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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Poster for 'International Women's Day' 80th Aniversary, 1990 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
Single-furrow horse-drawn plough used by experimental wheat ... Barbara Tong collection Apply Barbara Tong collection filter	Ploughs Apply Ploughs filter	Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Pair of cane ski stocks Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Sports equipment Apply Sports equipment filter
Breeding of the Fur Seal, Arctocephalus forsteri Lesson, at ... Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1958 Apply 1958 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
Book titled 'Wedding Dress 1740-1970' written by Madelaine G... Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Victoria and Albert Museum Apply Victoria and Albert Museum filter	1740 Apply 1740 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
Composing stick Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Printing accessories Apply Printing accessories filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Diary of George Dovers, Antarctica 1911-1913 George and Robert Dovers collection Apply George and Robert Dovers collection filter	Diaries Apply Diaries filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	George H. Dovers Apply George H. Dovers filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
White china cup commemorating the sinking of SMS Emden by HM... Margaret Gibb collection Apply Margaret Gibb collection filter	Commemorative cups Apply Commemorative cups filter	England Apply England filter	Samuel Radford Ltd Apply Samuel Radford Ltd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No.19. Illyarrie Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
White ceramic dinner plate with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates 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
Typeface for the letter 'T' Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Type pieces Apply Type pieces filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Banque Fonciere de Nijni-Novgorod-Samara, Lettre de Gage 4 1... Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Financial records Apply Financial records 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
Newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I knew him, ... 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	1919 Apply 1919 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
International Women's Day, 8 March United Nations Time for A... 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
Crossing the Diamantina River, Birdsville. Late January, 195... Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Diamantina River, Queensland, Australia Apply Diamantina River, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Slip block 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
Angle measuring piece Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Saucepan and lid Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Saucepans Apply Saucepans filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Knife Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Knives Apply Knives 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
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
Wood-handled iron mattock Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Mattocks Apply Mattocks filter	Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
January, 1953. Waiting for breakfast, Birdsville Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Birdsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Birdsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Montie Scobie, Birdsville track mailman, Marree, S.A. Februa... Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Marree, South Australia, Australia Apply Marree, South Australia, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
The Royal Empire Society News, 1953 Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Newsletters Apply Newsletters filter		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Spearthrower Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Latvian red ankle length costume skirt with embroidery Guna Kinne collection no. 1 Apply Guna Kinne collection no. 1 filter	Skirts Apply Skirts filter	Riga, Latvia Apply Riga, Latvia filter	Mrs Guna Kinne Apply Mrs Guna Kinne filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
Owner's handbook for the Daimler 'Twenty-seven' and 'Straigh... Daimler Twenty Seven and Straight Eight Handbook collection Apply Daimler Twenty Seven and Straight Eight Handbook collection filter	Handbooks Apply Handbooks filter			1948 Apply 1948 filter
Mickey Mouse Weekly - Souvenir Coronation issue, 1953 Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 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
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
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
The Queen and Prince Charles money box Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Moneyboxes Apply Moneyboxes filter		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 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
Bernly Private Hotel Springfield Avenue Kings Cross Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Railway pendulum wall clock Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Wall clocks Apply Wall clocks filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	J M Wendt, Adelaide and Mount Gambier Apply J M Wendt, Adelaide and Mount Gambier filter	1887 Apply 1887 filter
Embroidered table centre showing delicate richelieu cutwork Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Elliot Apply Mr Elliot filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "COM, C... 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
Cream cotton corset Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Corsets Apply Corsets filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Guard, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart 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
Seven page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica... 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
Three men and three dogs on the deck of a ship going to Anta... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Southern Ocean, , Apply Southern Ocean, , filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Pair of cane ski stocks Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Sports equipment Apply Sports equipment filter
Thick metal wire bow for stretching rabbit pelts Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Leatherworking tools Apply Leatherworking tools filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Carpenter's plane George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	D Malloch & Son Apply D Malloch & Son filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Letter printed on yellow paper, titled '1984-A Year to Remem... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 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
Dessert spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessertspoons Apply Dessertspoons 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
Soup spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup spoons Apply Soup spoons 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
Poster - "Just This? - or Justice?" 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
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
Broken saw blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Food stirer Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Kitchenware Apply Kitchenware filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Florence and Christine Williamson under verandah, Munyang Snowy Scheme - Christine Filiamundi collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Christine Filiamundi collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Munyang, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Munyang, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	John P. Williamson Apply John P. Williamson filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter