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Miner's crossed pick and shovel brooch incorporating a large... Smales Jewellers collection Apply Smales Jewellers collection filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Crawford family Apply Crawford family filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Poster captioned 'You can help protect a vital service from ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Australian Women's Cricket Team Captain Margaret Peden with ... Australian Women's Cricket Council collection Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Margaret Peden Apply Margaret Peden filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
Marking gauge John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Marking gauges Apply Marking gauges 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
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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Reg Dunn's pushbike Irrigation (Deniliquin and Tatura) collection Apply Irrigation (Deniliquin and Tatura) collection filter	Bicycles Apply Bicycles filter	Deniliquin, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia Apply Deniliquin, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia filter	Murray Irrigation Limited Apply Murray Irrigation Limited filter	1933 Apply 1933 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
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
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
Square white cotton table centre cloth made by Una May Roadk... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Una M. Irvine Apply Mrs Una M. Irvine filter	1906 Apply 1906 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Clare, South Australia, Australia Apply Clare, South Australia, Australia filter	Clare Agricultural & Horticultural Society Apply Clare Agricultural & Horticultural Society filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Supper card for the 1934 State Ball at Old Parliament House Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Porcelain oriental-style doll used as a subject for painting Margaret Coen collection Apply Margaret Coen collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Margaret Coen Apply Margaret Coen filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Geology Of The Country South And East Of The Murray River, W... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Henry Y. Brown Apply Mr Henry Y. Brown filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Picturesque Isles Of The South Seas Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Leopold 'Leo' Steger Apply Mr Leopold 'Leo' Steger filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
English and NSW women cricketers having afternoon tea at the... Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Stone knife Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Medicine jar Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Jars Apply Jars filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	ACI Apply ACI filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Radius 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
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Clear moulded stem glass Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection Apply Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	The Libbey Glass Company Apply The Libbey Glass Company filter	1892 Apply 1892 filter
Ornate brass table lamp with four bayonet light globe fittin... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Table lamps Apply Table lamps 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
Arnolds Ink bottle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Ink bottles Apply Ink bottles filter
Bunch of keys marked HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 1834-1966 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
Sir Colin MacKenzie Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	William B. McInnes Apply William B. McInnes filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Ceramic tankard with an Australian scene on its side that is... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 filter	Tankards Apply Tankards filter	Thomastown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Thomastown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Robert Fowler Pottery Works Apply Robert Fowler Pottery Works filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Polar bear on wheels Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Pull-along toys Apply Pull-along toys filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Female wicket keeper in a game of women's cricket Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 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	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Sepia photograph of a large group of women, both seated and ... Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
King George's Sound The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	J Carr Apply J Carr filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter

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