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Poster 'CAMPAIGN AGAINST NUCLEAR ENERGY SUPPORT A SAFE, PLAN... 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	Campaign Against Nuclear Energy Apply Campaign Against Nuclear Energy filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Cartoon of federal Labor politician Brian Howe characterised... Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 Apply Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Ward O'Neill Apply Mr Ward O'Neill filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
ACME 'Invincible' clothes wringer Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes wringers Apply Clothes wringers filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	ACME Manufacturing Co Apply ACME Manufacturing Co filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Portrait photograph of Aysha Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Portrait photograph of Cookie Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Stylised image of a woman with a dove Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Badges Apply 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
Brown leather-look vinyl briefcase used by Hon Peter Walsh w... Hon Peter Walsh collection Apply Hon Peter Walsh collection filter	Briefcases Apply Briefcases filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Hon Peter A. Walsh Apply Hon Peter A. Walsh filter	1974 Apply 1974 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
Portrait photograph of Peter Crayford Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Two bowls Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
China saucer for a coffee cup with a coloured Commonwealth P... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Saucers Apply Saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Photograph of Fred Daly standing at a dinner table Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter			1987 Apply 1987 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
1947 horse-drawn milk cart Lincoln Park Dairy collection Apply Lincoln Park Dairy collection filter	Horse carts Apply Horse carts filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr William J. Knight Apply Mr William J. Knight filter	1947 Apply 1947 filter
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
White plastic safety helmet with a raised strip across the c... Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration collection Apply Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration collection filter	Helmets Apply Helmets filter	Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd Apply Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
'Subject No.3 - ' bicentennial commemorative milk cartons ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Plaque on garden seat Streets for Peace collection Apply Streets for Peace collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Joan Fitz-Nead Apply Joan Fitz-Nead filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Green ceramic jar with lid incised with kangaroo motifs, mad... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Jars Apply Jars filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Klytie Pate Apply Klytie Pate filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Harnessing the dogs and preparing to start on a sledging exp... 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
Roxby Downs - the uranium you're mining when you're not mini... People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australia Apply Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australia filter	Coalition for a Nuclear Free Australia Apply Coalition for a Nuclear Free Australia filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Black and white illustration from the 'Cedric' series depict... Douglas E Tainsh collection Apply Douglas E Tainsh collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Noosaville, Queensland, Australia Apply Noosaville, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Douglas E. Tainsh Apply Mr Douglas E. Tainsh filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china soup plate bearing the coat-of-... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Soup plates Apply Soup plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Indigofera pratensis Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Callistemon citrinus Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Leaflet Why Star Wars menaces world peace and stability Scientists Against Nuclear Arms collection Apply Scientists Against Nuclear Arms collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (Australia) Apply Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (Australia) filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Pair of brown cotton 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
Radioactivity fades your genes Movement Against Uranium Mining collection Apply Movement Against Uranium Mining collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Movement Against Uranium Mining Apply Movement Against Uranium Mining filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Stuzzi Memocord MT570 audio cassette tape in a blue plastic ... Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio cassettes Apply Audio cassettes 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
Young Girls by Wally Mandarrk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mandarg Apply Mandarg filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Betting tickets from Jim McMahon Jim McMahon collection Apply Jim McMahon collection filter	Tickets Apply Tickets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Jim McMahon Apply Mr Jim McMahon filter	1983 Apply 1983 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china saucer bearing the Commonwealth... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Saucers Apply Saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Portrait photograph of Jim Sharman Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 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
Dronepipe Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Didjeridus Apply Didjeridus filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Plastic bag with Union of Australian Women Declares Peace on... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plastic bags Apply Plastic bags 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
Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with le... Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 Apply Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Geoffrey Yen Apply Mr Geoffrey Yen filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
Equal Pay Year 1986 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
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
Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozl... Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter	Budapest, Hungary Apply Budapest, Hungary filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1... 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
Miss Australia crown worn by national titleholders in the Mi... Miss Australia Company collection Apply Miss Australia Company collection filter	Crowns (headwear) Apply Crowns (headwear) filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ernest Booth Apply Mr Ernest Booth filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Wall text for the Little Red Riding Hood wall hanging Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten collection Apply Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten collection filter	Exhibition labels Apply Exhibition labels filter	Forest Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Forest Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 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
Canister made from food tins Sir Douglas Mawson collection Apply Sir Douglas Mawson collection filter	Canisters Apply Canisters filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Sir Douglas Mawson Apply Sir Douglas Mawson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Letter of "proclamation read and flag planted on 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
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Bone china coffee cup and saucer with a coloured Commonwealt... 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	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
'Subject No.1 - Aborigines' bicentennial commemorative milk ... ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Firedrill set Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Black cloth armband printed with a peace symbol and 'Close W... People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Woomera, South Australia, Australia Apply Woomera, South Australia, Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter