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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Latvian red ankle length costume skirt with embroidery Guna Kinne collection no. 1 Apply Guna Kinne collection no. 1 filter	Skirts Apply Skirts filter	Riga, Latvia Apply Riga, Latvia filter	Mrs Guna Kinne Apply Mrs Guna Kinne filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
Triangular metal file Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Files (tools) Apply Files (tools) filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Fork Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Forks Apply Forks filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Centre drill Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Drill bits Apply Drill bits filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Wooden scribe with a wooden shaft and wooden block attached ... George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Woodworking tools Apply Woodworking tools filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Temporary identity card issued by German authorities in occu... Peter Baltutis collection Apply Peter Baltutis collection filter	Identity cards Apply Identity cards filter	Lithuania Apply Lithuania filter	Mr Petras '. Baltutis Apply Mr Petras '. Baltutis filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Stick used to pierce cloth Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
'Gulmari' shield, Queensland Black's Museum collection Apply Black's Museum collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Inside calipers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Inside calipers Apply Inside calipers filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
White ceramic dinner plate with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Embroidered handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Soup spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup spoons Apply Soup spoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Poster titled 'The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, history... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	The Sydney Morning Herald Apply The Sydney Morning Herald filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Cattle branding iron with the initials TR Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Brands Apply Brands filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Shifting spanner Phillip Porta collection Apply Phillip Porta collection filter	Wrenches Apply Wrenches 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
Fretsaw blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Red metal post box on four legs Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Post splitting wedge used by Rolfe Bridle Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Wedges Apply Wedges filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Knife Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 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
Monotype, Beket Information Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Information tables Apply Information tables filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Gleddon Automatic Voltage Regulator Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection Apply Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection filter	Electrical equipment Apply Electrical equipment filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Blue woollen cricket blazer worn by New South Wales crickete... Swan Richards collection Apply Swan Richards collection filter	Blazers Apply Blazers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Farmers Co Ltd Apply Farmers Co Ltd filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Plow plane iron John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Plane irons Apply Plane irons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Uncirculated 1997 one dollar coin Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	One dollar coins Apply One dollar coins filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Austrian Health Insurance card, 1946 Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Linz, Austria Apply Linz, Austria filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1946 Apply 1946 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
Poster captioned 'Post a card for Easter. It's such an unexp... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters 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
Salter's Spring Balance No.20, used for weighing large mail ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Spring balances Apply Spring balances filter	England Apply England filter	Salter Scales Apply Salter Scales filter
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Menu for the Australian Women's Cricket Council Jubilee Dinn... Australian Women's Cricket Council collection Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council collection filter	Menus Apply Menus filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Australian Women's Cricket Council Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Asymmetrical boomerang with inscription 'Seasons Greetings f... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter		1944 Apply 1944 filter
2GB picnic with family and friends Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Radio 2GB Blue Birds Club Apply Radio 2GB Blue Birds Club filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Dance ornament model aeroplane Eseli collection Apply Eseli collection filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	James Eseli Apply James Eseli filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Coal is Vital to Victory People's Paraphernalia collection no. 11 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 11 filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1939 Apply 1939 filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Ice-cream churn Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Ice-cream churns Apply Ice-cream churns 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
Bunch of prison keys and tags Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter

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