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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Letter sent from William Percy Faithfull, 22 February 1874 Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	William P. Faithfull Apply William P. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Envelope and job application addressed to Robert Lionel Fait... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 1604 with accessories in ... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Dent & Co Apply Dent & Co filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Job application letter, 28 June 1874 Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter		1874 Apply 1874 filter
Job application letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull,... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 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
Cream cotton corset Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Corsets Apply Corsets filter			1850 Apply 1850 filter
Envelope and letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull, 19... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Letter - Sworn statement by John Flynn, 16 May 1844 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		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Lead finial for gaol fence Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Finials Apply Finials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Dispatch box with 'The Colonial Treasurer' on lid Marion Green collection Apply Marion Green collection filter	Dispatch boxes Apply Dispatch boxes filter			1856 Apply 1856 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
Part of a pressed up ice ridge, Seal Bay 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
Portrait of Reginald Faithfull, by Myra Felton, 1870s Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia Apply Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia filter	Myra Felton Apply Myra Felton filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Light brown silk faille bonnet with self fabric fringe and r... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Bonnets Apply Bonnets filter			1870 Apply 1870 filter
Paved area leading to cells 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
Letter, 4 April 1874 Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter		1874 Apply 1874 filter
Black leather ski boots Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Ski boots Apply Ski boots filter
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected around Port Phi... Port Phillip seaweed album collection Apply Port Phillip seaweed album collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia Apply Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia filter	Charles Morrison Apply Charles Morrison filter	1851 Apply 1851 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
Convict-made brick with an 'O' stamped in the centre of one ... David Westcott collection no. 4 Apply David Westcott collection no. 4 filter	Convict bricks Apply Convict bricks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	John Onus Apply John Onus filter	1833 Apply 1833 filter
Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938 Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 Apply Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 filter	Badges Apply Badges filter			1988 Apply 1988 filter
W.A.V.E. - newsletter of Polly Woodside Volunteers Associati... Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Newsletters Apply Newsletters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1989 Apply 1989 filter
The Custom House, Sydney, 1 May 1906 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	1906 Apply 1906 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
Receipt from Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 13 January 1874 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers Apply Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Plaster bust ofTruganini by Edmund Joel Dicks Edmund Dicks collection Apply Edmund Dicks collection filter	Busts Apply Busts filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Edmund J. Dicks Apply Edmund J. Dicks filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Burnished, wooden fighting club 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Morris Tobias Marine Chronometer No 695, with accessories in... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Morris Tobias Apply Morris Tobias filter	1830 Apply 1830 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
One receipt issued to Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 23 April 18... Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	The Goulburn Herald Apply The Goulburn Herald filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Job applicatin letter addressed to the Faithfull Family, 3 J... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter		1874 Apply 1874 filter
Letter - Sworn statement by John Dunn, 16 May 1844 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		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Exercise area No. 2, 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
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 addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull, 12... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Poster titled 'It's the speedy airmail that conquers distanc... 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
Postcard titled '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
Prison truncheon, about 1940 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Weapons Apply Weapons filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Souvenir mug - Bicentenary of Australia Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative mugs Apply Commemorative mugs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1788 Apply 1788 filter
Photographic portrait of man sitting on horse, Victoria, 187... Horse Photographic Portrait collection Apply Horse Photographic Portrait collection filter	Albumen prints Apply Albumen prints filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter		1870 Apply 1870 filter
Wooden sword club made in the Cardwell district of Queenslan... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia Apply Cardwell, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Envelope and letter addressed to Robert Lionel Faithfull, 13... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Boomerang 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 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
Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flo... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Wool specimens Apply Wool specimens filter	Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Macarthur Apply John Macarthur filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
'NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE ZONE ANTARCTICA 1961' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Antarctic Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty Apply Antarctic Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty filter	1961 Apply 1961 filter
Receipt from Tirranna Race Club, 2 April 1874 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Evening Penny Post Newspaper Apply Evening Penny Post Newspaper filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Black, white and pink leaflet printed for Australia's 150th ... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council Apply Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
The Courthouse, Parramatta Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1849 Apply 1849 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	1965 Apply 1965 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
Burnished, wooden fighting club 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1... 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
Natives of Carpentaria The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	T Baines Apply T Baines filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Metal peg - prison cell fixture Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Building materials Apply Building materials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 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
Record of Tirranna Picnic Race Club winners from 1871 to 188... Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1871 Apply 1871 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
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