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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Hotel Rex Potts Point Sydney NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster titled 'Reclaim the Night', 1993 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Queen Mary Daphne Mabbott collection Apply Daphne Mabbott collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	Queen Mary Apply Queen Mary filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Stick Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Artists equipment Apply Artists equipment filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Deaconess Winifred M. Hilliard Apply Deaconess Winifred M. Hilliard filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
'Houses', 'Name' and 'Nyukana' Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Steel lister with three teeth used at 'Rocky Plains' via Ber... 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
Bundle of press cuttings and historical documents relating t... J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter		J B Young Holdings Ltd Apply J B Young Holdings Ltd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Hand-painted scarf by unknown artist, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Scarves Apply Scarves filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Hand-painted scarf by unknown artist, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Scarves Apply Scarves filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Bread Knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bread knives Apply Bread knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Metal tin opener with corkscrew Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Tin-openers Apply Tin-openers filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Crocheted jug cover with yellow glass beads Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Jug covers Apply Jug covers filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Bark painting titled Djalambu Emu Dance by Djawa, Milingimbi... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Tom Djawa Apply Tom Djawa filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Poster "Rescue the Future", "MARCH AND FESTIVAL PALM SUNDAY ... Dr Di Bretherton collection Apply Dr Di Bretherton collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter
Emanuel Family photograph album of Go Go Station, about 1959... Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	Fitzroy River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Fitzroy River, Western Australia, Australia filter		1959 Apply 1959 filter
Ornate brass table lamp with four bayonet light globe fittin... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Table lamps Apply Table lamps filter	The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Australia, Our Aborginal Heritage tea-towel People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Tea-towels Apply Tea-towels filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	People for Nuclear Disarmament Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Sydney Marine Underwriters Report/Journal EJ Tomaszewski collection Apply EJ Tomaszewski collection filter	Titlepages Apply Titlepages filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association Limited Apply Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association Limited filter	1962 Apply 1962 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	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
Dial gauge Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Gauges Apply Gauges filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Royal blue velvet hat worn by Dame Pattie Menzies Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 Apply Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 filter	Headwear Apply Headwear filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Sainte Claire Apply Sainte Claire filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Auger bit George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Augers Apply Augers filter	Redhead, New South Wales, Australia Apply Redhead, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George F. Weir Apply Mr George F. Weir filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Cylindrical carborundum rod sharpening tool Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Hand painted scarf by Nyukana (Daisy) Baker, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Scarves Apply Scarves filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Black and white photograph of a group of people including Fr... Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly Apply Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Painting depicts a mirror image of a partially submerged cav... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Abagera Apply Abagera filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Great Gardens of the Western World Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Gardening books Apply Gardening books filter			1963 Apply 1963 filter
Advertising booklet - Katherine Heart of the Top End Norther... Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Wayne Zerbe Apply Wayne Zerbe filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Postcard depicting-The Gateway Wylde Street Potts Point NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Tweezers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tweezers Apply Tweezers filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Child's drawing from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
May Day 1979 World Peace IYC Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Patjiparan Apply Patjiparan filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Betty Kutungu Apply Betty Kutungu filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pokerwork snake, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
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
Embroidery - Crochet butterfly, Mornington Island QLD Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Vote With Your Feet - Palm Sunday Rally March 1985 Peter Jones collection Apply Peter Jones collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter	The Domain, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Domain, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Sydney Nuclear Disarmament Co-ordinating Committee Apply Sydney Nuclear Disarmament Co-ordinating Committee filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden spoon Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Spoons Apply Spoons filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
These toys are for you to buy for your children and grandchi... Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Notes Apply Notes filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Latvian ring-shaped brooch Guna Kinne collection no. 1 Apply Guna Kinne collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Latvia Apply Latvia filter	Mrs Guna Kinne Apply Mrs Guna Kinne filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Poster for 'International Women's Day' 75th Aniversary, 1985 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Child's drawing by unknown child, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Stylised image of an African woman with a raised fist. Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Black and white photograph of Fred Daly viewing Chinese arte... Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	China Apply China filter	Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly Apply Hon Frederick 'Fred' M. Daly filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Dent Two Day Marine Chronometer No 46982 in wooden case Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Dent & Co Apply Dent & Co filter	1895 Apply 1895 filter
China dinner plate printed with the Commonwealth Parliament ... 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
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
A.N.C. Struggle for Liberation Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Kimberley point Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia Apply Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "BLS" 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
Metal punch featuring the number "1" Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Punches Apply Punches filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Shield Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Poster advertising Wool Week, 1934 People's Paraphernalia collection no. 5 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 5 filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Keith Howe Apply Keith Howe filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Out of ANZUS People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Apply Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjariya (. Stanley Apply Tjariya (. Stanley filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter