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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Forty-one oil paint paintbrushes Margaret Coen collection Apply Margaret Coen collection filter	Paintbrushes Apply Paintbrushes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Margaret Coen Apply Margaret Coen filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Protest pamphlet 'We Deserve Better Than This Sharman', Shep... Murray-Darling Basin Authority collection Apply Murray-Darling Basin Authority collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Shepparton, Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia Apply Shepparton, Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia filter		2010 Apply 2010 filter
The Anti-War Movement and the Mass Media Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		Mr Don Hewett Apply Mr Don Hewett filter
Pamphlet 'Defeat the British Crown's Green Fascist Dictators... Murray-Darling Basin Authority collection Apply Murray-Darling Basin Authority collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Griffith, New South Wales, Australia Apply Griffith, New South Wales, Australia filter		2011 Apply 2011 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
Envelope with an illustration of a merino ram on it Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter
Plastic oil bottle used to lubricate the Condex brand fly-fi... Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Bottles Apply Bottles filter	England Apply England filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Iron stand Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Stands Apply Stands filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Spear Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Howard Maple Apply Howard Maple filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Monocular microscope with case and accessories Dr Winifred Curtis collection Apply Dr Winifred Curtis collection filter	Microscopes Apply Microscopes filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	C Baker Ltd Apply C Baker Ltd filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Certificate awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, 1889, F... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter			1889 Apply 1889 filter
Pamplet titled "Every step you take" 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
Cultural conference on Sunday, 1 Sept, 1940 Maurice Edwards collection Apply Maurice Edwards collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter			1940 Apply 1940 filter
FIRST PRIZE, GOULBURN, 1907, A., P., AND H SOCIETY, Section ... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1907 Apply 1907 filter
Novadu Terpi - Pattern book Guna Kinne collection no. 2 Apply Guna Kinne collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Latvia Apply Latvia filter		1939 Apply 1939 filter
Black and white promotional photograph of three men, possibl... Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Radio 2GB, Sydney Apply Radio 2GB, Sydney filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Typeface for the letter 'T' Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Type pieces Apply Type pieces filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Gifts That Last War Saving Certificates People's Paraphernalia collection no. 11 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 11 filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	War Loans and National Savings Campaigns Apply War Loans and National Savings Campaigns filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Hand saw George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Saws Apply Saws 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
"SECOND PRIZE, GOULBURN, 1905" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1905 Apply 1905 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
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
Impressions in sound and image Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		Mr Ralph Hope-Johnstone Apply Mr Ralph Hope-Johnstone filter
Pokerwork snake Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Howard Maple Apply Howard Maple filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
White damask table centre with drawn thread work Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter			1930 Apply 1930 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
Australian Decorative Arts Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter
Wooden stick used for washing clothes Lorna Huxtable collection Apply Lorna Huxtable collection filter	Copper sticks Apply Copper sticks filter	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Apply Launceston, Tasmania, Australia filter	Louise E. Barrenger Apply Louise E. Barrenger filter	1882 Apply 1882 filter
Hand-pumped dentist's spittoon used by Lilija Kokle John Jankaus collection Apply John Jankaus collection filter	Spittoons Apply Spittoons filter	Ventspils, Latvia Apply Ventspils, Latvia filter	Mrs Lilija Kokle Apply Mrs Lilija Kokle filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Commander 3 1/2 years, Sold to Stephen Osborne, 40 guineas Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Manacles from Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Punishment equipment Apply Punishment equipment filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart filter	1837 Apply 1837 filter
Guard, 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
"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
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1940 Apply 1940 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
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
Oil In Australia - Bores Put Down - Efforts In South Austral... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	The Sydney Morning Herald Apply The Sydney Morning Herald filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Portable folding bookmaker's board, which was used by Ted Ea... Ian Charles Tongue collection Apply Ian Charles Tongue collection filter	Gambling equipment Apply Gambling equipment filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Ted Eastman Apply Ted Eastman filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Plant fibre basket Odette O'Neill collection Apply Odette O'Neill collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Mr Victor L. Stiskin Apply Mr Victor L. Stiskin filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Cast iron prison key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Be a thinking voter - Patsy Jones Patsy Jones collection Apply Patsy Jones collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter
La Vie Ormondaise [Ormonde] Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	England Apply England filter	Orient Line Apply Orient Line filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly Gidleigh Collection Apply Gidleigh Collection filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Paul Robeson - calls on the American People to fight for Fre... Milleese Morrow Boughton collection Apply Milleese Morrow Boughton collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Mr Paul L. Robeson Apply Mr Paul L. Robeson filter	1944 Apply 1944 filter
Black felt bowler hat for horse riding Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Bowler hats Apply Bowler hats filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
RKO Radio Pictures Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Advertising postcards Apply Advertising postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
'The Cycle Derby of 1939' Cycling in Australia - Wayville Showgrounds collection Apply Cycling in Australia - Wayville Showgrounds collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Wayville, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Wayville, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Max Monkhouse Apply Max Monkhouse filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Incised and painted shield, stylistically attributed to La P... Mike Pearson collection Apply Mike Pearson collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Hand saw with a wooden handle and a metal blade George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Saws Apply Saws 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
Triangular metal file Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Files (tools) Apply Files (tools) filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 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
Bread Research Institute of Australia on 'Summer Baking Need... ET Fealy collection Apply ET Fealy collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter
Lead finial for gaol fence Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Finials Apply Finials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 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
Works of the first stage of the Snowy-Murray development David Kaus collection no. 3 Apply David Kaus collection no. 3 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter
Side view of a ram 'Coronation' Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter
Map of the West Kimberley fitted into a timber pelmet Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Lands & Surveys Department, Western Australia Apply Lands & Surveys Department, Western Australia filter	1901 Apply 1901 filter
Tin Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Tins Apply Tins filter		Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Strategy for the Revolution Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter		Mr Brian Medlin Apply Mr Brian Medlin filter