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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Spoon gathered from Hollywood Mission by Eric Bell Eric Bell collection no. 2 Apply Eric Bell collection no. 2 filter	Cutlery Apply Cutlery filter	Yass, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yass, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Eric Bell Apply Mr Eric Bell filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Butter container Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Butter containers Apply Butter containers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Robert Fowler Pottery Works Apply Robert Fowler Pottery Works filter	1900 Apply 1900 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
Craytex rod, polishing stone Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Abrasives Apply Abrasives filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Child's drawing by Kay, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kay Apply Kay filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Put this hospital on the map Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets 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
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pair of strap-on roller skates from around 1965 Margaret Alexander collection no. 2 Apply Margaret Alexander collection no. 2 filter	Roller-skates Apply Roller-skates filter			1960 Apply 1960 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Anawarinya Apply Anawarinya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pair of short length white stretch cotton gloves Toni Hood collection Apply Toni Hood collection filter	Gloves Apply Gloves filter	France Apply France filter	Mrs Rae Hood Apply Mrs Rae Hood filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Radius gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges 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
Poster 'greetings from Sydney Australia Join the Movement fo... People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political posters Apply Political posters filter	South Pacific, Apply South Pacific, filter	Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament Apply Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Certificate awarded to Mrs V.M. Wilson for first prize at th... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	H Hearne & Co Pty Ltd Apply H Hearne & Co Pty Ltd filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Cartoon of 'IDEAL PRIME MINISTER!' Jeffrey Frith collection Apply Jeffrey Frith collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Jeffrey Frith Apply Mr Jeffrey Frith filter	1963 Apply 1963 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
Child's drawing possibly by Kitty, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kitty Miller Apply Kitty Miller filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Little Grey Fergie toy tractor handcrafted from salvaged box... John McNally collection Apply John McNally collection filter	Toy tractors Apply Toy tractors filter	Cudgen, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cudgen, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Brian Burns Apply Mr Brian Burns filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjikalayi Apply Tjikalayi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Three-panel mural of postage stamps, which depicts the flag-... Garnet Watkins collection Apply Garnet Watkins collection filter	Murals Apply Murals filter	Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Alban Watkins Apply Alban Watkins filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Poster - "Hiroshima Never Again" 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
Foot switch Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Office machines Apply Office machines 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
Dictating and transcribing machine Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Office machines Apply Office machines 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
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
1993 Aboriginal Education and Training Program Calendar Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Calendars Apply Calendars filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Abart Productions Apply Abart Productions filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Child's drawing by David, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	David Apply David filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Hand-painted scarf by Nyukan (Daisy) Baker, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Scarves Apply Scarves filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Miner's short-handled pick Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Picks Apply Picks 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
1955 FJ Holden Special sedan Faye and Albert Neuss collection Apply Faye and Albert Neuss collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Naas Valley, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Cream linen doily with green and brown organdie applique in ... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Crocheted jug cover with yellow glass beads Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Jug covers Apply Jug covers filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Certificate Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection Apply Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter		Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Apply Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
1963 Lightburn Zeta motor car Lightburn collection Apply Lightburn collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Camden, South Australia, Australia Apply Camden, South Australia, Australia filter	Lightburn & Co Ltd Apply Lightburn & Co Ltd filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Bond of the Don Mortgage Bank at Taganrog for 10,000 roubles... 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
Sketch of an Asian woman, a Caucasian woman and an African w... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Badges Apply 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
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjariya (. Stanley Apply Tjariya (. Stanley filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Royal Melbourne Show 1986 Third prize certificate Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection Apply Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter		Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Apply Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Souvenir necktie for staff of the Maralinga atomic test faci... Maralinga collection Apply Maralinga collection filter	Neckties Apply Neckties filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Austico Apply Austico filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Child's drawing by Kalykulya, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kaiykaiyu Apply Kaiykaiyu filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
White cotton pillowcase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Pokerwork snake, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Engraved boab nut 'An Affair is Suspected' by Jack Wherra Jack Wherra collection no. 1 Apply Jack Wherra collection no. 1 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Wherra Apply Jack Wherra filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Movie style poster that reads "White House Corporation prese... 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
Watsons Bay Sydney NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster - "African National Congress" 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
Embroidery - Crochet butterfly, Mornington Island QLD Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Spearthrower Reverend A Dyer collection Apply Reverend A Dyer collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No.19. Illyarrie Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Single-furrow horse-drawn plough used by experimental wheat ... Barbara Tong collection Apply Barbara Tong collection filter	Ploughs Apply Ploughs filter	Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Vest Pocket Manual of Printing Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Technical manuals Apply Technical manuals filter	Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Apply Chicago, Illinois, United States of America filter	The Inland Printer Co Apply The Inland Printer Co filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Allen key Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Allen keys Apply Allen keys filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Affordable Housing - a Right Not a Privilege 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
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjikalayi Apply Tjikalayi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No.12. Crimson Flowered Tea T... Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
News from World Bakels, 1963 ET Fealy collection Apply ET Fealy collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter			1963 Apply 1963 filter