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Chisel
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Mr Ted Docker
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1920
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Composing rule
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Mr Lesley A. Robertson
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1920
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 1, 1930
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Durrants, London
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1930
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Saxony, England
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Digging stick
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1925
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Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia
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Spearthrower
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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Poster captioned 'Post Script'
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Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen...
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Parliament of Australia
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1988
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Bronco Strong Superfine Toilet Tissue
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Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co
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1894
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Spearthrower
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1927
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Archer River, Queensland, Australia
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Clear glass rectangular inkstand with an inkwell in the cent...
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Boomerang

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Unissued Commonwealth Railways Gold Life Pass
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1975
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Underwood No.5 Standard Typewriter, used by New South Wales ...
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Stott & Underwood Ltd
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1927
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United States of America
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Boomerang, made by Joe Timbery Snr (1912-1978), La Perouse, ...
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Joe Timbery Snr.
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1912
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Bradawl with a partly broken handle
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Mr Ted Docker
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1920
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Original label on 1985.0059.0058 reads: "King Boney/North Coast/Orara River Woolgoolga" and "Orara River". Edmund Miln...
Key
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Miss Emilie Roach
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1914
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Australia
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The Last of England's Infamous Felon Fleet The Convict Ship ...
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Convict Ship 'Success' Touring Museum
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1924
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United States of America
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Photograph of Ruby Lee in cricket attire
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Mrs Ruby Lee
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1930
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Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Electrolux brand vacuum cleaner
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1930
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Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
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Spearthrower from Bloomfield River area, Queensland

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Short History of Women's Cricket in Australia to 1939 With P...
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Ms June Cole
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1975
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Boomerang from central Queensland

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0023 reads: "Central Qland E.O.M.". "E.O.M" on 1985.0059.0023 suggests that it was coll...
Minton 'Kings Service' china soup plate bearing the coat-of-...
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Minton
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1927
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England
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Make-do pine packing case cupboard
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Mr Ernest Smith
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1897
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Towamba, New South Wales, Australia
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Bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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Post splitting wedge used by Rolfe Bridle
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Rolfe Bridle
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1930
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Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia
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Aboriginal breastplate for Peter, King of Tchanning

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Swordstick or swordcane that resembles a walking stick
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Major General George A. Vasey CB, CBE, DSO
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1927
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Toledo, Spain
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Three-panel mural of postage stamps, which depicts the flag-...
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Alban Watkins
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1981
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Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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White canvas post bag, printed with 'Postmaster General Aust...
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Australia Post
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1959
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang

Original label on 1985.0059.0073 reads: ' "Scotchy"/of Browlee/[word] to Callan Park'. Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bor...
Kitchen knife
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Mr William Barbour Smith
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1930
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England
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Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste...
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Rose Pappas
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1922
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Megisti, Greece
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Coburg Amateur Cycling Club 1931 special prize trophy won by...
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Reginald A. Goodwin
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1931
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Fowler's Vacola Jar no. 28
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Mrs Mavis Bridle
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1930
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Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia
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Wooden plane
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Mr George O. Crawford
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1900
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Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
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Spearthrower from Cloncurry, Queensland

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Poster titled 'It's the speedy airmail that conquers distanc...
Advertising posters
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Postmaster General's Department
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1959
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Oil pad made from a roll of felt held in half a tobacco tin
Carpentry tools
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Mr Ted Docker
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1920
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Chisel
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Mr Ted Docker
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1920
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0014 reads: "[Mr Crowe/Wellington]". A list accompanying the Edmund Milne collection whe...
Australia Post No.13 red nylon post bag, 1988
Bags
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1988
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Large green scrapbook containing newspaper articles and phot...
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Miss Emilie Roach
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1927
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Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1986
Bags
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1986
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Poster titled 'Post early this Christmas'
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Postmaster General's Department
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Fine toothed hacksaw blade
Saw blades
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Mr Ted Docker
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1920
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Elliptical ornament made from a section of shell, from Cookt...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Lower Murrumbidgee Water Supply
Maps
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River Murray Commission
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1917
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Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia
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Composing rule
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Mr Lesley A. Robertson
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1920
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Bundle of press cuttings and historical documents relating t...
Scrapbooks
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J B Young Holdings Ltd
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1914
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Women's cricket match held at Goulburn. Arcadians LCC. 1931-...
Photographs
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Arcadian Women's Cricket Club
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1932
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Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Labelled: "King Boney/Woolgoolga/North Coast NSW" and "Woolgoolga [word]/Chief [Old Boney]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) ...
Letter and envelope from Joan Richmond - Cairo

