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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wooden highchair with white leather harness Doris Nash collection Apply Doris Nash collection filter	Highchairs Apply Highchairs filter		Iram Nash Apply Iram Nash filter	1875 Apply 1875 filter
Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Laun... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1886 Apply 1886 filter
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
Cast iron 'D' shaped screw lock handcuffs with key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Handcuffs Apply Handcuffs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Ceramic bust of John Pascoe Fawkner John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection Apply John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection filter	Busts Apply Busts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr John P. Fawkner Apply Mr John P. Fawkner filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 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
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 '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
Hand coloured lithograph of Carbine by Frederick Woodhouse j... Carbine Lithograph collection Apply Carbine Lithograph collection filter	Lithographs Apply Lithographs filter		Mr Frederick Woodhouse Jr Apply Mr Frederick Woodhouse Jr filter	1893 Apply 1893 filter
Noticee: visitors are permitted to see those persons who are... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1892 Apply 1892 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club Programme, 13 January 1893 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Thomas Daniel Apply Thomas Daniel filter	1893 Apply 1893 filter
Photographic postcard of Middle Harbour, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
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
A small portrait photograph of Dan Turner. Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	Mathewson & Co Apply Mathewson & Co filter	1883 Apply 1883 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
Entrance to 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
Photographic postcard of Sydney Harbour from Hotel Australia Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
Siemens Brothers Morse Code Printer Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection Apply Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection filter	Printing equipment Apply Printing equipment filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Siemens Apply Siemens filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Ocean Beach, Manly, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
PS 'Enterprise' built in Echuca, Victoria, in 1878 Graeme Rex and Jane Avril Niehus collection no. 1 Apply Graeme Rex and Jane Avril Niehus collection no. 1 filter	Paddle-steamers Apply Paddle-steamers filter	Beverley, Yorkshire, England Apply Beverley, Yorkshire, England filter	Beverley Iron Coy Limited Apply Beverley Iron Coy Limited filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Watson's Bay and Pier Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
Set of nine metal weights Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Weights Apply Weights filter
Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the est... Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 Apply Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 filter	Footstools Apply Footstools filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1858 Apply 1858 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Minetta 'Nettie' McColive Apply Minetta 'Nettie' McColive filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Barrister's wig worn by Sir George Houstoun Reid Anne Fairbairn collection no. 2 Apply Anne Fairbairn collection no. 2 filter	Wigs Apply Wigs filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Ravenscroft Apply Ravenscroft filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
A Century at Moore Park Best Exhibit Beef Shorthorns 1882-19... Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection Apply Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter		Amor Pty Ltd Apply Amor Pty Ltd filter	1882 Apply 1882 filter
English cricketer Thomas Richardson - 1897/8 English Touring... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter		Whitehead and Hoag Apply Whitehead and Hoag filter	1892 Apply 1892 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club minutes book, 1881 to 1912 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1881 Apply 1881 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
P.M.G. Salter's spring balance, used to weigh large letters ... 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
Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her hu... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Boomerang with incised decorations, attributed to Robert Wan... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter	Robert Wandin Apply Robert Wandin filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Telegraph Office Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter
Australia Post colour poster titled "Send your love home S.A... 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	1978 Apply 1978 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
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
Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Letter dated 16 May 1844, signed by Thomas Thansell (?) Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Burnished, wooden boomerang incised with decorative designs 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Cast iron prison key 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
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
Workshop, 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
Boomerang, attributed to King Billy, Geelong, 1800s Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Geelong, Victoria, Australia Apply Geelong, Victoria, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Mosman, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
Poster titled 'Its the speedy airmail that conquers distance... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter

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