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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Melbourne. A City of Unrivalled Loveliness Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Australian Olympic Commitee Apply Australian Olympic Commitee filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Pamphlet titled 'Wanem-E-Aids? Aids Awareness' 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Thursday (Waiben) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Thursday (Waiben) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Mura Kosker Sorority Inc Apply Mura Kosker Sorority Inc filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Racism and the anti-war movement Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		P Coe Apply P Coe filter
Women against Aidex 91 Point of Delivery Protest Against AIDEX '91 collection Apply Protest Against AIDEX '91 collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Desiko Pty Ltd Apply Desiko Pty Ltd filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Film negative - Expedition party on march, central Australia... 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	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Women for Peace - and in War Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		Freda Brown Apply Freda Brown filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china saucer bearing the Commonwealth... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Saucers Apply Saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Rota-mix Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 Apply Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter
We Dooks the...Dook; An Unofficial, Unauthentic, and Totally... Griffith Pioneer Park Museum collection Apply Griffith Pioneer Park Museum collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Sydney University Undergraduates' Association Apply Sydney University Undergraduates' Association filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Champion Prize card awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show,... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1887 Apply 1887 filter
"FIRST PRIZE, GOULBURN, 1905" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1905 Apply 1905 filter
Document regarding Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 1 August 1927 ... Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Financial records Apply Financial records filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Brass fastening pin for latch Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Fasteners Apply Fasteners filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Laos and Cambodia: the New Escalation Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Laos Apply Laos filter	Frances Letters Apply Frances Letters filter
Write Now! Wilderness Society (A.C.T. Branch) Forests Campaign collection Apply Wilderness Society (A.C.T. Branch) Forests Campaign collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Tasmanian Wilderness Society Apply Tasmanian Wilderness Society filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Black and white photograph of The Duke bred by AL Faithfull Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter			1934 Apply 1934 filter
Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales, membership cer... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Membership certificates Apply Membership certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	F B. Rodriguez Apply F B. Rodriguez filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Certificate awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, 1889, C... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter			1889 Apply 1889 filter
Photograph of Parliament House, Canberra, shortly after its ... George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Card awarded at the Yass Spring Show, 1906, First Prize Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1906 Apply 1906 filter
Head ornament Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Head ornaments Apply Head ornaments filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Woodwork tool 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
"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
I'll be there! National Gathering of Christians collection Apply National Gathering of Christians collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
The World Press Council as a Force for Peace Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		Reverend Frank Hartley Apply Reverend Frank Hartley filter
The War Lovers Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		Mr Steve Cooper Apply Mr Steve Cooper filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels 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
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
"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
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
Newspaper clippings of articles and cartoons related to pric... Dr John Mann collection Apply Dr John Mann collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter			1926 Apply 1926 filter
Embroidered 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	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Framed colour photograph of a stud ram Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
'The Highway Code for Bicycle Riders', published 1940 Cycling in Australia - Ephemera collection no.1 Apply Cycling in Australia - Ephemera collection no.1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter
Pamplet titled "Fact Sheet No 33 DISARMAMENT" People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 1 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter
Toy ladle Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Kitchen toys Apply Kitchen toys filter		Mrs Eslee Bridge Apply Mrs Eslee Bridge filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Saigon Politics Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Vietnam Apply Vietnam filter	Mr Peter King Apply Mr Peter King filter
Why I Turned to Communism by EA Laurie People's Paraphernalia collection no. 13 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 13 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter
Adjustable taper nose pliers John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Pliers Apply Pliers 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
Second Prize card awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, W... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1889 Apply 1889 filter
A Teamster's Camp in Australia Carting Wheat to Railway Stat... Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 Apply Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Atlas Press Pty Ltd Apply Atlas Press Pty Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Part of model dancing platform Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Models Apply Models filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr B W. Bramell Apply Mr B W. Bramell filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Cylindrical fibre basket Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Zeiss 188014 binocular microscope and box School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Microscopes Apply Microscopes filter	Jena, Germany Apply Jena, Germany filter	Carl Zeiss Apply Carl Zeiss filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Glass plate negative - Man holding north-western type of spe... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Smooth wood plane John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Alex Mathieson & Son Apply Alex Mathieson & Son filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
White ceramic toy tea set with yellow decoration Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy tea sets Apply Toy tea sets 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
Wou Teh Shing, Stone Contractor, Hankow, 29 January 1927 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Invoices Apply Invoices filter	Wuhan, China Apply Wuhan, China filter	Wou Teh Shing, Stone Contractor Apply Wou Teh Shing, Stone Contractor filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east... 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
Roller skates Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Roller-skates Apply Roller-skates 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
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
Club Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Pigmented plaited grass fibre armband or "baku" Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
1997 Royal Australian Mint Proof Coin Set Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	Coin proof sets Apply Coin proof sets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Pigmented cylindrical bark container Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter