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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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![Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelaco Jack']( "Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelaco Jack'")
Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelac...
Fred Mulga (c.1874-1948), aka Pelaco Jack, Aboriginal buckjumper, was probably born near Port Hedland, in Western Austr...
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![Employment reference for W H Treloar from McDonald's Motor Works and Garage, Hamilton]( "Employment reference for W H Treloar from McDonald's Motor Works and Garage, Hamilton")
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![Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, made in Orbost, Victoria, in the late 1800s]( "Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, made in Orbost, Victoria, in the late 1800s")
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![Single-furrow horse-drawn plough used by experimental wheat breeder William Farrer]( "Single-furrow horse-drawn plough used by experimental wheat breeder William Farrer")
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![Black and white photographic postcard of the NSW Team of Swimmers and Supporters, Brisbane, 1911]( "Black and white photographic postcard of the NSW Team of Swimmers and Supporters, Brisbane, 1911")
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![Oak oil stone]( "Oak oil stone")
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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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![Wolseley-Lister mechanical shearing handpiece used at 'Rocky Plains' via Berridale]( "Wolseley-Lister mechanical shearing handpiece used at 'Rocky Plains' via Berridale")
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![Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914")
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![Poster titled 'Post early this Christmas']( "Poster titled 'Post early this Christmas'")
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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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![Rectangular sticker with a royal crown and]( "Rectangular sticker with a royal crown and")
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![After the Riot]( "After the Riot")
After the Riot
Handwritten message on reverse reads: 'Lithgow Oct 1911 / Dearie, 2 letters today - went / to lodge tonight, 19 present ...
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![Deck of Commonwealth Railway playing cards]( "Deck of Commonwealth Railway playing cards")
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!['An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Founding of Australia' - colour publication printed for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Australia, 1938.]( "'An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Founding of Australia' - colour publication printed for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Australia, 1938.")
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![Club from Namoi River, New South Wales, 1911]( "Club from Namoi River, New South Wales, 1911")
Club from Namoi River, New South Wales, 1911
A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0132: "Nam...
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![Colourised photographic postcard of Bondi Beach, NSW]( "Colourised photographic postcard of Bondi Beach, NSW")
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![Miner's crossed pick and shovel brooch incorporating a large nugget]( "Miner's crossed pick and shovel brooch incorporating a large nugget")
Miner's crossed pick and shovel brooch incorporating a large...
'This digger brooch is typical of those brooches commissioned by diggers and produced by jewellers on the Western Austra...
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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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![Photographic postcard of Ocean Beach, Manly, NSW]( "Photographic postcard of Ocean Beach, Manly, NSW")
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![Film negative - Nell Basedow walking toward house, Yalata station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Film negative - Nell Basedow walking toward house, Yalata station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by Herbert Basedow]( "Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by Herbert Basedow")
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H...
This is believed to be a fight witnessed by Basedow in the Victoria River district N.T. in 1922.
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![Colourised photographic post card of Clifton Gardens, NSW]( "Colourised photographic post card of Clifton Gardens, NSW")
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![Hand saw]( "Hand saw")
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![Carving Steel]( "Carving Steel")
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![Telegraph Office]( "Telegraph Office")
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![Birds Eye View, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911]( "Birds Eye View, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911")
Birds Eye View, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911
Handwritten note on reverse reads 'September 1911 / Crystal Palace / Kent / England / M. Welsh'
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![Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Launceston Reports for 1886]( "Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Launceston Reports for 1886")
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![Homo Australis]( "Homo Australis")
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![Railway Station, Ipswich, Queensland]( "Railway Station, Ipswich, Queensland")
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![Muriel McPhee's hatbox]( "Muriel McPhee's hatbox")
Muriel McPhee's hatbox
This hatbox was used by Muriel McPhee. McPhee's family believe that around 1916 McPhee became engaged, although they don...
