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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Brass winding key for chronometer Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Apply St Albans, Hertfordshire, England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Fork Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Forks Apply Forks filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Small metal compression spring Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Components Apply Components filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Metal blue ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Smooth wood plane John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Alex Mathieson & Son Apply Alex Mathieson & Son filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Fine toothed hacksaw blade John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Simplex engine indicator with accessories in a wooden box Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection Apply Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection filter	Engine indicators Apply Engine indicators filter	Duntroon, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Duntroon, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Military College of Australia Apply Royal Military College of Australia filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Ornate brass table lamp with four bayonet light globe fittin... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Table lamps Apply Table lamps filter	The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Chisel George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels 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
Bread Knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bread knives Apply Bread knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Fork Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Forks Apply Forks filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Round rose table centre, embroidered in various shades of pi... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Semco Company Apply Semco Company filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Second World War Prisoner of War Banknote David Westcott collection no. 6 Apply David Westcott collection no. 6 filter	Banknotes Apply Banknotes filter			1939 Apply 1939 filter
Faulding's Essence of Coffee and Chicory Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Coffee containers Apply Coffee containers filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	F H Faulding & Co Ltd Apply F H Faulding & Co Ltd filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Paved area leading to cells 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
Dustpan brush Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dustpan and brush sets Apply Dustpan and brush sets filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Photograph documenting a luncheon in honour of Donald Nelson... Betty Hall collection Apply Betty Hall collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr H L. Napthali Apply Mr H L. Napthali filter	1944 Apply 1944 filter
Photograph of Scout Barry Williams Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Barry Williams Apply Mr Barry Williams filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Shovel Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Savage Co Ltd Apply Savage Co Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Make-do pine packing case cupboard Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection Apply Lyn Cousins and Chris Tyrell collection filter	Cupboards Apply Cupboards filter	Towamba, New South Wales, Australia Apply Towamba, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ernest Smith Apply Mr Ernest Smith filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Club Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Grey, white and navy, wide-brimmed ladies dress hat Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Blue nylon airmail bag, printed with '50th anniversary air m... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Tinted black and white studio portrait photograph of Bibmbo,... Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Radio 2GB Blue Birds Club Apply Radio 2GB Blue Birds Club filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Milo tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Nestle and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co (Australasia) Limited Apply Nestle and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co (Australasia) Limited filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Carborundum rod sharpening tool Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Counter sink Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Souvenir leaflet from the Australian Gas Light Company's 'Tr... Enid Treadgold collection Apply Enid Treadgold collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Radio 2GB, Sydney Apply Radio 2GB, Sydney filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Two square plush d'oyleys Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Totality 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	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Morris Tobias Marine Chronometer No 695, with accessories in... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Morris Tobias Apply Morris Tobias filter	1830 Apply 1830 filter
Gold panning dish Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Mining equipment Apply Mining equipment filter	Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Man's black beaver hat forming part of the Mercantile Gentle... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Gruppo Ermenegildo Zegna Apply Gruppo Ermenegildo Zegna filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sweden Apply Sweden filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Cartoon book, 'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross People's Paraphernalia collection no. 16 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 16 filter	Books Apply Books filter			1939 Apply 1939 filter
Post splitting wedge used by Rolfe Bridle Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Wedges Apply Wedges filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Bunch of prison keys and tags Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Picturesque Isles Of The South Seas Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Leopold 'Leo' Steger Apply Mr Leopold 'Leo' Steger filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 46982 in wooden case Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Dent & Co Apply Dent & Co filter	1895 Apply 1895 filter
Scout cord Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Uniform accessories Apply Uniform accessories filter	Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1942 Apply 1942 filter
Handmade white linen cross-shaped table centre with a fancyw... Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Growth of the Ainslie School Ainslie Primary School collection no. 2 Apply Ainslie Primary School collection no. 2 filter	Lists Apply Lists filter	Braddon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Braddon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Ainslie Public School Apply Ainslie Public School filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Letter Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Dr Stefan Csordas Apply Dr Stefan Csordas filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Record player needle Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Styluses Apply Styluses filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
'Gulmari' shield, Queensland Black's Museum collection Apply Black's Museum collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Gauge block attachment Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Soup spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup spoons Apply Soup spoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Miniature dividers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Tablecloth and four serviettes Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Marking gauge John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Marking gauges Apply Marking gauges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "LOX" Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Stencils Apply Stencils filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr John Cregan Apply Mr John Cregan filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Scout's Carpenter badge certificate Barry Williams collection Apply Barry Williams collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Barry Williams Apply Mr Barry Williams filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter