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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
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
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
Standard Half Bushel gun-metal grain measure Geoff Gray collection Apply Geoff Gray collection filter	Measures Apply Measures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	NSW Government Apply NSW Government filter	1832 Apply 1832 filter
Wooden walking stick carved by Aborigines and presented to R... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Walking-sticks Apply Walking-sticks filter	Northern New England, New South Wales, Australia Apply Northern New England, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1852 Apply 1852 filter
Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Envelope and letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 26 Ju... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Arnolds Ink bottle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Ink bottles Apply Ink bottles filter
Booklet compiled by E.E. Bean Honorary Secretary Victorian C... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	W and J Barr Apply W and J Barr filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with le... Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 Apply Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Geoffrey Yen Apply Mr Geoffrey Yen filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected around Port Phi... Port Phillip seaweed album collection Apply Port Phillip seaweed album 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	1851 Apply 1851 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
Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelac... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Fred Mulga Apply Fred Mulga filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Short History of Women's Cricket in Australia to 1939 With P... Ruth Preddey collection Apply Ruth Preddey collection filter	Manuscripts Apply Manuscripts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ms June Cole Apply Ms June Cole filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Oak oil stone George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1790 Apply 1790 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
Round clear glass inkwell with a recessed sunburst pattern o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter
White looseleaf cardboard page titled "Display hints" 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	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John S. Prout Apply John S. Prout filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Cream cotton corset Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Corsets Apply Corsets filter			1850 Apply 1850 filter
Warden sitting in the main chair in the Campbell Street Pris... 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
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
Receipt from Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 1 April 1879 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Evening Penny Post Newspaper Apply Evening Penny Post Newspaper filter	1879 Apply 1879 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
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
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
Whisk with pin Tom Price collection Apply Tom Price collection filter	Regalia Apply Regalia filter	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia Apply Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr K Warbarton Apply Mr K Warbarton 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
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 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
Stone hatchet hafted in bent wood JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia Apply Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 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
Giants of the Game Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Hon H R. Lyttelton Apply Hon H R. Lyttelton filter	1856 Apply 1856 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
Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 20 June 1879 Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Belfast, Northern Ireland Apply Belfast, Northern Ireland filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Baby's silk garment Rita McMartin collection no. 1 Apply Rita McMartin collection no. 1 filter	Baby dresses Apply Baby dresses filter	Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia filter	'Granny' Edwards Apply 'Granny' Edwards filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Pages 1 to 4 of the copy of the Jerilderie Letter, which was... Christies Auction collection Apply Christies Auction collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Stringybark Creek, Victoria, Australia Apply Stringybark Creek, Victoria, Australia filter	Edward 'Ned' Kelly Apply Edward 'Ned' Kelly filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Receipt from Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 10 January 1879 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers Apply Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Envelope and letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 2 Dec... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
John Rodgers Marine Chronometer No 1/1853, with accessories ... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John Rodgers Apply John Rodgers filter	1868 Apply 1868 filter
Silver medallion of Agricultural Society of NSW presented to... Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Medallions Apply Medallions filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers Apply Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Poster captioned 'A 'phone call... takes the hurry out of no... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Wooden boomerang bound with split cane and covered with adhe... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Apply Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Sandhurst Industrial Exhibition 1879 'Wax Flowers' David Allen medals collection Apply David Allen medals collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter			1879 Apply 1879 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
Glass photographic magic lantern slide of a thylacine at the... David Seth-Smith collection Apply David Seth-Smith collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	London Zoo, London, England Apply London Zoo, London, England filter

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