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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Certificate Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection Apply Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter		Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Apply Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Peace Now! Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Badges Apply 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' 75th Aniversary, 1985 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
White china dinner plate Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Spool and paper tape associated with the SNOCOM computer Kevin Rosolen collection Apply Kevin Rosolen collection filter	Computer components Apply Computer components filter	University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Kevin Rosolen Apply Mr Kevin Rosolen filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Angkunanya Apply Angkunanya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
The Encyclopaedia of Romance. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1836 Apply 1836 filter
The Efficient Mind Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Books Apply Books 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
The Legend of the Coming of the First Kangaroo Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1948 Apply 1948 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
Carpenter's plane George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Planes Apply Planes filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	D Malloch & Son Apply D Malloch & Son filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Child's drawing by Kitik, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kitik Apply Kitik filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Virgilius Opera. Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Books Apply Books filter			1815 Apply 1815 filter
Child's drawing from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ulapuntu Apply Ulapuntu filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Napura Apply Napura filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Bark painting 'Macassan praus' by Birrikidji Gumana, Yirrkal... J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Birrikitji Gumana Apply Birrikitji Gumana filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Shovel Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Savage Co Ltd Apply Savage Co Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngintya Apply Ngintya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
You can't hug a child with nuclear arms People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Apply Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Card expressing thanks for 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
Chuck and Di have a Baby Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Books Apply Books filter		Prince Charles P. Apply Prince Charles P. filter
East Timor Freedom People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	East Timor Apply East Timor filter	Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament Apply Association for International Co-operation and Disarmament filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
The Jubilee Book of Cricket by Prince Ranjitsinhji. Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Prince Kumar S. Ranjitsinhji Apply Prince Kumar S. Ranjitsinhji filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Mockba 1987 World Congress of Women 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
Genatex Ladies Sanitary Towel dispenser vending machine Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collection no. 1 Apply Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collection no. 1 filter	Vending machines Apply Vending machines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Automatic Vendors Pty Ltd Apply Automatic Vendors Pty Ltd filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Hand painted burlap wall hanging by Nyukana (Daisy) Baker, E... Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wall hangings Apply Wall hangings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
'An Account of the English Colony in NSW' Volume 1 David Collins collection Apply David Collins collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter		1798 Apply 1798 filter
Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Bark painting Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Paddy Namadbara Apply Paddy Namadbara filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
Triangular metal file Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Files (tools) Apply Files (tools) filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 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
Narra ceremonies by Birrikidji Gumana, Yirrkala, 1966 J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Birrikitji Gumana Apply Birrikitji Gumana filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Child's drawing by unknown child, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing by Lizzie or Kayukayu, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Lizzie Apply Lizzie filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
With the 15th Australian XI Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Sydney (Syd) Smith Apply Sydney (Syd) Smith filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Contributions to the flora of Australia Jean Galbraith collection Apply Jean Galbraith collection filter	Books Apply Books filter
The Gwalior Plains 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	1840 Apply 1840 filter
Fibrous string wound onto a circular cane armband Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Alec Tjimar Apply Alec Tjimar filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Mayawara Minutjukur Apply Mayawara Minutjukur filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Illuminated address to William Barbour Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Illuminated addresses Apply Illuminated addresses filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Brass winding key for chronometer Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Apply St Albans, Hertfordshire, England filter	Thomas Mercer Ltd Apply Thomas Mercer Ltd filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Dobbie Son & Hutton Marine Chronometer No 5475, with accesso... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Dobbie Son & Hutton Apply Dobbie Son & Hutton filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
Did They Beat The Drum Slowly As They Lowered You Down? by E... Ellen Jose collection Apply Ellen Jose collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Ms Ellen Jose Apply Ms Ellen Jose filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Tuckerbox used by Aboriginal activist Joe McGinness when he ... Joe McGinness collection Apply Joe McGinness collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Joe McGinness Apply Joe McGinness filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Land Claims in NSW Terry Fox collection Apply Terry Fox collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council Apply New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council filter
Black and white photographic postcard of aerial view over Hy... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Hyde Park, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Hyde Park, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australian News and Information Bureau Apply Australian News and Information Bureau 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
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Napura Apply Napura filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Emmco brand electric food mixer Norman Hoffmann collection Apply Norman Hoffmann collection filter	Food mixers Apply Food mixers filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Electricity Meter & Allied Industries Ltd Apply Electricity Meter & Allied Industries Ltd filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Smoking pipe made from a crab claw Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nancy Banejamma Apply Nancy Banejamma filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Folding knife blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Knife blades Apply Knife blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 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
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
Latvian red ankle length costume skirt with embroidery Guna Kinne collection no. 1 Apply Guna Kinne collection no. 1 filter	Skirts Apply Skirts filter	Riga, Latvia Apply Riga, Latvia filter	Mrs Guna Kinne Apply Mrs Guna Kinne filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter