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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Barrister's wig worn by Sir George Houstoun Reid Anne Fairbairn collection no. 2 Apply Anne Fairbairn collection no. 2 filter	Wigs Apply Wigs filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Ravenscroft Apply Ravenscroft filter	1890 Apply 1890 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
Crazy patchwork cushion cover Margaret Rolfe collection no. 4 Apply Margaret Rolfe collection no. 4 filter	Cushion covers Apply Cushion covers filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Anne M. Kennedy Apply Mrs Anne M. Kennedy filter	1895 Apply 1895 filter
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... 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	1922 Apply 1922 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
Ground edge hatchet head from Pigeon House Mountain NSW acqu... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Pigeon House Mountain, New South Wales, Australia Apply Pigeon House Mountain, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Bunch of prison keys and tags 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
Film negative - Expedition camp, Aparanya, South Australia, ... 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	1903 Apply 1903 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
Australia for the Australians, White Australia White Australia Protection Badge collection Apply White Australia Protection Badge collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1906 Apply 1906 filter
Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Laun... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1886 Apply 1886 filter
Wooden cell door, 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
Photographic postcard of Fairy Bower, Manly, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 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
Oil painting titled 'King Barak last of the Yarra tribe', by... M Crivelli collection Apply M Crivelli collection filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Arthur J. Loureiro Apply Arthur J. Loureiro filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Arnolds Ink bottle Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Ink bottles Apply Ink bottles filter
Film negative - Dinjimanne and family, South of Mt Woodroffe... 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	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Film negative - Royal Mail about to leave Oodnadatta, South ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia Apply Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Lacquered wooden travelling writing desk used by Sir Frederi... RL Harry collection Apply RL Harry collection filter	Travelling desks Apply Travelling desks filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Sir Frederick W. Holder Apply Sir Frederick W. Holder filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Punishment cell 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
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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Workshop, 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
Poster titled 'Australian Post Office Stationery' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Note that reads Tirranna Cup 1895 to 1904 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1895 Apply 1895 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Como Bridge over George'... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
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
Memorial to the baptism of Vincent Burns Vincent Burns collection Apply Vincent Burns collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns Apply Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Narrow red cardboard box containing seven paper items 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
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
Wicker and leather child's pony saddle Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Saddles Apply Saddles filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Hately wheat collection Horse Era Museum collection no. 2 Apply Horse Era Museum collection no. 2 filter	Grains Apply Grains filter			1886 Apply 1886 filter
Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938 Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 Apply Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 filter	Badges Apply Badges filter			1988 Apply 1988 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
Government House Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Government House, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Government House, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	NSW Government Apply NSW Government filter	1849 Apply 1849 filter
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Film negative - Old man Munnkie and child surprised while ra... 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	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Neutral Bay, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 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
Photographic postcard of Ocean Beach, Manly, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1885 Apply 1885 filter
Gesang Buch owned by Reverend John Grosse's father Bernard T... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Books Apply Books filter		Reverend John Grosse Apply Reverend John Grosse filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1903 Apply 1903 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
Metal peg - prison cell fixture Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Building materials Apply Building materials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Film negative - Expedition party on march, central Australia... 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
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
Film negative - Outcrop of desert sandstone, Lambina Soakage... 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	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Film negative - Indigenous man shepherding goats and sheep, ... 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	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1846 Apply 1846 filter
Paved area leading to cells 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
Photographic postcard of Paramatta River at Drummoyne, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
A Manual of Bridge Drafting Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Manuals Apply Manuals filter	California, United States of America Apply California, United States of America filter	Mr Charles H. Wright Apply Mr Charles H. Wright filter

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