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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Lamp used by Muriel McPhee for sewing Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 Apply Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 filter	Oil lamps Apply Oil lamps filter	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Apply Grafton, New South Wales, Australia filter	Muriel E. McPhee Apply Muriel E. McPhee filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Black leather ski boots Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Ski boots Apply Ski boots filter
Charles George Macartney's cricket bat, 1912 Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Cricket bats Apply Cricket bats filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Gunn and Moore Ltd Apply Gunn and Moore Ltd filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Inspecting fruit for export, Govt. cool store, Melbourne. Vi... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Main St, Gloucester Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
England V Australia Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Sir Pelham F. Warner Apply Sir Pelham F. Warner filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
So shy Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1912 Apply 1912 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
Pair of cane ski stocks Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Sports equipment Apply Sports equipment filter
Section of the Number 2 rabbit-proof fence from Hill View Ho... Geoff and Sheila Lacy collection Apply Geoff and Sheila Lacy collection filter	Fences Apply Fences filter	Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia Apply Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia filter	Government of Western Australia Apply Government of Western Australia filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Standard Peck gun-metal grain measure Geoff Gray collection Apply Geoff Gray collection filter	Measures Apply Measures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	NSW Government Apply NSW Government filter	1832 Apply 1832 filter
A.C. MacLaren in a cricket blazer and boater hat Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		A C. MacLaren Apply A C. MacLaren filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Kangaroo mounted on a wishbone Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter			1903 Apply 1903 filter
Photographic postcard of Sydney Harbour from Hotel Australia 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	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
Four women, with a stone wall Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Warden at opened trap door for the gallows Campbell Street P... 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
Cookbook titled 'Invalid and Convalescents Cookery' by Kate ... Tony Hill collection no. 3 Apply Tony Hill collection no. 3 filter	Cookbooks Apply Cookbooks filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Kate Harriot Apply Kate Harriot filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Cricket ball inscribed with 'Australia v America & Canada, 1... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Cricket balls Apply Cricket balls filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John Wisden and Company Ltd Apply John Wisden and Company Ltd filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Manuscript journal 'Oct 11th 1912, Baden Journal', written b... Pfrunder Women collection Apply Pfrunder Women collection filter	Journals Apply Journals filter	Grong Grong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Grong Grong, New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Sylvia Pfrunder Apply Miss Sylvia Pfrunder filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly Gidleigh Collection Apply Gidleigh Collection filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her hu... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Canvas backpack used by Geoffrey Yen C J Yen Family collection Apply C J Yen Family collection filter	Backpacks Apply Backpacks filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Paddy Pallin Pty Ltd Apply Paddy Pallin Pty Ltd filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Paddy Pallin brand frameless canvas backpack Fiona MacDonald Brand collection Apply Fiona MacDonald Brand collection filter	Backpacks Apply Backpacks filter
Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Photographic glass plate holder Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Photographic plate holders Apply Photographic plate holders filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1904 Apply 1904 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
Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, mad... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Helena E. Roadknight Apply Mrs Helena E. Roadknight filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Neutral Bay, NSW 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	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
Three-panel mural of postage stamps, which depicts the flag-... Garnet Watkins collection Apply Garnet Watkins collection filter	Murals Apply Murals filter	Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Alban Watkins Apply Alban Watkins filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
A Century at Moore Park Best Exhibit Beef Shorthorns 1882-19... Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection Apply Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter		Amor Pty Ltd Apply Amor Pty Ltd filter	1882 Apply 1882 filter
Postcard featuring the portraits of 26 men of the Brisbane T... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	British Tramways Company Apply British Tramways Company filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Digging stick from Bogan River, New South Wales, 1912 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter		1912 Apply 1912 filter
Horse team equaliser Doreen Liddle collection Apply Doreen Liddle collection filter	Horse tack Apply Horse tack filter	Narridy, South Australia, Australia Apply Narridy, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Jack P. Liddle Apply Mr Jack P. Liddle filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Ceremonial shovel used for the turning of the first sod at w... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	Baron Thomas Denman Apply Baron Thomas Denman filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Manuscript journal 'Nov 11th, Baden Journal', written by the... Pfrunder Women collection Apply Pfrunder Women collection filter	Journals Apply Journals filter	Grong Grong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Grong Grong, New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Sylvia Pfrunder Apply Miss Sylvia Pfrunder filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Inter-State Conference on Artesian Water Report on Proceedin... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer Apply William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Woodwork tool 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
Photographic glass plate holder Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Photographic plate holders Apply Photographic plate holders filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1904 Apply 1904 filter
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly Gidleigh Collection Apply Gidleigh Collection filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Laun... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1886 Apply 1886 filter
Pearl necklace given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her ... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Commemorative book celebrating the Trans-Australian Railway,... Elizabeth Kay collection no. 1 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative books Apply Commemorative books filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Photograph album containing 100 original prints taken by Fri... Dieter Kohl collection Apply Dieter Kohl collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	New Ireland, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply New Ireland, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Friedrich Adelmann Apply Mr Friedrich Adelmann filter	1909 Apply 1909 filter
COLESANCO, January 1938, The Magazine of the Employees of G.... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	G J Coles & Company Limited Apply G J Coles & Company Limited filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Lantern slide - Pitjantjatjara man, central Australia, photo... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Glass plate negative - Expedition caravan crossing sandy des... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Oak oil stone George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1790 Apply 1790 filter
Box for The Lister Sheep-Shear used at 'Rocky Plains' via Be... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Boxes Apply Boxes filter	Dursley, Gloucestershire, England Apply Dursley, Gloucestershire, England filter	R A Lister and Company Limited Apply R A Lister and Company Limited filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The B... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Die Bibel inscribed to Reverend John Grosse's father Bernard... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Bibles Apply Bibles filter	Berlin, Germany Apply Berlin, Germany filter	Bernard T. Grosse Apply Bernard T. Grosse filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Silk embroidered postcard and and inner card to Muriel McPhe... Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 Apply Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Apply Grafton, New South Wales, Australia filter	Muriel E. McPhee Apply Muriel E. McPhee filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Girl's two-piece full-length outfit which belonged to 'Bobbi... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Girls clothing Apply Girls clothing filter		Bobby Maple Brown Apply Bobby Maple Brown filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Views of the Federal Capital Territory. Australia Bernice Spence Fryer collection Apply Bernice Spence Fryer collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Sir George F. Pearce Apply Sir George F. Pearce filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Scythe stone Lorna May Colwell collection no. 1 Apply Lorna May Colwell collection no. 1 filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Thomas Colwell Apply Mr Thomas Colwell filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Receipt sent from W. Jno. Baker to Leo [?] Hamilton, 22 Augu... Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W Jno Baker Ltd Apply W Jno Baker Ltd filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Skiers Handbook Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Handbooks Apply Handbooks filter
Arrival of Part of Wirth's Circus at Ipswich, 21 February 19... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia filter	Wirth's Circus Apply Wirth's Circus filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter