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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Canister made from food tins Sir Douglas Mawson collection Apply Sir Douglas Mawson collection filter	Canisters Apply Canisters filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Sir Douglas Mawson Apply Sir Douglas Mawson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Sepia photograph of the Australian Cricket team taken at Sou... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	England Apply England filter		1921 Apply 1921 filter
Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911 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	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Wedgwood & Bentley blue jasper portrait medallion of natural... Banks Medallion collection Apply Banks Medallion collection filter	Portrait medallions Apply Portrait medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1775 Apply 1775 filter
Hands Across the Sea 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
HMS Drake 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
'Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, NSW', No. 17, 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
Cartoon of John Howard and John Hewson in 19th century Engla... Warren Brown collection Apply Warren Brown collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Warren Brown Apply Mr Warren Brown filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
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
Bone china dessert dish printed with the Commonwealth Parlia... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Percival Proctor Mk 1 monoplane VH-FEP Frederick Edmunds collection Apply Frederick Edmunds collection filter	Aeroplanes Apply Aeroplanes filter	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Apply Luton, Bedfordshire, England filter	Percival Aircraft Company Limited Apply Percival Aircraft Company Limited filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Plane table frame used by Captain James Cook Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection Apply Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection filter	Surveying equipment Apply Surveying equipment filter	England Apply England filter	Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1768 Apply 1768 filter
Garrett's Patent Horse Hoe Charles Durr collection Apply Charles Durr collection filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	England Apply England filter	Richard Garrett & Sons Apply Richard Garrett & Sons filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Shock-Haired Peter Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England filter		1910 Apply 1910 filter
Seal Bay - part of a pressed up ice ridge 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
Australian swimmers Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie with British... National Sports Information Centre collection Apply National Sports Information Centre collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Sarah Frances 'Fanny' Durack Apply Miss Sarah Frances 'Fanny' Durack filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
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
Souvenir miniature cricket bat, signed by the 1987 Australia... National Sports Information Centre collection Apply National Sports Information Centre collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	England Apply England filter	Gray-Nicholls Apply Gray-Nicholls filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Souvenir tankard 'To Commemorate the Coronation of King Edwa... Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Tankards Apply Tankards filter	England Apply England filter	King Edward VII Apply King Edward VII filter	1902 Apply 1902 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
Wimbledon Football Club Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England filter		1905 Apply 1905 filter
Australian Army brass hat badge Alison Hope Oliver collection Apply Alison Hope Oliver collection filter	Military badges Apply Military badges filter	Egypt Apply Egypt filter	Alison H. Oliver Apply Alison H. Oliver filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Astonishing - finish fit for the Gods! Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	England Apply England filter	Charles 'Charlie' G. Macartney Apply Charles 'Charlie' G. Macartney 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
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
Queen Elizabeth II Daphne Mabbott collection Apply Daphne Mabbott collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	England Apply England filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Three page folded letter from John Close to Alice Close, Ant... 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	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Mercer Marine Chronometer No 27564, in wooden case with acce... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	England Apply England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china coffee cup bearing the coat-of-... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Coffee cups Apply Coffee cups filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 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 Archway, Flinders, Victoria No. 46 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
Set of badges for the Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire... Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 Apply Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 filter	Awards Apply Awards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Garrard & Co Ltd Apply Garrard & Co Ltd filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Black velvet horse riding helmet Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Sports safety helmets Apply Sports safety helmets filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Wedgwood & Bentley blue jasper medallion portrait of navigat... Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection Apply Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection filter	Portrait medallions Apply Portrait medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1779 Apply 1779 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
Voting Intentions Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Mackay, Queensland, Australia Apply Mackay, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Harry Bruce Apply Mr Harry Bruce filter	1999 Apply 1999 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
S.W.W.C.A. 1934 England Visit Australia Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Notes Apply Notes filter	England Apply England filter	Elizabeth 'Betty' A. Snowball Apply Elizabeth 'Betty' A. Snowball filter
Two page newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I k... 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
Wooden board from a packing case for exported frozen rabbits... Bert Wright collection Apply Bert Wright collection filter	Food packaging Apply Food packaging filter	Yelarbon, Queensland, Australia Apply Yelarbon, Queensland, Australia filter	Wilkinson & Maher Apply Wilkinson & Maher filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
British Military Issue Pattern 1842 Musket, or New Line, Soc... Neil Martin collection Apply Neil Martin collection filter	Socket bayonets Apply Socket bayonets filter	England Apply England filter	George Salter & Co Apply George Salter & Co filter	1844 Apply 1844 filter
Poster with text 'The convicts came from England and 26 othe... Australian Bicentennial Authority collection Apply Australian Bicentennial Authority collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	England Apply England 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
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
Some Models 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 Sheehan Apply Mr Peter Sheehan filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Looking down upon his luck Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England 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
Next-of-kin plaque issued to the mother of 9956 Driver Aliso... Alison Hope Oliver collection Apply Alison Hope Oliver collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Certificate EJ Tomaszewski collection Apply EJ Tomaszewski collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski Apply Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
Convict love token for Thomas Lock Convict Love Token collection no. 1 Apply Convict Love Token collection no. 1 filter	Convict love tokens Apply Convict love tokens filter	England Apply England filter		1830 Apply 1830 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china saucer bearing the coat-of-arms... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Saucers Apply Saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Bone china coffee cup with a coloured Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Coffee cups Apply Coffee cups filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Wedgwood & Bentley blue jasper portrait medallion of natural... Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection Apply Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection filter	Portrait medallions Apply Portrait medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1775 Apply 1775 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
Model replica of of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation coach Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Toy horse drawn coaches Apply Toy horse drawn coaches filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Lesney Products & Co Ltd Apply Lesney Products & Co Ltd filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Icepick used on 1911-1913 Australian Antarctic Expedition George and Robert Dovers collection Apply George and Robert Dovers collection filter	Icepicks Apply Icepicks filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	George H. Dovers Apply George H. Dovers filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
White china mug to commemorate the (cancelled) 1949 Royal Vi... Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative mugs Apply Commemorative mugs filter	England Apply England filter	King George VI Apply King George VI filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Is there anything I can show you, sir? Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter