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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Builder's spirit level Reginald Alder collection no. 2 Apply Reginald Alder collection no. 2 filter	Spirit levels Apply Spirit levels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Reginald F. Adler Apply Mr Reginald F. Adler filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
	Broadmouth metal shovel with a D-shaped wooden handle Reginald Alder collection no. 2 Apply Reginald Alder collection no. 2 filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Reginald F. Adler Apply Mr Reginald F. Adler filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
	Link Trainer flight simulator, RAAF No. A13-34, used to trai... Department of Transport collection Apply Department of Transport collection filter	Flight simulators Apply Flight simulators filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Link Aviation Devices Inc Apply Link Aviation Devices Inc filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
	Ampol hand-operated kerosene pump used by Cecil Firth at his... Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Pumps Apply Pumps filter	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia Apply Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Cecil Firth Apply Mr Cecil Firth filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
	Percival Proctor Mk 1 monoplane VH-FEP Frederick Edmunds collection Apply Frederick Edmunds collection filter	Aeroplanes Apply Aeroplanes filter	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Apply Luton, Bedfordshire, England filter	Percival Aircraft Company Limited Apply Percival Aircraft Company Limited filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
	Billboard advertising poster for the FJ Holden Sedan 'The Be... Robin Hart and Leo Duffy collection Apply Robin Hart and Leo Duffy collection filter	Billboards Apply Billboards filter		GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Cadbury's Bourn-Vita tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Cadburys Apply Cadburys filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
	Cadbury's Bourn-Vita tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Claremont, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Claremont, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Cadburys Apply Cadburys filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
	Faulding's Essence of Coffee and Chicory Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Coffee containers Apply Coffee containers filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	F H Faulding & Co Ltd Apply F H Faulding & Co Ltd filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
	ACME 'Invincible' clothes wringer Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes wringers Apply Clothes wringers filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	ACME Manufacturing Co Apply ACME Manufacturing Co filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
	Cardboard Henderson hat box Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Hatboxes Apply Hatboxes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	RC Henderson Apply RC Henderson filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Image Unavailable	Iron tricycle c.1900 Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Tricycles Apply Tricycles filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Image Unavailable	Don't forget Lux for all fine washing! Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Advertising signs Apply Advertising signs filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
	Boomerang Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply North-west Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Kimberley point Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Kimberley point Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Kimberley point Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Spear Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Shield Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Shield Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Pigmented stone hatchet Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Boab nuts incised with a pattern of interlocking designs and... Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Boab nut incised with reptiles, birds and foliage Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Boab nut with incised and coloured patterns of interlocking ... Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Boab nut pigmented and incised with animals and Ancestor fig... Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Resin sample Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Resin sample Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Resin sample Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Weapon - Spear American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
	Spearthrower Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Spearthrower Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Shield Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Digging stick Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Gagarrar, Menyaba and Wuluwulg - a Bremer Island story Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mathaman Marika Apply Mathaman Marika filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
	Metal globe of the world studded with stones marking the fli... Austin Byrne collection no. 1 Apply Austin Byrne collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Mr Austin E. Byrne Apply Mr Austin E. Byrne filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
	Metal globe studded with stones marking the flight paths of ... Austin Byrne collection no. 1 Apply Austin Byrne collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Mr Austin E. Byrne Apply Mr Austin E. Byrne filter	1946 Apply 1946 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
	metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "COM, C... 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
	Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "BLS" 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
	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
	Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "LOX" 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
	Copy of Stradivari's 'Alard' violin, made by Australian mast... EV Llewellyn collection Apply EV Llewellyn collection filter	Violins Apply Violins filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Arthur E. Smith Apply Mr Arthur E. Smith filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Image Unavailable	Single bed sheet Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bedsheets Apply Bedsheets filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Image Unavailable	Bedspread Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bedspreads Apply Bedspreads filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Image Unavailable	Double Bedspread Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bedspreads Apply Bedspreads filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Image Unavailable	Carpet runner Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Floor runners Apply Floor runners filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
	Make-do high-backed pine packing case chair Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection Apply Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection filter	Chairs Apply Chairs filter	Burrogate, New South Wales, Australia Apply Burrogate, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ernest Smith Apply Mr Ernest Smith filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
	Make-do pine packing case cupboard Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection Apply Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection filter	Cupboards Apply Cupboards filter	Towamba, New South Wales, Australia Apply Towamba, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ernest Smith Apply Mr Ernest Smith filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
	Snowy Mountains Authority, Cabramurra Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Cabramurra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cabramurra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
	Queen Elizabeth Park, Mt Gambier, SA, showing rowan tree pla... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia Apply Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	Queen Elizabeth Park, Mt Gambier, SA, showing rowan tree pla... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia Apply Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
	White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes 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
	Birko electric jug Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Electric jugs Apply Electric jugs 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
	Silver-coloured dessert spoon made from stainless steel Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessertspoons Apply Dessertspoons 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
Image Unavailable	Duvan cover - fabric sample Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Textile samplers Apply Textile samplers 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
	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
	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
	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
	Whitework oval linen table centre in mountmellick work Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
	Whitework fine linen tray cloth Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter