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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Landenberger Paper Equivalentor Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Information tables Apply Information tables filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	B J Ball Limited Apply B J Ball Limited filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
One penny coin produced in 1944 for the Territory of New Gui... TE Hanley collection no. 3 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 3 filter	Penny coins Apply Penny coins filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1944 Apply 1944 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
Bronco Strong Superfine Toilet Tissue Margaret Maclurcan collection Apply Margaret Maclurcan collection filter	Toilet paper Apply Toilet paper filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co Apply Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co filter	1894 Apply 1894 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
Pyle-National brand switch or railway carriage lamp Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Lamps Apply Lamps filter	Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Apply Chicago, Illinois, United States of America filter	The Pyle-National Company Apply The Pyle-National Company filter	1924 Apply 1924 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
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
Rectangular aluminium sign with a wooden backing and "Canber... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
Metal tray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Trays Apply Trays 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
Vacola jar Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Food preserving jars Apply Food preserving jars filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Metal 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
Halcyon 'Surfmaster Avoca' multiplier fishing reel Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Apply Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia filter	Halcyon Products Apply Halcyon Products filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Cartoon book, 'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross People's Paraphernalia collection no. 16 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 16 filter	Books Apply Books filter			1939 Apply 1939 filter
Black felt bowler hat for horse riding Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Bowler hats Apply Bowler hats filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
Mid-set dividers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Letter to The Manager, Parliament House Dining Room, Canberr... Betty Hall collection Apply Betty Hall collection filter	Business letters Apply Business letters 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	1944 Apply 1944 filter
Varnished wooden bowl, used with a sponge to wet stamps in a... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter
Off-white rectangular transfer sticker with gold letters spe... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Transfers Apply Transfers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
Scout's 1st Cords badge certificate Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Barry Williams Apply Mr Barry Williams filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Cast iron prison key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Metal centering piece for a bore gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tool components Apply Tool components filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Depth gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Electric radiator Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Electric radiators Apply Electric radiators 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
Panel of poplin fabric featuring a 'Jacobean' bird Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Embroidered panels Apply Embroidered panels filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Wooden hall chair with a removable black felt cushion, from ... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Chairs Apply Chairs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Ruth Lane Poole Apply Mrs Ruth Lane Poole filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Rotary burr Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 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

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