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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Boomerang from Macleay River, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Carving knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Carving knives Apply Carving knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Sanitary Bronco Toilet Roll Margaret Maclurcan collection Apply Margaret Maclurcan collection filter	Toilet paper Apply Toilet paper filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	British Patent Perforated Paper Co Pty Ltd Apply British Patent Perforated Paper Co Pty Ltd filter	1894 Apply 1894 filter
Sawfish club Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Bifacially flaked stone axe Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Ogden Smiths Mermaid fishing fly Gidleigh Collection Apply Gidleigh Collection filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Wood gouge with a timber handle John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Gouges Apply Gouges 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
Stone Blade, collected near Normanton, Queensland Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Normanton, Queensland, Australia Apply Normanton, Queensland, Australia filter
Saw-setting tool Phillip Porta collection Apply Phillip Porta collection filter	Saw-setting tools Apply Saw-setting tools filter	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Adelong, New South Wales, Australia filter	John H. Gillman Apply John H. Gillman filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Ceremonial club from Bogan River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Typeface for the letter 'T' Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Type pieces Apply Type pieces filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Postcard titled 'Nandi Sacred Bull, Benares' from Joan Richm... Joan Richmond collection Apply Joan Richmond collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Apply Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India filter		1931 Apply 1931 filter
Plane lost for 27 years Frank Proust collection Apply Frank Proust collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter			1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shield - made by Claude, George and Malcolm Wilson - Mitchel... Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia Apply Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Claude Wilson Apply Mr Claude Wilson filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Jack plane with a timber body and a steel blade John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Jack planes Apply Jack planes 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
Watercolour painting of Blundell's Cottage, Canberra, ACT, B... Muriel Kelly collection Apply Muriel Kelly collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Beth Klinge Apply Beth Klinge filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Steel yard scales Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Balances Apply Balances 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
Pastoral Australia particulars at government, shipping and t... People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 21 filter	Posters Apply Posters filter		James Northfield Apply James Northfield filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Poster titled 'It's the speedy airmail that conquers distanc... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Frawleys chocolate tin People's Paraphernalia collection no. 23 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 23 filter	Chocolate boxes Apply Chocolate boxes filter	Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Samuel Calvert Apply Samuel Calvert filter	1865 Apply 1865 filter
Pair of wooden skis made from hand-cut mountain ash, with le... Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 Apply Donald Maclurcan collection no. 2 filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Geoffrey Yen Apply Mr Geoffrey Yen filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china dinner plate bearing the Common... 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	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Hafted stone blade from Kimberley WA Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Adze from Lachlan River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mulbrung Jack Apply Mulbrung Jack filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Club Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Hardwood spindle in two parts, with the elliptical spring in... Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Spindles Apply Spindles filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bogan pick [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Forest Reefs, New South Wales, Australia Apply Forest Reefs, New South Wales, Australia filter
Digging stick Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Australia for the Australians, White Australia White Australia Protection Badge collection Apply White Australia Protection Badge collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1906 Apply 1906 filter
Club Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Gerhardt Laves Apply Mr Gerhardt Laves filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Retouched flake [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Conical copper vase Smith Family collection Apply Smith Family collection filter	Vases Apply Vases filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Unfinished stone tool Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Cook Islands Apply Cook Islands filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter
Electrolux brand vacuum cleaner Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Vacuum cleaners Apply Vacuum cleaners filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Electrolux Apply Electrolux filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Hatchet head HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Henry P. Moss Apply Mr Henry P. Moss filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Polar bear on wheels Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Pull-along toys Apply Pull-along toys 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
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Guard, 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
Knife Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia Apply Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Watercolour painting titled 'Molonglo Canberra', Beth Klinge... Muriel Kelly collection Apply Muriel Kelly collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Beth Klinge Apply Beth Klinge filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup and saucer bearing the c... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Cups and saucers Apply Cups and saucers filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Pair of metal spurs with brown leather straps Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Spurs Apply Spurs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Bifacially flaked pebble tool [stone implement] Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 Apply Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Wave Hill, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Wave Hill, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Photograph of Winnie Hannan (nee O'Sullivan) with Lily Mollo... Kevin Hannan collection Apply Kevin Hannan collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Winnie O'Sullivan Apply Winnie O'Sullivan filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Ceramic toy tea set Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy tea sets Apply Toy tea sets 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
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
Pearl necklace given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her ... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Boomerang from Bogan River, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Yellow, blue and red beanie-shaped hat, part of Castellorizi... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Stone Blade, collected near Normanton, Queensland Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Normanton, Queensland, Australia Apply Normanton, Queensland, Australia filter
Wreck of SS Malabar 2 April 1931 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Malabar Bay, Malabar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Malabar Bay, Malabar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Burns Philp & Company Limited Apply Burns Philp & Company Limited filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Head ornament Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Head ornaments Apply Head ornaments filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Photograph album c1920s-1930s Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
White ceramic toy tea set with yellow decoration Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy tea sets Apply Toy tea sets 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