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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
White ceramic dinner plate with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates 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
Cartoon of the parallels between the coal industry of 1892 a... Warren Brown collection Apply Warren Brown collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Warren Brown Apply Mr Warren Brown filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Frank Denk Sub Int B Christian Brothers Parade Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Exercise books Apply Exercise books filter		Franz Denk Apply Franz Denk filter	1935 Apply 1935 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
Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with le... Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 Apply Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Geoffrey Yen Apply Mr Geoffrey Yen filter	1860 Apply 1860 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
Black plastic wall telephone Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Wall telephones Apply Wall telephones filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china dinner plate bearing the Common... 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	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Letter from Rose Sarah Rasey to 'Darling Marjorie', 2 Septem... RG Bain collection Apply RG Bain collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Shanghai, China Apply Shanghai, China filter	Ms Rose S. Rasey Apply Ms Rose S. Rasey filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Letter from Rose Rasey to 'My Dearest Dorothy', 17 December ... RG Bain collection Apply RG Bain collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Ms Rose S. Rasey Apply Ms Rose S. Rasey filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Letter dated 16 May 1844, signed by Thomas Thansell (?) Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Handwritten document Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 Apply Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Poland Apply Poland filter		1945 Apply 1945 filter
Waterworth slide projector with case Carol Middleton collection Apply Carol Middleton collection filter	Projectors Apply Projectors filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	E N Waterworth, Hobart Apply E N Waterworth, Hobart filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Asymmetrical boomerang with inscription 'Seasons Greetings f... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter		1944 Apply 1944 filter
Page one of two-page typed document Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 Apply Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Poland Apply Poland filter		1945 Apply 1945 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
Poster depicting the Provisional Parliament House, Canberra,... People's Paraphernalia collection no. 20 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 20 filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Australian National Publicity Association Apply Australian National Publicity Association filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Two 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
Black velvet horse riding helmet Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Sports safety helmets Apply Sports safety helmets filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
A kindergarten set of building blocks Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Toy blocks Apply Toy blocks 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
Oil pad made from a roll of felt held in half a tobacco tin John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Carpentry tools Apply Carpentry tools 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
Six slice toast rack Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Toast racks Apply Toast racks filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Walker & Hall Apply Walker & Hall filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Scout Barry Williams squatting down to chop a log with a hat... 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		1942 Apply 1942 filter
Jack plane with a timber body and a steel blade John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Jack planes Apply Jack planes 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
Tape measure George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Tape measures Apply Tape measures 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
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
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
Page two of two-page typed document Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 Apply Janina Dolega-Checinska collection no. 2 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Poland Apply Poland filter		1945 Apply 1945 filter
Carrobboree [i.e.Corroboree] on the banks of the Murray The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John S. Prout Apply John S. Prout filter	1873 Apply 1873 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
Composing stick Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Printing accessories Apply Printing accessories filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
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
Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, mad... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Helena E. Roadknight Apply Mrs Helena E. Roadknight filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Plant fibre basket Odette O'Neill collection Apply Odette O'Neill collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Mr Victor L. Stiskin Apply Mr Victor L. Stiskin filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
White cotton pillowcase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Adze used by Rolfe Bridle Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Set of glasses for the Commonwealth Parliament Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Drinking glasses Apply Drinking 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
Scout's Friend to Animals 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		1942 Apply 1942 filter
White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes 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
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
Conical copper vase Smith Family collection Apply Smith Family collection filter	Vases Apply Vases filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 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
Teaspoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Teaspoons Apply Teaspoons 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
Bunch of keys from HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 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
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
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
Pillowcase with ruffles Gwyneth Ottrey collection Apply Gwyneth Ottrey collection filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	Saint Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Saint Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Florence O. Ottrey Apply Mrs Florence O. Ottrey filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china entree plate bearing the coat-o... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Entree plates Apply Entree plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Poster titled 'Post Office communication services are vital ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 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
Scout's Fireman 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
Royal Australian Air Force Interim certificate of discharge Parsons collection Apply Parsons collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter		Royal Australian Air Force Apply Royal Australian Air Force filter	1945 Apply 1945 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