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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
1834-1934 matchbox holder souvenir of the Melbourne and Vict... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Matchbox holders Apply Matchbox holders filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Reverend John Grosse Apply Reverend John Grosse filter	1834 Apply 1834 filter
Thoroughbrace Coach used by the Nowland family, with accesso... Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 filter	Horse drawn coaches Apply Horse drawn coaches filter	Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America Apply Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America filter	Abbott-Downing Company Apply Abbott-Downing Company filter	1854 Apply 1854 filter
Ceramic bust of John Pascoe Fawkner John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection Apply John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection filter	Busts Apply Busts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr John P. Fawkner Apply Mr John P. Fawkner filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Religious books Apply Religious books filter			1887 Apply 1887 filter
Cast Easom Enfield plaque with rising sun, kangaroo and emu,... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter			1880 Apply 1880 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
Yass Spring Show, 1906, Second Prize Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1906 Apply 1906 filter
Poster titled 'Telephone services link together the people o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Burnished, wooden fighting club 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 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
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
Harvest of Endurance: A History of the Chinese in Australia ... Australia-China Friendship Society collection Apply Australia-China Friendship Society collection filter	Scrolls Apply Scrolls filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Mo Xiangyi Apply Mr Mo Xiangyi filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
"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
Pokerwork decorated club, attributed to La Perouse, Sydney Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Hot-air steriliser School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Health and medical equipment Apply Health and medical equipment filter	Edinburgh, Scotland Apply Edinburgh, Scotland filter	Baird and Tatlock Apply Baird and Tatlock filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Shell armband featuring 15 variegated segments JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Western Australias Phenomenal Gold Yield Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1883 Apply 1883 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
Tirranna Picnic Race Club minutes book, 1886 to 1915 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
Baby's silk garment Rita McMartin collection no. 1 Apply Rita McMartin collection no. 1 filter	Baby dresses Apply Baby dresses filter	Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia filter	'Granny' Edwards Apply 'Granny' Edwards filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Cattle branding iron with the initials TR Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Brands Apply Brands filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
"SECOND PRIZE, GOULBURN, 1905, A., P., AND H. SOCIETY" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1905 Apply 1905 filter
Paved area leading to cells 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
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
Aboriginal breastplate for Billy Hippie, King of Minnon Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	George Twemlow Apply George Twemlow filter	1877 Apply 1877 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
Dark burgundy velvet loose collar Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Collars Apply Collars filter			1880 Apply 1880 filter
"SECOND 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
Ornate silver centrepiece for a table Smith Family collection Apply Smith Family collection filter	Centrepieces Apply Centrepieces filter			1866 Apply 1866 filter
Prize card awarded to Mr AL Faithfull Wagga 1890 Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1890 Apply 1890 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club minutes book, 1881 to 1912 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1881 Apply 1881 filter
Family Bible Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bibles Apply Bibles filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	William Collins, Sons and Co. Apply William Collins, Sons and Co. filter	1800 Apply 1800 filter
Cattle branding iron with the initials WR Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Brands Apply Brands filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 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
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
Beige glazed ceramic souvenir jug - The Cream of Highland Wh... Queen Victoria Jubilee collection Apply Queen Victoria Jubilee collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Port Dundas Pottery Coy Apply Port Dundas Pottery Coy filter	1886 Apply 1886 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
Loseby Two Day Marine Chronometer No 109, with accessories i... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club Programme, 21 January 1887 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Thomas Daniel Apply Thomas Daniel filter	1887 Apply 1887 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
Yass Spring Show, 1906, Second Prize Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1906 Apply 1906 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
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
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
Aboriginal breastplate for U Robert, King of Big Leather and... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1800 Apply 1800 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
Wooden sword club made in the Cardwell district of Queenslan... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia Apply Cardwell, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 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
Prize card awarded to Mr AL Faithfull Goulburn 1888 Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1888 Apply 1888 filter
A ram, seen from the side. "Jubilee II" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs 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
Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flo... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Wool specimens Apply Wool specimens filter	Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Macarthur Apply John Macarthur filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
Two sheep facing each other in front of a post and rail fenc... Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs 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
Prize card awarded to Mr A. L. Faithfull 1890 Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1890 Apply 1890 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Ocean Beach, Manly, 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
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
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