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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her hu... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Book titled 'Wedding Customs and Folklore' written by Margar... Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Our Native Land: Its Scenery and Associations Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1879 Apply 1879 filter
The Epicurean. A Tale and Alciphron. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1838 Apply 1838 filter
Laws of Greek Accents Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1857 Apply 1857 filter
Saucepan and lid Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Saucepans Apply Saucepans filter	West Bromwich, West Midlands, England Apply West Bromwich, West Midlands, England filter	Archibald Kenrick & Sons Apply Archibald Kenrick & Sons filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Dr Martin Luther's Smaller Catechism owned by Reverend John ... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Books Apply Books filter		Bernard T. Grosse Apply Bernard T. Grosse filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Photographic postcard of Balmoral Beach, NSW 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	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 filter
Postcard issued by the Sydney Philatelic Club for the Jubile... 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	Sydney Philatelic Club Apply Sydney Philatelic Club filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Club, attribted to the Sydney area, about 1900-1920 Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Glass photographic magic lantern slide of a thylacine at the... David Seth-Smith collection Apply David Seth-Smith collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	London Zoo, London, England Apply London Zoo, London, England filter	Mr David Seth-Smith Apply Mr David Seth-Smith filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Tirranna Cup trophy David Innes Watt collection Apply David Innes Watt collection filter	Trophies Apply Trophies filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers Apply Hardy Bros, Silversmiths and Jewellers filter	1894 Apply 1894 filter
Man and his Mate: A little book for his heart and hers - by ... Ceres Martin (nee Moules) collection no. 2 Apply Ceres Martin (nee Moules) collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter
The Intertype Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 Apply Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Government Publishing Service Apply Australian Government Publishing Service filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply Certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Constitution and Match Rules, Victorian Women's Cricket Asso... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Farrow Falcon Press Apply Farrow Falcon Press filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Small paperback book titled "Movement" No.8, edited by Thea ... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter		Thea S. Hughes Apply Thea S. Hughes filter
Horts Chronology and Ancient History. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1820 Apply 1820 filter
Spirit of English Wit. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Barrister's wig worn by Sir George Houstoun Reid Anne Fairbairn collection no. 2 Apply Anne Fairbairn collection no. 2 filter	Wigs Apply Wigs filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Ravenscroft Apply Ravenscroft filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
East Melbourne Cricket Club. Its History 1860-1910 Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Alfred E. Clarke Apply Alfred E. Clarke filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
St. Thomas' Church, North Sydney Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1849 Apply 1849 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
Book titled 'Japan Today and Tomorrow 1934 The Osaka Mainich... Lorelle Moore collection Apply Lorelle Moore collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	China Apply China filter	Lorelle Moore Apply Lorelle Moore filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
"Movement" No.6, edited by Thea Stanley Hughes. Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the est... Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 Apply Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 filter	Footstools Apply Footstools filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1858 Apply 1858 filter
Book titled 'Hiking From Early Canberra' Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Three pronged steel fork Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Table forks Apply Table forks filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Anne M. Girard Apply Mrs Anne M. Girard filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
South Australian Education Department Empire Pageant Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books 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
Chinshihuang - The Entombed Warriors King by Leo Tien Leo Tien collection Apply Leo Tien collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	China Apply China filter	Father Leo Tien Apply Father Leo Tien 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
Cast iron frying pan Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Frying pans Apply Frying pans filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Old Humphrey's Addresses Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
The Old Home Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Notes from the National Herbarium of Victoria Jean Galbraith collection Apply Jean Galbraith collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
1834-1934 matchbox holder souvenir of the Melbourne and Vict... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Matchbox holders Apply Matchbox holders filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Reverend John Grosse Apply Reverend John Grosse filter	1834 Apply 1834 filter
Photographic postcard of Sydney Harbour from Hotel Australia 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	Charles H. Kerry Apply Charles H. Kerry filter	1884 Apply 1884 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
COLESANCO, January 1938, The Magazine of the Employees of G.... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	G J Coles & Company Limited Apply G J Coles & Company Limited filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Postcard featuring Sydney Cup winner - Wakeful 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	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1902 Apply 1902 filter
Book titled 'The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay', ... Christies Auction collection Apply Christies Auction collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Stockdale Apply John Stockdale filter	1789 Apply 1789 filter
Legislative Assembly New South Wales Artesian Boring And Irr... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Legislative Assembly of New South Wales Apply Legislative Assembly of New South Wales filter	1902 Apply 1902 filter
Ludlow Manual of Instructions Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 Apply Australian Government Publishing Service collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Australian Government Publishing Service Apply Australian Government Publishing Service filter
'An Account of the English Colony in NSW' Volume 2 David Collins collection Apply David Collins collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter		1802 Apply 1802 filter
Heyhoe Ruth Preddey collection Apply Ruth Preddey collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Pelham Books Apply Pelham Books filter	1978 Apply 1978 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
Charles Kingsford Smith and James and Emma Hammond with airc... Denise Turner collection Apply Denise Turner collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Cook, South Australia, Australia Apply Cook, South Australia, Australia filter	Charles E. Kingsford Smith Apply Charles E. Kingsford Smith filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Air Conquest by W. Jefferson Davis William Beausang collection Apply William Beausang collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter
Album of newspaper clippings, Kingsford Smith, Australian Dr Robert C Percival collection Apply Dr Robert C Percival collection filter	Albums Apply Albums filter		Mr Edgar W. Percival Apply Mr Edgar W. Percival filter
Wooden case with drill bits George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Drill bits Apply Drill bits filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George O. Crawford Apply Mr George O. Crawford filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Royal Brides Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Barraud No 2/901 chronometer with Poole's auxiliary compensa... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter		Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers Apply Prouds Ltd, Diamond Merchants & Jewellers filter	1820 Apply 1820 filter
Poster titled 'Telephone services link together the people o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Oil painting titled 'King Barak last of the Yarra tribe', by... M Crivelli collection Apply M Crivelli collection filter	Oil paintings Apply Oil paintings filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Arthur J. Loureiro Apply Arthur J. Loureiro filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
The Gap, Watson's Bay Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1849 Apply 1849 filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club members register 1923 to 1928, and... Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Cricket for Women and Girls The Waratah Club NSW Women's Cricket Association collection Apply The Waratah Club NSW Women's Cricket Association collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Essex, England Apply Essex, England filter	Anchor Press Apply Anchor Press filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter