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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Rectangular cream linen table centre with scalloped edges Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
1985 Participation Development Peace - IYY [International Y... 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	Yuminiya Apply Yuminiya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Badge, with peace sign and stars, for the Campaign for Nucle... 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	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Apply Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 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	Angkuna Kulyuru Apply Angkuna Kulyuru filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Camisole Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Camisoles Apply Camisoles filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Child's drawing possibly by Kitty, 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	Kitty Miller Apply Kitty Miller 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
Students for Nuclear Disarmament - No More Hiroshimas Peter Jones collection Apply Peter Jones collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Students for Nuclear Disarmament Apply Students for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Sydney May Day Committee UAW (Union of Australian Women) Bes... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plates Apply Plates 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
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
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
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	Tjikalayi Apply Tjikalayi 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	Tjariya (. Stanley Apply Tjariya (. Stanley filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Hand-operated paper embossing machine used by the Australian... ER Skipper collection Apply ER Skipper collection filter	Embossing machines Apply Embossing machines filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	P J King, General Engraver Die Sinker Apply P J King, General Engraver Die Sinker filter	1901 Apply 1901 filter
Box for The Lister Sheep-Shear used at 'Rocky Plains' via Be... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Boxes Apply Boxes filter	Dursley, Gloucestershire, England Apply Dursley, Gloucestershire, England filter	R A Lister and Company Limited Apply R A Lister and Company Limited filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Round rose table centre, embroidered in various shades of pi... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Semco Company Apply Semco Company filter	1928 Apply 1928 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
Pair of pink-brown knit stockings Olga Riet collection Apply Olga Riet collection filter	Stockings Apply Stockings filter	Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China Apply Harbin, Heilongjiang Sheng, China filter	Mrs Olga A. Riet Apply Mrs Olga A. Riet filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Go / No go 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
Harpoon head, which is designed to be fired from a .303 rifl... Mick Baker collection Apply Mick Baker collection filter	Harpoons Apply Harpoons filter	Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Mick Baker Apply Mr Mick Baker filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Pair of ladies black leather high heeled shoes Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Set of Sony brand headphones Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Headphones Apply Headphones filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Sony Corporation Apply Sony Corporation filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Poster - 10th Commemoration of the Death of the PAC founding... Kerry Browning collection Apply Kerry Browning collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter	Sharpeville, Gauteng, South Africa Apply Sharpeville, Gauteng, South Africa filter	Mr Robert M. Sobukwe Apply Mr Robert M. Sobukwe filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Spearthrower J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Yuwati Apply Yuwati filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
White linen doily, Mornington Island QLD Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Decorated wooden panel, by Sione Pani, Tonga Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Tonga Apply Tonga filter	Sione Pani Apply Sione Pani filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Peacemaker, 1965 Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter		E C. Gare Apply E C. Gare filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No. 5. Sturt Desert Pea Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
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	Ngintya Apply Ngintya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Three 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
Sticker Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers 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
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 "Breaking Chains ... Making Links" Dr Di Bretherton collection Apply Dr Di Bretherton collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter
Headpad, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Headpads Apply Headpads filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Manguri Apply Manguri filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Certificate awarded at the Kiama Agricultural and Horticultu... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Kiama, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiama, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Linen handkerchief, Mornington Island QLD Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Handkerchiefs Apply Handkerchiefs filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Stuzzi Memocord MT570 audio cassette tape in a blue plastic ... Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Audio cassettes Apply Audio cassettes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Square white cotton table centre cloth made by Una May Roadk... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Una M. Irvine Apply Mrs Una M. Irvine filter	1906 Apply 1906 filter
Bark painting divided into three panels with horizontal blac... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Peter Trucker Apply Peter Trucker filter	1965 Apply 1965 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	Mayawara Minutjukur Apply Mayawara Minutjukur filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pair of outside calipers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Outside calipers Apply Outside calipers filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Club Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Paddy B. Pakapunali Apply Paddy B. Pakapunali filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Equal Pay Year 1986 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
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
Black and white photographic postcard of Circular Quay with ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Austr... Apply Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Austr... filter	Australian News and Information Bureau Apply Australian News and Information Bureau filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Wooden highchair with white leather harness Doris Nash collection Apply Doris Nash collection filter	Highchairs Apply Highchairs filter		Iram Nash Apply Iram Nash filter	1875 Apply 1875 filter
Paper tape reader designed by Kevin Rosolen to be used with ... Kevin Rosolen collection Apply Kevin Rosolen collection filter	Computer components Apply Computer components filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Kevin Rosolen Apply Mr Kevin Rosolen filter	1958 Apply 1958 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	Tjikalayi Apply Tjikalayi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Sharpening stone for shears, used by professional shearer Co... Colin Davis collection Apply Colin Davis collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Colin Davis Apply Mr Colin Davis filter	1946 Apply 1946 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
Australian Scout Jamboree, Frankston, Victoria, Dec 27th - J... Molineux Poster collection Apply Molineux Poster collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter	Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Levi Molineux Apply Mr Levi Molineux filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Entree plate with gold Commonwealth Parliament Coat of Arms ... 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	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Poster - Cummeragunja Walk-On Dr Eve Fesl collection Apply Dr Eve Fesl collection filter	Event posters Apply Event posters filter
Bark painting depicting the sun at Wuriupi by Deaf Tommy in ... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Deaf Tommy, Pukualamiri Apply Deaf Tommy, Pukualamiri filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Child's drawing by Wakinpi, 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	Wakinpi Apply Wakinpi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter