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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Black and white photographic postcard of aerial view over Hy... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Hyde Park, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Hyde Park, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australian News and Information Bureau Apply Australian News and Information Bureau filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
Jenny calipers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Calipers Apply Calipers filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 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
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
Spearthrower Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Harry Lamilami Apply Harry Lamilami filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
The Commonwealth and State Health Ministers Conference, 1966 William Fryer collection Apply William Fryer collection filter	Menus Apply Menus filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr William '. Fryer Apply Mr William '. Fryer filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
I want to grow up not blow up 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
Genatex Ladies Sanitary Towel dispenser vending machine Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collection no. 1 Apply Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collection no. 1 filter	Vending machines Apply Vending machines filter	Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Apply Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Child's drawing by Ian, 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	Ian Apply Ian filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pair of cream nylon gloves with ribbed decoration on glove b... Toni Hood collection Apply Toni Hood collection filter	Gloves Apply Gloves filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Rae Hood Apply Mrs Rae Hood filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
AFL footballer Polly Farmer People's Paraphernalia collection no. 19 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 19 filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Geelong, Victoria, Australia Apply Geelong, Victoria, Australia filter	Graham '. Farmer Apply Graham '. Farmer filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Aqua/blue dome-shaped felt hat Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1965 Apply 1965 filter
Folding knife blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Knife blades Apply Knife blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Child's drawing by Daisy, 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	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker 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	Ngintya Apply Ngintya filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Ornate brass table lamp with four bayonet light globe fittin... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Table lamps Apply Table lamps filter	The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
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
Poster promoting a peace march in 1986 for the international... 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
Decorated wooden panel, by Sione Pani, Tonga Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Tonga Apply Tonga filter	Sione Pani Apply Sione Pani filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pressed glass vase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Vases Apply Vases filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Pair of ladies black patent leather shoes Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	J Robins (VIC) Pty Ltd Apply J Robins (VIC) Pty Ltd filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Seal Bay - part of a pressed up ice ridge Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
A quiet day with Mother tea-towel Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Tea-towels Apply Tea-towels 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
Rolfe's Lemon Fruit Saline Drink tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	B J Salute & Co Apply B J Salute & Co filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
Bone china dinner plate printed with the Commonwealth Parlia... 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	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Rotary burr 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
Engraved boab nut 'Whiteman's Justice' by Jack Wherra Jack Wherra collection no. 1 Apply Jack Wherra collection no. 1 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Wherra Apply Jack Wherra filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Gladstone bag with a leather body and handle Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Luggage Apply Luggage filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
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
Inside calipers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Inside calipers Apply Inside calipers filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Scrapbook made by Lois Grosse in the early years of her marr... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Pair of cane ski stocks Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Sports equipment Apply Sports equipment filter
Bark painting depicting designs from both Arnhem Land moieti... 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	Djunmal Apply Djunmal filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Painting depicts a variety of creatures, including 7 turtle... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bob Bilinjara Apply Bob Bilinjara filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
CAPOW On the road to Beijing 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
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
Edged, ground stone, hafted in bent wood Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Iparol Apply Iparol filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
Two square plush d'oyleys Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies 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
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	Tjariya (. Stanley Apply Tjariya (. Stanley filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Australian one dollar note Australian Currency collection Apply Australian Currency collection filter	Banknotes Apply Banknotes filter		Reserve Bank of Australia Apply Reserve Bank of Australia filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
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	Tjikalayi Apply Tjikalayi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Harnessing in dogs and preparing to start, Captain's sledge ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic 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
Silver cigar box and cigar box case presented to Sir Robert ... RG Menzies collection Apply RG Menzies collection filter	Cigar boxes Apply Cigar boxes filter	Bangkok, Thailand Apply Bangkok, Thailand filter	Thai Nakon Apply Thai Nakon filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Bone china coffee cup with a coloured Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Coffee cups Apply Coffee cups filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Armband Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Scene from Little Red Riding Hood, by Olga Basylevich, Germa... Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten collection Apply Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten collection filter	Wall hangings Apply Wall hangings filter	Neu-Ulm Displaced Persons Camp, American Zone, Germany Apply Neu-Ulm Displaced Persons Camp, American Zone, Germany filter	Olga Basylevich Apply Olga Basylevich filter	1946 Apply 1946 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