Letter from Joan Richmond to her mother from Cairo. She writes of the trip from Jerusalem, across the Sinai, to Egypt....
Keyhole saw
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Mr Ted Docker
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1920
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen...
Champagne glasses
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Parliament of Australia
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1988
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Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor...
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P.M.G. Salter's spring balance, used to weigh large letters ...
Spring balances
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Salter Scales
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England
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Letter and envelope from Joan Richmond - Baalbek
Letters
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1931
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Jerusalem, Israel
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Edna Ogden bowling overarm at a cricket pitch
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The Australian Women's Weekly
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1930
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Enamel laundry tub
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Ms Janet Spence Smith
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1930
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Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels 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
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
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 1, 1930 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Digging stick Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Spearthrower Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
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
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Clear glass rectangular inkstand with an inkwell in the cent... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Inkstands Apply Inkstands filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Burketown, Queensland, Australia Apply Burketown, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Unissued Commonwealth Railways Gold Life Pass Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Transport passes Apply Transport passes filter		Commonwealth Railways Apply Commonwealth Railways filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Underwood No.5 Standard Typewriter, used by New South Wales ... Helen Mason collection Apply Helen Mason collection filter	Typewriters Apply Typewriters filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Stott & Underwood Ltd Apply Stott & Underwood Ltd filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Boomerang, made by Joe Timbery Snr (1912-1978), La Perouse, ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Joe Timbery Snr. Apply Joe Timbery Snr. filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Bradawl with a partly broken handle John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Awls Apply Awls 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
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Billy Boney Apply Billy Boney filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Key Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
The Last of England's Infamous Felon Fleet The Convict Ship ... Jay Kruizenga collection Apply Jay Kruizenga collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Convict Ship 'Success' Touring Museum Apply Convict Ship 'Success' Touring Museum filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Photograph of Ruby Lee in cricket attire Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Electrolux brand vacuum cleaner Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Vacuum cleaners Apply Vacuum cleaners filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Electrolux Apply Electrolux filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Spearthrower from Bloomfield River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia Apply Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Short History of Women's Cricket in Australia to 1939 With P... Ruth Preddey collection Apply Ruth Preddey collection filter	Manuscripts Apply Manuscripts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ms June Cole Apply Ms June Cole filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Boomerang from central Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china soup plate bearing the coat-of-... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Soup plates Apply Soup plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Make-do pine packing case cupboard Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection Apply Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection filter	Cupboards Apply Cupboards filter	Towamba, New South Wales, Australia Apply Towamba, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ernest Smith Apply Mr Ernest Smith filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Bark container Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
Aboriginal breastplate for Peter, King of Tchanning Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Tchanning, Queensland, Australia Apply Tchanning, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Swordstick or swordcane that resembles a walking stick Terrylea Reynolds collection Apply Terrylea Reynolds collection filter	Swordsticks Apply Swordsticks filter	Toledo, Spain Apply Toledo, Spain filter	Major General George A. Vasey CB, CBE, DSO Apply Major General George A. Vasey CB, CBE, DSO filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Three-panel mural of postage stamps, which depicts the flag-... Garnet Watkins collection Apply Garnet Watkins collection filter	Murals Apply Murals filter	Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Alban Watkins Apply Alban Watkins filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
White canvas post bag, printed with 'Postmaster General Aust... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Scotchy Apply Scotchy filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Coburg Amateur Cycling Club 1931 special prize trophy won by... Reg Goodwin collection Apply Reg Goodwin collection filter	Trophies Apply Trophies filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Reginald A. Goodwin Apply Reginald A. Goodwin filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Fowler's Vacola Jar no. 28 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
Wooden plane George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter </

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