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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Leather bound brass telescope, used by John Close John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Telescopes Apply Telescopes filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr John Henry Collinson Close Apply Mr John Henry Collinson Close filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Clare, South Australia, Australia Apply Clare, South Australia, Australia filter	Clare Agricultural & Horticultural Society Apply Clare Agricultural & Horticultural Society filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Brown leather child's saddle Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Saddles Apply Saddles filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
A New System of Domestic Cookery. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Cookbooks Apply Cookbooks filter			1883 Apply 1883 filter
Registered envelope addressed to J H Collinson Close, Mosman... John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr John Henry Collinson Close Apply Mr John Henry Collinson Close filter
Ceramic bust of John Batman John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection Apply John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection filter	Busts Apply Busts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	John Batman Apply John Batman filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Cream cotton corset Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Corsets Apply Corsets filter			1850 Apply 1850 filter
Radio operator in the Antarctic, dated 1912 Gweneth Meyers collection Apply Gweneth Meyers collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr Morris H. Meyers OBE Apply Mr Morris H. Meyers OBE filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Woven split cane bicornual [bicornuate] basket made in the C... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 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
Bum bag Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Belt pouches Apply Belt pouches filter
Bridge Street, looking east Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1849 Apply 1849 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
Poster titled 'The Australian Post Office still pioneers new... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
The New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephlus Forsteri (Lesson) at ... Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Magazine clippings Apply Magazine clippings filter	Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia Apply Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
John Rodgers Marine Chronometer No 1/1853, with accessories ... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John Rodgers Apply John Rodgers filter	1868 Apply 1868 filter
Hot-air steriliser School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Health and medical equipment Apply Health and medical equipment filter	Edinburgh, Scotland Apply Edinburgh, Scotland filter	Baird and Tatlock Apply Baird and Tatlock filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray 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	1873 Apply 1873 filter
British Military Pioneer Other Ranks Sword, used by Lieutena... Neil Martin collection Apply Neil Martin collection filter	Swords Apply Swords filter	England Apply England filter	Mr Thomas Quinn Apply Mr Thomas Quinn filter	1820 Apply 1820 filter
Wheelwright's bell auger bit Arthur Sayer collection Apply Arthur Sayer collection filter	Spoke trimmer bits Apply Spoke trimmer bits filter	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia Apply Evandale, Tasmania, Australia filter	William A. Porter Apply William A. Porter filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
In memoriam card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1883 Apply 1883 filter
Brass fastening latch Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Fasteners Apply Fasteners filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Manacles from Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Punishment equipment Apply Punishment equipment filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart filter	1837 Apply 1837 filter
Bunch of keys from HM Prison Campbell St Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Thoroughbrace Coach used by the Nowland family, with accesso... Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 filter	Horse drawn coaches Apply Horse drawn coaches filter	Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America Apply Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America filter	Abbott-Downing Company Apply Abbott-Downing Company filter	1854 Apply 1854 filter
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
Stone hatchet hafted in bent wood JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia Apply Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Cast iron 'D' shaped screw lock handcuffs with key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Handcuffs Apply Handcuffs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Pair of ladies cream satin shoes with a ruched decorative bo... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter			1860 Apply 1860 filter
Beige glazed ceramic souvenir jug - The Cream of Highland Wh... Queen Victoria Jubilee collection Apply Queen Victoria Jubilee collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Port Dundas Pottery Coy Apply Port Dundas Pottery Coy filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
Newspaper article titled Through Icy Storms, by John Close 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
Wheelwright's hollow auger bit Arthur Sayer collection Apply Arthur Sayer collection filter	Hollow bits Apply Hollow bits filter	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia Apply Evandale, Tasmania, Australia filter	William A. Porter Apply William A. Porter filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Florence Faithfull, 1883 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Thomas H. Boyd Apply Thomas H. Boyd filter	1883 Apply 1883 filter
Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1846 Apply 1846 filter
Barraud No 2/901 chronometer with Poole's auxiliary compensa... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter		Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers Apply Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers filter	1820 Apply 1820 filter
The Turner Family, not long before leaving Scotland for Aust... Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Robert Webster Apply Robert Webster filter	1883 Apply 1883 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
Two piece pink full length wool dress (bodice and skirt) wit... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Dresses Apply Dresses filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	David Jones Ltd Apply David Jones Ltd filter	1883 Apply 1883 filter
Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the... TE Hanley collection no. 1 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	James Berry Apply James Berry filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Child's skis Margret Doring collection Apply Margret Doring collection filter	Skis Apply Skis 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
Wooden cell door, 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
Oil on linen portrait of the racehorse 'Jorrocks' Jorrocks collection Apply Jorrocks collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter		Unknown Artist Apply Unknown Artist filter	1840 Apply 1840 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
Ornate silver centrepiece for a table Smith Family collection Apply Smith Family collection filter	Centrepieces Apply Centrepieces filter			1866 Apply 1866 filter
Envelope and letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 23 De... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1883 Apply 1883 filter
Poster titled 'Its the speedy airmail that conquers distance... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 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
Newspaper article titled Antarctic Medals, mentioning John C... John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	The Sydney Morning Herald Apply The Sydney Morning Herald filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Giants of the Game Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Hon H R. Lyttelton Apply Hon H R. Lyttelton filter	1856 Apply 1856 filter
Paddy Pallin brand canvas 'A' frame backpack Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Backpacks Apply Backpacks filter
"FIRST PRIZE, GOULBURN, 188_" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1880 Apply 1880 filter
Bunch of keys marked HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 1834-1966 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Hawkesbury District Agricultural Society 1883 'Best Coaching... David Allen medals collection Apply David Allen medals collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter			1883 Apply 1883 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 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
Robe Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural show 1883 'Best... David Allen medals collection Apply David Allen medals collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter			1883 Apply 1883 filter
Mourning card for Isabella Lewis, 1883 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Mourning cards Apply Mourning cards filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1798 Apply 1798 filter