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![Three leather hair curlers known as 'Curly Wurlies']( "Three leather hair curlers known as 'Curly Wurlies'")
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![Lantern slide - View from the sea of Point Charles lighthouse, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905]( "Lantern slide - View from the sea of Point Charles lighthouse, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905")
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![Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelaco Jack']( "Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelaco Jack'")
Boomerang, attributed as being made by Fred Mulga aka 'Pelac...
Fred Mulga (c.1874-1948), aka Pelaco Jack, Aboriginal buckjumper, was probably born near Port Hedland, in Western Austr...
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![Souvenir teacup - King George V]( "Souvenir teacup - King George V")
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![Birds Eye View, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911]( "Birds Eye View, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911")
Birds Eye View, Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911
Handwritten note on reverse reads 'September 1911 / Crystal Palace / Kent / England / M. Welsh'
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![Photographic postcard of troops from 1st Imperial Camel Brigade]( "Photographic postcard of troops from 1st Imperial Camel Brigade")
Photographic postcard of troops from 1st Imperial Camel Brig...
This postcard was sent to the McPhee family from Will Boothby, a neighbouring farmer. Boothby served during the First Wo...
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![Homemade Black silk bag]( "Homemade Black silk bag")
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![Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911]( "Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1911")
Six page letter from John Close to Alice Close, Antarctica 1...
Written by John Collinson Close, an 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by Do...
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![Saucepan and lid]( "Saucepan and lid")
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![Poster - Tall ships, Tall Stories, Resistance Every Day Since 1788...]( "Poster - Tall ships, Tall Stories, Resistance Every Day Since 1788...")
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![Photographic postcard of Coogee Beach, NSW]( "Photographic postcard of Coogee Beach, NSW")
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![Morris Tobias Marine Chronometer No 695, with accessories in a wooden case]( "Morris Tobias Marine Chronometer No 695, with accessories in a wooden case")
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![Rockdale Railway Station]( "Rockdale Railway Station")
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![Invoice from J Jukes General Merchant, Southgate showing Muriel McPhee's haberdashery purchases]( "Invoice from J Jukes General Merchant, Southgate showing Muriel McPhee's haberdashery purchases")
Invoice from J Jukes General Merchant, Southgate showing Mur...
This invoice was issued by J Jukes General Merchant and includes items purchased by Muriel McPhee for dressmaking. She w...
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![Pair of ladies mauve leather shoes with a baby Louis heel and a narrow pointed toe]( "Pair of ladies mauve leather shoes with a baby Louis heel and a narrow pointed toe")
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![State Banquet to Commemorate the Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, Town Hall, Sydney]( "State Banquet to Commemorate the Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, Town Hall, Sydney")
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![Bunch of keys marked HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 1834-1966]( "Bunch of keys marked HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 1834-1966")
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![Photograph of Winnie O'Sullivan sitting on a backless stool, c1917]( "Photograph of Winnie O'Sullivan sitting on a backless stool, c1917")
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![Spirit level]( "Spirit level")
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![Incised boomerang featuring figures dancing or fighting on anterior, family group and tent on posterior, from Cherbourg]( "Incised boomerang featuring figures dancing or fighting on anterior, family group and tent on posterior, from Cherbourg")
Incised boomerang featuring figures dancing or fighting on a...
According to the vendor, this club was purchased at Sotheby's Aboriginal Art Auction sale on 27 July 2004, part of lot 5...
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![Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961]( "Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961")
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![Natives of Carpentaria]( "Natives of Carpentaria")
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![Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales, membership certificate to Bill Sutton]( "Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales, membership certificate to Bill Sutton")
Gould League of Bird Lovers, New South Wales, membership cer...
Membership certificate issued to Bill Sutton by the New South Wales branch of the Gould League of Bird Lovers, c.1940s....
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![Kaleidoscope component]( "Kaleidoscope component")
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![Deck of Commonwealth Railway playing cards]( "Deck of Commonwealth Railway playing cards")
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![Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook]( "Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook")
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![Australia for the Australians, White Australia]( "Australia for the Australians, White Australia")
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![Embroidered handmade doily]( "Embroidered handmade doily")
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![A Century at Moore Park Best Exhibit Beef Shorthorns 1882-1982]( "A Century at Moore Park Best Exhibit Beef Shorthorns 1882-1982")
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![The Town Hall, Sydney, NSW]( "The Town Hall, Sydney, NSW")
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![Brass carriage clock in leather box used by Lord Forrest]( "Brass carriage clock in leather box used by Lord Forrest")
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![Mauve leather right shoe, with a baby Louis heel and a narrow pointed toe]( "Mauve leather right shoe, with a baby Louis heel and a narrow pointed toe")
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![Souvenir plate - 150th Anniversary of New South Wales]( "Souvenir plate - 150th Anniversary of New South Wales")
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![TheTimber Industry at the Huon, Tasmania]( "TheTimber Industry at the Huon, Tasmania")
TheTimber Industry at the Huon, Tasmania
The hand written address reads: Nelly De Loges ' 6 Rue des Fripreirs 6 / Bruscelles / Belgique. The message in French re...
