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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Round, brimless ladies dress hat with navy blue netting veil Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats 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 'PEACE or MILITARISM PINE GAP CONFERENCE ALICE SPRING... People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Pine Gap, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Pine Gap, Northern Territory, Australia filter	United States Air Force Apply United States Air Force filter	1981 Apply 1981 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china side plate bearing the coat-of-... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Side plates Apply Side plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Poster- "Australian Race Against Time for Africa" 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
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
Palm frond hand fan 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Fans Apply Fans filter	Thursday (Waiben) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Thursday (Waiben) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	James Sambo Apply James Sambo filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Gum nut necklace Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 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	Kalka, South Australia, Australia Apply Kalka, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngininka Apply Ngininka filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Mouse 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
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
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
Spearthrower Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Docker River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Docker River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Portrait photograph of Virginia Hey 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 Mandy 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
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
Leptospermum squarrosum - engraving Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flo... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Wool specimens Apply Wool specimens filter	Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Macarthur Apply John Macarthur filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
Portrait photograph of Jimmy Walker 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
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
Portrait photograph of Paris Strewe 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
Burke's Backyard Mark Knight collection Apply Mark Knight collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Mark Knight Apply Mr Mark Knight filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Cartoon depicting a skier sighting a hill-top tower Vane Lindesay collection no. 1 Apply Vane Lindesay collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Vane Lindesay Apply Mr Vane Lindesay filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
China dinner plate printed with the Commonwealth Parliament ... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Australia, Our Aborginal Heritage tea-towel 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	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Metal box with three compartments containing betting tickets Jim McMahon collection Apply Jim McMahon collection filter	Gambling equipment Apply Gambling equipment 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
Square pot holder Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pot holders Apply Pot holders filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Australia's New Parliament House Final Site Open Day Parliament House Construction Authority collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Construction Authority collection no. 1 filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Goulburn St School students with Streets for Peace banne Streets for Peace collection Apply Streets for Peace collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Tasmanian Mercury Apply Tasmanian Mercury filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Message stick Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Stop French Testing People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Muroroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia Apply Muroroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia filter	Direction des Centres d'Experimentation Nucleaires Apply Direction des Centres d'Experimentation Nucleaires filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Black plastic or rubber coated power cord with a two pin plu... Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio equipment accessories Apply Audio equipment accessories filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Apply Kawasaki Heavy Industries filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with a dark col... 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 Garry Anderson 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
Three 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
'Subject No.8 - Standing Alone' bicentennial commemorative m... 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
Filipinos Struggle for Liberation, Military Aid Means Destru... J Tebbutt collection Apply J Tebbutt collection filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Philippine-Australia Solidarity Group Apply Philippine-Australia Solidarity Group filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Bar measuring glass Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Measuring glasses Apply Measuring glasses filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Fishing spear made by Wilfred Aniba 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Thursday (Waiben) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Thursday (Waiben) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Wilfred Aniba Apply Wilfred Aniba filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Blue petal hat Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Poster - "For a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific'' 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 am a Woman for Peace 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
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
Stuzzi Memocord Microphone Remote Control Unit Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio equipment Apply Audio equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Nifty Perfume 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
Anti-nuclear poster titled 'Gone with the Wind' Peter Milton collection Apply Peter Milton collection filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Mr Ronald Reagan Apply Mr Ronald Reagan filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Leaflet titled Why Christians for Peace? Hobart Peace Centre collection Apply Hobart Peace Centre collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Christians for Peace, Tasmania Apply Christians for Peace, Tasmania 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
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Banque Fonciere de Nijni-Novgorod-Samara, Lettre de Gage 4 1... 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
Nuclear Free Zone Australia 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	Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament Apply Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Crean Cream 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
Grass doll baby dancing Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	National Museum of Australia Apply National Museum of Australia filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter