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Farm Cove, Sydney
Handwritten message on reverse is addressed to 'Miss M Waugh / Moorland. PO. / Manning River. / C/o Mr Weber' and reads ...
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Photographic postcard depicting seven WWI soldiers wearing s...
This postcard was sent to the McPhee family from a friend, serving in the First World War.
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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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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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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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An Australian Sunset
Handwritten message on reverse is addressed to 'Nurse Rolinson / Paddington / M. Wellington' and reads 'Dear Louise Im s...
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Best Wishes for 1911. Boats on water
Handwritten message on reverse is addressed to 'Mrs C Mackintosh / "Homer Street" / Kings Cross / Canterburry, Sydney' a...
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Lamp used by Muriel McPhee for sewing
A highly proficient seamstress, this lamp was used by Muriel McPhee while sewing. She was known within the local communi...
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Hot-air steriliser
The absolute necessity for sterilising medical and surgical instruments in the laboratory to prevent the spread of infec...
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Breastplate presented to Coomee Nullanga of Ulladulla NSW by...
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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Sweetheart ring which belonged to Muriel McPhee
Muriel McPhee kept two photographs and two rings on her dressing table. One photograph was of her brother Bill and the o...
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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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