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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
The Road to the Republic and Back Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ward O'Neil Apply Ward O'Neil filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Black and white photograph of Australian swimmers Fanny Dura... National Sports Information Centre collection Apply National Sports Information Centre collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Sarah Frances 'Fanny' Durack Apply Miss Sarah Frances 'Fanny' Durack filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Congratulations Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	England Apply England filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Sydney Town Hall, 8 April 1910 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Packing needle Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Needles Apply Needles filter	England Apply England 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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Cannon from HMB Endeavour, thrown overboard on the Great Bar... Endeavour Cannon collection Apply Endeavour Cannon collection filter	Cannons Apply Cannons filter	England Apply England filter	Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1725 Apply 1725 filter
Pair of worn brown leather gloves worn by non-denominational... Colin, Faith and Mary Kramer collection Apply Colin, Faith and Mary Kramer collection filter	Gloves Apply Gloves filter	England Apply England filter	Mr Ernest Kramer Apply Mr Ernest Kramer filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Cricket bat with the signatures of the Australian, English &... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Cricket bats Apply Cricket bats filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Gunn and Moore Ltd Apply Gunn and Moore Ltd filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms insignia china dinnerwa... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinnerware Apply Dinnerware filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Certificate EJ Tomaszewski collection Apply EJ Tomaszewski collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski Apply Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
Tower of London No. 22 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Clear glass plate marked Advance Australia, to commemorate A... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	England Apply England filter		1887 Apply 1887 filter
Garrett and Sons Improved Cleven Row Suffolk Lever Corn and ... Charles Durr collection Apply Charles Durr collection filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	England Apply England filter	Richard Garrett & Sons Apply Richard Garrett & Sons filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Mt Bogong, Victoria No. 34 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Hobart, Tasmania No. 96 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 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
Photograph of Harry Hawker and his Sopwith aircraft at Caulf... Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Harry G. Hawker Apply Harry G. Hawker filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Square, glass inkstand Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 Apply Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 filter	Inkstands Apply Inkstands filter	England Apply England filter
Gunn and Moore cricket bat Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Cricket bats Apply Cricket bats filter	England Apply England filter	Gunn and Moore Ltd Apply Gunn and Moore Ltd filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Baby's silk bonnet Patricia Kennedy collection no. 2 Apply Patricia Kennedy collection no. 2 filter	Baby bonnets Apply Baby bonnets filter	England Apply England filter	Mrs Grace H. Kennedy Apply Mrs Grace H. Kennedy filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Australian Army brass collar badge Alison Hope Oliver collection Apply Alison Hope Oliver collection filter	Military badges Apply Military badges filter	Egypt Apply Egypt filter	Alison H. Oliver Apply Alison H. Oliver filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
'Brisbane River and Customs House, Brisbane', No. 85, 1927 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	Queensland Government Tourist Bureau Apply Queensland Government Tourist Bureau filter	1927 Apply 1927 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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
1006 - Town Hall, Sydney, 30 December 1907 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Samuel Wood, Sydney Apply Samuel Wood, Sydney filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china fruit plate bearing the coat-of... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Fruit plates Apply Fruit plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
National Arms and Militaria Exhibition and Sale Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
The Beginning of the Thaw, Snowy River, Kosciusko, NSW No. 2... Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Certificate EJ Tomaszewski collection Apply EJ Tomaszewski collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski Apply Mr Edward J. Tomaszewski filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Last of the boat people Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Geoffrey R. Hook Apply Mr Geoffrey R. Hook filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Town Hall and St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, N.S.W. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Square, clear glass inkstand Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 Apply Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 filter	Inkstands Apply Inkstands filter	England Apply England filter
Cartoon of John Howard and John Hewson in 19th century Engla... 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
FERN TREE BOWER, S. TASMANIA. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic 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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
British Pattern 1842 .75 smooth bore percussion musket used ... Neville Locker collection Apply Neville Locker collection filter	Muskets Apply Muskets filter	England Apply England filter	Tower of London [Armouries] Apply Tower of London [Armouries] filter	1848 Apply 1848 filter
Town Hall, Sydney, 23 December 1904 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	William Brooks & Co Ltd Apply William Brooks & Co Ltd filter	1904 Apply 1904 filter
Mercer Marine Chronometer No 27564, in wooden case with acce... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	England Apply England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Jubilee Lake, Victoria No. 28 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Set of six clear drinking glasses, commemorating the visit o... Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Commemorative glassware Apply Commemorative glassware filter	England Apply England filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Salter's Spring Balance No.20, used for weighing large mail ... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Spring balances Apply Spring balances filter	England Apply England filter	Salter Scales Apply Salter Scales filter
Bone china dessert dish printed with the Commonwealth Parlia... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Cheese dish with a yellow glaze decorated with a molded spra... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Cheese dishes Apply Cheese dishes filter	England Apply England filter		1885 Apply 1885 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 2, 1926 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
George St. Sydney N.S.W. Showing Q.V. Markets, Town Hall & R... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Central Railway Station, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Central Railway Station, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Bone china dinner plate printed with the Commonwealth Parlia... 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	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Scrapbook of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I... Jane Connors collection Apply Jane Connors collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Ryan Apply Mrs Margaret Ryan filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
SS Southwark Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England filter	Raphael Tuck & Sons Apply Raphael Tuck & Sons filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Souvenir plate - 150th Anniversary of New South Wales Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	England Apply England filter	Wood & Sons Ltd Apply Wood & Sons Ltd filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
'Circular Quay, Sydney', No. 23, 1925 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	New South Wales Government Tourist Bureau Apply New South Wales Government Tourist Bureau filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Kerferd Lake, Victoria No. 33 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting the As... 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	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Diary of Edgar Richard Mayne, containing details of the Aust... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Diaries Apply Diaries filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Charles Letts and Co. Apply Charles Letts and Co. filter	1921 Apply 1921 filter
Aesop's Fables up to date Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	England Apply England filter	Raphael Tuck & Sons Apply Raphael Tuck & Sons filter
Aqua 'Mary Jane'-style young girl's shoes in shoebox Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter	England Apply England filter	C & J Clark Ltd Apply C & J Clark Ltd filter
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) awarded to... Sheila Ruth Collett collection Apply Sheila Ruth Collett collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Mint Apply Royal Mint filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter