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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Letter - Sworn statement by John Flynn, 16 May 1844 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 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
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... 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	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Yass Spring Show, 1906, Second Prize Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1906 Apply 1906 filter
John Poole Marine Chronometer No 2659, with accessories in a... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John Poole Apply John Poole filter	1855 Apply 1855 filter
Griddle Iron Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Cooking equipment Apply Cooking equipment filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the... TE Hanley collection no. 1 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	James Berry Apply James Berry filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter
Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison... 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
Brown envelope, postmarked "BRISBANE, Q, LAND, 1-AM, 1 JAN, ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Carving Steel Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Sharpening steels Apply Sharpening steels filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Barraud No 2/901 chronometer with Poole's auxiliary compensa... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter		Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers Apply Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers filter	1820 Apply 1820 filter
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Lantern slide - View from the sea of Point Charles lighthous... 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	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Lantern slide - Chambers Pillar, Northern Territory, photogr... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	Chambers Pillar, Central Desert, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Chambers Pillar, Central Desert, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Envelope Parsons collection Apply Parsons collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter
Envelope addressed to W P Faithfull Esq, Springfield, Goulbu... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter		William P. Faithfull Apply William P. Faithfull filter
Photographic postcard of the Australasian Football Club, 191... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Manchester, England Apply Manchester, England filter		1911 Apply 1911 filter
Mayne's autograph book containing over 850 autographs of fam... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Autograph books Apply Autograph books filter		Edgar R. Mayne Apply Edgar R. Mayne filter	1907 Apply 1907 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
Glass plate negative - two men with cuts of meat hanging fro... 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	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelac... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Fred Mulga Apply Fred Mulga filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the est... Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 Apply Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 filter	Footstools Apply Footstools filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1858 Apply 1858 filter
Film negative - Nell Basedow walking toward house, Yalata st... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Envelope addressed to Petronella Wensing Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Haarlem, Holland Apply Haarlem, Holland filter	Petronella Wensing Apply Petronella Wensing filter	1962 Apply 1962 filter
Japara food bag Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Storage bags Apply Storage bags filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
On the Harbour, Sydney Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Balmoral Beach, Sydney Harbour, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Balmoral Beach, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Balmoral Beach, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1912 Apply 1912 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
Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John S. Prout Apply John S. Prout filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Postcard showing a group of cyclists Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1912 Apply 1912 filter
Envelope addressed to Miss Faithfull, 17 March 1914 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter			1914 Apply 1914 filter
Girl 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
"SECOND PRIZE, GOULBURN, 1907, A., P., AND H SOCIETY" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1907 Apply 1907 filter
Envelope addressed to Miss Faithfull at Springfield Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter
Club made by 'Cabbage', from lower Darling River area, New S... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Cabbage Apply Cabbage filter	1912 Apply 1912 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
Certificate awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, 1890, H... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter			1890 Apply 1890 filter
Kangaroo mounted on a wishbone Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter			1903 Apply 1903 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
ACME 'Invincible' clothes wringer Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes wringers Apply Clothes wringers filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	ACME Manufacturing Co Apply ACME Manufacturing Co filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
FIRST PRIZE, GOULBURN, 1908, A., P., AND H. SOCIETY Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1908 Apply 1908 filter
Hon. Certificate awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, Wa... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter			1887 Apply 1887 filter
Envelope titled 'Postcard Portraits from Original Drawings o... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	James Flett Apply James Flett filter
Beneath the Fern, Bulli Pass, NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Bulli Pass, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bulli Pass, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia filter	M A Broadhurst Photo Apply M A Broadhurst Photo filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Yass Spring Show, 1906, Second Prize Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1906 Apply 1906 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Bondi Beach, 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
Manuscript journal 'Christmas Number, Baden Journal, Dec 11 ... 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
Brown paper envelope with 'AIRGRAPH LETTER' printed in top r... Sheila Van Emden collection Apply Sheila Van Emden collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Batlow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Batlow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Sheila C. Van Emden Apply Mrs Sheila C. Van Emden filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
Packet David Kaus collection no. 3 Apply David Kaus collection no. 3 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter
Opening the First Parliament of Australia on May 9th 1901 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1901 Apply 1901 filter
Glass plate negative - Expedition buggy on bed of Todd River... 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
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
John Rodgers Marine Chronometer No 1/1853, with accessories ... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John Rodgers Apply John Rodgers filter	1868 Apply 1868 filter
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Envelope addressed to Mr W Percy Faithfull Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
Envelope addressed to Mrs Maple-Brown, Springfield, Goulburn... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter		1959 Apply 1959 filter
White china mixing bowl Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Mixing bowls Apply Mixing bowls filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Convict-made brick with an 'O' stamped in the centre of one ... David Westcott collection no. 4 Apply David Westcott collection no. 4 filter	Convict bricks Apply Convict bricks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	John Onus Apply John Onus filter	1833 Apply 1833 filter