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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Eleven associated Royal Agricultural Society N.S.W. Lady's, ... Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Bone china dessert dish printed with the Commonwealth Parlia... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Pair of khaki shorts Dr Stephen Jani collection Apply Dr Stephen Jani collection filter	Shorts Apply Shorts filter		Dr Istvan Jani Apply Dr Istvan Jani filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mawurrwurr Apply Mawurrwurr filter
Poster - "Hiroshima Never Again" 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
Dances from Manarrngu Hollow Log Ceremony. 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	David D. Malangi Apply David D. Malangi filter
Acme thread gauge 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
Metal tin opener with corkscrew Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Tin-openers Apply Tin-openers filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Armband American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dhalungurr Apply Dhalungurr filter
Ernabella puzzle pattern t-shirt Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown 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
Yellow, blue and red beanie-shaped hat, part of Castellorizi... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 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	Angkunanya Apply Angkunanya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
National Conference Observer 1950 - 1985, UAW [Union of Aust... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Union badges Apply Union 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
Walka designs 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	Bennett Tjkalayinya Apply Bennett Tjkalayinya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Abstract design 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
Child's drawing by Atipalku, 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	Atipalku Apply Atipalku filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Walka designs 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
Walka design 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	Yaluriti Apply Yaluriti 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
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	Betty Kutungu Apply Betty Kutungu filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Haliotidae Haliotis Asinina Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Child's drawing by unknown child, 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	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Sculpture - wood - witchetty grub 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	Djulwadak Dawidi Apply Djulwadak Dawidi filter	1965 Apply 1965 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	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Two black and white photograph of Fred Daly Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly Apply Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
String bag Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Nuclear Free Zone Australia People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament Apply Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
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	Paddy Dhatanju Apply Paddy Dhatanju filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Armband American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Stuzzi Memocord K70 Compact Dictating Machine Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Dictating machines Apply Dictating machines 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
Armband American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 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
Mesh bag formed from two-ply looped fibre-string - Yirrkala,... American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Dictating and transcribing machine Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Office machines Apply Office machines 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
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
Vietnam Moratorium Withdrawal All Troops Now People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Vietnam Apply Vietnam filter		1975 Apply 1975 filter
Wolseley portable shearing plant Delma Keogh collection Apply Delma Keogh collection filter	Shearing equipment Apply Shearing equipment filter	England Apply England filter	The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company Apply The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Auger bit George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Augers Apply Augers filter	Redhead, New South Wales, Australia Apply Redhead, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George F. Weir Apply Mr George F. Weir filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Cooma NSW, Gateway to the Snowy Mountains Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Helen Jensma Apply Mrs Helen Jensma filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Counter sink 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
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	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker 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
White wooden 'make-do' stool made by soldier settler Harry N... Harry and Natalie Newman collection Apply Harry and Natalie Newman collection filter	Stools Apply Stools filter	Narrogin Agricultural Area, Western Australia, Australia Apply Narrogin Agricultural Area, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Henry '. Newman Apply Mr Henry '. Newman filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Shallow, wooden container Brian Hayden collection Apply Brian Hayden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Pair of dark 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
Boomerang Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Ray Maple Apply Ray Maple filter	1968 Apply 1968 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	Unknown Apply Unknown 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
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	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 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
Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land ... Sir Douglas Mawson collection Apply Sir Douglas Mawson collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Sir Douglas Mawson Apply Sir Douglas Mawson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Metal and plastic headphone plug Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio equipment accessories Apply Audio equipment accessories filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Sony Corporation Apply Sony Corporation filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Untitled child's drawing of crashed aeroplane by Bunabul, Mi... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bunabul Apply Bunabul filter
Painting depicts hollow logs, flying foxes and human figures 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	Binyinuwuy Apply Binyinuwuy filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
Poster titled 'Women in Struggle, Women in History', 1982 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
Spirit Islands John Calaby collection Apply John Calaby collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter