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Cartoon of the parallels between the coal industry of 1892 a... Warren Brown collection Apply Warren Brown collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Warren Brown Apply Mr Warren Brown filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Card of appreciation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Congratulations card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Gardiner Two Day Marine Chronometer No 5/3947 in wooden case Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	R Gardner Apply R Gardner filter	1893 Apply 1893 filter
A General History of Quadrupeds Bewick's A General History of Quadrupeds Book collection Apply Bewick's A General History of Quadrupeds Book collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1807 Apply 1807 filter
The Efficient Mind Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Australian Short Stories Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child 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
Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, mad... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Helena E. Roadknight Apply Mrs Helena E. Roadknight filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Book titled 'Pelmanism Your purpose in Life: How to Achieve ... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
By Nelson's Column 1897: Some Folks Who Have Done Their Duty Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter		1897 Apply 1897 filter
Congratulations card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Landau known as 'The Ranken Coach' Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 filter	Horse drawn coaches Apply Horse drawn coaches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Mr George Ranken Apply Mr George Ranken filter	1821 Apply 1821 filter
In memoriam card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
The English Game of Cricket Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Charles Box Apply Charles Box filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Index book with handwritten entries for stone tools Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Books Apply Books filter		Mr Herbert Keys Apply Mr Herbert Keys filter
Beauties of Shelley. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1830 Apply 1830 filter
Investigation; or Travels in the Boudoir. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1837 Apply 1837 filter
Papaerback book titled 'Famous People's Pigs', 1943 Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter		Angus & Robertson Apply Angus & Robertson filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
Wedding anniversary card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	United Kingdom Apply United Kingdom filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Congratulations card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Ceramic bust of John Pascoe Fawkner John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection Apply John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner Pottery Bust collection filter	Busts Apply Busts filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr John P. Fawkner Apply Mr John P. Fawkner filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Wedding aniversary card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Cast iron 'D' shaped screw lock handcuffs with key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Handcuffs Apply Handcuffs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Cartoon titled 'Combine, Australia!...' Punch magazine collection Apply Punch magazine collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Punch Apply Punch filter	1899 Apply 1899 filter
Wedding anniversary card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
King George's Sound The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	J Carr Apply J Carr filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Postcard with text which reads in part "A few lines" Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Childrens' book titled 'A Tale of Mischief' Julie Marginson collection Apply Julie Marginson collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Ireland Apply Ireland filter	Volia E. Downing Apply Volia E. Downing filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
In memoriam card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Additions to the orchidaceous plants of South Australia Jean Galbraith collection Apply Jean Galbraith collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Volume 1, 1873-6, 'Educational collections of Australian pla... Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection Apply Baron Ferdinand von Mueller collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller Apply Baron Sir Ferdinand J. von Mueller filter	1873 Apply 1873 filter
Convict-made brick with an 'O' stamped in the centre of one ... David Westcott collection no. 4 Apply David Westcott collection no. 4 filter	Convict bricks Apply Convict bricks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	John Onus Apply John Onus filter	1833 Apply 1833 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
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Wedding Wishes Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Place cards Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
1997 Royal Australian Mint Proof Coin Set Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	Coin proof sets Apply Coin proof sets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Newspaper clipping of a 1921 wedding photograph from the Wee... Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter		Weekly Times Apply Weekly Times filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Book titled 'Rum Jungle Uranium Project Opening Ceremony' Norman Parker collection Apply Norman Parker collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Norman Parker Apply Mr Norman Parker filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
A wedding party posed on a pavement outside a brick building Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Congratulations card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Morris Tobias Marine Chronometer No 695, with accessories in... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Morris Tobias Apply Morris Tobias filter	1830 Apply 1830 filter
Sympathy card Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Wedding acceptance Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Congratulations Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Wedding invitation Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Wedding invitations Apply Wedding invitations filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club minutes book, 1881 to 1912 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1881 Apply 1881 filter