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1834-1934 matchbox holder souvenir of the Melbourne and Vict... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Matchbox holders Apply Matchbox holders filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Reverend John Grosse Apply Reverend John Grosse filter	1834 Apply 1834 filter
Anguillaria Australis Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Rectangular red wooden post box with a sloped top, for newsp... 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	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Poster titled 'Be a champ stamp stamper - Don't let any stam... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply 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
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morr... Charles Morrison collection Apply Charles Morrison collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia Apply Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia filter	Charles Morrison Apply Charles Morrison filter	1852 Apply 1852 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
Dicksonia Antarctica Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
A Chinese garden in Victoria Chinese in Australia collection no. 1 Apply Chinese in Australia collection no. 1 filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Edwin Carton Booth Apply Edwin Carton Booth filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Black, white and pink leaflet printed for Australia's 150th ... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council Apply Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Staffordshire figurine of Sir R Tichborne c.1873 Sir Roger Tichborne Staffordshire Figurine collection Apply Sir Roger Tichborne Staffordshire Figurine collection filter	Ceramic forms Apply Ceramic forms filter	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Royal Staffordshire Pottery Apply Royal Staffordshire Pottery filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Portrait photograph of Mr John Cumming, by Batchelder & Co E... Jane Webster collection Apply Jane Webster collection filter	Cartes-de-visite Apply Cartes-de-visite filter	East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Batchelder & Co Apply Batchelder & Co filter	1865 Apply 1865 filter
Box for Postmaster's Display Kit 29 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
Ehrharta Stipoides Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Educational Collections of Australia Plants, 1873 Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Folders Apply Folders filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Beige glazed ceramic souvenir jug - The Cream of Highland Wh... Queen Victoria Jubilee collection Apply Queen Victoria Jubilee collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Port Dundas Pottery Coy Apply Port Dundas Pottery Coy filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
Pair of ladies cream satin shoes with a ruched decorative bo... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter			1860 Apply 1860 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
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
Box for Postmaster's Display Kit No. 3 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	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Envelope and letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull, 28... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Photograph of Caroline Paullena Bullivant, by W.E. Barnes, W... Horse photographs and ephemera collection no. 2 Apply Horse photographs and ephemera collection no. 2 filter	Cartes-de-visite Apply Cartes-de-visite filter	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia Apply Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia filter	W.E. Barnes Apply W.E. Barnes filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Asplenium Umbrosum Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Herpolirion Novae Zelandiae Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 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
Set of nine metal weights Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Weights Apply Weights filter
Dispatch box with 'The Colonial Treasurer' on lid Marion Green collection Apply Marion Green collection filter	Dispatch boxes Apply Dispatch boxes filter			1856 Apply 1856 filter
Letter from Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 4 January 1873 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Business letters Apply Business letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Souvenir plate - Bicentenary of Australia Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1788 Apply 1788 filter
Xyris Gracilis Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Exercise area No. 2, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Black metal desk telephone with a winding handle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Telephones Apply Telephones filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Telephone and Radio Corporation Apply Telephone and Radio Corporation filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, mad... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Helena E. Roadknight Apply Mrs Helena E. Roadknight filter	1870 Apply 1870 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
Trichomanes Venosum Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Brown wooden wall telephone with a black plastic handset Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Wall telephones Apply Wall telephones filter	England Apply England filter		1936 Apply 1936 filter
Financial Takings document from Tirranna Race Club, 20 Janua... Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Financial records Apply Financial records filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Photographic portrait of man sitting on horse, Victoria, 187... Horse Photographic Portrait collection Apply Horse Photographic Portrait collection filter	Albumen prints Apply Albumen prints filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter		1870 Apply 1870 filter
Shifting spanner Phillip Porta collection Apply Phillip Porta collection filter	Wrenches Apply Wrenches 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
Medal issued by the Australian Numismatic Society to mark th... TE Hanley collection no. 2 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 2 filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australian Numismatic Society Apply Australian Numismatic Society filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Prison warden, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Rectangular sticker with a royal crown and "EIIR" in gold le... 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	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Apply Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company filter
Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : ...

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