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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Cylindrical red painted metal letter box with a domed 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	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Certificate awarded to E Thompson for the Associates Open Da... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Apply Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia filter		1980 Apply 1980 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
Financial ledger April 1925 to March 1942. Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Notebooks Apply Notebooks filter
"Pelmanism" Lesson No.6. Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Instructional leaflet "Display Kit 29 - Pre-Stamped Postcard... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Instructional documents Apply Instructional documents 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
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
Handwritten aerogram letter of congratulations to Edna Thomp... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Aerograms Apply Aerograms filter	Wellington, North Island, New Zealand Apply Wellington, North Island, New Zealand filter	Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter	1977 Apply 1977 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
Photograph of 'roadside across lake to Yarralumla Nursery he... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1971 Apply 1971 filter
Photograph of Edna Thompson in tennis attire Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter
Class photograph of Prahran Technical School students Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter
British Red Cross Society Nursing Manual (No.2) Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Manuals Apply Manuals filter		Red Cross Apply Red Cross filter
Thompson Open Singles tennis trophy Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Trophies Apply Trophies filter
Part of a Canberra and District Historical Society Newslette... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Newsletters Apply Newsletters filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Canberra and District Historical Society Apply Canberra and District Historical Society 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
Chatillon N.Y. spring balance Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Spring balances Apply Spring balances filter
Pamphlet titled 'New Zealand Coach Tours 1963-64' Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter
Information booklet for visitors to South Africa titled 'Lan... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	South Africa, Africa Apply South Africa, Africa filter
Cardboard box Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Boxes Apply Boxes filter
Metal meat safe Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Meat safes Apply Meat safes filter
Medium-sized khaki-beige suitcase, labelled 'Miss E. Thomps... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Suitcases Apply Suitcases filter		Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter
Letter of congratulations to Edna Thompson on receiving a Br... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter		Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Unused postcard depicting the Zimbabwe Elliptical Ruins Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Zimbabwe Apply Zimbabwe filter
Merit certificate awarded to Norma Thompson from Brighton Te... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter		1927 Apply 1927 filter
Young blonde girl (possibly Pat) sitting on the grass in fro... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Photograph 'from slopes of Black Mt across lake to hospital,... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... Apply Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... filter		1971 Apply 1971 filter
Metal tin opener Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Tin-openers Apply Tin-openers filter
Booklet titled 'Canberra Street Names and their Origins' Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Photograph 'from slopes of Black Mt along peninsula to Yarra... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... Apply Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... filter		1971 Apply 1971 filter
Photograph of a mens cricket team, 1987 Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter			1987 Apply 1987 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
Two women (Edna Thompson on right) walking along a pavement. Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Unused postcard depicting Jacarandas in Salisbury, Rhodesia Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Zimbabwe Apply Zimbabwe 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
Calendar Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Calendars Apply Calendars 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
Bailliere's Nurses' Complete Medical Dictionary Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Dictionaries Apply Dictionaries filter		Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter
Unused postcard depicting the Lounge Car on the Blue Train, ... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Zimbabwe Apply Zimbabwe filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Navy cloth airmail bag, printed with 'Australia Sydney Air M... 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		1929 Apply 1929 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
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
Unused postcard depicting the High Court, Bulawayo, Rhodesia Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Zimbabwe Apply Zimbabwe filter
Australian Short Stories Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Letter of congratulations from Patricia Degens to Edna Thomp... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter		Mrs Patricia A. Degens Apply Mrs Patricia A. Degens filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Book titled 'Pelmanism Your purpose in Life: How to Achieve ... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Landscape featuring a sparse plain, gentle hills and thick d... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Letter of congratulations from Tony Wilson to Edna Thompson ... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Lima, Peru Apply Lima, Peru filter	Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter
Travel brochure for 'Walks Around Chuzenji Lake-Side Hotel C... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Travel pamphlets Apply Travel pamphlets filter	Japan Apply Japan filter
Group photograph Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Australian War Memorial Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Pamphlet titled 'P&O Orient Lines Wellington' Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Wellington, North Island, New Zealand Apply Wellington, North Island, New Zealand filter
Handwritten letter of congratulations from Dr Irene Crespin ... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Ainslie, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Ainslie, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Dr Irene Crespin Apply Dr Irene Crespin filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Two women and a small girl with a hat sitting on a wal with ... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Card of congratulations to Edna Thompson on receiving a Brit... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Cream coloured miniature china plate Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Plates Apply Plates filter	England Apply England filter
Boot hook Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Boot hooks Apply Boot hooks filter
Australia Post three-piece cardboard mobile 'Beautiful birds... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Mobiles Apply Mobiles 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
Handwritten letter of congratulations to Edna Thompson on re... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia Apply Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia filter	Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter