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Chivers family album, 1920s Horse photographs and ephemera collection no. 2 Apply Horse photographs and ephemera collection no. 2 filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
1/4 Mile Australasian Championship 1926 - 2nd place medal Ken Ross collection Apply Ken Ross collection filter	Sports medals Apply Sports medals filter		Mr Ken Ross Apply Mr Ken Ross filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Poster titled 'Send Christmas greetings, telegrams before 23... 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	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St... Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Awards Apply Awards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Garrard & Co Ltd Apply Garrard & Co Ltd 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
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
"Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia" Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising signs Apply Advertising signs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Apply Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Sheep on Liverpool Plains. No. 11. Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Green toy car manufactured by INIC, ENGLAND Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy vehicles Apply Toy vehicles 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
Australia Post poster captioned 'We Deliver' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter			1980 Apply 1980 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
Screwdriver John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Screwdrivers Apply Screwdrivers 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
Bronco Strong Superfine Toilet Tissue Margaret Maclurcan collection Apply Margaret Maclurcan collection filter	Toilet paper Apply Toilet paper filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co Apply Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co filter	1894 Apply 1894 filter
Fiftieth Anniversary 1888-1938 Olive King collection Apply Olive King collection filter	Commemorative medallions Apply Commemorative medallions filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Amor Pty Ltd Apply Amor Pty Ltd filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
White china bowl 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
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
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
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
Timber box with L ROBERTSON L ROBE on lid Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Boxes Apply Boxes filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Photograph of Parliament House, Canberra, shortly after its ... George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Roneo Neopost Model 105 Postal Franking Machine No.RNX 3029 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Franking machines Apply Franking machines filter	Richmond, Surrey, England Apply Richmond, Surrey, England filter	Roneo Neopost Ltd Apply Roneo Neopost Ltd filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Nib pen Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Pens Apply Pens filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Perry & Co Apply Perry & Co filter	1959 Apply 1959 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
The Beginning of the Thaw, Snowy River, Kosciusko, NSW No. 2... Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Photograph of R.M.S. Ormonde Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Gravesend, Kent, England Apply Gravesend, Kent, England filter	W J Munns, Gravesend Apply W J Munns, Gravesend filter	1917 Apply 1917 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
Australia Post No.2 white canvas post bag, 1981 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1981 Apply 1981 filter
Cylindrical wooden hand reel fitted with thick green cord an... Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 1, 1926 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Debrie Parvo model 'L' 35mm hand-crank movie camera and acce... Robert and Irene Goard collection Apply Robert and Irene Goard collection filter	Movie cameras Apply Movie cameras filter	Paris, France Apply Paris, France filter	Andre Debrie Apply Andre Debrie filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Sliding bevel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Bevels Apply Bevels 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
Model of bark canoe from Melville or Bathurst Island Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Models Apply Models filter		Dr George Horne Apply Dr George Horne filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Film negative - Heavy scientific instruments are carried ove... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Mount McCulloch, Petermann Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mount McCulloch, Petermann Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 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, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Australian silver commemorative medallion in presentation bo... 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
Fish bone necklace Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Film negative - A lone huntsman, photographed by Herbert Bas... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Film negative - Typical porcupine grass country on Northern ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The B... 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
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
Bugle grass necklace Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
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