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Glass plate negative - Luritja man demonstrating method of a... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter
Teardrop shaped brown glass souvenir Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Leopold 'Leo' Steger Apply Mr Leopold 'Leo' Steger filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Scenes - Australian Coast Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Herbert Beecroft Apply Mr Herbert Beecroft filter
Glass plate negative - An episode in the great fire ceremony... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Botanical gardens, Melbourne, VIC. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter
The Dash for the South Pole 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	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Anodised red aluminium ashtray set into an elephant seal sku... Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays filter	Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia Apply Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
The "EMDEN" after the "SYDNEY" had hit her the first time Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Australian Military Forces button worn by Sister Ada Corbett... McAvoy and Syer collection Apply McAvoy and Syer collection filter	Military buttons Apply Military buttons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Ceramic plate with image of indigenous man, attributed to Bi... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Bill Onus Apply Bill Onus filter
Export Fraser not Uranium People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	New South Wales Young Labor Apply New South Wales Young Labor filter	1983 Apply 1983 filter
Glass replica diamond and emerald wattle arrangement brooch Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
No more Hiroshima - Mobilisation for Survival People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Hiroshima, Japan Apply Hiroshima, Japan filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Australia, Our Aborginal Heritage tea-towel People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Tea-towels Apply Tea-towels filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
A sudden squall Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr James A. Turner Apply Mr James A. Turner 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
Vegemite Bar ANZAC t-shirt Brad West collection Apply Brad West collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Turkey Apply Turkey filter	Mr Brad West Apply Mr Brad West filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Five loose pages of diary with entries by John Close, 1912 John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Diaries Apply Diaries filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr John Henry Collinson Close Apply Mr John Henry Collinson Close filter
Dead beat Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	J Hutchings Apply J Hutchings filter
After heavy rain Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	J Hutchings Apply J Hutchings filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Teapot stand Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Teapot stands Apply Teapot stands filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
No.5 Kangaroo Hunting, Australia, compliments of Singer Sewi... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Advertising postcards Apply Advertising postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Singer Manufacturing Co Apply Singer Manufacturing Co filter
Film negative - Indigenous man shepherding goats and sheep, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
The bush hut Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	J Hutchings Apply J Hutchings filter
Poster 'August mobilisation to end the war in Vietnam SUNDAY... People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Vietnam Apply Vietnam filter	United States Armed Forces Apply United States Armed Forces filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Typed transcript of the handwritten proclamation McRobertson... 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
Poster 'STOP WORK Friday 18th Sept. to STOP the WAR' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Vietnam Apply Vietnam filter	United States Armed Forces Apply United States Armed Forces filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Silver presentation case containing a small magnifier, which... Captain Cook Magnifier collection Apply Captain Cook Magnifier collection filter	Magnifying glasses Apply Magnifying glasses filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	William Bayly Apply William Bayly filter	1776 Apply 1776 filter
A dangerous visitor Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr James A. Turner Apply Mr James A. Turner filter
George Street, Sydney. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Art Series Apply Art Series filter
Bread Not Bombs 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	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Two hands holding a broken gun 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	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Map of Australia with comparative map of the British Isles Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter
Club FG Tonge collection Apply FG Tonge collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Grey felt Akubra hat with a grey ribbon hat band Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Akubra hats Apply Akubra hats filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Akubra Hats Pty Ltd Apply Akubra Hats Pty Ltd filter
The Beach at Newhaven, Phillip Is. Victoria Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter
Commonwealth Railways Gold Life Pass issued to the Hon King ... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Transport passes Apply Transport passes filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Commonwealth Railways Apply Commonwealth Railways filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Nuclear Free Pacific People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	South Pacific, Apply South Pacific, filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Pair of metal spurs with brown leather straps Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Spurs Apply Spurs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Kangaroo hunting, Australia Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Note of thanks for sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Newspaper article titled Antarctic Medals, mentioning John C... John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	The Sydney Morning Herald Apply The Sydney Morning Herald filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Collins Street, Melbourne Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Rose Stereograph Co. Apply Rose Stereograph Co. filter	1941 Apply 1941 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
Australian newspapers clippings regarding the award of the M... Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr William 'Bert' A. Oldfield Apply Mr William 'Bert' A. Oldfield filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
THE HARBOUR BRIDGE, SYDNEY, N.S.W. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Engagement party invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Poster 'WAR TOY FREE ZONE' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Cartoon titled 'Royal Macquarie Hospital' Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia Apply Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia filter	George Kasasayas Apply George Kasasayas filter	1955 Apply 1955 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
Peace 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	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Photographic postcard depicting Zeynard's Marvellous Midget ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Postcard featuring two horses with jockeys in a field Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Kodak Apply Kodak filter
Square fawn-coloured lacquered canvas suitcase with a red, y... Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Suitcases Apply Suitcases filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Greetings for the New Year Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Sterling silver mounted emu egg candlestick holder, by Henry... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Candlesticks Apply Candlesticks filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Henry Steiner Apply Henry Steiner filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter