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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Landau known as 'The Ranken Coach' Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 filter	Horse drawn coaches Apply Horse drawn coaches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Mr George Ranken Apply Mr George Ranken filter	1821 Apply 1821 filter
Improvised water ladle from old billy and part broom handle Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Ladles Apply Ladles filter	Bowral, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bowral, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Letter Betty Hall collection Apply Betty Hall collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr H L. Napthali Apply Mr H L. Napthali filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Gifts That Last War Saving Certificates People's Paraphernalia collection no. 11 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 11 filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	War Loans and National Savings Campaigns Apply War Loans and National Savings Campaigns filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Bore 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
Auntie Val's Blue Birds - 2GB Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Angus & Coote, Jewellers Apply Angus & Coote, Jewellers filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Stub of a wax candle John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Candles Apply Candles filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Six slice toast rack Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Toast racks Apply Toast racks filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Walker & Hall Apply Walker & Hall filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Cartoon titled 'Automation' depicting Sir Eric Harrison and ... Sir Eric Harrison collection Apply Sir Eric Harrison collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Norm Mitchell Apply Norm Mitchell filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911 John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr John Henry Collinson Close Apply Mr John Henry Collinson Close filter	1911 Apply 1911 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
Milo tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Nestle and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co (Australasia) Limited Apply Nestle and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co (Australasia) Limited filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Newspaper article by John Close, titled Captain John King Da... John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr John Henry Collinson Close Apply Mr John Henry Collinson Close filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Water rat skin cape made from over 50 pelts Hinchley Family collection Apply Hinchley Family collection filter	Evening capes Apply Evening capes filter	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Schultz Tannery Apply Schultz Tannery filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Minute book for the Australian Women's Cricket Council 1936-... Australian Women's Cricket Council collection Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Sands Pty Ltd Apply John Sands Pty Ltd filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Pin punch Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Punches Apply Punches filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Camisole Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Camisoles Apply Camisoles filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Piece of shrapnel or bomb fragment from a bomb dropped on Da... William Henry Boyce collection Apply William Henry Boyce collection filter	Shrapnel Apply Shrapnel filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Imperial Japanese Navy Apply Imperial Japanese Navy filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Fastening pin for latch on chronometer Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Fasteners Apply Fasteners filter	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Apply St Albans, Hertfordshire, England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Riding crop Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Riding whips Apply Riding whips filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Replica fat lamp in a tin, as made at Wallaga Lake Aborigina... Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Lamps Apply Lamps filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Piece of fabric screenprinted with the 'Kangaroo Hunt' patte... Alexandra Kirkwood collection Apply Alexandra Kirkwood collection filter	Screenprints Apply Screenprints filter	Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Annan Fabrics Apply Annan Fabrics filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Plow plane iron John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Plane irons Apply Plane irons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	T & M Sorby Apply T & M Sorby filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Jodhpurs Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Jodhpurs Apply Jodhpurs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Warden sitting in the main chair in the Campbell Street Pris... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Metal tray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Trays Apply Trays filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Fork Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Forks Apply Forks filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Swing tags Apply Swing tags filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Australian Scout's scarf and leather woggle Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Uniform accessories Apply Uniform accessories filter	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1942 Apply 1942 filter
two Scouts from 1st Surry Hills Troop. Barry Williams and Ga... Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1942 Apply 1942 filter
Pair of knee-length black leather riding boots Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Riding boots Apply Riding boots filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
A kindergarten set of building blocks Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Toy blocks Apply Toy blocks filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Stick used to pierce cloth Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup bearing the Commonwealth... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Teacups Apply Teacups filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Native Encampment The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John S. Prout Apply John S. Prout filter	1844 Apply 1844 filter
Manacles from Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Punishment equipment Apply Punishment equipment filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart filter	1837 Apply 1837 filter
Pencil John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Pencils Apply Pencils filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Teaspoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Teaspoons Apply Teaspoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Blue nylon airmail bag, printed with 'Australia's First Airm... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Dustpan brush Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dustpan and brush sets Apply Dustpan and brush sets filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Iron stand Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Stands Apply Stands filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Halcyon 'Surfmaster Avoca' multiplier fishing reel Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Apply Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia filter	Halcyon Products Apply Halcyon Products filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Grey enamel candlestick Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Candlesticks Apply Candlesticks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Metal punch featuring the number "1" Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Punches Apply Punches filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Temporary identity card issued by German authorities in occu... Peter Baltutis collection Apply Peter Baltutis collection filter	Identity cards Apply Identity cards filter	Lithuania Apply Lithuania filter	Mr Petras '. Baltutis Apply Mr Petras '. Baltutis filter	1942 Apply 1942 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
Souvenir rectangle of bronze-coloured metal with a hole dril... Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Royal Australian Navy Apply Royal Australian Navy filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Metal 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
Scout's 1st Cords badge certificate Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Barry Williams Apply Mr Barry Williams filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Girl and boy dressed in period costume, boy presenting flowe... Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Henri Apply Henri filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Cylindrical carborundum rod sharpening tool Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Gold metallic cloth and black woollen coat, worn by Gertud B... Cuckson Bodenwieser collection no. 1 Apply Cuckson Bodenwieser collection no. 1 filter	Coats Apply Coats filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Eileen Cramer Apply Eileen Cramer filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter