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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Skew back hand saw John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Saws Apply Saws 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
Orient Line R.M.S. Orama 20,000 tons Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter			1931 Apply 1931 filter
Pillow Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillows Apply Pillows filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Bone implement Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Bone tools Apply Bone tools filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
Spearthrower from Bloomfield River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia Apply Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Plaster plaque of William Lanney [King Bill] Edmund Dicks collection Apply Edmund Dicks collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Edmund J. Dicks Apply Edmund J. Dicks filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Screwdriver John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Screwdrivers Apply Screwdrivers 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
Mercer Marine Chronometer No 13290 in a wooden case, with ac... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Apply St Albans, Hertfordshire, England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Pastoral Australia particulars at government, shipping and t... People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 filter	Posters Apply Posters filter		James Northfield Apply James Northfield filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Cane pull chair for children Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Chairs Apply Chairs filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
St George Budapest v Hungary, Sydney 21.1.1982 St George Budapest Soccer Club collection Apply St George Budapest Soccer Club collection filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter
Plane lost for 27 years Frank Proust collection Apply Frank Proust collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter			1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia Apply Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
Jungle Gym presented to Ainslie Primary School by Prime Mini... Ainslie Primary School collection no. 1 Apply Ainslie Primary School collection no. 1 filter	Recreational equipment Apply Recreational equipment filter	Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Apply Chicago, Illinois, United States of America filter	Jungle Gym Inc Apply Jungle Gym Inc filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Jemmy Muggle, King of Wiggley Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia Apply Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Wet specimen - Koala - arm muscles MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Assorted instructional documentation related to an Underwood... Helen Mason collection Apply Helen Mason collection filter	Instructional documents Apply Instructional documents filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Stott & Underwood Ltd Apply Stott & Underwood Ltd filter	1925 Apply 1925 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
Photograph of Sydney Harbour Bridge at the final stage of co... Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... Apply Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
White cotton pillowcase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for James Fearnought, King of Merigal Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Merigal, New South Wales, Australia Apply Merigal, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Bunch of keys marked HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 1834-1966 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china fruit plate bearing the coat-of... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Fruit plates Apply Fruit plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Bugle grass necklace Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Ceramic tankard with an Australian scene on its side that is... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 filter	Tankards Apply Tankards filter	Thomastown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Thomastown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Robert Fowler Pottery Works Apply Robert Fowler Pottery Works filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Guard, 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
Album containing black and white photographs of the World Wa... Frederick George Ince collection Apply Frederick George Ince collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	North Keeling Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia Apply North Keeling Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia filter	R Dey Son and Company Apply R Dey Son and Company filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Yellow, blue and red beanie-shaped hat, part of Castellorizi... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Plow plane iron John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Plane irons Apply Plane irons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	T & M Sorby Apply T & M Sorby filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Steel hand drill with a round wooden handle George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Hand drills Apply Hand drills 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
Proclamation of British sovereignty over King George V Land ... Sir Douglas Mawson collection Apply Sir Douglas Mawson collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Sir Douglas Mawson Apply Sir Douglas Mawson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
G and DWCA [Goulburn and District Women's Cricket Associatio... Australian Women's Cricket Council collection Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Goulburn & Districts Women's Cricket Association Apply Goulburn & Districts Women's Cricket Association filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bolster cover in white twill cotton Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bolsters Apply Bolsters 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
Letter with envelope from Joan Richmond - Darwin Joan Richmond collection Apply Joan Richmond collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1931 Apply 1931 filter
Snowy Mountains Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Screencraft Apply Screencraft filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Fifteen sticks from Pick-Up-Sticks game Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Games Apply Games filter	Austria Apply Austria filter	Olav Schappacher Apply Olav Schappacher filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Saucepan and lid Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Saucepans Apply Saucepans filter	West Bromwich, West Midlands, England Apply West Bromwich, West Midlands, England filter	Archibald Kenrick & Sons Apply Archibald Kenrick & Sons filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Iron stand Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Stands Apply Stands filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Metal 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
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
Miner's short-handled pick Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Picks Apply Picks filter	Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Plastic oil bottle used to lubricate the Condex brand fly-fi... Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Bottles Apply Bottles filter	England Apply England filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
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
Single-furrow horse-drawn plough used by experimental wheat ... Barbara Tong collection Apply Barbara Tong collection filter	Ploughs Apply Ploughs filter	Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
One Lang Starvation Debenture John Beagle collection Apply John Beagle collection filter	Handbills Apply Handbills filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W C Penfold and Co Pty Ltd Apply W C Penfold and Co Pty Ltd filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 2, 1934 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
PS 'Enterprise' built in Echuca, Victoria, in 1878 Graeme Rex and Jane Avril Niehus collection no. 1 Apply Graeme Rex and Jane Avril Niehus collection no. 1 filter	Paddle-steamers Apply Paddle-steamers filter	Beverley, Yorkshire, England Apply Beverley, Yorkshire, England filter	Beverley Iron Coy Limited Apply Beverley Iron Coy Limited filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Oertling 62FM beam balance School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Beam balances Apply Beam balances filter	England Apply England filter	L Oertling Ltd Apply L Oertling Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Goulburn to Sydney Road Race 1931 - Fastest time medal Ken Ross collection Apply Ken Ross collection filter	Sports medals Apply Sports medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W Kerr Apply W Kerr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Wet specimen of a pouched young wombat MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter		Sir Colin MacKenzie Apply Sir Colin MacKenzie filter
Letter of "proclamation read and flag planted on McRobertson... Sir Douglas Mawson collection Apply Sir Douglas Mawson collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Sir Douglas Mawson Apply Sir Douglas Mawson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield, Yaamba Rockhampton area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Apply Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Clear moulded stem glass Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection Apply Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	The Libbey Glass Company Apply The Libbey Glass Company filter	1892 Apply 1892 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