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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Frank Proust slips en route to Southern Cloud crash site Frank Proust collection Apply Frank Proust collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Alan Kemp Apply Alan Kemp filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
T-shirt commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the formation ... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion Apply Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Malayan-type hollow cylindrical wooden pipe with metal bowl ... American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Spearhead American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Holy Bible with compendium and dictionary Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection Apply Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection filter	Bibles Apply Bibles filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Myrtle I. Lindsay Apply Myrtle I. Lindsay filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Jack plane John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Jack planes Apply Jack planes filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Cadbury's Bourn-Vita tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Cadburys Apply Cadburys filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Dessert spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessertspoons Apply Dessertspoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Soup spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup spoons Apply Soup spoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Teaspoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Teaspoons Apply Teaspoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
TO QUARANTINE LAUNCH AEDES Torrens Island Quarantine Station collection Apply Torrens Island Quarantine Station collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Torrens Island, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Torrens Island, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Fork Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Forks Apply Forks filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Noticee: visitors are permitted to see those persons who are... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1892 Apply 1892 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
Stone plague on prison wall - 'ANNODOMINI M.DCCCXXXI' Campbe... 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 - 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
Handmade oval linen table centre with a coarse white crochet... Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Table cloth and four serviettes, made from Irish linen and f... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
The Milky Way American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Work on paper depicting a goanna and crocodiles, Oenpelli, 1... American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Carborundum rod sharpening tool Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Dial gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Bench axe with a steel head branded "Plumb", and a timber ha... John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Axes Apply Axes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Radius gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Tourist map of the Blue Mountains and Burragorang Valley Bonnie Nevin collection Apply Bonnie Nevin collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Department of Lands Apply Department of Lands filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Griddle Iron Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Cooking equipment Apply Cooking equipment filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Halcyon 'Surfmaster Avoca' multiplier fishing reel Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Apply Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia filter	Halcyon Products Apply Halcyon Products filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Thick metal wire bow for stretching rabbit pelts Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Leatherworking tools Apply Leatherworking tools filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
OFFICIAL OPENING TUMUT 3 PROJECT LUNCH DINING ROOM A Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection filter	Instructional documents Apply Instructional documents filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority Apply Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Butter container Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Butter containers Apply Butter containers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert Fowler Pottery Works Apply Robert Fowler Pottery Works filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Pin punch Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Punches Apply Punches filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Rotary burr Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Visit to the Snowy Mountains Scheme by Her Majesty Queen Eli... Snowy Scheme - Keith Montague collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Keith Montague collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1963 Apply 1963 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
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
Prayer book bound with black leather E Vaitkus collection Apply E Vaitkus collection filter	Prayer books Apply Prayer books filter	Lithuania Apply Lithuania filter		1948 Apply 1948 filter
Souvenir program for Australian Women's Cricket Council Nell... People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ms Nell McLarty Apply Ms Nell McLarty filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Groote Eylandt American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
16 millimetre movie camera used by Sir Robert Menzies Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 1 Apply Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 1 filter	Movie cameras Apply Movie cameras filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1947 Apply 1947 filter
Saw-setting tool Phillip Porta collection Apply Phillip Porta collection filter	Saw-setting tools Apply Saw-setting tools filter	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Adelong, New South Wales, Australia filter	John H. Gillman Apply John H. Gillman filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Cylindrical basket American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
The Whale, Dianmeri - Yirrkala, 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mawalan 1 Marika Apply Mawalan 1 Marika filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Typed stencilled document Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 Apply Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Poland Apply Poland filter		1948 Apply 1948 filter
Metal and wood carpenter's brace George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Woodworking braces Apply Woodworking braces filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	J A Chapman Ltd Apply J A Chapman Ltd filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Cycad Nuts American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Sliding bevel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Bevels Apply Bevels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wooden scribe with a wooden shaft and wooden block attached ... George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Woodworking tools Apply Woodworking tools filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Wiltshire brand wood taper file John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Files (tools) Apply Files (tools) filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Harvest of Endurance: A History of the Chinese in Australia ... Australia-China Friendship Society collection Apply Australia-China Friendship Society collection filter	Scrolls Apply Scrolls filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Mo Xiangyi Apply Mr Mo Xiangyi filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Woollen khaki peaked hat Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection Apply Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Europe Apply Europe filter	Myrtle I. Lindsay Apply Myrtle I. Lindsay filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Blue enamel candlestick Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Candlesticks Apply Candlesticks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Small cream hat with heavy wire frame Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1940 Apply 1940 filter
Fine tooth saw blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Nail punch John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Punches Apply Punches filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Five cartoon illustrations Alex Gurney collection Apply Alex Gurney collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Apply Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Alex Gurney Apply Mr Alex Gurney filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Scrapbook album compiled by a Polish migrant to Australia, t... Zygmunt Skarbek-Kruszewski collection Apply Zygmunt Skarbek-Kruszewski collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Poland Apply Poland filter	Mr Zygmunt Skarbek-Kruszewski Apply Mr Zygmunt Skarbek-Kruszewski filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter