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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
	Handheld fishing net Allan Coogan collection Apply Allan Coogan collection filter	Fishing nets Apply Fishing nets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Roy D. Marika MBE Apply Roy D. Marika MBE filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
	Dronepipe Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Didjeridus Apply Didjeridus filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Alan Mungulu Apply Alan Mungulu filter	1970 Apply 1970 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
	1963 Lightburn Zeta motor car Lightburn collection Apply Lightburn collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Camden, South Australia, Australia Apply Camden, South Australia, Australia filter	Lightburn & Co Ltd Apply Lightburn & Co Ltd filter	1963 Apply 1963 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
	Motor Fishing Vessel Hong Hai, which transported 38 Vietname... Tran Thi Nga collection Apply Tran Thi Nga collection filter	Fishing boats Apply Fishing boats filter	An-Hoa, Kien Gaing, Vietnam Apply An-Hoa, Kien Gaing, Vietnam filter	Captain Van S. Truong Apply Captain Van S. Truong filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Spearhead H Robinson collection Apply H Robinson collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Shield H Robinson collection Apply H Robinson collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Wooden tapstick, with an oval convex anterior surface, a fla... H Robinson collection Apply H Robinson collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Wooden tapstick, with an oval convex anterior surface, a fla... H Robinson collection Apply H Robinson collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Melaleuca bark container Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
	Armband of split cane with parakeet feathers bound on the ou... Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
	Armband of split cane with parakeet feathers bound on the ou... Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
	Bark painting depicting landscape with two trees and two hum... Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 2 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Muta Apply Muta filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Bark painting featuring yellow design on red background Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 2 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Bark painting depicting camping scene with trees, low hills,... Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 2 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Muta Apply Muta filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Boomerang John Magers collection Apply John Magers collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Apply Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Boomerang John Magers collection Apply John Magers collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Apply Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Boomerang John Magers collection Apply John Magers collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Apply Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Circular pandanus fibre basket Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Mangallod, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mangallod, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Rose Maiyalbi Apply Rose Maiyalbi filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
	Armband of fibre string Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Bangguyarri Dhamarrandji Apply Mrs Bangguyarri Dhamarrandji filter	1975 Apply 1975 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
	Headdress from the West Kimberley region, represents a WW1 s... Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Headdress from the West Kimberley region, represents a WW1 s... Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Headdress from the West Kimberley region, with ears and eyes Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Headdress from the West Kimberley region, with ears and eyes Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Headdress from the West Kimberley region, with ears, mouth a... Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Headdress from the West Kimberley region, with ears, mouth a... Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Stick from the West Kimberley region, represents a WW1 soldi... Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Stick from the West Kimberley region, represents a WW1 soldi... Paddy Roe collection Apply Paddy Roe collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Lee Apply Jack Lee filter	1968 Apply 1968 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
Image Unavailable	Floor mat Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Floor mats Apply Floor mats filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
	Television studio camera used in 1956 to transmit the first ... Hans Wetzel collection Apply Hans Wetzel collection filter	Television cameras Apply Television cameras filter	Darmstadt, Germany Apply Darmstadt, Germany filter	Fernseh GmbH Apply Fernseh GmbH filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
	Computer console from the SNOCOM computer used by the Snowy ... University of Sydney School of Engineering collection Apply University of Sydney School of Engineering collection filter	Computer components Apply Computer components filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney Apply School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Ferranti reader from the SNOCOM computer used by the Snowy M... University of Sydney School of Engineering collection Apply University of Sydney School of Engineering collection filter	Computer components Apply Computer components filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney Apply School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Teletype punch from the SNOCOM computer used by the Snowy Mo... University of Sydney School of Engineering collection Apply University of Sydney School of Engineering collection filter	Computer components Apply Computer components filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney Apply School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Creed printer from the SNOCOM computer used by the Snowy Mou... University of Sydney School of Engineering collection Apply University of Sydney School of Engineering collection filter	Computer components Apply Computer components filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney Apply School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Mounting bench from the SNOCOM computer used by the Snowy Mo... University of Sydney School of Engineering collection Apply University of Sydney School of Engineering collection filter	Computer components Apply Computer components filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney Apply School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	IBM input typewriter from the SNOCOM computer used by the Sn... University of Sydney School of Engineering collection Apply University of Sydney School of Engineering collection filter	Typewriters Apply Typewriters filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney Apply School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney filter	1958 Apply 1958 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
	Poster that advertises the screening of a television film do... West Theatre Company collection Apply West Theatre Company collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter	Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	West Theatre Company Apply West Theatre Company filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
	Percival Type D3 Gull Six monoplane G-AERD Neil Jensen collection Apply Neil Jensen collection filter	Aeroplanes Apply Aeroplanes filter	Gravesend, Kent, England Apply Gravesend, Kent, England filter	Percival Aircraft Company Limited Apply Percival Aircraft Company Limited filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
	NCR electro-mechanical ticket selling machine, used by the W... West Australian Totalisator Agency Board collection Apply West Australian Totalisator Agency Board collection filter	Ticket machines Apply Ticket machines filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	National Cash Register Apply National Cash Register filter	1962 Apply 1962 filter
	Pair of roller skates from about 1975 Margaret Alexander collection no. 2 Apply Margaret Alexander collection no. 2 filter	Roller-skates Apply Roller-skates filter			1970 Apply 1970 filter
Image Unavailable	Long yellow fibreglass and wood surfboard with a green fin o... Timothy and Sian Chadwick collection Apply Timothy and Sian Chadwick collection filter	Surfboards Apply Surfboards filter	Brookvale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Brookvale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Timothy V. Chadwick Apply Mr Timothy V. Chadwick filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Image Unavailable	Bottle green bib and brace style overalls, worn by Dutch imm... Dr Edward Duyker collection no. 1 Apply Dr Edward Duyker collection no. 1 filter	Overalls Apply Overalls filter	Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Herman '. Duyker Apply Mr Herman '. Duyker filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Pair of 'Desert Boot' style shoes issued to and worn by Dutc... Dr Edward Duyker collection no. 1 Apply Dr Edward Duyker collection no. 1 filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter	Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Dunlop Pty Ltd Apply Dunlop Pty Ltd filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
	Single-furrow horse-drawn plough used by experimental wheat ... Barbara Tong collection Apply Barbara Tong collection filter	Ploughs Apply Ploughs filter	Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
	Colour caricature, titled 'The Great Milano', of wrestler Ma... John Rogers collection Apply John Rogers collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		John Rogers Apply John Rogers filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Cartoon depicting Jim Cairns wearing a tie with a heart on i... Clarrie King collection Apply Clarrie King collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Clarrie King Apply Mr Clarrie King filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter