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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Plaited sample of human hair Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Human hair Apply Human hair filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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
Sago strainer Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Strainers Apply Strainers filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek, Fli... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
"HIGHLY COMMENDED, 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
Premo 1/4 plate black box-like camera with box Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Cameras Apply Cameras filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Drill Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Drills Apply Drills filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Card awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, 1887, Special ... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1887 Apply 1887 filter
Glass plate negative - Punch (Arrerika) watering camels, cen... 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
Glass plate negative - Preparing for an emu hunt, Wogait peo... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Anson Bay, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Anson Bay, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Envelope from Hamburg-Amerika Linie Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes 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	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Photographic postcard of Middle Harbour, 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
Rotunda on the Torrens Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Lime spatula Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Spatulas Apply Spatulas filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
View of the C.M. Customs Club at Kulangsu Amoy from the recr... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Photograph of a view of a pagoda like structure on a stone w... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1915 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Drill Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Drills Apply Drills filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Envelope addressed to Miss Faithfull Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Plymouth, England Apply Plymouth, England filter
"FIRST 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
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Mosman's Bay 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
Lime spatula Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Spatulas Apply Spatulas filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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
Woven bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
In the grounds attached to the lake inside of Younnufu City.... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Framed colour photograph of a stud ram Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Waistband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Waistbands Apply Waistbands filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bark cloth bag containing gum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Frederick Chisholm Apply Mr Frederick Chisholm filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Drum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Musical drums Apply Musical drums filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Wilfred N. Beaver Apply Mr Wilfred N. Beaver filter	1915 Apply 1915 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
Photograph of a white stone bridge featuring five arches Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Whitework oval linen table centre in mountmellick work Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Adze blade in wooden socket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Blackheath, railway station Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Blackheath, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blackheath, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Lime spatula Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Spatulas Apply Spatulas filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden bowl Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr R L. Bellamy Apply Mr R L. Bellamy filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Piece of flint Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Stone tools Apply Stone tools filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Frederick Chisholm Apply Mr Frederick Chisholm filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Cheer-Up Society Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Cheer-Up Society Apply Cheer-Up Society filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Mistake Creek Massacre by Queenie McKenzie Queenie McKenzie (Nakarra) collection no.2 Apply Queenie McKenzie (Nakarra) collection no.2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Mistake Creek, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mistake Creek, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Queenie M. Nakarra Apply Queenie M. Nakarra filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
YMCA - With Our Boys Always Everywhere Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter		Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Drum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Musical drums Apply Musical drums filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Ornament Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Letter printed on yellow paper, titled '1984-A Year to Remem... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Photograph sleeve Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Covers Apply Covers filter
Carved pig Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
A River gun boat anchored off Shameen - Canton. Oct 1921 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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
Booklet titled 'Official Rules of Hockey', used by Rose Litt... Rose Hooke collection Apply Rose Hooke collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Hartleys Sports Stores Apply Hartleys Sports Stores filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Photograph of actor Douglas Fairbanks, tennis player William... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Los Angeles, California, United States of America Apply Los Angeles, California, United States of America filter	Keystone Photo Service Apply Keystone Photo Service 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
Envelope addressed to Miss Constance Faithfull, Springfield,... 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		1874 Apply 1874 filter