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![Photographic glass plate positive depicting three men working in gully with prospector's cradle]( "Photographic glass plate positive depicting three men working in gully with prospector's cradle")
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![Stone hatchet hafted in bent wood]( "Stone hatchet hafted in bent wood")
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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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![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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![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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![Black leather ski boots]( "Black leather ski boots")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Cream cotton unlined baby cap with broderie anglaise and drawn thread work]( "Cream cotton unlined baby cap with broderie anglaise and drawn thread work")
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![Loseby Two Day Marine Chronometer No 109, with accessories in a wooden case]( "Loseby Two Day Marine Chronometer No 109, with accessories in a wooden case")
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![Saw-setting tool]( "Saw-setting tool")
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![Certificate]( "Certificate")
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![Photographic glass plate positive depicting eight men and a dog at campfire]( "Photographic glass plate positive depicting eight men and a dog at campfire")
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![Discovery alongside the barrier]( "Discovery alongside the barrier")
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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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![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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![Armitage's party]( "Armitage's party")
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![Photographic glass plate positive depicting Aboriginal men standing in front of weatherboard building]( "Photographic glass plate positive depicting Aboriginal men standing in front of weatherboard building")
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![Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flock, Camden Park, Sydney]( "Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flock, Camden Park, Sydney")
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![Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938]( "Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938")
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![Shell armband featuring 15 variegated segments]( "Shell armband featuring 15 variegated segments")
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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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![Bridge Street, looking east]( "Bridge Street, looking east")
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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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![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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!['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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![Pair of unmatched overmittens]( "Pair of unmatched overmittens")
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![Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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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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![Poster titled 'It's the speedy airmail that conquers distance and saves time']( "Poster titled 'It's the speedy airmail that conquers distance and saves time'")
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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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![Photographic glass plate positive depicting seven men outside small slab and bark building]( "Photographic glass plate positive depicting seven men outside small slab and bark building")
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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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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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![Government House]( "Government House")
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![Photograph of Thomas Goodchild Bullivant, by Davies & Co., Melbourne, 1866]( "Photograph of Thomas Goodchild Bullivant, by Davies & Co., Melbourne, 1866")
Photograph of Thomas Goodchild Bullivant, by Davies & Co., M...
Thomas Goodchild Bullivant was born in England and arrived in Australia in 1852. He worked as a saddler in Melbourne and...
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![Postcard titled 'Seal Bay, part of a pressed up ice ridge', 'Discovery' Antarctica series]( "Postcard titled 'Seal Bay, part of a pressed up ice ridge', 'Discovery' Antarctica series")
Postcard titled 'Seal Bay, part of a pressed up ice ridge', ...
The hand written message on the front reads 'one other made a long journey / southwards from their winter / quarters in ...
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![Diary of George Dovers, Antarctica 1911-1913]( "Diary of George Dovers, Antarctica 1911-1913")
Diary of George Dovers, Antarctica 1911-1913
Written by George Harris Sarjeant Dovers, surveyor for AAE 1911-1913. The diary has entries dating from 7 November 1912...
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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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![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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![Mrs Thomas Cumming, by Turner's of Geelong]( "Mrs Thomas Cumming, by Turner's of Geelong")
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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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![Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony]( "Hungarian popular science magazine - Termeszettudomanyi Kozlony")
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![Anodised red aluminium ashtray set into an elephant seal skull]( "Anodised red aluminium ashtray set into an elephant seal skull")
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![Souvenir plate - Bicentenary of Australia]( "Souvenir plate - Bicentenary of Australia")
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![Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens]( "Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens")
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![Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846]( "Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846")
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![Warden at opened trap door for the gallows Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Warden at opened trap door for the gallows Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![Certificate of free pardon]( "Certificate of free pardon")
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![Start of the southern depot party]( "Start of the southern depot party")
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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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![Souvenir mug - Bicentenary of Australia]( "Souvenir mug - Bicentenary of Australia")
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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")
Harnessing the dogs and preparing to start on a sledging exp...
The hand written message on the front reads 'up to that time, Captain Scott took the Discovery to / the head of Ross Sea...
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![Landau known as 'The Ranken Coach']( "Landau known as 'The Ranken Coach'")
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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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![Oak oil stone]( "Oak oil stone")
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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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![Prison padlock]( "Prison padlock")
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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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![Portrait of Ann Deane, by Myra Felton, 1860s]( "Portrait of Ann Deane, by Myra Felton, 1860s")
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![Newspaper article titled Antarctic Medals, mentioning John Close, 1916]( "Newspaper article titled Antarctic Medals, mentioning John Close, 1916")
Newspaper article titled Antarctic Medals, mentioning John C...
Details awarding of medal to John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of ...
