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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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	1901 Apply 1901 filter
Condex brand metal fly-fishing reel and information sheet in... Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter	England Apply England filter	J W Young & Sons Apply J W Young & Sons filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Cream dinner set Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Dinner sets Apply Dinner sets filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 1, 1926 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Pipe stands Apply Pipe stands filter	Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia Apply Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 1, 1934 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Wedgwood medallion made from dark grey clay from Sydney Cove... Sydney Cove Medallion collection Apply Sydney Cove Medallion collection filter	Medallions Apply Medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Josiah Wedgwood Apply Josiah Wedgwood filter	1789 Apply 1789 filter
Discovery alongside the barrier 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
Farthest South, Keen's Mustard Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Advertising postcards Apply Advertising postcards filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Keen's Mustard Apply Keen's Mustard filter
Start of the southern depot party 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
Mitchell River, Bairnsdale, Victoria No. 38 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
For King, Country and the Universe Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	England Apply England filter	Mr John Kron Apply Mr John Kron filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Hauling Timber in north Coast NSW No. 21 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Don't tell me they've whited out mateship Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Peter Nicholson Apply Mr Peter Nicholson filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Derwent Valley Railway Tas. No. 93 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china dinnerware used by the King or ... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinnerware Apply Dinnerware filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Bone china saucer with a coloured Commonwealth Parliament Co... 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
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
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
Souvenir drinking glass - Coronation 1953 Daphne Mabbott collection Apply Daphne Mabbott collection filter	Commemorative glassware Apply Commemorative glassware filter	England Apply England filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 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
Souvenir brooch - Royal Family Daphne Mabbott collection Apply Daphne Mabbott collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	England Apply England filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Mittens Apply Mittens filter
Photograph of Harry Hawker and his Sopwith aircraft at Caulf... Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Harry G. Hawker Apply Harry G. Hawker filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
Two plates Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Plates Apply Plates filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter
1803 Pattern British Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard o... Alexander Ferguson collection Apply Alexander Ferguson collection filter	Swords Apply Swords filter	Solingen, Urban district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Apply Solingen, Urban district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany filter	John Justus Runkel, Sword Cutler and Merchant Apply John Justus Runkel, Sword Cutler and Merchant filter	1807 Apply 1807 filter
Victory Medal to 9956 Driver Ailson Hope Oliver, AIF Alison Hope Oliver collection Apply Alison Hope Oliver collection filter	Military medals Apply Military medals filter	Egypt Apply Egypt filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Snapshots of the tour of the Fifteenth Australian Eleven in ... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	England Apply England filter	Kodak Ltd Apply Kodak Ltd filter	1921 Apply 1921 filter
Ashtray handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra 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
Entree plate with gold Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms ... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Entree plates Apply Entree plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 2, 1934 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Township of Bright, Victoria No. 42 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 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
Salter's Spring Balance No.20, used for weighing large mail ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Spring balances Apply Spring balances filter	England Apply England filter	Salter Scales Apply Salter Scales filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china dinner plate bearing the Common... 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	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
A Nomad of the Bush Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England filter	Raphael Tuck & Sons Apply Raphael Tuck & Sons filter
Photograph folder of passengers on the way to England Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photograph folders Apply Photograph folders filter	England Apply England filter		1961 Apply 1961 filter
Emperor penguin rookery at commencement of Great Barrier 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
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
Bryant and May 'Wax Vestas' match box, used by John Close to... John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter
Pair of unmatched overmittens Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Mittens Apply Mittens filter
Dirk, scabbard, by-knife and fork used by New South Wales Co... Alexander Ferguson collection Apply Alexander Ferguson collection filter	Edged weapons Apply Edged weapons filter	Sydney Cove, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Cove, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Lachlan Macquarie Apply Lachlan Macquarie filter	1809 Apply 1809 filter
Don't Mention the Royals Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Sean Leahy Apply Mr Sean Leahy filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
White china dinner plate Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
'Martin Place, Sydney, NSW', No. 3, 1925 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	New South Wales Government Tourist Bureau Apply New South Wales Government Tourist Bureau filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
George VI Coronation Medal 1937 to Sir Robert Menzies RG Menzies collection Apply RG Menzies collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	England Apply England filter	King George VI Apply King George VI filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey No. 24 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Head of Sea Leopard, side view 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
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
British War Medal 1914-20 to 9956 Driver Alison Hope Oliver,... Alison Hope Oliver collection Apply Alison Hope Oliver collection filter	Military medals Apply Military medals filter	Egypt Apply Egypt filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
1932 Brooklands 1000 Miles Race trophy awarded to Joan Richm... Joan Richmond collection Apply Joan Richmond collection filter	Trophies Apply Trophies filter	England Apply England filter		1932 Apply 1932 filter
Photograph of R.M.S. Ormonde Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Gravesend, Kent, England Apply Gravesend, Kent, England filter	W J Munns, Gravesend Apply W J Munns, Gravesend filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Dr Csordas with heating branding irons Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia Apply Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1955 Apply 1955 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
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting the As... Coles-Myer collection Apply Coles-Myer collection filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Coles-Myer Ltd Apply Coles-Myer Ltd filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
The Australians in England 1896 Australian Cricket Tour 1896 collection Apply Australian Cricket Tour 1896 collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	England Apply England filter	Australian Cricket Team Apply Australian Cricket Team filter	1896 Apply 1896 filter