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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Sydney Mail, 14 January 1925 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Newspapers Apply Newspapers filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Andrew C. Gibson Apply Andrew C. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Carte de visite portrait photograph of Nathaniel Myers Nathaniel Myers Scrimshaw collection Apply Nathaniel Myers Scrimshaw collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	H H. Baily Apply H H. Baily filter	1867 Apply 1867 filter
"FIRST PRIZE, GOULBURN, 188_" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1880 Apply 1880 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
Information super highway Political Humour Competition 1996 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1996 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir 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
One of 18 action photographs of the women's cricket match, S... Ruth Preddey collection Apply Ruth Preddey collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	University of Sydney Cricket Ground, University of Sydney, Sydney, ... Apply University of Sydney Cricket Ground, University of Sydney, Sydney, ... filter	The Sydney Morning Herald Apply The Sydney Morning Herald filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Como Bridge over George'... 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
'Still life with jar and bowl', painted by Eddie Mabo, c1952 Bonita Mabo collection Apply Bonita Mabo collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter		Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1952 Apply 1952 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
Cast iron 'D' shaped screw lock handcuffs with key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Handcuffs Apply Handcuffs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Stone plague on prison wall - 'ANNODOMINI M.DCCCXXXI' Campbe... 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
Cartoon titled 'Alien Invasion (Mr & Mrs Merv Bloggs)'. Political Humour Competition 2001 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 2001 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Cathy Wilcox Apply Ms Cathy Wilcox filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with le... Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 Apply Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Geoffrey Yen Apply Mr Geoffrey Yen filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
That'll Be the Phone : Telstra in the Bush 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 Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Republican, yes no clowns Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Rocco Fazzari Apply Mr Rocco Fazzari filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Woven split cane bicornual [bicornuate] basket made in the C... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Nationals Worst Scenario Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Ashfield, where we were married 15/6/1886 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
Why Howard can't retreat Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Cartoon of Paul Keating sitting upside down at the top of th... John Shakespeare collection no. 1 Apply John Shakespeare collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr John Shakespeare Apply Mr John Shakespeare filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
COLESANCO, January 1938, The Magazine of the Employees of G.... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	G J Coles & Company Limited Apply G J Coles & Company Limited filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
The Gap, Watson's Bay Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1849 Apply 1849 filter
Warden at opened trap door for the gallows Campbell Street P... 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
Newspaper article titled Antarctic Medals, mentioning John C... John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	The Sydney Morning Herald Apply The Sydney Morning Herald filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846 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		1846 Apply 1846 filter
Metal peg - prison cell fixture Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Building materials Apply Building materials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Standard Bushel gun-metal grain measure Geoff Gray collection Apply Geoff Gray collection filter	Measures Apply Measures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Lannon Harley Apply Lannon Harley filter	1832 Apply 1832 filter
Woodchipping in Australia Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1996 Apply 1996 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
How we've Learned to ride the dollar Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Cartoon showing two children in the forest Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
US cold feet may send chill through new privatisation Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Picturesque Atlas of Australasia. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Atlases Apply Atlases filter			1886 Apply 1886 filter
Cartoon of a line at the CES (Commonwealth Employment Servic... Ron Tandberg collection Apply Ron Tandberg collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Saw-setting tool Phillip Porta collection Apply Phillip Porta collection filter	Saw-setting tools Apply Saw-setting tools filter	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Adelong, New South Wales, Australia filter	John H. Gillman Apply John H. Gillman filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Hately wheat collection Horse Era Museum collection no. 2 Apply Horse Era Museum collection no. 2 filter	Grains Apply Grains filter			1886 Apply 1886 filter
Treatment of Chinese in Queensland petition, 1886 Chinese in Australia Rare Books collection Apply Chinese in Australia Rare Books collection filter	Petitions Apply Petitions filter			1886 Apply 1886 filter
Album of carte-de-visite photographs relating to the trial o... Tichborne Claimant Album collection Apply Tichborne Claimant Album collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Limited Apply London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Limited filter	1871 Apply 1871 filter
Facsimile of newspaper clipping titled 'Man of the Land', Th... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Debra Jopson Apply Debra Jopson filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
I'll wind for Health Funds Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
John Laws backs banks Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mark Cornwall Apply Mark Cornwall filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Dragon Lady 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 Rocco Fazzari Apply Mr Rocco Fazzari filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
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
If I'd been born a Palestinian Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 Apply Michael Fitzjames collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
'Dragon Heads', painted by Eddie Mabo, c1951 Bonita Mabo collection Apply Bonita Mabo collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter		Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Convict-made brick with an 'O' stamped in the centre of one ... David Westcott collection no. 4 Apply David Westcott collection no. 4 filter	Convict bricks Apply Convict bricks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	John Onus Apply John Onus filter	1833 Apply 1833 filter
Dark burgundy velvet loose collar Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Collars Apply Collars filter			1880 Apply 1880 filter
Poster titled 'It's the speedy airmail that conquers distanc... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 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
Postcard issued by the Sydney Philatelic Club for the Jubile... 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	Sydney Philatelic Club Apply Sydney Philatelic Club filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Oil on linen portrait of the racehorse 'Jorrocks' Jorrocks collection Apply Jorrocks collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter		Unknown Artist Apply Unknown Artist filter	1840 Apply 1840 filter
Colourised photographic postcard of Mosman, 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
Electioneering Political Humour Competition 1996 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1996 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1996 Apply 1996 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
'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
Cat and mouse Political Humour Competition 1996 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1996 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	1995 Apply 1995 filter
Herbert River Agricultural and Pastoral Association 1886 'Be... David Allen medals collection Apply David Allen medals collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter			1886 Apply 1886 filter
Department of the Parliamentary Library Information Storage ... Terry Fox collection Apply Terry Fox collection filter	Government records Apply Government records filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Cartoon of John Howard holding a bucket of tar in one hand a... John Shakespeare collection no. 1 Apply John Shakespeare collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr John Shakespeare Apply Mr John Shakespeare filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter