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![Antartic sports - start of the ski flat race]( "Antartic sports - start of the ski flat race")
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![Poster titled 'Its the speedy airmail that conquers distance and saves time']( "Poster titled 'Its the speedy airmail that conquers distance and saves time'")
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![Native Encampment]( "Native Encampment")
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![19th Century folk art diorama which portrays Governor William Bligh's arrest during the Rum Rebellion in 1808]( "19th Century folk art diorama which portrays Governor William Bligh's arrest during the Rum Rebellion in 1808")
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![Four unused centenary re-issue of the first postage stamps produced in Australia, 1950]( "Four unused centenary re-issue of the first postage stamps produced in Australia, 1950")
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![Engraved EPNS serviette ring, made about 1880]( "Engraved EPNS serviette ring, made about 1880")
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![Harnessing in dogs and preparing to start - Captain's sledge party]( "Harnessing in dogs and preparing to start - Captain's sledge party")
Harnessing in dogs and preparing to start - Captain's sledge...
The hand written message on the front reads 'companions who left Lyttelton, n.z. in the discovery on / December 24, 1901...
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![Prison padlock]( "Prison padlock")
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![King George's Sound]( "King George's Sound")
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!['Grasshopper bindings' metal plate]( "'Grasshopper bindings' metal plate")
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![Hot-air steriliser]( "Hot-air steriliser")
Hot-air steriliser
The absolute necessity for sterilising medical and surgical instruments in the laboratory to prevent the spread of infec...
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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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![Dimboola and NW Wimmera Agricultural & Pastoral Society 'Filly 2 yrs 1881']( "Dimboola and NW Wimmera Agricultural & Pastoral Society 'Filly 2 yrs 1881'")
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![Wooden sword club made in the Cardwell district of Queensland]( "Wooden sword club made in the Cardwell district of Queensland")
Wooden sword club made in the Cardwell district of Queenslan...
The TRIM file (p59) records this object as having come from a private museum at Chevy Chase, Dangarsleigh, Arrmidale, N....
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![Pearl necklace given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826]( "Pearl necklace given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826")
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![Armitage's party]( "Armitage's party")
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![Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land (Antarctica), signed by Sir Douglas Mawson, 1931]( "Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land (Antarctica), signed by Sir Douglas Mawson, 1931")
Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land ...
Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land (Antarctica), which was written by physicist and surveyor Al...
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![Standard Bushel gun-metal grain measure]( "Standard Bushel gun-metal grain measure")
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![Canister made from food tins]( "Canister made from food tins")
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![Dark burgundy velvet loose collar]( "Dark burgundy velvet loose collar")
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![Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846]( "Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846")
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![Discovery alongside the Barrier]( "Discovery alongside the Barrier")
Discovery alongside the Barrier
The hand written message on the front reads 'the latest attempt t solve the / mysteries of the South Polar regions / was...
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![Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 9 May 1881]( "Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 9 May 1881")
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![British Military Pioneer Other Ranks Sword, used by Lieutenant Thomas Quinn, 73rd Regiment (ret), in Van Diemens Land]( "British Military Pioneer Other Ranks Sword, used by Lieutenant Thomas Quinn, 73rd Regiment (ret), in Van Diemens Land")
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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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![Warden sitting in the main chair in the Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Warden sitting in the main chair in the Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![Pocket compass in case, used by John Close]( "Pocket compass in case, used by John Close")
Pocket compass in case, used by John Close
This pocket compass was used by John Collinson Close, a member of Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AA...
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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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![Icepick used on 1911-1913 Australian Antarctic Expedition]( "Icepick used on 1911-1913 Australian Antarctic Expedition")
Icepick used on 1911-1913 Australian Antarctic Expedition
Used by George Harris Sarjeant Dovers (1887-1971) Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1913
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![Lil-lil club]( "Lil-lil club")
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![Start of the southern depot party]( "Start of the southern depot party")
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![Shell armband featuring 15 variegated segments]( "Shell armband featuring 15 variegated segments")
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![Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826]( "Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826")
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![Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra]( "Pipe stand handcrafted from an elephant seal vertebra")
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![Envelope and Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 14 June 1881]( "Envelope and Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 14 June 1881")
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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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![Envelope and letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 19 June 1881]( "Envelope and letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 19 June 1881")
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![The History of Fur Seals on Macquarie Island]( "The History of Fur Seals on Macquarie Island")
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![Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected around Port Phillip Bay, 1859 -1882]( "Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected around Port Phillip Bay, 1859 -1882")
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected around Port Phi...
This nineteenth century Australian album of pressed seaweeds contains algae specimens from the north of Ireland, the Cap...
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![Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone]( "Pipe with a stem handcrafted from a Giant Petrel bone")
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![Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass case]( "Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass case")
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![Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack]( "Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack")
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![Page's dog Qus]( "Page's dog Qus")
Page's dog Qus
The hand written message on the front reads 'from the most southerly point reached by / Ross in 1841, just 60 years earl...
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![Head of Sea Leopard, side view]( "Head of Sea Leopard, side view")
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![Saw-setting tool]( "Saw-setting tool")
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![Burnished, wooden fighting club]( "Burnished, wooden fighting club")
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![Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826]( "Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her husband on their wedding anniversary in 1826")
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![Stone hatchet hafted in bent wood]( "Stone hatchet hafted in bent wood")
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![Ski Illustrated; America's foremost skiing magazine, January 1943]( "Ski Illustrated; America's foremost skiing magazine, January 1943")
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![Giants of the Game]( "Giants of the Game")
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![COLESANCO, January 1938, The Magazine of the Employees of G.J. Coles & Coy. Limited]( "COLESANCO, January 1938, The Magazine of the Employees of G.J. Coles & Coy. Limited")
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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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![In memoriam card]( "In memoriam card")
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![Boxed set of drawing instruments belonging to John Smith Murdoch]( "Boxed set of drawing instruments belonging to John Smith Murdoch")
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![Robe Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural show 1881 'Second Best Working Sheep Dog'']( "Robe Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural show 1881 'Second Best Working Sheep Dog''")
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![Parkinson & Frodsham Marine Chronometer No 3617 in a wooden case]( "Parkinson & Frodsham Marine Chronometer No 3617 in a wooden case")
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![Stone plague on prison wall - 'ANNODOMINI M.DCCCXXXI' Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Stone plague on prison wall - 'ANNODOMINI M.DCCCXXXI' Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![Letter of]( "Letter of")
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![Burnished, wooden boomerang incised with decorative designs]( "Burnished, wooden boomerang incised with decorative designs")
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![Cattle branding iron with the initials TR]( "Cattle branding iron with the initials TR")
Cattle branding iron with the initials TR
This cattle branding iron was used on Gidleigh station, near Bungendore in New South Wales. Tools like this were used o...
