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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Off-white rectangular transfer sticker with gold letters spe... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Transfers Apply Transfers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
Postcard with painting by Johnny Raw Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 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	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
NZ PM Bolger says Republic Inevitable in New Zealand Alan Moir collection no. 3 Apply Alan Moir collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	1998 Apply 1998 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
Media pass issued to G.C. Thomson of News Limited Graeme Thomson collection Apply Graeme Thomson collection filter	Passes Apply Passes filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Circular yellow pressed glass bowl depicting a kangaroo, mad... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Crystal Glass Limited Apply Crystal Glass Limited filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Photograph of Benny Zable in costume standing on his drums h... Benny Zable collection no. 2 Apply Benny Zable collection no. 2 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Benjamin 'Benny' Zable Apply Mr Benjamin 'Benny' Zable filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
South Australian Trotting Club Inter-Dominion Carnival, 1949 J Matthews collection Apply J Matthews collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Trotting Club Apply South Australian Trotting Club filter	1949 Apply 1949 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
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
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Fine bone china bowl in a presentation case, especially made... Waterford Wedgwood Australia Limited collection Apply Waterford Wedgwood Australia Limited collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Staffordshire, England Apply Staffordshire, England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Varnished wooden bowl, used with a sponge to wet stamps in a... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter
Volutidae Swanisoni Motutaraensis Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn 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
Set of nine metal weights Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Weights Apply Weights 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
Navy cloth airmail bag, printed with 'Australia Sydney Air M... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1929 Apply 1929 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
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
Cartoon Alan Moir collection no. 3 Apply Alan Moir collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Volutidae Alcithoe Fusus Fusus Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter
Book titled 'A Short Account of the Character and Labours of... Samuel Marsden collection Apply Samuel Marsden collection filter	Biographies Apply Biographies filter	Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	B Isaacs Apply B Isaacs filter	1844 Apply 1844 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
Tenakoe Pakeha Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Christmas play Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Volutidae Alcithoe Arabica Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn 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
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
'Take sex out of the pay packet, equal pay now' printed T-sh... Meredith Hinchliffe collection no. 1 Apply Meredith Hinchliffe collection no. 1 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Muzzy's Master Print Apply Muzzy's Master Print filter
Ceremonial food bowl or Apira Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Ceremonial food bowl or Apira Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania 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
Tracksuit jacket worn by Rob Croll as a member of the Austra... Robert Croll Boomerang Competition collection Apply Robert Croll Boomerang Competition collection filter	Jackets Apply Jackets filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Rob Croll Apply Rob Croll filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Salter's Spring Balance No.20, used for weighing large mail ... 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
Four Muricidae Pterynotus Eos shells (very rare) Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn 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
Postcard featuring a printed black and white photograph of ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Rt Hon Richard J. Seddon Apply Rt Hon Richard J. Seddon filter	1906 Apply 1906 filter
Cartoon of two passenger trains, one marked ASIA and the oth... Alan Moir collection no. 1 Apply Alan Moir collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Java, Indonesia, Asia Apply Java, Indonesia, Asia filter	Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Poster - 'Patu, a film about the New Zealanders who mobilise... Kerry Browning collection Apply Kerry Browning collection filter	Cinema posters Apply Cinema posters filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	South African 'Springboks' National Rugby Union Team Apply South African 'Springboks' National Rugby Union Team filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Lifebuoy from MV Tampa Wallenius Wilhelmsen MV Tampa collection Apply Wallenius Wilhelmsen MV Tampa collection filter	Lifebuoys Apply Lifebuoys filter	Christmas Island, Australia Apply Christmas Island, Australia filter	Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning. Apply Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning. filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Smith's Weekly - Viscount Churchill Warns Australia and New ... Robbie Swan collection Apply Robbie Swan collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Smith's Weekly Apply Smith's Weekly filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Out of ANZUS People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Apply Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty filter	1951 Apply 1951 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
Poster titled 'Australian Post Office Stationery' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Colour display card illustrated with a kookaburra, titled, '... 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
Melrose Ware green ceramic bowl, made by Hoffman Brick & Pot... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Hoffman Brick & Potteries Ltd Apply Hoffman Brick & Potteries Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Ceremonial food bowl or Apira Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
MV Tampa life jacket Wallenius Wilhelmsen MV Tampa collection Apply Wallenius Wilhelmsen MV Tampa collection filter	Life jackets Apply Life jackets filter	Christmas Island, Australia Apply Christmas Island, Australia filter	Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning. Apply Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning. filter	2001 Apply 2001 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
Smith's Weekly - Viscount Churchill Warns Australia and New ... Robbie Swan collection Apply Robbie Swan collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Smith's Weekly Apply Smith's Weekly filter	1936 Apply 1936 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
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
"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
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
Postcard featuring photograph of Castlereagh Street, Sydney,... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter	1925 Apply 1925 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