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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Embroidered handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
'Tree and landscape', painted by Eddie Mabo Bonita Mabo collection Apply Bonita Mabo collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter		Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter
Photographic postcard of Middle Harbour, 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
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
American commercial cast iron tobacco cutter for chopping pl... Suncoast Pioneer Village collection Apply Suncoast Pioneer Village collection filter	Tobacco cutters Apply Tobacco cutters filter	Philadelphia, United States of America Apply Philadelphia, United States of America filter	American Machine Co Apply American Machine Co filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Spirit level George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Spirit levels Apply Spirit levels filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Knife made from an elliptical wooden shark tooth blade L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John S. Prout Apply John S. Prout filter	1873 Apply 1873 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
Note that reads Tirranna Cup 1895 to 1904 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1895 Apply 1895 filter
Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison... 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
Tirranna Picnic Race Club minutes book, 1886 to 1915 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1886 Apply 1886 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
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
Oil painting titled 'King Barak last of the Yarra tribe', by... M Crivelli collection Apply M Crivelli collection filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Arthur J. Loureiro Apply Arthur J. Loureiro filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Embroidered handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Scythe stone Lorna May Colwell collection no. 1 Apply Lorna May Colwell collection no. 1 filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Thomas Colwell Apply Mr Thomas Colwell filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Clear moulded stem glass Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection Apply Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	The Libbey Glass Company Apply The Libbey Glass Company filter	1892 Apply 1892 filter
Studio portrait photograph of Thomas Hinton standing beside ... Thomas Hinton collection Apply Thomas Hinton collection filter	Albumen prints Apply Albumen prints filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	John W. Beattie Apply John W. Beattie filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Photographic postcard of Coogee Beach, 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	1887 Apply 1887 filter
Shell L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Boomerang L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Garrett and Sons Patent Combined Threshing and Dressing Mach... Charles Durr collection Apply Charles Durr collection filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	England Apply England filter	Richard Garrett & Sons Apply Richard Garrett & Sons filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Diamond-shaped wooden parrying shield decorated with blue pi... 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter		1840 Apply 1840 filter
Decorated boomerang, attributed to the Sydney area, about 19... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Card to accompany cake Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Wooden case with drill bits George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Drill bits Apply Drill bits filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Wooden ruler advertising Blundstone Boots Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Promotional material Apply Promotional material filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
English cricketer J.T. Hearne - 1897/8 English Touring team ... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter		Whitehead and Hoag Apply Whitehead and Hoag filter	1892 Apply 1892 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
Shell armband featuring 15 variegated segments JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Australian silver commemorative medallion marking Australia'... Olive King collection Apply Olive King collection filter	Commemorative medallions Apply Commemorative medallions filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Amor Pty Ltd Apply Amor Pty Ltd filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club minutes book, 1881 to 1912 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1881 Apply 1881 filter
Two bowls Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bowls Apply Bowls filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Glass plate negative - Old Kai Kai, a Western Arrernte man, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Inkwell Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Inkwells Apply Inkwells filter	Birmingham, West Midlands, England Apply Birmingham, West Midlands, England filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Engraved letter opener Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Gold medallion commemorating the opening of the first federa... Una May Irvine collection no. 2 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 2 filter	Commemorative medallions Apply Commemorative medallions filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Duke of Cornwall Apply Duke of Cornwall filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Wheelwright's hollow auger bit Arthur Sayer collection Apply Arthur Sayer collection filter	Hollow bits Apply Hollow bits filter	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia Apply Evandale, Tasmania, Australia filter	William A. Porter Apply William A. Porter filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Survival 2001 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
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Shell L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Glass plate negative - Emily Gap, Northern Territory, photog... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Emily Gap, Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Emily Gap, Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1924 Apply 1924 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
Film negative - entrance to a limestone cave on the Nullabor... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Punishment cell Campbell Street Prison, Hobart 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
Plaque to commemorate the Australian May Day Centenary 1891 ... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter			1891 Apply 1891 filter
Glass plate negative - Man holding a child, Victoria River, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Wooden scribe made from wood with a steel screw holding the ... George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Woodworking tools Apply Woodworking tools filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
Cattle branding iron with the initials WR Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Brands Apply Brands filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club Programme, 11 January 1900 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Danel Bros.Co.Pty.Ltd Apply Danel Bros.Co.Pty.Ltd filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
Gold Digger's Hut, Victoria, Austr Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Old Gaol, Port Macquarie Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Apply Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter