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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Box for 'Lister' Sheep-Shearing combs used at 'Rocky Plains'... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Storage boxes Apply Storage boxes filter	Dursley, Gloucestershire, England Apply Dursley, Gloucestershire, England filter	R A Lister and Company Limited Apply R A Lister and Company Limited filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Feather and bark fly lure Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter
The Boer Armament and Col Baden-Powell at Mafeking - Story o... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter
"Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association, SPRING SHOW, 19... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter			1906 Apply 1906 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
Pigment sample Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens 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
Bunch of keys from HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 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
Hair tongs Una May Irvine collection no. 2 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 2 filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Una M. Irvine Apply Mrs Una M. Irvine filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Poster titled 'The Australian Post Office still pioneers new... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Plow 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	T & M Sorby Apply T & M Sorby filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
First prize card awarded at the Yass Spring Show, 1906 Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1906 Apply 1906 filter
Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her hu... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Child's drawing - When Mr Chaseling came to Yirrkala in 1935... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Joyce Bulnyinda Apply Joyce Bulnyinda filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Gagarrar, Menyaba and Wuluwulg - a Bremer Island story Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mathaman Marika Apply Mathaman Marika filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 2, 1930 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Second prize card awarded at the Yass Spring Show, 1906 Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1906 Apply 1906 filter
Reddish-coloured club with koala motif on both sides of head... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Ornate brass table lamp with four bayonet light globe fittin... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Table lamps Apply Table lamps filter	The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Melrose Ware green ceramic bowl, made by Hoffman Brick & Pot... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Hoffman Brick & Potteries Ltd Apply Hoffman Brick & Potteries Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Non-conductive fibre Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Components Apply Components filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Book titled 'Japan Today and Tomorrow 1934 The Osaka Mainich... Lorelle Moore collection Apply Lorelle Moore collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	China Apply China filter	Lorelle Moore Apply Lorelle Moore filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
Black and white postcard photograph of Auntie Val from the B... 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 Blue Birds Club Apply Radio 2GB Blue Birds Club filter	1935 Apply 1935 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
Radius gauge set 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
Album of Newspaper clippings Dr Robert C Percival collection Apply Dr Robert C Percival collection filter	Albums Apply Albums filter		Mr Edgar W. Percival Apply Mr Edgar W. Percival filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Wool sample box Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Display cases Apply Display cases filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Great Northern Juvenile Athletic and Schools Exhibition Association Apply Great Northern Juvenile Athletic and Schools Exhibition Association filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
First Prize card awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, Wa... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1887 Apply 1887 filter
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	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Fabric covered toy box and removable tray Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy boxes Apply Toy boxes filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter		1925 Apply 1925 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china dinnerware used by the King or ... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinnerware Apply Dinnerware filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Inside calipers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Inside calipers Apply Inside calipers filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Green toy car manufactured by INIC, ENGLAND Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy vehicles Apply Toy vehicles 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
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
Thread angle 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
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Victorian Women's Cricket Team wearing state blazers - Sydne... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Elsie Deane Apply Elsie Deane filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
Green glass bottle from Ah Toy's garden, Palmer River Professor Ian Jack collection no. 1 Apply Professor Ian Jack collection no. 1 filter	Beverage bottles Apply Beverage bottles filter	Castleford, West Yorkshire, England Apply Castleford, West Yorkshire, England filter	University of Sydney Apply University of Sydney filter	1905 Apply 1905 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
George V Jubilee Medal 1935 to Sir Robert Menzies RG Menzies collection Apply RG Menzies collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	England Apply England filter	King George V Apply King George V filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Bevel George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Bevels Apply Bevels filter	Southington, Connecticut, United States of America Apply Southington, Connecticut, United States of America filter	Henry Disston & Sons Apply Henry Disston & Sons filter	1935 Apply 1935 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
Bundle of string, made from the fibre of a banyan vine, boun... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Special Prize card awarded at the Murrumbidgee Annual Show, ... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1890 Apply 1890 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
Letter Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1935 Apply 1935 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
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
Six pence coin produced in 1935 for the Territory of New Gui... TE Hanley collection no. 3 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 3 filter	Sixpences Apply Sixpences filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1935 Apply 1935 filter
Ceremonial wooden wheelbarrow used at the turning of the fir... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Wheelbarrows Apply Wheelbarrows filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	W J. Spence Apply W J. Spence filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Christmas card from Betty Archdale to Ruby Monaghan, 1935 Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Christmas cards Apply Christmas cards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Ms Betty Archdale Apply Ms Betty Archdale filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Allen key Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Allen keys Apply Allen keys filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Bunch of keys marked HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 1834-1966 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
Bore 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