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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Young's store currency note. J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Paper money Apply Paper money filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Solarplate print, Nyangatja Ernabella Walka, by Tjunkaya Tap... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Etchings Apply Etchings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya filter	1997 Apply 1997 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
The Official Manual, Linotype Machine Principles Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 Apply Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Government Publishing Service Apply Australian Government Publishing Service filter
National Print award for Case Bound Books, 1992 Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 Apply Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Government Publishing Service Apply Australian Government Publishing Service filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Silver aluminium dish used on top of kitchen scales Bryan Matthews collection Apply Bryan Matthews collection filter	Dishes Apply Dishes filter	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Nowra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs June G. Matthews Apply Mrs June G. Matthews filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Minister For Workplace Invasions and Stalled Business Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Heinrich Hinze Apply Heinrich Hinze filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Photograph of the inside of a department store showing glass... J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Gordon Reid Apply Gordon Reid filter
Transparency with print design, Tjanpi Purunypa, by Tjunkaya... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Transparencies Apply Transparencies filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Transparency with print design, Nyrinyriki Walka, by Tjulyat... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Transparencies Apply Transparencies filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Tjulyata Kulyuru Apply Tjulyata Kulyuru filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Guide book produced by the Commonwealth of Australia for Par... People's Paraphernalia collection no. 4 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 4 filter	Handbooks Apply Handbooks filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Joint House Department Apply Joint House Department filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Painting of face painted red, by Dennis Nona, 2000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Dennis Nona Apply Mr Dennis Nona filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
'Creation Stories of the Manggalili Clan' by Narritjin Maymu... Department of Aboriginal Affairs collection no. 1 Apply Department of Aboriginal Affairs collection no. 1 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Narritjin Maymuru Apply Narritjin Maymuru filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
'Mapping my country' by Matilda House (Ngambri) 2015 Matilda House collection Apply Matilda House collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Matilda House Apply Matilda House filter
Cannibals and Others Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Geoff Pryor Apply Mr Geoff Pryor filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Young's Store Currency Note J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Paper money Apply Paper money filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Solarplate print, Wayanu Munu Kampurarpa, by Nyuwara Tapaya Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Kunmanara Tapaya Apply Kunmanara Tapaya filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Ballard for Joseph H... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Rectangular aluminium sign with a wooden backing and "Canber... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter
'Djirird and Damala' by Narritjin Maymuru of Yirrkala, paint... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 4 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 4 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Narritjin Maymuru Apply Narritjin Maymuru filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Black and white photograph of a military tent camp Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Frank W. Ballard Apply Mr Frank W. Ballard filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Solar plate with etched design Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Printing plates Apply Printing plates filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1997 Apply 1997 filter
Sketch of a woman. In the background there is a woman kneeli... General Palestinian Delegation collection Apply General Palestinian Delegation collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	General Palestinian Delegation Apply General Palestinian Delegation filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Screw press Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 Apply Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 filter	Printing equipment Apply Printing equipment filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Government Publishing Service Apply Australian Government Publishing Service filter
Dentistry equipment box Christine Marshall Cox collection Apply Christine Marshall Cox collection filter	Medical cases Apply Medical cases filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Lancelot Marshall Apply Mr Lancelot Marshall filter
Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St... Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Awards Apply Awards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Garrard & Co Ltd Apply Garrard & Co Ltd filter	1901 Apply 1901 filter
'Opossum tree story', by Narritjin Maymuru, 1966 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	Narritjin Maymuru Apply Narritjin Maymuru filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Raised Status Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Ian R. Sharpe Apply Mr Ian R. Sharpe filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'The Relatives' Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
The Big Scheme of Simple Operation , Linotype Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 Apply Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Government Publishing Service Apply Australian Government Publishing Service filter
Parking permit sticker for the Parliament House Opening Cere... Chris Grady collection Apply Chris Grady collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
'Subject No.1 - Aborigines' bicentennial commemorative milk ... ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
'Subject No.4 - Reform' bicentennial commemorative milk cart... ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Australians Trading in Death Vigil Protest Against AIDEX '91 collection Apply Protest Against AIDEX '91 collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Desiko Pty Ltd Apply Desiko Pty Ltd filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
"Jimmy James" by Bevan Hayward [Pooaraar] Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 3 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 3 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Copy of a 'Brescian School' viola, made by Australian master... EV Llewellyn collection Apply EV Llewellyn collection filter	Violas Apply Violas filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Arthur E. Smith Apply Mr Arthur E. Smith filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'J.B. Gribble Mission... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Canberra Chronicle, 9 September 1987 R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Newspapers Apply Newspapers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Protest placard 'Labor Shout the Murray a Drink', Canberra, ... Murray-Darling Basin Authority collection Apply Murray-Darling Basin Authority collection filter	Placards Apply Placards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Wilderness Society Apply The Wilderness Society filter	2010 Apply 2010 filter
Framed list of signatures from the Federal Labor Government ... Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Lists Apply Lists filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Labor Party Apply Australian Labor Party filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Print titled 'Corroboree', by Arone Raymond Meeks, 1987 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Arone R. Meeks Apply Arone R. Meeks filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Print titled 'Earth Mother', by Wanjidari, 1986 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Wanjidari Apply Wanjidari filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Print titled 'Kurtal', by Jarinyanu David Downs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Jarinyanu D. Downs Apply Jarinyanu D. Downs filter
Albert James Mullett Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 Apply Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 filter	Photographic prints Apply Photographic prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Government Publishing Service Apply Australian Government Publishing Service filter
'Dingo Fence', 1993, by Jason Chen Jason Chen collection Apply Jason Chen collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Jason Chen Apply Mr Jason Chen filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
'Subject No.2 - ' bicentennial commemorative milk carton ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Quasimodo Colston Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Geoff Pryor Apply Mr Geoff Pryor filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Monotype, Beket Information Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Information tables Apply Information tables filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
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
Road Safety Council of ACT Territory Inc, Annual Report, 198... Ian Yeaman collection Apply Ian Yeaman collection filter	Annual reports Apply Annual reports filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Road Safety Council of the Australian Capital Territory Inc Apply Road Safety Council of the Australian Capital Territory Inc filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
'Picturesque views - Canberra - The Capital of Australia Fed... Bernice Spence Fryer collection Apply Bernice Spence Fryer collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Apply Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia filter	William Stanley Vogt Apply William Stanley Vogt filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Wooden carving of a crocodile Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Souvenir Project Book 'Australia's Bicentenary 1788-1988', w... ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Commemorative books Apply Commemorative books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Entree card for admission to The Great Hall for the Opening ... Chris Grady collection Apply Chris Grady collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Stop the War Fair, Stop AIDEX 91 Protest Against AIDEX '91 collection Apply Protest Against AIDEX '91 collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Desiko Pty Ltd Apply Desiko Pty Ltd filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Australian Government Bentley 'S' Series 3 black saloon moto... Department of Administrative Services (Transport and Storage Divisi... Apply Department of Administrative Services (Transport and Storage Divisi... filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Crewe, Cheshire, England Apply Crewe, Cheshire, England filter	Rolls Royce Apply Rolls Royce filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Fibre grass mat R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Mats Apply Mats filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eva Maranini Apply Eva Maranini filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Bark painting 'Tortoises and fresh water crocodiles' by Birr... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Birrikitji Gumana Apply Birrikitji Gumana filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Justice Blackburn Sa... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter