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![Seal Bay - part of a pressed up ice ridge]( "Seal Bay - part of a pressed up ice ridge")
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![Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911]( "Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911")
Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911
Written by John Collinson Close, 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914....
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![Bryant and May 'Wax Vestas' match box, used by John Close to store Morse Code]( "Bryant and May 'Wax Vestas' match box, used by John Close to store Morse Code")
Bryant and May 'Wax Vestas' match box, used by John Close to...
Used by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914, led by Dou...
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![Clear glass bowl to commemorate Australia's Centenary in 1888]( "Clear glass bowl to commemorate Australia's Centenary in 1888")
Clear glass bowl to commemorate Australia's Centenary in 188...
English Registration Number 88120 of 24 November 1887.
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![Lil-lil club]( "Lil-lil club")
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![National Agricultural & Industrial Association of Queensland, 'Ewes Fleeces 1882']( "National Agricultural & Industrial Association of Queensland, 'Ewes Fleeces 1882'")
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![The New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephlus Forsteri (Lesson) at Macquarie Island 1949-1964]( "The New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephlus Forsteri (Lesson) at Macquarie Island 1949-1964")
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![Letter - Sworn statement by John Dunn, 16 May 1844]( "Letter - Sworn statement by John Dunn, 16 May 1844")
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![The Dash for the South Pole]( "The Dash for the South Pole")
The Dash for the South Pole
The message on the reverse is addressed to Mr H. V. M. Clark / c/o G Clark Esq1 / Hawford Road / Apaua. It is dated Frid...
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![Head of Sea Leopard, side view]( "Head of Sea Leopard, side view")
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!['An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Founding of Australia' - colour publication printed for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Australia, 1938.]( "'An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Founding of Australia' - colour publication printed for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Australia, 1938.")
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![Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846]( "Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846")
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![Thoroughbrace Coach used by the Nowland family, with accessories, trunk, spanner and jack]( "Thoroughbrace Coach used by the Nowland family, with accessories, trunk, spanner and jack")
Thoroughbrace Coach used by the Nowland family, with accesso...
It is possible that this coach was manufactured by Cobb & Co., however no physical evidence remains linking the object w...
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![The Custom House, Sydney, 1 May 1906]( "The Custom House, Sydney, 1 May 1906")
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![Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the establishment of Lucini & Co in Melbourne, Victoria, 1853]( "Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the establishment of Lucini & Co in Melbourne, Victoria, 1853")
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![Glass photographic magic lantern slide of a thylacine at the London Zoo]( "Glass photographic magic lantern slide of a thylacine at the London Zoo")
Glass photographic magic lantern slide of a thylacine at the...
This is a magic lantern slide of a thylacine at London Zoo. Between the 1850s and the 1920s thylacines were exported to ...
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![Tirranna Picnic Race Club Programme, Andrew Campbell Gibson, 20 January 1882]( "Tirranna Picnic Race Club Programme, Andrew Campbell Gibson, 20 January 1882")
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![Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray]( "Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray")
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![The Antartic compay in 'The Ticket of Leave']( "The Antartic compay in 'The Ticket of Leave'")
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![Poster titled 'Post Office communication services are vital to the development of Australian industries']( "Poster titled 'Post Office communication services are vital to the development of Australian industries'")
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![Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938]( "Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938")
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![Seven page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Seven page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
Seven page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![Shifting spanner]( "Shifting spanner")
Shifting spanner
Shifting spanner tought to have been used to tighten dray and buggy wheels.
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![PS 'Enterprise' built in Echuca, Victoria, in 1878]( "PS 'Enterprise' built in Echuca, Victoria, in 1878")
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![Congenital Penis Malformation in Southern Elephant Seals]( "Congenital Penis Malformation in Southern Elephant Seals")
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![Pair of unmatched overmittens]( "Pair of unmatched overmittens")
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![Sketchbook of Aboriginal people in hunting, fighting and ceremonial scenes by Tommy McRae, about 1860]( "Sketchbook of Aboriginal people in hunting, fighting and ceremonial scenes by Tommy McRae, about 1860")
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![Wooden walking stick carved by Aborigines and presented to Reverend Hungerford in 1852]( "Wooden walking stick carved by Aborigines and presented to Reverend Hungerford in 1852")
Wooden walking stick carved by Aborigines and presented to R...
