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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
Boomerang decorated with pictures of birds and koalas, made ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Harold Hayes Apply Harold Hayes filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Texas Greenknowe Avenue Potts Point 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
'Romanslide' brand manually-operated projector for slides or... Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Projectors Apply Projectors filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Sanyo Apply Sanyo filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Carborundum rod sharpening tool Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
Fork Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Forks Apply Forks 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
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
Pyle-National brand switch or railway carriage lamp Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Lamps Apply Lamps filter	Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Apply Chicago, Illinois, United States of America filter	The Pyle-National Company Apply The Pyle-National Company filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Metal blue 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	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
T-shirt commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the formation ... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion Apply Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
Wooden box in the shape of a book Wiera Szejpak collection Apply Wiera Szejpak collection filter	Boxes Apply Boxes filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ciril Uwarow Apply Ciril Uwarow filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Pastoral Australia particulars at government, shipping and t... People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 filter	Posters Apply Posters filter		James Northfield Apply James Northfield filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Composing stick Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Printing accessories Apply Printing accessories filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Grade 7 school report for Lois Grosse (nee Ottens) from the ... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia Apply Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Textbook on practical mathematics Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Textbooks Apply Textbooks filter	Edinburgh, Scotland Apply Edinburgh, Scotland filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Soup spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup spoons Apply Soup spoons 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
Tinplate opener Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchenware Apply Kitchenware filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Arnott's Apply Arnott's filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Handmade willow clothes 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	Mrs One-Eye Brown Apply Mrs One-Eye Brown filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
Paved area leading to cells 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
Marbles Koori Style by Elaine Russell, 2002. Elaine Russell collection Apply Elaine Russell collection filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Elaine Russell Apply Elaine Russell filter	2002 Apply 2002 filter
ACTIVE Spring 1993 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Newsletters Apply Newsletters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Handmade willow clothes 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	Mrs One-Eye Brown Apply Mrs One-Eye Brown filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Shield carved by Roy Governor Roy Governor collection Apply Roy Governor collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Roy Governor Apply Roy Governor filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Cast iron frying pan Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Frying pans Apply Frying pans 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
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
Set of glasses for the Commonwealth Parliament Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Drinking glasses Apply Drinking glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Coogee Bay Sydney 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
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
Food ration card Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Ration cards Apply Ration cards filter	Wels, Austria Apply Wels, Austria filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Metal tray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Trays Apply Trays 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
Go / No go gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Corroboree - A Ballet Suite by John Antill Tyrrell's Book Shop collection Apply Tyrrell's Book Shop collection filter	Audio records Apply Audio records filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	ABC Sydney Symphony Orchestra Apply ABC Sydney Symphony Orchestra filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Minetta 'Nettie' McColive Apply Minetta 'Nettie' McColive filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters 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
Centre drill Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Drill bits Apply Drill bits filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Bolster cover in white twill cotton Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bolsters Apply Bolsters filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Draughts Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Board games Apply Board games filter	Holland Apply Holland filter	Petronella Wensing Apply Petronella Wensing filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Cream cotton corset Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Corsets Apply Corsets filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
U.N. Decade for Women 1976-1985 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative 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
Vacola jar Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Food preserving jars Apply Food preserving jars filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Bristol squat storage jar Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Jars Apply Jars filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Slip block Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Fowler's Vacola Jar no. 28 Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Food preserving jars Apply Food preserving jars filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Embroidered 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	1900 Apply 1900 filter
1985 Participation Development Peace - IYY [International Y... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative 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
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No. 9. Poinsetta Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
Banque Fonciere de Nijni-Novgorod-Samara, Lettre de Gage 4 1... Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Financial records Apply Financial records filter	Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China Apply Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China filter	Mrs Olga A. Riet Apply Mrs Olga A. Riet filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Colander Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Colanders Apply Colanders filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Mercer Marine Chronometer No 13290 in a wooden case Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Apply St Albans, Hertfordshire, England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter	1923 Apply 1923 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
Child's walking trainer Ruth Lynch collection Apply Ruth Lynch collection filter	Walking aids Apply Walking aids filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Farmers Co Ltd Apply Farmers Co Ltd filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
1997 Royal Australian Mint Proof Coin Set Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	Coin proof sets Apply Coin proof sets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Ceramic tankard ceramic with Aboriginal motifs of animals JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 filter	Tankards Apply Tankards filter	Leura, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Leura, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Essexware Apply Essexware 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
Island Bend Camp, 1950 Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia filter		1950 Apply 1950 filter