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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Bag and brown overmittens Dot Butler collection no. 2 Apply Dot Butler collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Bowl pieces from Ah Toy's garden, Palmer River, and an inven... Professor Ian Jack collection no. 1 Apply Professor Ian Jack collection no. 1 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Palmer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Palmer River, Queensland, Australia filter	University of Sydney Apply University of Sydney filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
String bag made from Kurrajong bark fibre Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter		1962 Apply 1962 filter
String bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr S D. Burrows Apply Mr S D. Burrows filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
String bag Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Drawstring bag of Helen Bridge Bridge Family collection no. 3 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 3 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
String bag Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
String bag Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Poster titled 'Post Office communication services are vital ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 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
Nineteen brown paper sample bags used by archaeologist Profe... D J Mulvaney collection Apply D J Mulvaney collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter		Professor Derek J. Mulvaney Apply Professor Derek J. Mulvaney filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
String bag from Staater River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, Que... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia 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
Twined pandanus string bag Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter		1975 Apply 1975 filter
Australia Post No.1 white canvas post bag, 1994 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1994 Apply 1994 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
String bag Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Wooden bowl with carved floral designs Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Poster captioned 'Remember her on Mother's Day. She remember... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters 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
Lizard brand ink bottle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Ink bottles Apply Ink bottles filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Joplin Manufacturing Co Apply Joplin Manufacturing Co filter
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
String bag Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Black plastic wall telephone Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Wall telephones Apply Wall telephones filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
String bag from Staater River area, Gulf of Carpentaria, Que... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia 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
String bag Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Maggie Konadjilidjili Apply Maggie Konadjilidjili filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Pigmented long narrow mesh bag made from two-ply fibre strin... Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Bags Apply Bags 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
Hessian bag used by archaeologist Professor D J Mulvaney D J Mulvaney collection Apply D J Mulvaney collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter		Professor Derek J. Mulvaney Apply Professor Derek J. Mulvaney 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
String bag Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Basket-like bag Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Glass bowl Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Accessories bag Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Les Hiddins Apply Mr Les Hiddins 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
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
Arnolds Ink bottle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Ink bottles Apply Ink bottles filter
Enamel bowl Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter
String bag Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
String bag Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection Apply Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 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
String bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Cloth drawstring bag Jean Galbraith collection Apply Jean Galbraith collection filter	Bags Apply Bags 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
String bag Reverend A Dyer collection Apply Reverend A Dyer collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
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
Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Bags Apply Bags 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
Enamel bowl Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter
Baby's pram pannier associated with Milo Dunphy Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter