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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wolseley portable shearing plant Delma Keogh collection Apply Delma Keogh collection filter	Shearing equipment Apply Shearing equipment filter	England Apply England filter	The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company Apply The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Carpenter's pincers, branded "9" John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Carpenters pincers Apply Carpenters pincers 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
Glass plate negative - Expedition buggy on bed of Todd 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	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Barraud No 2/901 chronometer with Poole's auxiliary compensa... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter		Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers Apply Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers filter	1820 Apply 1820 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
Wooden dentist instrument cabinet owned by Len Uren Len Uren collection Apply Len Uren collection filter	Cabinets Apply Cabinets filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Cash & Sons Apply Cash & Sons filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Kettle and lid Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kettles Apply Kettles filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Victorian Women's Cricket Team wearing?State blazers and tie... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter			1929 Apply 1929 filter
Toy cooking spoon Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Kitchen toys Apply Kitchen toys filter		Mrs Eslee Bridge Apply Mrs Eslee Bridge filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Ceremonial wooden wheelbarrow used at the turning of the fir... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Wheelbarrows Apply Wheelbarrows filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	W J. Spence Apply W J. Spence filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Cane grocery basket used at a J B Youngs store in Canberra u... Peter Duff collection Apply Peter Duff collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	J B Youngs Pty Ltd Apply J B Youngs Pty Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Pair of brown cotton stockings Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Stockings Apply Stockings 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
Autographic Kodak Junior camera Harold Stevens collection Apply Harold Stevens collection filter	Cameras Apply Cameras filter	Rochester, New York, United States of America Apply Rochester, New York, United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Souvenir octagonal white bone china side plate with a pictur... Allen and Helena Lister collection Apply Allen and Helena Lister collection filter	Side plates Apply Side plates filter	Dudley, Staffordshire, England Apply Dudley, Staffordshire, England filter	Shelley Potteries Apply Shelley Potteries filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Felt bag containing eight drill bits John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Drill bits Apply Drill bits 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
Wooden and metal scooter Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Scooters Apply Scooters 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
Loseby Two Day Marine Chronometer No 109, with accessories i... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Glass plate negative - Punch (Arrerika) watering camels, cen... 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	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wooden plane George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Planes Apply Planes 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
Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 1604 with accessories in ... 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	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Wooden scribe made from wood with a steel screw holding the ... George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Woodworking tools Apply Woodworking tools 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
Miner's crossed pick and shovel brooch incorporating a large... Smales Jewellers collection Apply Smales Jewellers collection filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Crawford family Apply Crawford family filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
White china cup commemorating the sinking of SMS Emden by HM... Margaret Gibb collection Apply Margaret Gibb collection filter	Commemorative cups Apply Commemorative cups filter	England Apply England filter	Samuel Radford Ltd Apply Samuel Radford Ltd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Black felt bowler hat for horse riding Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Bowler hats Apply Bowler hats filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Booklet titled 'Official Rules of Hockey', used by Rose Litt... Rose Hooke collection Apply Rose Hooke collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Hartleys Sports Stores Apply Hartleys Sports Stores filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Five show badges from various Agricultural and Horticultural... Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Mitchell River, Bairnsdale, Victoria 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
Postcard with photograph captioned The Bridge North approach... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... Apply Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey No. 24 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Glass plate negative - Bumerangi, an old Arrernte woman, suf... 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	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Suitcase covered with brown lacquered-hessian over molded co... Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection Apply Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection filter	Suitcases Apply Suitcases filter		Walter H. Eddison Apply Walter H. Eddison filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Charles Ulm's leather attache case with an attached shipping... Ellen Rogers collection Apply Ellen Rogers collection filter	Cases Apply Cases filter		Mr Charles T. Ulm Apply Mr Charles T. Ulm filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Fifteen Royal Agricultural Society Member Badges Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Membership badges Apply Membership badges filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Soft brown felt riding hat Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Straight back panel saw John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Saws Apply Saws 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
Diary account of the Thornycroft Expedition into Central Aus... Sharp and Cook collection Apply Sharp and Cook collection filter	Diaries Apply Diaries filter	Tanami, Australia Apply Tanami, Australia filter	Mr Leslie S. Miles Apply Mr Leslie S. Miles filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Film negative - entrance to a limestone cave on the Nullabor... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Crimson full-length tunic, part of Castellorizian formal att... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Tunics Apply Tunics filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Pair of brown cotton knit stockings Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Stockings Apply Stockings 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
Buzacott Cyanogas Dust Blower Rabbit Fumigator Pump Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Pest control equipment Apply Pest control equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Buzacott & Co Ltd Apply Buzacott & Co Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Smooth wood plane John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Alex Mathieson & Son Apply Alex Mathieson & Son filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Box for The Lister Sheep-Shear used at 'Rocky Plains' via Be... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Boxes Apply Boxes filter	Dursley, Gloucestershire, England Apply Dursley, Gloucestershire, England filter	R A Lister and Company Limited Apply R A Lister and Company Limited filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... 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
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
Letter - Sworn statement by John Flynn, 16 May 1844 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		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	J Carr Apply J Carr filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales, membership cer... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Membership certificates Apply Membership certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	F B. Rodriguez Apply F B. Rodriguez filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Gold medal from the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. Roy... Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1929 Apply 1929 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
Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison... 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
Mrs Jn. Turner sitting on a bench and the construction of th... Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden scribe with a wooden shaft and wooden block attached ... George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Woodworking tools Apply Woodworking tools 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
Timber handle for a hand saw John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Tool handles Apply Tool handles filter	Philadelphia, United States of America Apply Philadelphia, United States of America filter	Henry Disston & Sons Apply Henry Disston & Sons filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Cylindrical wooden hand reel fitted with thick green cord an... Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
Double storey dolls house Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Dolls houses Apply Dolls houses 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
Cast iron prison key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Booklet titled 'Worker's Compensation Act 1926-1954' ET Fealy collection Apply ET Fealy collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter			1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden board from a packing case for exported frozen rabbits... Bert Wright collection Apply Bert Wright collection filter	Food packaging Apply Food packaging filter	Yelarbon, Queensland, Australia Apply Yelarbon, Queensland, Australia filter	Wilkinson & Maher Apply Wilkinson & Maher filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter