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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wishing You and all humanity PEACE on Earth and Goodwill Barbara Joyce Wright collection no. 2 Apply Barbara Joyce Wright collection no. 2 filter	Cards Apply Cards filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china dinner plate bearing the Common... 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	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Record player needle Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Styluses Apply Styluses filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Buzacott Cyanogas Dust Blower Rabbit Fumigator Pump Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Pest control equipment Apply Pest control equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Buzacott & Co Ltd Apply Buzacott & Co Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Wedding anniversary Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Wooden cell door, 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
Stick used to pierce cloth Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Trafic [sic] line and approach to Australian Camp - Mena, Ca... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Cairo, Egypt Apply Cairo, Egypt filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Card with silk ribbon from Jack Hoctor Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection Apply Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Hazel Hooton Apply Mrs Hazel Hooton filter	1918 Apply 1918 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
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
Gauge block attachment 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
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
Khaki cotton shirt Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection Apply Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection filter	Shirts Apply Shirts filter	Europe Apply Europe filter	Myrtle I. Lindsay Apply Myrtle I. Lindsay filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Wedding aniversary card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
I.R.O. processing card W Klicki collection Apply W Klicki collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1949 Apply 1949 filter
Gardiner Two Day Marine Chronometer No 5/3947 in wooden case Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	R Gardner Apply R Gardner filter	1893 Apply 1893 filter
Dobbie Son & Hutton Marine Chronometer No 5475, with accesso... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Dobbie Son & Hutton Apply Dobbie Son & Hutton filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
1946 Prototype No 1 Holden sedan Ian Metherall collection Apply Ian Metherall collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Detroit, Michigan, United States of America Apply Detroit, Michigan, United States of America filter	GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Counter sink 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
Wedding acceptance Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Congratulations card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child 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
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child 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
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Cards with formulae for theatrical cosmetics Herbert Browne collection Apply Herbert Browne collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter
Ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays 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
White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes 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
Plow plane iron John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Plane irons Apply Plane irons filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Alex Mathieson & Son Apply Alex Mathieson & Son filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Card with white silk ribbon from Elsie Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection Apply Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Hazel Hooton Apply Mrs Hazel Hooton filter	1918 Apply 1918 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
Wool sample box Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Display cases Apply Display cases 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
Wedding acceptance Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Typed document headed 'Odpis' Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 Apply Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Poland Apply Poland filter		1946 Apply 1946 filter
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	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker 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
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
Envelope for McCall brand dressmaking pattern number 5591, M... Judy and Ian McPhee collection Apply Judy and Ian McPhee collection filter	Packaging Apply Packaging filter	Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia filter	McCall Pattern Company Apply McCall Pattern Company filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
CARMINE 2. Card with formulae for theatrical cosmetics Herbert Browne collection Apply Herbert Browne collection filter	Cards Apply Cards 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
Stub of a wax candle John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Candles Apply Candles 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
Cadbury's Bourn-Vita tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Claremont, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Claremont, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Cadburys Apply Cadburys filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Black velvet horse riding helmet Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Sports safety helmets Apply Sports safety helmets filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
An original Handpainted Pitjantjatjara Work of Art Kaltjiti ... Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Fregon, South Australia, Australia Apply Fregon, South Australia, Australia filter	Barbara Baker Apply Barbara Baker filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Cartoon of the parallels between the coal industry of 1892 a... Warren Brown collection Apply Warren Brown collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Warren Brown Apply Mr Warren Brown filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
two Scouts from 1st Surry Hills Troop. Barry Williams and Ga... Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1942 Apply 1942 filter
Wooden scribe made from wood with a steel screw holding the ... 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
Congratulations card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Lemon coloured semi-circular tatted tea cosy Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Tea-cosies Apply Tea-cosies filter	Hampden, South Australia, Australia Apply Hampden, South Australia, Australia filter	Vera E. Ottens Apply Vera E. Ottens filter	1935 Apply 1935 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
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
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
Dance card for fancy ball in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh,... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Prince Alfred Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Apply Prince Alfred Saxe-Coburg and Gotha filter	1868 Apply 1868 filter
Wedding guest card Stella Taber collection Apply Stella Taber collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter