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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
The program of religious and musical programs for the openin... Chris Grady collection Apply Chris Grady collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
'Subject No.7 - ' 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
Watercolour painting titled 'Molonglo Canberra', Beth Klinge... Muriel Kelly collection Apply Muriel Kelly collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Beth Klinge Apply Beth Klinge filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Metal bracelet with 23 souvenir enamel badges from various N... Bridge Family collection no. 2 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 2 filter	Bracelets Apply Bracelets filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Helen Jensma Apply Mrs Helen Jensma filter
Bark painting by Dawidi Djulwadak 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	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Dawidi Apply Dawidi filter
Embossed print, Nyangatja batikaku walka, by Nyuwara Tapaya Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Kunmanara Tapaya Apply Kunmanara Tapaya filter	1997 Apply 1997 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
Poster advertising Regular Milk Australia's first 200 years ... ACT Milk Authority collection Apply ACT Milk Authority collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters 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
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Decalogue in Double ... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Mounted photograph of the fabric section of J.B.Young's depa... J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Bacon and Company Apply Bacon and Company filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Print titled 'Christmas Eve in the Land of the Dispossessed'... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Kevin Gilbert Apply Mr Kevin Gilbert filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Metal 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
Paper money bag J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Paper bags Apply Paper bags filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
A Noisy Uninformed Rabble Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr John Butcher Apply Mr John Butcher filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Invitation to an evening reception in the Great Hall of Parl... Chris Grady collection Apply Chris Grady collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Reith Loses Out Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Ian R. Sharpe Apply Mr Ian R. Sharpe filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Invitation to the opening of Murray 1 Power Station on 22 Ju... Snowy Scheme - Sue Hughes Collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Sue Hughes Collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Everybody's Thinking Young's J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Advertising stickers Apply Advertising stickers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Invitation Mr C B Kay to attend a garden party at Government... Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
...Captures the spirit of our past and the probable directio... Roger Lilford and Robbie Swan collection Apply Roger Lilford and Robbie Swan collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Geoff Pryor Apply Mr Geoff Pryor filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Transparency with print design, Anapalaku Walka 1, by Angkun... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Transparencies Apply Transparencies filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Angkuna Kulyuru Apply Angkuna Kulyuru filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Album containing 20 menus, 12 seating plans and 23 photograp... Betty Hall collection Apply Betty Hall collection filter	Albums Apply Albums filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr H L. Napthali Apply Mr H L. Napthali filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Rail and Road Arrangements. Ceremony at Federal Capital Site... Z Forsythe collection Apply Z Forsythe collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1913 Apply 1913 filter
Benny Zable - What in the World is Happening? Benny Zable collection no. 2 Apply Benny Zable collection no. 2 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Benjamin 'Benny' Zable Apply Mr Benjamin 'Benny' Zable filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Press pass Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1973 Graeme Thomson collection Apply Graeme Thomson collection filter	Passes Apply Passes filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Young's Store Currency Note J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Paper money Apply Paper money filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Ceremonial shovel used by Prime Minister John Howard to turn... Acton Peninsula Alliance collection Apply Acton Peninsula Alliance collection filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	John W. Howard Apply John W. Howard filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Commemorative bus ticket for ACTION buses to the opening of ... ACTION Buses collection Apply ACTION Buses collection filter	Bus tickets Apply Bus tickets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network Apply Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Decalogue in Double ... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
International Year of Tibetan Women March 1994 - March 1995 Tibetan Women's Association collection Apply Tibetan Women's Association collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Lobsang Gyaltso Apply Lobsang Gyaltso filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
J.B. Young Limited J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	J B Young Holdings Ltd Apply J B Young Holdings Ltd filter
Medallion issued to competitors and officials at the Austral... Donald and Helen McMichael collection Apply Donald and Helen McMichael collection filter	Medallions Apply Medallions filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Home Affairs Apply Department of Home Affairs filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Print titled 'Kurntumaru and Parnaparnti', by Jimmy Pike, 19... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Jimmy Pike Apply Jimmy Pike filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Uncirculated 1997 one dollar coin Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	One dollar coins Apply One dollar coins filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'The Double Dreaming' Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Rugby league trading card of Ken Nagas of the Canberra Raide... Intrepid International collection Apply Intrepid International collection filter	Collecting cards Apply Collecting cards filter	North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Intrepid Trading Cards International Apply Intrepid Trading Cards International filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Book titled 'Hiking From Early Canberra' Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
The Canberra Times - Garbage: End in Sight, 1986 Robbie Swan collection Apply Robbie Swan collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Canberra Times Apply The Canberra Times filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Sketch on transparency of with circular and curved lines Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 3 filter	Sketches Apply Sketches filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1997 Apply 1997 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
Entree card for admission to The Great Hall for the Opening ... Chris Grady collection Apply Chris Grady collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
Letter of congratulations from I. A. Nowland to Edna Thompso... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Edna M. Thompson Apply Edna M. Thompson filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Painting titled 'Tingari Story', by Dinny Campbell Tjampitji... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Dinny Campbell Tjampitjinpa Apply Dinny Campbell Tjampitjinpa filter
Print titled 'White Dog', by Karen Casey,1989 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Karen Casey Apply Karen Casey filter	1989 Apply 1989 filter
$5 coin Royal Australian Mint collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative coins Apply Commemorative coins filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Painting of face painted red, by Dennis Nona, 2000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Dennis Nona Apply Mr Dennis Nona filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Print titled 'Kurtal', by Jarinyanu David Downs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Jarinyanu D. Downs Apply Jarinyanu D. Downs filter
Watercolour painting of landscape, by Herbert Raberaba, 1972 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Herbert Raberaba Apply Herbert Raberaba filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Parking permit sticker for the Parliament House Opening Cere... Chris Grady collection Apply Chris Grady collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Preliminary drawing for completed work 'Decalogue in Double ... Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 Apply Pooaraar Bevan Hayward collection no. 4 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward Apply Mr Pooaraar Bevan Hayward filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Tricycle constructed from a Vehicle Construction Kit Sir Roland Wilson collection no. 2 Apply Sir Roland Wilson collection no. 2 filter	Tricycles Apply Tricycles filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Sir Roland Wilson Apply Sir Roland Wilson filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Photograph of St Johns Church, Reid, with headstones in the ... George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Instruction and Recipe Book for pressure cooker made by the ... MC Glenn collection Apply MC Glenn collection filter	Operating manuals Apply Operating manuals filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd Apply Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Metal scales with a cane basket, used by the Canberra Mother... Canberra Mothercraft Society collection Apply Canberra Mothercraft Society collection filter	Weighing instruments Apply Weighing instruments filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	J W Wedderburn & Sons Apply J W Wedderburn & Sons filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Two Snakes by Jack Wunuwun 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	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Jack Wunuwun Apply Jack Wunuwun filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Yellow ochre belonging to Paul House (Ngambri) Paul House collection no.2 Apply Paul House collection no.2 filter	Ochre specimens Apply Ochre specimens filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Black and white photograph titled 'Canberra from Parliament ... Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	The Sun Feature Bureau Apply The Sun Feature Bureau filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter