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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Old Gaol, Port Macquarie Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Apply Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Letter printed on yellow paper, titled '1984-A Year to Remem... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Watson's 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
Fillet crochet doily featuring a kangaroo Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter			1900 Apply 1900 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
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	1896 Apply 1896 filter
White china dinner plate Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Hand saw George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Saws Apply Saws filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Metal inkwell that has a sculpted kangaroo with a joey in it... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Row of cells and walkway, 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
Wheelwright's bell auger bit Arthur Sayer collection Apply Arthur Sayer collection filter	Spoke trimmer bits Apply Spoke trimmer bits filter	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia Apply Evandale, Tasmania, Australia filter	William A. Porter Apply William A. Porter filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
A small portrait photograph of Dan Turner. Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	Mathewson & Co Apply Mathewson & Co filter	1883 Apply 1883 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
White canvas post bag, printed with 'Postmaster General Aust... 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	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1959 Apply 1959 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
Cobb & Co ledger Cobb & Co collection Apply Cobb & Co collection filter	Ledgers Apply Ledgers filter	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Apply Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia filter	Cobb & Co Apply Cobb & Co 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
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club Programme, 12 January 1900 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Danel Bros.Co.Pty.Ltd Apply Danel Bros.Co.Pty.Ltd filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Prison truncheon, about 1940 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Weapons Apply Weapons filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Shield, north west Western Australia, 1900 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	North-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Letter - Sworn statement by John Dunn, 16 May 1844 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		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Glass photographic magic lantern slide of a thylacine at the... David Seth-Smith collection Apply David Seth-Smith collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	London Zoo, London, England Apply London Zoo, London, England filter	Mr David Seth-Smith Apply Mr David Seth-Smith filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Hand saw with a wooden handle and a metal blade George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Saws Apply Saws filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Set of brass scales with a round plate and a rectangular pla... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Balances Apply Balances 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
Wheelwright's hollow auger bit Arthur Sayer collection Apply Arthur Sayer collection filter	Hollow bits Apply Hollow bits filter	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia Apply Evandale, Tasmania, Australia filter	William A. Porter Apply William A. Porter filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Whitework fine linen tray cloth Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Guard, 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
Decorated boomerang, attributed to the Sydney area, about 19... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Spearthrower L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Shell L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Harvest of Endurance: A History of the Chinese in Australia ... Australia-China Friendship Society collection Apply Australia-China Friendship Society collection filter	Scrolls Apply Scrolls filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Mo Xiangyi Apply Mr Mo Xiangyi filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with le... Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 Apply Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Geoffrey Yen Apply Mr Geoffrey Yen filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
The Universal Atlas Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Atlases Apply Atlases filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Set of nine metal weights Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Weights Apply Weights filter
Red metal pillar box with an arched 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	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Photographic postcard of Sydney Harbour from Hotel Australia 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
Poster - Tall ships, Tall Stories, Resistance Every Day Sinc... Kerry Browning collection Apply Kerry Browning collection filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1988 Apply 1988 filter
Wooden stick used for washing clothes Lorna Huxtable collection Apply Lorna Huxtable collection filter	Copper sticks Apply Copper sticks filter	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Apply Launceston, Tasmania, Australia filter	Louise E. Barrenger Apply Louise E. Barrenger filter	1882 Apply 1882 filter
Postcard issued by the Sydney Philatelic Club for the Jubile... 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	Sydney Philatelic Club Apply Sydney Philatelic Club filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Central Murray River Region, Victoria, Australia Apply Central Murray River Region, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Lead finial for gaol fence Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Finials Apply Finials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Knife made from an elliptical wooden shark tooth blade L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	North Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply North Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
Ceramic vase William and Jeanette Derham Family - Bendigo Pottery collection Apply William and Jeanette Derham Family - Bendigo Pottery collection filter	Vases Apply Vases filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter

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