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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Poster - "Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Afr... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Bailliere's Nurses' Complete Medical Dictionary, 1938, used ... Penelope Nelson collection Apply Penelope Nelson collection filter	Dictionaries Apply Dictionaries filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Hitch & Marshall Apply Hitch & Marshall filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
Silver dessert fork Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dessert forks Apply Dessert forks filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting the Sy... 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	1932 Apply 1932 filter
'Subject No.5 - ' bicentennial commemorative milk carton ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Potato masher Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Potato mashers Apply Potato mashers filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
World Finance Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Bruce Petty Apply Mr Bruce Petty filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Dinner knife with CPRR stamped into the handle Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinner knives Apply Dinner knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Thurston & Sons Apply Thurston & Sons filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
MCI Inc promotional coffee mug Maxwell Newton collection Apply Maxwell Newton collection filter	Coffee mugs Apply Coffee mugs filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Mr Maxwell Newton Apply Mr Maxwell Newton filter	1983 Apply 1983 filter
Don's Truth Drug Mary Nicholson collection no. 2 Apply Mary Nicholson collection no. 2 filter	Sculptures Apply Sculptures filter	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Peter Nicholson Apply Mr Peter Nicholson filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Procedures for invitees to the opening of Parliament House i... 1988 Opening of Parliament House collection Apply 1988 Opening of Parliament House collection filter	Instructional documents Apply Instructional documents filter	Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Apply Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Peace Now! Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Portrait photograph of Betty Rowland Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Portrait photograph of Charles Waterstreet Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Small china bowl Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Portrait photograph of Jeanie Lewis Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Fourth page of documentary material relating to the Mill Sis... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... Apply The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Portrait photograph of Hans Brown Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
$5 coin Royal Australian Mint collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative coins Apply Commemorative coins filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
I Am A Woman For Peace Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
'Willy Wagtail and Hailstone Dreamings', painted by Pansy Na... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Pansy Napangarti Apply Pansy Napangarti filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Blue Ford Falcon XA panel van and contents, used by anti-nuc... Benny Zable collection no. 1 Apply Benny Zable collection no. 1 filter	Vehicles Apply Vehicles filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited Apply Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Wineglass Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Wine glasses Apply Wine glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Sharpening stone for shears, used by professional shearer Co... Colin Davis collection Apply Colin Davis collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Colin Davis Apply Mr Colin Davis filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Bone china coffee cup and saucer with a coloured Commonwealt... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Cups and saucers Apply Cups and saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Bone china saucer with a coloured Commonwealth Parliament Co... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Saucers Apply Saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Tasmanian Aborigines celebrate 8 years of re-occupation of O... Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre collection no. 2 Apply Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre collection no. 2 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Oyster Cove, Tasmania, Australia Apply Oyster Cove, Tasmania, Australia filter	Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Apply Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Pamphlet titled 'Make the most of this - it may by the last ... Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Concerned Ladies Action Group Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group filter	1995 Apply 1995 filter
'Subject No.7 - ' bicentennial commemorative milk carton ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Circular red and gold badge People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Portrait photograph of Jessica Droga Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Aboriginal Areas Authority unused circular bronze site marke... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Ngalyipi Vine Dreaming at Yarrungkanyi, by Paddy Carroll Tju... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi Apply Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Poster commemorating 20 years of the Aboriginal Flag, 1971-1... Lorraine Coutts collection Apply Lorraine Coutts collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter		Harold J. Thomas Apply Harold J. Thomas filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Portrait photograph of Daryl Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Wet specimen - Wombat - heart MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 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	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Saucepan and lid Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Saucepans Apply Saucepans filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith 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
Fine bone china bowl in a presentation case, especially made... Waterford Wedgwood Australia Limited collection Apply Waterford Wedgwood Australia Limited collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Staffordshire, England Apply Staffordshire, England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Henry ... 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
Snake sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Pulya Taylor Apply Pulya Taylor filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Silver table spoon Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Tablespoons Apply Tablespoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Wooden plaque featuring the Tall Ships logo, and a plaque in... Australian Bicentennial Authority collection Apply Australian Bicentennial Authority collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter		Dick Smith Apply Dick Smith filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Souvenir Project Book 'Australia's Bicentenary 1788-1988', w... ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Commemorative books Apply Commemorative books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Burke's Backyard Mark Knight collection Apply Mark Knight collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Mark Knight Apply Mr Mark Knight filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Draughts Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Board games Apply Board games filter	Holland Apply Holland filter	Petronella Wensing Apply Petronella Wensing filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
International Women's Day, 8 March United Nations Time for A... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Booklet titled, Information on nulcear weapons and the arms ... Scientists Against Nuclear Arms collection Apply Scientists Against Nuclear Arms collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (Australia) Apply Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (Australia) filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter