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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Yellow bicycle used by Dot Butler Alex Colley collection Apply Alex Colley collection filter	Bicycles Apply Bicycles filter		Mrs Dorothy 'Dot' Butler Apply Mrs Dorothy 'Dot' Butler filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	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
Image Unavailable	Drive to the Mainland Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 1 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 1 filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter		1960 Apply 1960 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
Image Unavailable	Fly Fastest - Fly TAA Jetliner, TAA The Nation's Airline Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 1 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 1 filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Trans Australia Airlines Apply Trans Australia Airlines filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
	Bark painting depicting a sawfish, by Buranday Waynbarrnga Y Pettinato collection Apply Y Pettinato collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Buranday Waynbarrnga Apply Buranday Waynbarrnga filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	'Banumburr', bark painting by Buranday Waynbarrnga Y Pettinato collection Apply Y Pettinato collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Buranday Waynbarrnga Apply Buranday Waynbarrnga filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	'Banumburr', bark painting by Buranday Waynbarrnga Y Pettinato collection Apply Y Pettinato collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Buranday Waynbarrnga Apply Buranday Waynbarrnga filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
	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
	Set of two Khedive coffee and chicory beverage tins with lid... Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Coffee tins Apply Coffee tins filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Robert Harper and Company Ltd Apply Robert Harper and Company Ltd filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
	Cerebos salt tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Cerebos Limited Apply Cerebos Limited filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
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
	Wooden ruler advertising Hobart Savings Bank Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Promotional material Apply Promotional material filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Propert 'Trailaway' touring caravan, a unique example built ... Thomas Propert collection Apply Thomas Propert collection filter	Caravans Apply Caravans filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	The Propert Co Apply The Propert Co filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
	Morris Model FE Pye outside broadcast van used by ABC-TV Cha... Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) collection no. 1 Apply Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) collection no. 1 filter	Vans Apply Vans filter	England Apply England filter	British Motor Corporation - Morris Apply British Motor Corporation - Morris filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
	Boomerang Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Boomerang Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Boomerang Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Club Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Club Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Spearhead Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Spearthrower Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Bailer shell scraper Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Hunting and gathering tools Apply Hunting and gathering tools filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Wooden container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Canoe shaped wooden container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	String sample Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	String Apply String filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Head ornament Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Headwear Apply Headwear filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Head ornament made from a tuft of cockatoo feathers Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Head ornaments Apply Head ornaments filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Head ornament Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Headwear Apply Headwear filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Emu feather head ornament Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Headwear Apply Headwear filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Conical hat featuring a Rainbow totemic pattern Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Ceremonial hat featuring a Rainbow totemic pattern (duwadu),... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Headwear Apply Headwear filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Ceremonial hat made of paper bark wound with two-ply human h... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Headwear Apply Headwear filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Lindsay Roughsey Apply Lindsay Roughsey filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Oblong headband woven with fibre string, with single strands... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Headbands Apply Headbands filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Waist ornament Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Waistbands Apply Waistbands filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Image Unavailable	Waist ornament Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Waistbands Apply Waistbands filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter		1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Waist ornament Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Waistbands Apply Waistbands filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Pigmented apron featuring a single fringe of two-ply fibre s... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Pubic tassel Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Message stick Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Message stick Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Message stick Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Message stick Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	String sample Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	String Apply String filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	String sample Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	String Apply String filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Spear Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Spear Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Spear Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Painting depicts an abstract design that recalls the facial ... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Black Joe Wombadiemeri Apply Black Joe Wombadiemeri filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
	Wyal, the spirit men. 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	Mungurrawuy Yunupingu Apply Mungurrawuy Yunupingu filter	1960 Apply 1960 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