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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Carved wooden sculpture of a goanna Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection Apply Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
A Dusky Queen South Australia Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Franca Arena 1999 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
Cartoon of a person saying 'I CAN'T ACCEPT THOSE CONDITIONS!... 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
A blight on the body politic 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
Whatever Happened To... 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 Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Leyland Atlantean double-decker bus known as the 'Peace Bus' People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 1 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 1 filter	Buses Apply Buses filter	England Apply England filter	Leyland Motors Apply Leyland Motors filter	1971 Apply 1971 filter
Map of Burke and Wills' route from Cooper's Creek to Carpent... Burke and Wills collection Apply Burke and Wills collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Office of Lands and Survey, Melbourne Apply Office of Lands and Survey, Melbourne filter	1861 Apply 1861 filter
Evening purse handmade by Lois Grosse's mother, Vera Ottens. Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Purses Apply Purses filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Vera E. Ottens Apply Vera E. Ottens filter
Golden Fleece road map of South Australia Frank and John Burdett collection Apply Frank and John Burdett collection filter	Road maps Apply Road maps filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter
Cream linen doily with green and brown organdie applique in ... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Native tombs and modes of disposing of their dead The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	George French Angas Apply George French Angas filter	1847 Apply 1847 filter
Carved wooden sculpture of an echidna Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection Apply Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Red Cross Society S.A. Division, June 1916 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Australian Red Cross Society Apply Australian Red Cross Society filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Cardboard carton containing 12 commemorative bottles of Ango... Graeme Niehus collection Apply Graeme Niehus collection filter	Wine bottles Apply Wine bottles filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Angove's Pty Ltd Apply Angove's Pty Ltd filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Trans-Australian Railway. Type of Aboriginal met by surveyor... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Trans-Australian Railway Apply Trans-Australian Railway filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Seriously Though... 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 Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
We See Cheryl as a Potential PM 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
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
Two page newspaper article titled Sir Douglas Mawson, As I k... John Collinson Close collection Apply John Collinson Close collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Mr John Henry Collinson Close Apply Mr John Henry Collinson Close filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Rio Tinto can teach us how to climb out of that Hole 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
Spear Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Howard Maple Apply Howard Maple filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Pokerwork snake Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Howard Maple Apply Howard Maple filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Battle Hymn of the Republic 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	Ms Fiona Katauskas Apply Ms Fiona Katauskas filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Model wooden club with an enlarged truncated head JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Small scale models Apply Small scale models filter	Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Albert A. Le Souef Apply Mr Albert A. Le Souef filter	1868 Apply 1868 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
Royal Commissions Bruce Petty collection no. 3 Apply Bruce Petty collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Bruce Petty Apply Mr Bruce Petty filter
I Was Never a Nazi 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 Phil Somerville Apply Mr Phil Somerville filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Commonwealth Railways oval cast metal plaque Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Coats of arms Apply Coats of arms filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Commonwealth Railways Apply Commonwealth Railways filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Cartoon of Paul Keating pulling a rabbit out of a hat 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
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Lafferty cartoon strips (2) Stephen Stanley collection Apply Stephen Stanley collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Stephen E. Stanley Apply Mr Stephen E. Stanley filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Poster titled 'Legends: Don't Dream It, Do It!' Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Commemorative plaque for the introduction of RoadRailer carr... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Australian National [Railways] Apply Australian National [Railways] filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
QSL card for VK5LD Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic 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
Rogues in the Press Gallery 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 Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Cartoon titled 'On The Beach'. 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	Mr Michael Fitzjames Apply Mr Michael Fitzjames filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Cartoon titled 'Model Aeroplane Industry'. 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
Lacquered wooden travelling writing desk used by Sir Frederi... RL Harry collection Apply RL Harry collection filter	Travelling desks Apply Travelling desks filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Sir Frederick W. Holder Apply Sir Frederick W. Holder filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Print titled Timirrikimaka by Margo Wommatakimi, 1988 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Margo Wommatakimi Apply Margo Wommatakimi filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
South Australia Coronation Celebrations, Queen Elizabeth II,... Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Tirranna Jubilee Meeting, Sydney Mail, 18 January 1905 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	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1905 Apply 1905 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
Scrapbook or sewing workbook titled "Correspondence School 1... Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Super Primary Department, Adelaide Apply Super Primary Department, Adelaide filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia Apply Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Talking to the Tellie 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 Phil Somerville Apply Mr Phil Somerville filter	1998 Apply 1998 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
Embroidered table centre showing delicate richelieu cutwork Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Elliot Apply Mr Elliot filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
Becoming a Fischer of Men 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
Repatriation Day fundraising badge Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Parallel metal tracks on the road near a corner hotel Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter		1909 Apply 1909 filter
Autograph book used by Lois Grosse (nee Ottens) when a schoo... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Autograph books Apply Autograph books filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1947 Apply 1947 filter