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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Fowler's Vacola Jar no. 28 Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Food preserving jars Apply Food preserving jars filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Framed composite picture dedicated to Miss N Rogers from CTP... Ellen Rogers collection Apply Ellen Rogers collection filter	Aviation ephemera Apply Aviation ephemera filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Charles T. Ulm Apply Mr Charles T. Ulm filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Welcome to Sir Ross Smith and Party at Town Hall Sydney, 14 ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic Postcards Apply Photographic Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Sir Ross M. Smith KBE MC DFC AFC Apply Sir Ross M. Smith KBE MC DFC AFC filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Art Deco ceramic kangaroo [second of a pair] Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Sculptures Apply Sculptures filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Invitation to Court at Buckingham Palace addressed to Miss E... Elizabeth Sanderson collection Apply Elizabeth Sanderson collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Elizabeth B. Digges Apply Elizabeth B. Digges filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child 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
Smooth wood plane John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Alex Mathieson & Son Apply Alex Mathieson & Son filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Eleven wooden toy alphabet blocks Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Alphabet blocks Apply Alphabet blocks filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Leaflet titled 'The Monthly Magazine No.7 TARALGA, MARCH 191... Reverend Canon HR Cavalier collection Apply Reverend Canon HR Cavalier collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	Taralga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Taralga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Reverend F H. Stokes Apply Reverend F H. Stokes filter	1917 Apply 1917 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
Child's drawing - Chaseling landing at Yirrkala in 1935 by D... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... Apply Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... filter	Daniel Apply Daniel filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Counter sink Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Factory made wooden dolly peg Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes pegs Apply Clothes pegs filter	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia Apply New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia filter	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Thick metal wire bow for stretching rabbit pelts Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Leatherworking tools Apply Leatherworking tools filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
TO QUARANTINE LAUNCH AEDES Torrens Island Quarantine Station collection Apply Torrens Island Quarantine Station collection filter	Signs Apply Signs filter	Torrens Island, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Torrens Island, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Warden sitting in the main chair in the Campbell Street Pris... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Metal punch featuring the letter "R". 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
Metal match box cover featuring photographs of Old Parliamen... Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 filter	Match containers Apply Match containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Alex Collingridge Apply Alex Collingridge filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Spirit level John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Spirit levels Apply Spirit levels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Bronco Strong Superfine Toilet Tissue Margaret Maclurcan collection Apply Margaret Maclurcan collection filter	Toilet paper Apply Toilet paper filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co Apply Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co filter	1894 Apply 1894 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
Sample possum pelt James Wall collection Apply James Wall collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Umbango, New South Wales, Australia Apply Umbango, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny Apply Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Tin toy truck Suncoast Pioneer Village collection Apply Suncoast Pioneer Village collection filter	Toy trucks Apply Toy trucks filter	Bli Bli, Queensland, Australia Apply Bli Bli, Queensland, Australia filter	Suncoast Pioneer Village Apply Suncoast Pioneer Village filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Punishment cell Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Afghan camels and drivers in the Mallee about 1930 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Photographic prints Apply Photographic prints filter	Underbool, Victoria, Australia Apply Underbool, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr J A. Knife Apply Mr J A. Knife filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Fretsaw blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Pair of child's black woollen gaiters Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Gaiters Apply Gaiters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
QSL card for VK5 SU F.M. Gray, Toorak, South Australia Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Invitation to the Commonwealth of Australia Inaugural celebr... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 4 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 4 filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	NSW Government Apply NSW Government filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Invitation to a Royal Ball in honour of the visit to Victori... Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Invitation addressed to Miss Faithfull from Mrs John Marks. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter
Timber tool box John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Tool boxes Apply Tool boxes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Town Hall, Sydney, 2 December 1904 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	Swain and Co Apply Swain and Co filter	1904 Apply 1904 filter
ACME 'Invincible' clothes wringer Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Clothes wringers Apply Clothes wringers filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	ACME Manufacturing Co Apply ACME Manufacturing Co filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Child's drawing - Yirrkala in 1935 by Ronyiwuy Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... Apply Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... filter	Ronyiwuy Apply Ronyiwuy filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Cadbury's Bourn-Vita tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Cadburys Apply Cadburys filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Oil can with tapered spout John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Oil cans Apply Oil cans filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Horse team equaliser Doreen Liddle collection Apply Doreen Liddle collection filter	Horse tack Apply Horse tack filter	Narridy, South Australia, Australia Apply Narridy, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Jack P. Liddle Apply Mr Jack P. Liddle filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Great Northern Juvenile Athletic and Schools Exhibition Association Apply Great Northern Juvenile Athletic and Schools Exhibition Association filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Letter - Sworn statement by John Dunn, 16 May 1844 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Dividers Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Measuring instruments Apply Measuring instruments filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Boomerang Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 Apply Ray and Dallas Maple Family collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Howard Maple Apply Howard Maple filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Bundle of string, made from the fibre of a banyan vine, boun... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Key Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Oertling 62FM beam balance School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Beam balances Apply Beam balances filter	England Apply England filter	L Oertling Ltd Apply L Oertling Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Surfing Australia Australian National Travel Association collection Apply Australian National Travel Association collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Australian National Travel Association Apply Australian National Travel Association filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Cigarette case Dr Robert C Percival collection Apply Dr Robert C Percival collection filter	Cigarette cases Apply Cigarette cases filter	Birmingham, West Midlands, England Apply Birmingham, West Midlands, England filter	Mr Edgar W. Percival Apply Mr Edgar W. Percival filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Spur strap Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Footwear accessories Apply Footwear accessories filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Letter dated 16 May 1844, signed by Thomas Thansell (?) Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Buzacott Cyanogas Dust Blower Rabbit Fumigator Pump Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Pest control equipment Apply Pest control equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Buzacott & Co Ltd Apply Buzacott & Co Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Child's drawing - Mr Chaseling the first missionary was here... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Kevin IYS P.P.S. Apply Kevin IYS P.P.S. filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Water Ledger, S R & W S Commission, Tongala, Koyuga & Kyabra... Irrigation (Tatura) - Goulburn Murray Water collection Apply Irrigation (Tatura) - Goulburn Murray Water collection filter	Administrative records Apply Administrative records filter	Tongala, Victoria, Australia Apply Tongala, Victoria, Australia filter	State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Apply State Rivers and Water Supply Commission filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter