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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
National Art Gallery Sydney NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd 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	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Two white linen pillow shams Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillow shams Apply Pillow shams filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Massachusetts, United States of America Apply Massachusetts, United States of America filter	T H Witherby Tool Company Apply T H Witherby Tool Company filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Round tin basin Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Basins Apply Basins filter	Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Poster titled 'The Australian Post Office still pioneers new... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
White ceramic dinner plate with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Ceremonial shovel used for the turning of the first sod at w... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	Baron Thomas Denman Apply Baron Thomas Denman filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Soft brown felt riding hat Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Mid-set 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
Ceramic plate made by Martin Boyd, 1950 Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Plates Apply Plates filter		Martin Boyd Pottery Apply Martin Boyd Pottery filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Pick Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Picks Apply Picks filter	Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Claude Dunshea Apply Mr Claude Dunshea filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Cap with Scout badge Dr Stephen Jani collection Apply Dr Stephen Jani collection filter	Caps Apply Caps filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Istvan Jani Apply Dr Istvan Jani filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Penstock to Munyang Power Station, 1953 Snowy Scheme - Christine Filiamundi collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Christine Filiamundi collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Munyang, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Munyang, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	John P. Williamson Apply John P. Williamson filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
The Poetical Works of W.M. Falconer. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Liber Usualis Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Books Apply Books filter
The Coronal - A Collection of Many Problems. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1674 Apply 1674 filter
Beauties of song Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
Shield carved by Roy Governor Roy Governor collection Apply Roy Governor collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Roy Governor Apply Roy Governor filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
The Flying Tigers by Russell Whelan William Beausang collection Apply William Beausang collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1943 Apply 1943 filter
Composing stick Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Printing accessories Apply Printing accessories filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Cricket Prints, Some Batsmen and Bowlers 1920-1940 Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	R C. Robertson-Glascow Apply R C. Robertson-Glascow filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Official Guide XVI OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE, 1956 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 filter	Books Apply Books filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Australian Olympic Commitee Apply Australian Olympic Commitee filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Kitchen knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Kitchen knives Apply Kitchen knives filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
The Billy Book Hughes Abroad Eveline Coulter collection Apply Eveline Coulter collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	NSW Bookstall Co Ltd Apply NSW Bookstall Co Ltd filter	1918 Apply 1918 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
Gold metallic cloth and black woollen coat, worn by Gertud B... Cuckson Bodenwieser collection no. 1 Apply Cuckson Bodenwieser collection no. 1 filter	Coats Apply Coats filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Eileen Cramer Apply Eileen Cramer filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Dispatch box with 'The Colonial Treasurer' on lid Marion Green collection Apply Marion Green collection filter	Dispatch boxes Apply Dispatch boxes filter			1856 Apply 1856 filter
Handmade willow clothes 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	Mrs One-Eye Brown Apply Mrs One-Eye Brown filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Knife Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Painting of central Australian landscape by Albert Namatjira... Ken Welton collection Apply Ken Welton collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter	Albert Namatjira Apply Albert Namatjira filter	1956 Apply 1956 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
Dimsie Moves Up Again Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Books Apply Books filter			1942 Apply 1942 filter
Award of Merit certificate issued by the Amalgamated Enginee... Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 Apply Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 filter	Certificates of appreciation Apply Certificates of appreciation filter	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia filter	Amalgamated Engineering Union Apply Amalgamated Engineering Union 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
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
This Changing World, an Atlas of Current Events, 1950 George W Barber collection Apply George W Barber collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Commonwealth Office of Education Apply Commonwealth Office of Education 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
Colander Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Colanders Apply Colanders filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Island Bend Camp, 1950 Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia filter		1950 Apply 1950 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
The New Weeks Preparation Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books 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
Brown leather suitcase with 'W.H.E.' (Walter Herbert Eddison... Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection Apply Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection filter	Suitcases Apply Suitcases filter		Walter H. Eddison Apply Walter H. Eddison filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Popular Scientific Recreations Hilda Creager collection no. 2 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter		Mrs Jocelyn H. Brown Apply Mrs Jocelyn H. Brown filter
Soup spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup spoons Apply Soup spoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Soup spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup spoons Apply Soup spoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Sauce Dispenser Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dispensers Apply Dispensers filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 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
Poster for 'International Women's Day' 80th Aniversary, 1990 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
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
Square orange cushion Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Cushions Apply Cushions filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Black and white photograph of the Labour Government, 1950 Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Australian Labor Party Apply Australian Labor Party filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Electric radiator Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Electric radiators Apply Electric radiators filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
The Australian Soldiers' Pocket Book, 1943 edition Royce Hart collection Apply Royce Hart collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1943 Apply 1943 filter
Discussion Poster No.66 - Milk - July 24, 1950 George W Barber collection Apply George W Barber collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Commonwealth Office of Education Apply Commonwealth Office of Education filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
Manual of instructions for using the St George Supermatic el... Dr Edward Duyker collection no. 2 Apply Dr Edward Duyker collection no. 2 filter	Instruction booklets Apply Instruction booklets filter	Peakhurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Peakhurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	St George Ranges Pty Ltd Apply St George Ranges Pty Ltd filter	1947 Apply 1947 filter