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Image	Title and Collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Glass plate negative - Man holding north-western type of spe... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
	Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Billy Wara Apply Billy Wara filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Modified and battered green Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series Sho... Tommy Fawcett collection Apply Tommy Fawcett collection filter	Vehicles Apply Vehicles filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Toyota Motor Co Apply Toyota Motor Co filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
	If You Love Me Love Me Safely by Marrynyula Mununggurr Marrynyula Mununggurr collection Apply Marrynyula Mununggurr collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Marrynyula Mununggurr Apply Marrynyula Mununggurr filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
	Sketchbook containing 23 sketches depicting camp life during... Robert Gillen collection Apply Robert Gillen collection filter	Sketchbooks Apply Sketchbooks filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika Apply Erlikilyika filter	1901 Apply 1901 filter
	Discussion poster No.61 - Can we develop our empty north? - ... George W Barber collection Apply George W Barber collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Commonwealth Office of Education Apply Commonwealth Office of Education filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
	QSL card for VK8T, The voice of the Inland Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
	Tuckerbox used by Aboriginal activist Joe McGinness when he ... Joe McGinness collection Apply Joe McGinness collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Joe McGinness Apply Joe McGinness filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Northern Territory Natives, John Burnett Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
	A Northern Territory camel team Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
	Goanna [Perentie] Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Billy Wara Apply Billy Wara filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Nameplate for Ludwig Leichhardt 1848 Bristow Smith collection Apply Bristow Smith collection filter	Nameplates Apply Nameplates filter	Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia Apply Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia filter	Ludwig Leichhardt Apply Ludwig Leichhardt filter	1848 Apply 1848 filter
	Glass plate negative - Station hands butchering a beast, Vic... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
	Unused rectangular beige and brown sign that designates a pr... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
	Cream-coloured envelope printed with A.M. AERIAL MEDICAL SER... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Image Unavailable	Volutidae Aulica Flavicans Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Image Unavailable	Tonnidae Tonna Sulcosa Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Image Unavailable	Muscovite Clement Victor Latz collection Apply Clement Victor Latz collection filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Unused rectangular black and white steel sign advising that ... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
	'An Adelaide to Darwin railway by the 1988 Australian Bicent... Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 Apply Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 filter	Paperweights Apply Paperweights filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter		1978 Apply 1978 filter
Image Unavailable	Spear Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
	Incendiary capsule Greg Spiers - Fire Control in Kakadu National Park collection Apply Greg Spiers - Fire Control in Kakadu National Park collection filter	Fire fighting equipment Apply Fire fighting equipment filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Albite Percival Douglas Boerner collection Apply Percival Douglas Boerner collection filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Shale Meteorite Clement Victor Latz collection Apply Clement Victor Latz collection filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
	Barrett Model SB250RC radio Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Radios Apply Radios filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Barrett Communications Pty Ltd Apply Barrett Communications Pty Ltd filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
	Wind and waterproof matchbox and Redhead matches Greg Spiers - Fire Control in Kakadu National Park collection Apply Greg Spiers - Fire Control in Kakadu National Park collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Swedish Match Apply Swedish Match filter
Image Unavailable	Cassididae Phalium Areola Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Image Unavailable	Unused rectangular yellow and brown aluminium sign that desi... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Image Unavailable	Spear Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Volutidae Aulica Flavicans Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Image Unavailable	Melongenidae Volegalea Wardiana from Shoal Bay Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Image Unavailable	Volutidae Melo Amphora (juvenile) Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Image Unavailable	Shale Meteorite Clement Victor Latz collection Apply Clement Victor Latz collection filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Unused rectangular beige and brown aluminium sign warning of... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
	Steel fire tripod Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Tripods Apply Tripods filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Les Hiddins Apply Mr Les Hiddins filter
Image Unavailable	Volutidae Melo Amphora (juvenile) Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
	Armband of split cane with parakeet feathers bound on the ou... Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Image Unavailable	Unused triangular aluminium sign 'Aboriginal Sacred Site' [n... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
	Wooden charm Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Image Unavailable	Unused rectangular beige, brown and red aluminium sign warni... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Image Unavailable	Volutidae Aulica Flavicans Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Two Turbinidae Turbo Petholatus shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Image Unavailable	Lacquered wooden travelling writing desk used by Sir Frederi... RL Harry collection Apply RL Harry collection filter	Travelling desks Apply Travelling desks filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Sir Frederick W. Holder Apply Sir Frederick W. Holder filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Image Unavailable	Melongenidae Volegalea Wardiana from mangroves at Shoal Bay Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Image Unavailable	Volutidae Aulica Flavicans Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Wooden tray containing samples of adhesives and stone tools Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Stanley R. Mitchell Apply Stanley R. Mitchell filter
Image Unavailable	Huckitta Meteorite Clement Victor Latz collection Apply Clement Victor Latz collection filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Standard unused rectangular black and white steel sign that ... Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority NT collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Apply Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
	Pigmented, two-ply, fibre string, woven and wound into an ar... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
	Armband of split cane with parakeet feathers bound on the ou... Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Image Unavailable	Removable compartment from the travelling writing desk used ... RL Harry collection Apply RL Harry collection filter	Furniture components Apply Furniture components filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Sir Frederick W. Holder Apply Sir Frederick W. Holder filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Image Unavailable	Henbury Meteorite Clement Victor Latz collection Apply Clement Victor Latz collection filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Lacquered wooden drawer from the travelling writing desk use... RL Harry collection Apply RL Harry collection filter	Drawers Apply Drawers filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Sir Frederick W. Holder Apply Sir Frederick W. Holder filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Image Unavailable	Volutidae Aulica Flavicans Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Weapon - Spear Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Image Unavailable	Lacquered wooden travelling writing desk used by Sir Frederi... RL Harry collection Apply RL Harry collection filter	Travelling desks Apply Travelling desks filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Sir Frederick W. Holder Apply Sir Frederick W. Holder filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Edge-ground axe heads (stone) Apply Edge-ground axe heads (stone) filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter