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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Engraved print titled 'Native Troopers Dispersing a Camp', b... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Frank P. Mahony Apply Frank P. Mahony filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
Aboriginal Areas Authority unused circular bronze site marke... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Sticker Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Souvenir beaker to celebrate Princess Margaret's 60th birthd... Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative mugs Apply Commemorative mugs filter		Princess Margaret Apply Princess Margaret filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Yugoslavia Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Ian R. Sharpe Apply Mr Ian R. Sharpe filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'The Philosophical Re... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Poster - "Women in this Decade" Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Souvenir beaker to celebrate the 40th Birthday of Princess A... Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative mugs Apply Commemorative mugs filter		Princess Anne E. Apply Princess Anne E. filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Colonial View' Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Peasant's land-bank, 5% State certificate of 100 roubles Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Financial records Apply Financial records filter	Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China Apply Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China filter	Mrs Olga A. Riet Apply Mrs Olga A. Riet filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'The Squatters' Thesa... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Souvenir fragment of a Soviet SS-20 missile President Mikhail Gorbachev collection Apply President Mikhail Gorbachev collection filter	Presentation pieces Apply Presentation pieces filter	Russia Apply Russia filter	USSR Government Apply USSR Government filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Reject heritage listing, If you close the mills who'll pay t... Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Concerned Ladies Action Group Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group filter	1995 Apply 1995 filter
Poster titled 'Reclaim the Night', 1993 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Bamboo hybrid stringed musical instrument called a 'dan tre'... Minh Nguyen collection Apply Minh Nguyen collection filter	Musical instruments Apply Musical instruments filter	Philippines Apply Philippines filter	Mr Minh Tam Nguyen Apply Mr Minh Tam Nguyen filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
No more Hiroshima - Mobilisation for Survival People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Hiroshima, Japan Apply Hiroshima, Japan filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Poster 'WAR TOY FREE ZONE' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Poster - "Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Afr... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Armidale Tableau' Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Nuclear Free Zone Australia People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament Apply Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Cat sculpture (Ngaya) Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Rectangular enamelled metal sign "Post Office" Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter			1980 Apply 1980 filter
Poster 'nuclear man the final mutation...?' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Birds sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Kalka, South Australia, Australia Apply Kalka, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngininka Apply Ngininka filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Homo Australis Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr John Kron Apply Mr John Kron filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
International Women's Day, 8 March United Nations Time for A... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Engraved print titled 'Supposed Native Tombs', by George Gre... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	George Grey Apply George Grey filter	1841 Apply 1841 filter
U.N. Decade for Women 1976-1985 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster - "Australians for Nuclear Disarmament" Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Fourth page of documentary material relating to the Mill Sis... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... Apply The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Glycine tabacina Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
International Women's Day mug, 1994 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Mugs Apply Mugs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Plastic bag with Union of Australian Women Declares Peace on... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plastic bags Apply Plastic bags filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Snake sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Pulya Taylor Apply Pulya Taylor filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Peace Now! Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Eighth page of documentary material relating to the Mills Si... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... Apply The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Snake sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Stylised drawing of a white dove carrying an olive branch Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
King Wally quits, 1991 Robbie Swan collection Apply Robbie Swan collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	The Daily Telegraph Mirror Apply The Daily Telegraph Mirror filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Sydney Water Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Lindsay Foyle Apply Mr Lindsay Foyle filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Bread Not Bombs People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Wooden wool depth measure, used by professional shearer Coli... Colin Davis collection Apply Colin Davis collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter	Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Colin Davis Apply Mr Colin Davis filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Disarm Today Datarm Tomorrow People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament Apply Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Miss Australia crown worn by national titleholders in the Mi... Miss Australia Company collection Apply Miss Australia Company collection filter	Crowns (headwear) Apply Crowns (headwear) filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ernest Booth Apply Mr Ernest Booth filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
You Can't Hug Children with Nuclear Arms People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Bird sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Kalka, South Australia, Australia Apply Kalka, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngininka Apply Ngininka filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Poster - "Office of the Status of Women" Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Circle 'W' branding iron initially used for branding cattle,... John Stanes collection Apply John Stanes collection filter	Brands Apply Brands filter	Erldunda, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Erldunda, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Sydney H. Stanes Apply Mr Sydney H. Stanes filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Undyed wool fibre two-piece suit made by Audrey McBurney Audrey McBurney collection Apply Audrey McBurney collection filter	Womens clothing Apply Womens clothing filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Audrey McBurney Apply Audrey McBurney filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Clerodendrum paniculatum Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
'Hold Your Fire' Election date-S.M.H. Michael Fitzjames collection no. 2 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Untitled painting by Billy Petyarre Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges collection no. 2 Apply Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges collection no. 2 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Utopia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Billy Petyarre Apply Billy Petyarre filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Out of ANZUS People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Apply Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Pair of Renato Balestra glasses, red tortoise shell frames w... Carmen Lawrence collection Apply Carmen Lawrence collection filter	Spectacles Apply Spectacles filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Renato Balestra Apply Renato Balestra filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter