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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Bar measuring glass Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Measuring glasses Apply Measuring glasses 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
Camisole Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Camisoles Apply Camisoles filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Sticker Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Child's drawing from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Snake sculpture J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	David D. Malangi Apply David D. Malangi filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Stuzzi Memocord Microphone Remote Control Unit Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio equipment Apply Audio equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Poster for 'International Women's Day', 1992 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Wooden pair of pokerwork clapsticks Anne Ranse collection Apply Anne Ranse collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter		Archdeacon Anne M. Ranse Apply Archdeacon Anne M. Ranse filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjalara Apply Tjalara filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing by Litja, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Litja Apply Litja filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Entree plate with gold Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms ... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Entree plates Apply Entree plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Bark painting 'Emu Dance' by Tom Djawa, Milingimbi 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	Tom Djawa Apply Tom Djawa filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Carved wooden sculpture of a school of four fish on a stand Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Painting on paper by Ralph Gumudul, Goulburn Island NT - fro... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ralph Gumudul Apply Ralph Gumudul filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Angkuna Kulyuru Apply Angkuna Kulyuru filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Split cane basket J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Firing the Humpy by Lin Onus Lin Onus collection Apply Lin Onus collection filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter		Lin Onus Apply Lin Onus filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Sign Here - So Help Me God! by Ellen Jose Ellen Jose collection Apply Ellen Jose collection filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ms Ellen Jose Apply Ms Ellen Jose filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Yuminiya Apply Yuminiya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjalara Apply Tjalara filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Slip block Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Stick Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Artists equipment Apply Artists equipment filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Deaconess Winifred M. Hilliard Apply Deaconess Winifred M. Hilliard filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flo... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Wool specimens Apply Wool specimens filter	Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Macarthur Apply John Macarthur filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Set of eight children's glasses Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Glasses Apply Glasses filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms insignia china dinnerwa... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinnerware Apply Dinnerware filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Square pot holder Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pot holders Apply Pot holders filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Wooden sculpture, representing a freshwater turtle J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Jimmy Lipundja Apply Jimmy Lipundja filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Plaque to commemorate the Australian May Day Centenary 1891 ... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter			1891 Apply 1891 filter
1955 FJ Holden Special sedan Faye and Albert Neuss collection Apply Faye and Albert Neuss collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter	1955 Apply 1955 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
Hiroshima Never Again!'88 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Set of headphones, and two additional sets of headsets and e... Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Headphones Apply Headphones filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1960 Apply 1960 filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup and saucer bearing the c... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Cups and saucers Apply Cups and saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Height measurement gauges Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Bark painting by Bardayal Nadjamerrek depicting a kangaroo, ... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Kurrhkurr, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kurrhkurr, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bardayal Nadjamerrek Apply Bardayal Nadjamerrek filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Nose ornament Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 Apply Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Rosewood Station, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Rosewood Station, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Paddle shaped rasp Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Rasps Apply Rasps filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Bark painting depicting the ceremonial Wawilak ground by Daw... J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dawidi Apply Dawidi filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Child's painting by unknown child, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Walka design from Ernabella by Watulya, 1954 Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Watulya Apply Watulya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Poster - "Who Controls the Keys? Who Punches Them?" Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Leyland Atlantean double-decker bus known as the 'Peace Bus' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 1 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 1 filter	Buses Apply Buses filter	England Apply England filter	Leyland Motors Apply Leyland Motors filter	1971 Apply 1971 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Patjiparan Apply Patjiparan filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
U.N. Decade for Women 1976-1985 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "JEC" 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
Three-panel mural of postage stamps, which depicts the flag-... Garnet Watkins collection Apply Garnet Watkins collection filter	Murals Apply Murals filter	Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Alban Watkins Apply Alban Watkins filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china dinner plate bearing the Common... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Miner's short-handled pick Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Picks Apply Picks filter	Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Metal scriber Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Child's drawing by Angkuna Graham, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Angkuna Apply Angkuna filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Child's drawing by Wanunuy, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Wanunuy Apply Wanunuy filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter