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Glass jar containing crystalised yellow and orange coloured ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Jars Apply Jars filter
Australia Post poster captioned 'We Deliver' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter			1980 Apply 1980 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
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
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
Poster captioned 'Post a card for Easter. It's such an unexp... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Anzacs Coles-Myer collection Apply Coles-Myer collection filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Coles-Myer Ltd Apply Coles-Myer Ltd filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
New South Wales Postal Service cylindrical red cast iron pos... 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, Sydney Apply Triggs & Marr, Sydney filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Inkstand set presented to James McGowen James McGowen collection Apply James McGowen collection filter	Inkstands Apply Inkstands filter			1912 Apply 1912 filter
Australia Post No.13 red nylon post bag, 1988 Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter			1988 Apply 1988 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
Plane table frame used by Captain James Cook Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection Apply Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection filter	Surveying equipment Apply Surveying equipment filter	England Apply England filter	Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1768 Apply 1768 filter
Rectangular red wooden post box with a sloped top, for newsp... 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	1939 Apply 1939 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
Set of nine metal weights Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Weights Apply Weights filter
Round clear glass inkwell with a recessed sunburst pattern o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter
Poster titled 'School Project Sheet No.1, 'Communications : ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
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
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
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
Colour poster with the caption Buy New Zealand honey, issued... National Symbols Poster collection no. 2 Apply National Symbols Poster collection no. 2 filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	England Apply England filter
Poster titled 'Telephone services link together the people o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Inkstand School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Inkstands Apply Inkstands filter
What do they take us for? Geoff Pryor collection no. 4 Apply Geoff Pryor collection no. 4 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Mr Geoff Pryor Apply Mr Geoff Pryor filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
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
Finalists in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1920 Oly... National Sports Information Centre collection Apply National Sports Information Centre collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Antwerp, Belgium Apply Antwerp, Belgium filter	Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey Apply Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Red metal pillar box with arched top Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Postboxes Apply Postboxes filter	Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W Taylor Paragon Foundry Pyrmont Apply W Taylor Paragon Foundry Pyrmont filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Anzac Day Cricket Match flyer Brad West collection Apply Brad West collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Çanakkale, Turkey Apply Çanakkale, Turkey filter	Commonwealth War Graves Commission Apply Commonwealth War Graves Commission filter	1998 Apply 1998 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
Volutidae Alcithoe Hedleyi (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
Silver presentation case containing a small magnifier, which... Captain Cook Magnifier collection Apply Captain Cook Magnifier collection filter	Magnifying glasses Apply Magnifying glasses filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	William Bayly Apply William Bayly filter	1776 Apply 1776 filter
Instructional leaflet "Display Kit 3 - Pre-stamped envelopes... 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
Blue nylon airmail bag, printed with '50th anniversary air m... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Blue nylon airmail bag, printed with 'Australia's First Airm... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
Green, brown and yellow strip of cardboard with white tabs a... 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
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
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
Photographic postcard of the All Blacks 1907 rugby team Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Art Series Apply Art Series filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
The Tasman Glacier, N.Z., 8 March 1912 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter		1912 Apply 1912 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
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
Benny Zable - What in the World is Happening? Benny Zable collection no. 2 Apply Benny Zable collection no. 2 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards 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
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
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
Cut-glass inkwell Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter
Poster captioned 'Speed delivery - use private box numbers o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
FLORODORA Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Cambridge Gulf, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cambridge Gulf, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Poster captioned 'Post Script' Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter
This Australia engagement calander and diary for 1963 Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Diaries Apply Diaries filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter		1962 Apply 1962 filter
Narrow white cardboard box containing 15 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	1982 Apply 1982 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
Sterling silver inkwell with felt on the base Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter	Birmingham, West Midlands, England Apply Birmingham, West Midlands, England filter		1922 Apply 1922 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
Pair of dark blue-green canvas gaiters with velcro fastening Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Gaiters Apply Gaiters filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter
Letter from Stephen White to his sons, 1862 Tony Hill collection no. 4 Apply Tony Hill collection no. 4 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter	Stephen White Apply Stephen White filter	1862 Apply 1862 filter
Photographic postcard of The Australian Cricket Team in Engl... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	New Zealand

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