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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
1974 Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles Championship tennis trophy wo... Evonne Goolagong Cawley collection no. 2 Apply Evonne Goolagong Cawley collection no. 2 filter	Trophies Apply Trophies filter	Wimbledon, London, England Apply Wimbledon, London, England filter	Evonne F. Goolagong Cawley AO MBE Apply Evonne F. Goolagong Cawley AO MBE filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Sculpture - wood - witchetty grub J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Djulwadak Dawidi Apply Djulwadak Dawidi filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Poster 'STOP WORK Friday 18th Sept. to STOP the WAR' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Vietnam Apply Vietnam filter	United States Armed Forces Apply United States Armed Forces filter	1965 Apply 1965 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
Ceremonial wooden wheelbarrow used at the turning of the fir... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Wheelbarrows Apply Wheelbarrows filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	W J. Spence Apply W J. Spence filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
International Women's' Year 1975 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
Square white cotton table centre cloth made by Una May Roadk... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Una M. Irvine Apply Mrs Una M. Irvine filter	1906 Apply 1906 filter
White china bowl Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Dictating and transcribing machine Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Office machines Apply Office machines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Set of glasses for the Commonwealth Parliament Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Drinking glasses Apply Drinking 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
Incomplete lizard sculpture, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Paint on canvas board Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter		Johnie Warangula Apply Johnie Warangula filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Wet specimen - Koala - arm muscles MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Words and music for two anti-conscription songs Robert Scates collection Apply Robert Scates collection filter	Sheet music Apply Sheet music filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Glen Tomassetti Apply Glen Tomassetti filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Make-do pine packing case cupboard Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection Apply Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection filter	Cupboards Apply Cupboards filter	Towamba, New South Wales, Australia Apply Towamba, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ernest Smith Apply Mr Ernest Smith filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Kangaroo and joey Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Tiepins Apply Tiepins filter			1970 Apply 1970 filter
Wolseley-Lister mechanical shearing handpiece used at 'Rocky... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Shearing equipment Apply Shearing equipment filter	Birmingham, West Midlands, England Apply Birmingham, West Midlands, England filter	The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company Apply The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Bone china dinner plate printed with the Commonwealth Parlia... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Height measurement gauges 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
Thread 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
Painting depicts an abstract design that recalls the facial ... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Black Joe Wombadiemeri Apply Black Joe Wombadiemeri filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
Blue badge featuring a white moratorium symbol People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Vietnam Apply Vietnam filter	Vietnam Moratorium Campaign (NSW) Apply Vietnam Moratorium Campaign (NSW) filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Liyawulumu Apply Liyawulumu filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Painting on card by Jill Dundiwuy Mununggur, Yirrkala NT - f... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Jill Dundiwuy Mununggur Apply Jill Dundiwuy Mununggur filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Boab nut incised with landscape design Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter			1974 Apply 1974 filter
Wooden decorated carving of a snake by Nangunyarri I Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nongunyarri No 1 Apply Nongunyarri No 1 filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Pair of brown cotton knit stockings Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Stockings Apply Stockings filter	Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China Apply Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China filter	Mrs Olga A. Riet Apply Mrs Olga A. Riet filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Poster - "Development Peace International Women's Year" 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
Foot switch Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Office machines Apply Office machines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Poster - "Women in this Decade" 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
Glazed stoneware vase Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Vases Apply Vases filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Eddie Puruntatameri Apply Eddie Puruntatameri filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Wet specimen - Echidna - brain and spinal cord MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Ivy Lovric's identity pass from Channel 9 Ivy Lovric collection Apply Ivy Lovric collection filter	Identity badges Apply Identity badges filter		Ivy Lovric Apply Ivy Lovric filter	1970 Apply 1970 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
Cyclone Tracy evacuation registration card, 1974 Geoff Finger collection Apply Geoff Finger collection filter	Travel documents Apply Travel documents filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Geoff Finger Apply Mr Geoff Finger filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Cylindrical wooden tapstick, tapering to pointed ends with a... Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Jacky Garuryu Apply Jacky Garuryu filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Gold panning dish Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Mining equipment Apply Mining equipment 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
White cotton pillowcase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Circular pandanus fibre basket Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Mangallod, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mangallod, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Rose Maiyalbi Apply Rose Maiyalbi filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Wet specimen - Horse, kidney MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Wooden decorated carving of a pelican Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Club Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Set of three glasses Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Glasses Apply Glasses 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
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
Stuzzi Memocord MT570 audio cassette tape in a blue plastic ... Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio cassettes Apply Audio cassettes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Bark painting 'Barama Shows the First Sacred Rangga' by Garw... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Gawirrin Gumana Apply Gawirrin Gumana filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
National Conference Observer 1950 - 1985, UAW [Union of Aust... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Union badges Apply Union 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
Two square plush d'oyleys Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies 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
Child's drawing by Maniya, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Maniya Apply Maniya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Sticker Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers 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
Kangaroo Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 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	Anchor Barbbur Wurrkidj Apply Anchor Barbbur Wurrkidj filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No.20. Qualup Bell Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Sculpture Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Wooden decorated dotting comb from Melville or Bathurst Isla... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Artists equipment Apply Artists equipment filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Metal scriber 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
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
Mockba 1987 World Congress of Women 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