Australia's 150th ... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council Apply Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelac... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Fred Mulga Apply Fred Mulga filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Australia Post No.13 red nylon post bag, 1988 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1988 Apply 1988 filter
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morr... Charles Morrison collection Apply Charles Morrison collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia Apply Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia filter	Charles Morrison Apply Charles Morrison filter	1852 Apply 1852 filter
Saw-setting tool Phillip Porta collection Apply Phillip Porta collection filter	Saw-setting tools Apply Saw-setting tools filter	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Adelong, New South Wales, Australia filter	John H. Gillman Apply John H. Gillman filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Nib pen Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Pens Apply Pens filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Perry & Co Apply Perry & Co filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1994

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