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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "AAA" Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Stencils Apply Stencils filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr John Cregan Apply Mr John Cregan filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Leather dog shoe worn on long bush walking trips in the Blue... Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Animal accessories Apply Animal accessories filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Pokerwork goanna Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Howard Maple Apply Howard Maple filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Wedding photograph taken in 1880 and published in the North ... Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Homo Australis Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr John Kron Apply Mr John Kron filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Garrett and Sons Patent Combined Threshing and Dressing Mach... Charles Durr collection Apply Charles Durr collection filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	England Apply England filter	Richard Garrett & Sons Apply Richard Garrett & Sons filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Growth of the Ainslie School Ainslie Primary School collection no. 2 Apply Ainslie Primary School collection no. 2 filter	Lists Apply Lists filter	Braddon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Braddon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Ainslie Public School Apply Ainslie Public School filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize 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
Glass plate negative - Preparing for an emu hunt, Wogait peo... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Anson Bay, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Anson Bay, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Bradman David Westcott collection no. 6 Apply David Westcott collection no. 6 filter	Biographies Apply Biographies filter		Angus & Robertson Apply Angus & Robertson filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Landenberger Paper Equivalentor Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Information tables Apply Information tables filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	B J Ball Limited Apply B J Ball Limited filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Bread Knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bread knives Apply Bread knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Newspaper clippings of articles and cartoons related to pric... Dr John Mann collection Apply Dr John Mann collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter			1926 Apply 1926 filter
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly Gidleigh Collection Apply Gidleigh Collection filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Rectangular nine carat gold-plated metal cigarette case engr... Charles Kingsford-Smith collection Apply Charles Kingsford-Smith collection filter	Cigarette cases Apply Cigarette cases filter		Charles E. Kingsford Smith Apply Charles E. Kingsford Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Eleven wooden toy alphabet blocks Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Alphabet blocks Apply Alphabet blocks filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Record of Tirranna Picnic Race Club winners from 1871 to 188... 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	1871 Apply 1871 filter
Sir Colin MacKenzie Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	William B. McInnes Apply William B. McInnes filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Boomerang 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Ruined dashboard clock from Australian National Airways Avro... John Boddington collection Apply John Boddington collection filter	Dashboard clocks Apply Dashboard clocks filter	Sydney Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australian National Airways Limited Apply Australian National Airways Limited filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
19th Century folk art diorama which portrays Governor Willia... Sotheby's collection no. 2 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 2 filter	Dioramas Apply Dioramas filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1808 Apply 1808 filter
The Gap, Watson's Bay Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1849 Apply 1849 filter
Air Conquest by W. Jefferson Davis William Beausang collection Apply William Beausang collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Prison warden, 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
Rene Shevill Amy Hudson collection Apply Amy Hudson collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Rene Shevill Apply Rene Shevill filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Hand-pumped dentist's spittoon used by Lilija Kokle John Jankaus collection Apply John Jankaus collection filter	Spittoons Apply Spittoons filter	Ventspils, Latvia Apply Ventspils, Latvia filter	Mrs Lilija Kokle Apply Mrs Lilija Kokle filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Sir Ch... 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	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Three sticks from Pick-Up-Sticks game Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Games Apply Games filter	Austria Apply Austria filter	Olav Schappacher Apply Olav Schappacher filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
American commercial cast iron tobacco cutter for chopping pl... Suncoast Pioneer Village collection Apply Suncoast Pioneer Village collection filter	Tobacco cutters Apply Tobacco cutters filter	Philadelphia, United States of America Apply Philadelphia, United States of America filter	American Machine Co Apply American Machine Co filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Table fork Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Table forks Apply Table forks filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Card to accompany cake Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Photograph of Sydney Harbour Bridge at the final stage of co... Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... Apply Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Scottish Gympie Quartz Crushing Battery Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Gympie, Queensland, Australia Apply Gympie, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Glass plate negative - Men and horses pulling the expedition... 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
Bread board Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Kitchenware Apply Kitchenware filter		Mrs Kathleen Simpson Apply Mrs Kathleen Simpson filter	1933 Apply 1933 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
Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 46982 in wooden case Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Dent & Co Apply Dent & Co filter	1895 Apply 1895 filter
Card to accompany cake Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
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
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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
Tape measure George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Tape measures Apply Tape measures 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
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
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
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wood gouge with a timber handle John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Gouges Apply Gouges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Adze used by Rolfe Bridle Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter

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