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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Painting depicts a central figurative shape in black within ... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Naunu Apply Naunu filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Photograph of W H Treloar, H Lord and Leslie Trist with an a... Eric J Treloar collection Apply Eric J Treloar collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Horsham, Victoria, Australia Apply Horsham, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr William H. Treloar Apply Mr William H. Treloar filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Stylised image of a blond haired woman with a dove making up... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Piece of flint Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Stone tools Apply Stone tools filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Mabung by Kevin Gilbert, reprinted 1990 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Kevin Gilbert Apply Mr Kevin Gilbert filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Bradawl with a partly broken handle John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Awls Apply Awls 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
Iron garden gate from Rosedale homestead Rosedale Homestead collection Apply Rosedale Homestead collection filter	Gates Apply Gates filter			1894 Apply 1894 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
White ceramic dinner plate with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Ice-cream churn Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Ice-cream churns Apply Ice-cream churns filter	The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
1955 FJ Holden Special sedan Faye and Albert Neuss collection Apply Faye and Albert Neuss collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter	1955 Apply 1955 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
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
Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Swing tags Apply Swing tags filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Home Guard Description EJ Tomaszewski collection Apply EJ Tomaszewski collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski Apply Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
Pair of metal spurs with black leather straps Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Spurs Apply Spurs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Child's drawing by Draiya, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Draiya Apply Draiya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Khaki socks with two green stripes Dr Stephen Jani collection Apply Dr Stephen Jani collection filter	Socks Apply Socks filter		Dr Istvan Jani Apply Dr Istvan Jani filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Ceramic bust of John Batman John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection Apply John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection filter	Busts Apply Busts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	John Batman Apply John Batman filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Bark painting depicting a Macassan prau with four sailors, a... J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mathaman Marika Apply Mathaman Marika filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Kalgan 10-10-1913. Delivering cigarettes from our go down 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
Child's drawing by Kitik, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kitik Apply Kitik filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Yurapla Apply Yurapla filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
View of the Country through which the Pass runs from Kalgan ... 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
Teaspoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Teaspoons Apply Teaspoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Mustering on a Sheep Station Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 Apply Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Atlas Press Pty Ltd Apply Atlas Press Pty Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
North Beach Wollongong NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
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
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Griddle Iron Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Cooking equipment Apply Cooking equipment filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Kathleen Simpson Apply Mrs Kathleen Simpson filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
25mm lens for movie camera used by Sir Robert Menzies Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 1 Apply Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 1 filter	Camera lenses Apply Camera lenses filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1947 Apply 1947 filter
Metal stencil for a wool bale, with cut-out lettering "WYOMI... 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
Painting depicts fourteen small rectangles between band of p... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Polly M. Poinomaju Apply Polly M. Poinomaju filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Black plastic or rubber coated power cord with a two pin plu... Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio equipment accessories Apply Audio equipment accessories filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Apply Kawasaki Heavy Industries filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Hot-air steriliser School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Health and medical equipment Apply Health and medical equipment filter	Edinburgh, Scotland Apply Edinburgh, Scotland filter	Baird and Tatlock Apply Baird and Tatlock filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Black vasculum Dr Winifred Curtis collection Apply Dr Winifred Curtis collection filter	Cases Apply Cases filter	Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Dr Winifred M. Curtis Apply Dr Winifred M. Curtis filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Art Deco ceramic kangaroo [one of a pair] Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Sculptures Apply Sculptures filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Remington Standard No.10 typewriter Ray Harding collection Apply Ray Harding collection filter	Typewriters Apply Typewriters filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Remington Apply Remington filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Milo tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Nestle and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co (Australasia) Limited Apply Nestle and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co (Australasia) Limited filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Native Encampment The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John S. Prout Apply John S. Prout filter	1844 Apply 1844 filter
Photograph of Cronulla South Public School, Kinder 2, 1965 Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter

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