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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Cartoon of federal Labor politician Brian Howe characterised... Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 Apply Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Ward O'Neill Apply Mr Ward O'Neill filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Persoonia levis Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Painting depicts three human figures, one kangaroo and one s... Oujaimi and Safatli collection Apply Oujaimi and Safatli collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gudjekbin, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Gudjekbin, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bobby B. Nganjmirra Apply Bobby B. Nganjmirra filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Two-ply fibre string armband tightly wound into a circlet an... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Topsy Marbunt Apply Topsy Marbunt 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
Close U.S bases Movement Against Uranium Mining collection Apply Movement Against Uranium Mining collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Movement Against Uranium Mining Apply Movement Against Uranium Mining filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Poster - 10th Commemoration of the Death of the PAC founding... Kerry Browning collection Apply Kerry Browning collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter	Sharpeville, Gauteng, South Africa Apply Sharpeville, Gauteng, South Africa filter	Mr Robert M. Sobukwe Apply Mr Robert M. Sobukwe filter	1978 Apply 1978 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
'Subject No.3 - ' bicentennial commemorative milk carton ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Don't mix stars with wars Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards 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
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
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
Hand-operated paper embossing machine used by the Australian... ER Skipper collection Apply ER Skipper collection filter	Embossing machines Apply Embossing machines filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	P J King, General Engraver Die Sinker Apply P J King, General Engraver Die Sinker filter	1901 Apply 1901 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
United Nations' 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
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Desert, , Australia Apply Western Desert, , Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
String bag Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Nellie Kendall Apply Nellie Kendall filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
A set of two glasses Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Glasses Apply Glasses filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Young Girls by Wally Mandarrk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mandarg Apply Mandarg filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Portrait photograph of Dolly Wright Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Bush Tucker Mary Nicholson collection no. 2 Apply Mary Nicholson collection no. 2 filter	Sculptures Apply Sculptures filter	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Peter Nicholson Apply Mr Peter Nicholson filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Pearl shell pubic cover attached to hair string belt Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Split cane armband with feathers Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Black and white photograph of Fred Daly seated, gesturing an... 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
Poster titled 'Support Bir Zeit University - Hands-off Pales... General Palestinian Delegation collection Apply General Palestinian Delegation collection filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Birzeit (Bir Zayt), West Bank, Palestine Apply Birzeit (Bir Zayt), West Bank, Palestine filter	Palestinian Human Rights Campaign Apply Palestinian Human Rights Campaign filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Closed Pine Gap ... Aboriginal Land People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australian Bicentennial Authority Apply Australian Bicentennial Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Poster for 'International Women's Day', 1992 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
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
Petalostigma banksii Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Camisole Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Camisoles Apply Camisoles filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Portrait photograph of Nadya Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Political cartoon of Paul Keating handing over Aboriginal ri... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Political cartoons Apply Political cartoons filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg 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
Snake sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Billy Cooley Apply Billy Cooley filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
I'm an Australian for Nuclear Disarmament 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
Hiroshima Never Again!'88 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
Tropical Rainforests Conservation and Production - Northern ... Janeene Wallwork collection Apply Janeene Wallwork collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Northern Rainforest Management Agency Apply Northern Rainforest Management Agency filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Sketch of a woman in profile, holding a hoe above her head. General Palestinian Delegation collection Apply General Palestinian Delegation collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	General Palestinian Delegation Apply General Palestinian Delegation filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Michael Johnson Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 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
Boothung and Mirrarng by Kevin Gilbert Eleanor Williams-Gilbert collection Apply Eleanor Williams-Gilbert collection filter	Linocuts Apply Linocuts filter		Mr Kevin Gilbert Apply Mr Kevin Gilbert filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Portrait photograph of Peter Kingston Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Portrait photograph of George Gittoes Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 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
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
Portrait photograph of Michael Johnson Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Blue Ford Falcon XA panel van and contents, used by anti-nuc... Benny Zable collection no. 1 Apply Benny Zable collection no. 1 filter	Vehicles Apply Vehicles filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited Apply Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited filter	1973 Apply 1973 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
Entree plate with gold Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms ... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Entree plates Apply Entree plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Portrait photograph of Beau Weight Jon Lewis collection Apply Jon Lewis collection filter	Portrait photographs Apply Portrait photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jon Lewis Apply Jon Lewis filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Genatex Ladies Sanitary Towel dispenser vending machine Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collection no. 1 Apply Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collection no. 1 filter	Vending machines Apply Vending machines filter	Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Apply Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
I am a nuclear-free zone 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
'Subject No.4 - Reform' bicentennial commemorative milk cart... ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Milk containers Apply Milk containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	ACT Milk Authority Apply ACT Milk Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter