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Parkinson & Frodsham Marine Chronometer No 3617 in a wooden ... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Parkinson & Frodsham Apply Parkinson & Frodsham filter	1840 Apply 1840 filter
Scene in the Harbour at Swatow - Sept 1921 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Document regarding Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 1 May 1921 and... 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	1921 Apply 1921 filter
The Gwalior Plains 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	1840 Apply 1840 filter
Postcard titled 'Disc Ploughs scene in Australia', Narromine... Horse photographs and ephemera collection no. 2 Apply Horse photographs and ephemera collection no. 2 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter		1922 Apply 1922 filter
Glass plate negative - Expedition buggy on bed of Todd River... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
White cotton pillowcase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Boot hook Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Boot hooks Apply Boot hooks filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Hand-operated paper embossing machine used by the Australian... ER Skipper collection Apply ER Skipper collection filter	Embossing machines Apply Embossing machines filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	P J King, General Engraver Die Sinker Apply P J King, General Engraver Die Sinker filter	1901 Apply 1901 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
Buzacott Cyanogas Dust Blower Rabbit Fumigator Pump Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Pest control equipment Apply Pest control equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Buzacott & Co Ltd Apply Buzacott & Co Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Circular shaped pagoda or temple with three tiers Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Australian swimmers Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie with British... National Sports Information Centre collection Apply National Sports Information Centre collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Sarah Frances 'Fanny' Durack Apply Miss Sarah Frances 'Fanny' Durack filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Poster titled 'The Australian Post Office still pioneers new... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Natives carrying parrots from Western Szechuan province for ... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Australian silver commemorative medallion marking Australia'... Olive King collection Apply Olive King collection filter	Commemorative medallions Apply Commemorative medallions filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Amor Pty Ltd Apply Amor Pty Ltd filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Keyhole saw George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Keyhole saws Apply Keyhole saws filter		Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Begger's Opera. Red Cross Fete, 1922 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic Postcards Apply Photographic Postcards filter	India Apply India filter	Fred Mitchell Apply Fred Mitchell filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
View from roof of Suri Co. Canton, Nov 1921 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
First day cover celebrating the centennary of Our Lady of th... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	First day envelopes Apply First day envelopes filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Sterling silver inkwell with felt on the base Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter	Birmingham, West Midlands, England Apply Birmingham, West Midlands, England filter		1922 Apply 1922 filter
Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales, membership cer... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Membership certificates Apply Membership certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	F B. Rodriguez Apply F B. Rodriguez filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Spokeshave branded H Docker, 1887 John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Spokeshaves Apply Spokeshaves 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
View of the Harbour from one of the roads on the Peak. Hong ... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Oilstone mounted in a timber box with a timber lid John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones 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
Red metal post box on four legs 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	1930 Apply 1930 filter
BAT premises; Shameen Canton Oct 1921 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Three bowls Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
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
Glass jar containing crystalised yellow and orange coloured ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Jars Apply Jars filter
Octagonal white bone china cup, featuring a picture of the S... Allen and Helena Lister collection Apply Allen and Helena Lister collection filter	Cups and saucers Apply Cups and saucers filter	Dudley, Staffordshire, England Apply Dudley, Staffordshire, England filter	Shelley Potteries Apply Shelley Potteries filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Cartoon of the parallels between the coal industry of 1892 a... Warren Brown collection Apply Warren Brown collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Warren Brown Apply Mr Warren Brown filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Steel lister with three teeth used at 'Rocky Plains' via Ber... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Shearing equipment Apply Shearing equipment filter	Berridale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Berridale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Neil Woodhouse Apply Neil Woodhouse filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Diary of Edgar Richard Mayne, containing details of the Aust... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Diaries Apply Diaries filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Charles Letts and Co. Apply Charles Letts and Co. filter	1921 Apply 1921 filter
Ceramic bust of John Batman 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	John Batman Apply John Batman filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Rectangular metal match box container with text K.H.A. Hongk... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Match containers Apply Match containers filter	Hong Kong Apply Hong Kong filter	Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Letter from Augustus Lucian Faithfull, 4 December 1922 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Toy cooking spoon Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Kitchen toys Apply Kitchen toys filter		Mrs Eslee Bridge Apply Mrs Eslee Bridge filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "LOX" Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Stencils Apply Stencils filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr John Cregan Apply Mr John Cregan filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Ceremonial shovel used for the turning of the first sod at w... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	Baron Thomas Denman Apply Baron Thomas Denman filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter

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