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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
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
CAPOW On the road to Beijing 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
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'The Opening of Parli... 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 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
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 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
Poster - "African National Congress" 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
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
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
Oil painting of Mount Ainslie viewed from Russell Hill, Canb... Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Mount Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Mount Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Petronella Wensing Apply Petronella Wensing filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Lizard 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
Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, mad... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Helena E. Roadknight Apply Mrs Helena E. Roadknight filter	1870 Apply 1870 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	Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wingellina, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jean I. Burke Apply Jean I. Burke filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Lizard 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
Pair of black and brown wooden bird sculptures covered with ... Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Nowitja Apply Nowitja filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Small, Medium or Fun Size? 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	Mark Cornwall Apply Mark Cornwall filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Tasmanian Aborigines celebrate 8 years of re-occupation of O... Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre collection no. 2 Apply Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre collection no. 2 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Oyster Cove, Tasmania, Australia Apply Oyster Cove, Tasmania, Australia filter	Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Apply Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre filter	1984 Apply 1984 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
ACME 'Invincible' clothes wringer Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes wringers Apply Clothes wringers filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	ACME Manufacturing Co Apply ACME Manufacturing Co filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Rosary beads made by Mr Lech Chmielewski, 1982 Lech Chmielewski collection Apply Lech Chmielewski collection filter	Rosary beads Apply Rosary beads filter	Poland Apply Poland filter	Mr Lech Chmielewski Apply Mr Lech Chmielewski filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Booklet titled 'Save Our Future' Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Forest Industries Campaign Association Apply Forest Industries Campaign Association filter	1995 Apply 1995 filter
Colour portrait photograph of Fred Daly, 1980s Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly Apply Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
The Brutal Honesty of Latham 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
Poster titled 'Israel... as Apartheid as South Africa - End ... General Palestinian Delegation collection Apply General Palestinian Delegation collection filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Israel Apply Israel filter	Palestinian Human Rights Campaign Apply Palestinian Human Rights Campaign filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Badge featuring the famous image of the face of Che Guevara ... 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	Che Guevara Apply Che Guevara filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Certificat de letat, Valeur 1000 roubles, Interets 4 1/2%, B... 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
Print titled 'Waka Waka', by Ron Hurley, 1990 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	Ron Hurley Apply Ron Hurley filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Ipomoea indica Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Mounts Apply Mounts filter	Endeavour River, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia Apply Endeavour River, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia filter	Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Image of a woman and a dove 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
I'm an Australian for nuclear disarmament 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
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 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
Cartoon of John Hewson sitting on a chair nursing a large fa... 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
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
Calendar Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Calendars Apply Calendars 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
1945 FDIF 1965 WIDF 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
Photographic print of rocky beach, diagonal red cliffs, and ... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Photographic prints Apply Photographic prints filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Peter Y. McKenzie Apply Peter Y. McKenzie filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Wooden bangle painted with a colourful design Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bracelets Apply Bracelets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Bronwyn Bancroft Apply Bronwyn Bancroft filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Weapon bag by Yvonne Koolmatrie Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Berri, South Australia, Australia Apply Berri, South Australia, Australia filter	Yvonne Koolmatrie Apply Yvonne Koolmatrie filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Keep my seat warm Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 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	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Specimen' 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 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
Nuclear War is not Healthy for Children and Other Living Thi... People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Tea-towels Apply Tea-towels filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Ground painting commissioned for the opening of Tandanya in ... Tandanya collection no. 3 Apply Tandanya collection no. 3 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter		1990 Apply 1990 filter
Cartoon of John Hewson as a Jack-In-The-Box scaring Bob Hawk... Ward O'Neill collection no. 1 Apply Ward O'Neill collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ward O'Neill Apply Mr Ward O'Neill filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
No "Sorry", Prime Minister? 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
Untitled painting by Lucky Kngwarreye Morton 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	Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Apply Lucky Kngwarreye Morton filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Banksia Ericifolia Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Wooden platform on a metal frame Jim McMahon collection Apply Jim McMahon collection filter	Stands Apply Stands filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Jim McMahon Apply Mr Jim McMahon filter	1983 Apply 1983 filter
1959 Wolseley 1500 saloon Robert W Crompton collection Apply Robert W Crompton collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter		Professor Robert W. Crompton AM Apply Professor Robert W. Crompton AM filter	1959 Apply 1959 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
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
Print titled 'Bootherung and Rumjari', by Kevin Gilbert, 199... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Kevin Gilbert Apply Mr Kevin Gilbert filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Sharpening stone for shears, used by professional shearer Co... Colin Davis collection Apply Colin Davis collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones 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
Lizard 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	Yangi Y. Fox Apply Yangi Y. Fox filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Sketch of an Asian woman, a Caucasian woman and an African w... 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
New Right loses after 10 year war on awards 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	1996 Apply 1996 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
Poster for 'International Women's Day' march to Town Hall, S... 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