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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Narrow white cardboard box containing 15 paper items Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Display boxes Apply Display boxes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
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
Railway Station, Bendigo Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter
New South Wales Postal Service red painted metal pillar box ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Triggs, Marr & Taylor, Sydney Apply Triggs, Marr & Taylor, Sydney filter	1875 Apply 1875 filter
Sticker 'PMG' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
Victorian Postal Service square red metal letter box Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Sticker 'PMG' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo, Vic Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter
Black and white photograph of US swimmer Duke Kahanamoku of ... National Sports Information Centre collection Apply National Sports Information Centre collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America Apply Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America filter	Duke Kahanamoku Apply Duke Kahanamoku 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
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
Colour display card, titled, 'Moving pictures, Pictorial pre... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Display cards Apply Display cards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post 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
Red metal pillar box with arched top Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W Taylor Paragon Foundry Pyrmont Apply W Taylor Paragon Foundry Pyrmont filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
"Agent for Commonwealth Savings Bank" Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising signs Apply Advertising signs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Apply Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia filter
Newspaper clipping of an article about a lunch at Bendigo Ro... Eric J Treloar collection Apply Eric J Treloar collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr William H. Treloar Apply Mr William H. Treloar filter
Near the P.O., Bendigo Vic Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter
'Rules and Regulations of the Isabella Gold Mining Company R... Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter		1870 Apply 1870 filter
Sewing machine Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Sewing machines Apply Sewing machines filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Ann S. Stool Apply Ann S. Stool filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
The Railway Accident at Sunshine. April 20. 1908. over 40 li... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Blue nylon airmail bag, printed with 'Australia's First Airm... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Copy of the Ouyen Baitlayer, a vehicle-drawn two-wheeled tra... Brian Coman collection Apply Brian Coman collection filter	Pest control equipment Apply Pest control equipment filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Jock MacRae Apply Jock MacRae filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Poster titled 'Telephone services link together the people o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
"Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia" Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising signs Apply Advertising signs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Apply Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Round clear glass inkwell with a recessed sunburst pattern o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter
Percival Type D3 Gull Six monoplane G-AERD Neil Jensen collection Apply Neil Jensen collection filter	Aeroplanes Apply Aeroplanes filter	Gravesend, Kent, England Apply Gravesend, Kent, England filter	Percival Aircraft Company Limited Apply Percival Aircraft Company Limited filter	1936 Apply 1936 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
Rectangular enamelled metal sign "Post Office" Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter			1980 Apply 1980 filter
Red metal pillar box with an arched top 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	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Sticker 'PMG' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Glass jar containing crystalised yellow and orange coloured ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Jars Apply Jars 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
Australia Post poster captioned 'We Deliver' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter			1980 Apply 1980 filter
New South Wales Postal Service cylindrical red cast iron pos... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Triggs & Marr, Sydney Apply Triggs & Marr, Sydney filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Poster titled 'Send Christmas greetings, telegrams before 23... 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	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1986 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1986 Apply 1986 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
Black plastic wall telephone Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Wall telephones Apply Wall telephones filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Lizard brand ink bottle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Ink bottles Apply Ink bottles filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Joplin Manufacturing Co Apply Joplin Manufacturing Co filter
'Distant glimpses of the great floodplain seen through a vei... John Wolseley collection Apply John Wolseley collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	John Wolseley Apply John Wolseley filter	2017 Apply 2017 filter
Green, brown and yellow strip of cardboard with white tabs a... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Display cards Apply Display cards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Tree-felling Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Poster captioned 'Remember her on Mother's Day. She remember... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Rectangular aluminium sign with "Canberra City Postcode 2601... 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
Ladies gold hunter cased fob watch by Plojoux Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Pocket watches Apply Pocket watches filter	Geneva, Switzerland Apply Geneva, Switzerland filter	Plojoux Apply Plojoux filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Roneo Neopost Model 105 Postal Franking Machine No.RNX 3029 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Franking machines Apply Franking machines filter	Richmond, Surrey, England Apply Richmond, Surrey, England filter	Roneo Neopost Ltd Apply Roneo Neopost Ltd filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Poster titled 'Australian Post Office Stationery' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Queen's Gardens, Bendigo, Vic Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter
Australia Post No.2 white canvas post bag, 1981 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1981 Apply 1981 filter
Blue nylon airmail bag, printed with '50th anniversary air m... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Poster titled 'Send Christmas greetings, telegrams before 23... 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	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Telegram sent to Leo Steger by his mother in 1946 Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 2 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 2 filter	Telegrams Apply Telegrams filter	Germany Apply Germany filter	Mrs Ulga Steger Apply Mrs Ulga Steger filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Poster titled 'Post early this Christmas' 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	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
Poster captioned 'Speed delivery - use private box numbers o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1994 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1994 Apply 1994 filter
Set of nine metal weights Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Weights Apply Weights filter