This walking stick was made by Aborigines for RRU Septimus Hungerford (1825-1927). Hungerford was born in Ireland and ar...
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![Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Launceston Reports for 1886]( "Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Launceston Reports for 1886")
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![Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook]( "Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook")
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![Clear glass plate marked Advance Australia, to commemorate Australia's centenary in 1888]( "Clear glass plate marked Advance Australia, to commemorate Australia's centenary in 1888")
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![Registered envelope addressed to J H Collinson Close, Mosman, NSW]( "Registered envelope addressed to J H Collinson Close, Mosman, NSW")
Registered envelope addressed to J H Collinson Close, Mosman...
John Collinson Close was an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Douglas Ma...
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![St. Thomas' Church, North Sydney]( "St. Thomas' Church, North Sydney")
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![Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![Three men and three dogs on the deck of a ship going to Antarctica]( "Three men and three dogs on the deck of a ship going to Antarctica")
Three men and three dogs on the deck of a ship going to Anta...
The hand written message on the reverse reads 'This is the [?] the boat / that went to the South / Pole.'...
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![Discovery alongside the barrier]( "Discovery alongside the barrier")
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![Certificate]( "Certificate")
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![The Gap, Watson's Bay]( "The Gap, Watson's Bay")
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![Three page folded letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Three page folded letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
Three page folded letter from John Close to Alice Close, Ant...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![Aboriginal breastplate for U Robert, King of Big Leather and Big River Tribes]( "Aboriginal breastplate for U Robert, King of Big Leather and Big River Tribes")
Aboriginal breastplate for U Robert, King of Big Leather and...
Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Bridge Street, looking east]( "Bridge Street, looking east")
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![Farthest South, Keen's Mustard]( "Farthest South, Keen's Mustard")
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![Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 1604 with accessories in a wooden case]( "Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 1604 with accessories in a wooden case")
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![Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morrison around Port Phillip Bay, 1852 -1882]( "Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morrison around Port Phillip Bay, 1852 -1882")
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morr...
A nineteenth century Australian album of pressed marine algae specimens collected in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, between...
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![Book titled 'Wedding Dress 1740-1970' written by Madelaine Ginsburg]( "Book titled 'Wedding Dress 1740-1970' written by Madelaine Ginsburg")
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![Diamond-shaped wooden parrying shield decorated with blue pigment]( "Diamond-shaped wooden parrying shield decorated with blue pigment")
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![Lead finial for gaol fence]( "Lead finial for gaol fence")
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![Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens]( "Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens")
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![Harnessing the dogs and preparing to start on a sledging expedition]( "Harnessing the dogs and preparing to start on a sledging expedition")
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![Standard Peck gun-metal grain measure]( "Standard Peck gun-metal grain measure")
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![Portrait of Reginald Faithfull, by Myra Felton, 1870s]( "Portrait of Reginald Faithfull, by Myra Felton, 1870s")
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![Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra]( "Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Bunch of prison keys and tags]( "Bunch of prison keys and tags")
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![Calendar by Turner & Henderson Booksellers and Stationers, Sydney, 1882]( "Calendar by Turner & Henderson Booksellers and Stationers, Sydney, 1882")
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![Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 20 May 1882]( "Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 20 May 1882")
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![Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, made in Orbost, Victoria, in the late 1800s]( "Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, made in Orbost, Victoria, in the late 1800s")
![Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray](/nmacs-image-download/piction/dams_data/prodderiv3/WM_48157302/nma-48157302-046-wm-vs1_o3_240_cropped.jpg "Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray")
![Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray](/nmacs-image-download/piction/dams_data/prodderiv3/WM_48157302/nma-48157302-046-wm-vs1_o3_100_cropped.jpg "Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray")
