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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Boomerang L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Adelaide YMCA Active Service Home and Abroad Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter		Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
New South Wales Postal Service red painted metal pillar box ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Triggs, Marr & Taylor, Sydney Apply Triggs, Marr & Taylor, Sydney filter	1875 Apply 1875 filter
Photograph of a woman and a baby on a wooden boat Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 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
Group taken at E.O. Drakes house - 147 the Peak, on Xmas day... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Postcard with an image of a First World War soldier David Westcott collection no. 7 Apply David Westcott collection no. 7 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter			1914 Apply 1914 filter
Plaque to commemorate the Australian May Day Centenary 1891 ... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter			1891 Apply 1891 filter
B.A.T. Mess Yunnanfu as seen from the train just before reac... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
B.A.T. M.B. Tar Kwang Tung anchored off Shameen Canton Oct 1... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Photograph of a man and woman with dog owned by Len Uren Len Uren collection Apply Len Uren collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Leonard S. Uren Apply Leonard S. Uren filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bundle of press cuttings and historical documents relating t... J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter		J B Young Holdings Ltd Apply J B Young Holdings Ltd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Cheer-Up Society Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Cheer-Up Society Apply Cheer-Up Society filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
G.P.O. Adelaide. Australia Day, 1918 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Atkinson & Co Apply Atkinson & Co filter	1918 Apply 1918 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
World War One swag Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Bedding Apply Bedding 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	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Esbach albuminometer in wooden tube with cork School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter	Germany Apply Germany filter	School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Embroidered silk postcard from World War One David Westcott collection no. 6 Apply David Westcott collection no. 6 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter			1914 Apply 1914 filter
Clear moulded stem glass Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection Apply Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	The Libbey Glass Company Apply The Libbey Glass Company filter	1892 Apply 1892 filter
View of the Governors grounds (on the hill) Yunnufu July 192... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Three-panel mural of postage stamps, which depicts the flag-... Garnet Watkins collection Apply Garnet Watkins collection filter	Murals Apply Murals filter	Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Alban Watkins Apply Alban Watkins filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Square white cotton table centre cloth made by Una May Roadk... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Una M. Irvine Apply Mrs Una M. Irvine filter	1906 Apply 1906 filter
Warden sitting in the main chair in the Campbell Street Pris... 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
Telegram from Trixie and Beat Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection Apply Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection filter	Telegrams Apply Telegrams filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Hazel Hooton Apply Mrs Hazel Hooton filter	1918 Apply 1918 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
Glass plate negative - Sinkhole in limestone rock, Nullarbor... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Nullarbor Plain, Australia Apply Nullarbor Plain, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
View of one of the lakes near Yunnanfu - 11.7.1917 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Card with silk ribbon from Jack Hoctor Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection Apply Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Hazel Hooton Apply Mrs Hazel Hooton filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
36th Battalion colour patch, AIF, associated with service of... Vincent Burns collection Apply Vincent Burns collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter		Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns Apply Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Fob medallion awarded to Corporal M O'Toole Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Fobs Apply Fobs filter		Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Morris Tobias Marine Chronometer No 695, with accessories in... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Morris Tobias Apply Morris Tobias filter	1830 Apply 1830 filter
Australia Day 1918 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Atkinson & Co Apply Atkinson & Co filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Photograph of two women holding tennis racquets owned by Len... Len Uren collection Apply Len Uren collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Leonard S. Uren Apply Leonard S. Uren filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Cartoon of the parallels between the coal industry of 1892 a... Warren Brown collection Apply Warren Brown collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Warren Brown Apply Mr Warren Brown filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Warden at opened trap door for the gallows Campbell Street P... 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
Glass plate negative - Man holding a child, Victoria River, ... 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
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
Kalgan 10-10-1913 View of the hills near the city (North Wes... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Brown checked riding jacket Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Jackets Apply Jackets filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
36th Battalion pennant, AIF, First World War, associated wit... Vincent Burns collection Apply Vincent Burns collection filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter		Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns Apply Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns filter	1916 Apply 1916 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
'Billybook', a political cartoon book by Bulletin cartoonist... People's Paraphernalia collection no. 18 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 18 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Sir David A. Low Apply Sir David A. Low filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
A bend on the Yunnanfu railway showing some bridge and tunne... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Set of twelve white silk stockings Turner Family collection Apply Turner Family collection filter	Stockings Apply Stockings filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
Assistant No. 4927, Jack's Day Nov 1st 1918 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Boondara showing horse teams hitched to wagons loaded with w... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Boondara, Western Australia, Australia Apply Boondara, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Photograph of a man wearing a military uniform sitting on ed... Len Uren collection Apply Len Uren collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Leonard S. Uren Apply Leonard S. Uren filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
White looseleaf cardboard page titled "Display hints" Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Instructional documents Apply Instructional documents 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

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