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![Rockdale Railway Station]( "Rockdale Railway Station")
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![Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![American and NSW women swimmers at Toowoomba, Queensland, 1911]( "American and NSW women swimmers at Toowoomba, Queensland, 1911")
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![Photograph of a steam engine threshing wheat]( "Photograph of a steam engine threshing wheat")
Photograph of a steam engine threshing wheat
This photograph was sent to the McPhees by a family friend.
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![Wooden highchair with white leather harness]( "Wooden highchair with white leather harness")
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![Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826]( "Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826")
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![Colourised photographic postcard of Lane Cover River, NSW]( "Colourised photographic postcard of Lane Cover River, NSW")
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![Poster titled 'Post Office communication services are vital to the development of Australian industries']( "Poster titled 'Post Office communication services are vital to the development of Australian industries'")
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![John Rodgers Marine Chronometer No 1/1853, with accessories in a wooden case]( "John Rodgers Marine Chronometer No 1/1853, with accessories in a wooden case")
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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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![Clear moulded stem glass]( "Clear moulded stem glass")
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![Pair of ladies black patent[?] leather shoes with black and red beading on the front and straps]( "Pair of ladies black patent[?] leather shoes with black and red beading on the front and straps")
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![Prison padlock]( "Prison padlock")
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![Programme detailing the order of services for Victorian Church of England churches for the coronation of King George V, 1911]( "Programme detailing the order of services for Victorian Church of England churches for the coronation of King George V, 1911")
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![Wheelwright's hollow auger bit]( "Wheelwright's hollow auger bit")
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![Spirit level]( "Spirit level")
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![Workshop, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Workshop, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![2nd Class Dining Saloon on the SS Orsova Orient line to Australia]( "2nd Class Dining Saloon on the SS Orsova Orient line to Australia")
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![Indian Building, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911]( "Indian Building, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911")
Indian Building, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911
Handwritten note on reverse is addressed to '4 Darneth Road / Darneth / Nth Dartford / Kent' and reads 'September 1911 ...
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![Glass plate negative - Women and children at campsite, Darwin, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Women and children at campsite, Darwin, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
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![White canvas post bag, printed with 'Postmaster General Australia, inaugural flight, Boeing 707 Jet Service, Sydney-Honolulu, 29 July 1959, QANTAS Empire Airways']( "White canvas post bag, printed with 'Postmaster General Australia, inaugural flight, Boeing 707 Jet Service, Sydney-Honolulu, 29 July 1959, QANTAS Empire Airways'")
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![Dispatch box with 'The Colonial Treasurer' on lid]( "Dispatch box with 'The Colonial Treasurer' on lid")
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![Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s]( "Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s")
Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s
Original labelling on 1985.0059.0080 reads: "_almer River Qland/about 1870/relic of the gold rush brought/down by the la...
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![Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek, Red Gorge, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek, Red Gorge, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914")
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![Invoice from J Jukes General Merchant, Southgate]( "Invoice from J Jukes General Merchant, Southgate")
Invoice from J Jukes General Merchant, Southgate
This invoice was issued to Bill McPhee by J Jukes General Merchant.
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![Albion No 5 14.8.11]( "Albion No 5 14.8.11")
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![Inkstand inscribed 'Presented to W.G. Ford 1911 by fellow workers at the time of his migration']( "Inkstand inscribed 'Presented to W.G. Ford 1911 by fellow workers at the time of his migration'")
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![Ceramic bust of John Pascoe Fawkner]( "Ceramic bust of John Pascoe Fawkner")
![Pair of ladies black patent[?] leather shoes with black and red beading on the front and straps](/nmacs-image-download/piction/dams_data/prodderiv3/WM_35592499/nma.img-ci20122915-192-wm-vs1_o3_240_cropped.jpg "Pair of ladies black patent[?] leather shoes with black and red beading on the front and straps")
![Pair of ladies black patent[?] leather shoes with black and red beading on the front and straps](/nmacs-image-download/piction/dams_data/prodderiv3/WM_35592499/nma.img-ci20122915-192-wm-vs1_o3_100_cropped.jpg "Pair of ladies black patent[?] leather shoes with black and red beading on the front and straps")