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![Passengers for the 1.50 to Sydney Sunday July 16 1911]( "Passengers for the 1.50 to Sydney Sunday July 16 1911")
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![Employment reference for W H Treloar from McDonald's Motor Works and Garage, Hamilton]( "Employment reference for W H Treloar from McDonald's Motor Works and Garage, Hamilton")
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![Epidiascope, more commonly known as a magic lantern]( "Epidiascope, more commonly known as a magic lantern")
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![Town Hall Sydney N.S.W.]( "Town Hall Sydney N.S.W.")
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![Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly]( "Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly")
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly
This fishing fly belonged to Thomas Lloyd Forster Rutledge, who was a keen fisherman. During the 1930s, he and some frie...
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![TOWN HALL, Sydney.]( "TOWN HALL, Sydney.")
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![Mayne's autograph book containing over 850 autographs of famous cricketers from England, Australia, Sth Africa, New Zealand, West Indies & Scotland covering the period 1907-1955]( "Mayne's autograph book containing over 850 autographs of famous cricketers from England, Australia, Sth Africa, New Zealand, West Indies & Scotland covering the period 1907-1955")
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![Muriel McPhee's hatbox]( "Muriel McPhee's hatbox")
Muriel McPhee's hatbox
This hatbox was used by Muriel McPhee. McPhee's family believe that around 1916 McPhee became engaged, although they don...
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![Glass plate negative - Bumerangi, an old Arrernte woman, suffering from senility and blindness, Bloods Creek, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Bumerangi, an old Arrernte woman, suffering from senility and blindness, Bloods Creek, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911]( "Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911")
Two page letter from John Close to Alice Close, 1911
Written by John Collinson Close, 'assistant collector' on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914....
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![Glass plate negative - Bush scene, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory. The stringy-bark has had its bark removed for the purpose of constructing a canoe, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1911]( "Glass plate negative - Bush scene, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory. The stringy-bark has had its bark removed for the purpose of constructing a canoe, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1911")
Glass plate negative - Bush scene, Bathurst Island, Northern...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Notes on the Natives of Bathurst Island, North Australia', "Journal of the Royal Anthropologic...
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![Parkinson & Frodsham Marine Chronometer No 3617 in a wooden case]( "Parkinson & Frodsham Marine Chronometer No 3617 in a wooden case")
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![Three bowls]( "Three bowls")
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![Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Launceston Reports for 1886]( "Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Launceston Reports for 1886")
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![Postcard featuring the portraits of 26 men of the Brisbane Tramways Company]( "Postcard featuring the portraits of 26 men of the Brisbane Tramways Company")
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![Film negative - Nell Basedow walking toward house, Yalata station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Film negative - Nell Basedow walking toward house, Yalata station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Prison warden, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart]( "Prison warden, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart")
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![Best Wishes for 1911. Boats on water]( "Best Wishes for 1911. Boats on water")
Best Wishes for 1911. Boats on water
Handwritten message on reverse is addressed to 'Mrs C Mackintosh / "Homer Street" / Kings Cross / Canterburry, Sydney' a...
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![American and NSW women swimmers at Toowoomba, Queensland, 1911]( "American and NSW women swimmers at Toowoomba, Queensland, 1911")
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![Athol Gardens, Sydney Harbour, NSW]( "Athol Gardens, Sydney Harbour, NSW")
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![Clapstick]( "Clapstick")
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![Glass plate negative - two men with cuts of meat hanging from roof of dwelling, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905 or 1911]( "Glass plate negative - two men with cuts of meat hanging from roof of dwelling, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905 or 1911")
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![George Street, Sydney, showing Town Hall and Queen Victoria Markets, 28 April 1908]( "George Street, Sydney, showing Town Hall and Queen Victoria Markets, 28 April 1908")
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![Photographic postcard of Ocean Beach, Manly, NSW]( "Photographic postcard of Ocean Beach, Manly, NSW")
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![Box for 'Lister' Sheep-Shearing combs used at 'Rocky Plains' via Berridale]( "Box for 'Lister' Sheep-Shearing combs used at 'Rocky Plains' via Berridale")
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![Black and white negative glass lantern slide - Base of Ayers Rock Northern Territory, showing effect of aoelian erosion, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1926]( "Black and white negative glass lantern slide - Base of Ayers Rock Northern Territory, showing effect of aoelian erosion, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1926")
Black and white negative glass lantern slide - Base of Ayers...
Reproduced by Basedow in the "Adelaide Chronicle" (20 November 1926). Caption reads: 'Base of Ayers Rock, showing effect...
