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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Fifteen sticks from Pick-Up-Sticks game Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Games Apply Games filter	Austria Apply Austria filter	Olav Schappacher Apply Olav Schappacher filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Army Nurses Day, October 27th, 1917 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Australia Day, Port Victoria, 1918 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Anzac Day - Lest We forget Gallipoli, 25 April, 1915 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Miss E Snowball Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter		Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the... TE Hanley collection no. 1 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	James Berry Apply James Berry filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Gladstone bag with a leather body and handle Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Luggage Apply Luggage filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wooden scribe made from wood with a small tack like metal pi... 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
Landau known as 'The Ranken Coach' Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 filter	Horse drawn coaches Apply Horse drawn coaches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Mr George Ranken Apply Mr George Ranken filter	1821 Apply 1821 filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Sir Ch... Coles-Myer collection Apply Coles-Myer collection filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Coles-Myer Ltd Apply Coles-Myer Ltd filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Gleddon Automatic Voltage Regulator Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection Apply Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection filter	Electrical equipment Apply Electrical equipment filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Government of Australia Apply Government of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Plow plane iron John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Plane irons Apply Plane irons filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Alex Mathieson & Son Apply Alex Mathieson & Son filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Oil can with tapered spout John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Oil cans Apply Oil cans 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
Cast iron 'D' shaped screw lock handcuffs with key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Handcuffs Apply Handcuffs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Australian silver commemorative medallion in presentation bo... 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
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly Gidleigh Collection Apply Gidleigh Collection filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Woven reed basket Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
[Red Cross] Dieu Defend Le Droit - September 1917 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Conical copper vase Smith Family collection Apply Smith Family collection filter	Vases Apply Vases filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 2, 1930 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Minetta 'Nettie' McColive Apply Minetta 'Nettie' McColive filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Child's walking trainer Ruth Lynch collection Apply Ruth Lynch collection filter	Walking aids Apply Walking aids filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Farmers Co Ltd Apply Farmers Co Ltd filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales, membership cer... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Membership certificates Apply Membership certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	F B. Rodriguez Apply F B. Rodriguez filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Womens' cricketing team lined up one behind the other on sta... Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Ceramic toy tea set Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy tea sets Apply Toy tea sets filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
South Australia - finish fit for the Gods! Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 2, 1934 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Tricycle horse that belonged to the Gibson children, Burrung... Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Tricycles Apply Tricycles filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Prison warden, 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
Gagarrar, Menyaba and Wuluwulg - a Bremer Island story Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mathaman Marika Apply Mathaman Marika filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Food stirer Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Kitchenware Apply Kitchenware filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Landenberger Paper Equivalentor Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Information tables Apply Information tables filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	B J Ball Limited Apply B J Ball Limited filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "AAA" 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
Boot hook Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Boot hooks Apply Boot hooks filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Burra Cheer-Up Society, Violet Day, 6 July 1917, fundraising... Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Badge 'Out Lyons - Elect Labor' People's Paraphernalia collection no. 7 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 7 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter		Australian Labor Party Apply Australian Labor Party filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Adelaide YMCA Active Service Home and Abroad Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
The Worker Cook Book, compiled by Mary Gilmore Hilda Creager collection no. 2 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 2 filter	Cookbooks Apply Cookbooks filter		Dame Mary Gilmore Apply Dame Mary Gilmore filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Keeping the tally Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter		Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Comb for sheep shearing handpiece used at 'Rocky Plains' via... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Shearing equipment Apply Shearing equipment filter	Berridale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Berridale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Neil Woodhouse Apply Neil Woodhouse filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Massachusetts, United States of America Apply Massachusetts, United States of America filter	T H Witherby Tool Company Apply T H Witherby Tool Company filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Coffee service produced to commemorate the opening of the Sy... Gwenda Heginbothom collection Apply Gwenda Heginbothom collection filter	Coffee services Apply Coffee services filter	Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... Apply Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus... filter		1931 Apply 1931 filter
Wooden and metal scooter Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Scooters Apply Scooters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Spearthrower Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Section of the Number 2 rabbit-proof fence from Hill View Ho... Geoff and Sheila Lacy collection Apply Geoff and Sheila Lacy collection filter	Fences Apply Fences filter	Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia Apply Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia filter	Government of Western Australia Apply Government of Western Australia filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Osmond Little Marvel washing machine EJ and NW Millett collection no. 1 Apply EJ and NW Millett collection no. 1 filter	Washing machines Apply Washing machines filter		Osmond Apply Osmond filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Repatriation Day fundraising badge Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Toy car manufactured by TOOTSIETOY, USA, Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy vehicles Apply Toy vehicles filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	TootsieToy Apply TootsieToy filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Australia Day, Mt Gambier 1918 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
For Our King Lower Light, 1918 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Replica bottle doll swathed in blue and white fabric, as mad... Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Female wicket keeper in a game of women's cricket Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Ruby Lee Apply Mrs Ruby Lee filter	1932 Apply 1932 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
Square orange cushion Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Cushions Apply Cushions 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