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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Metal stencil for a wool bale, with cut-out lettering "WYOMI... 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
Sydney May Day Committee UAW (Union of Australian Women) Bes... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plates Apply Plates 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
Sketch of an Asian woman, a Caucasian woman and an African w... 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
Black vasculum Dr Winifred Curtis collection Apply Dr Winifred Curtis collection filter	Cases Apply Cases filter	Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Dr Winifred M. Curtis Apply Dr Winifred M. Curtis filter	1939 Apply 1939 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
Lemon coloured semi-circular tatted tea cosy Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Tea-cosies Apply Tea-cosies filter	Hampden, South Australia, Australia Apply Hampden, South Australia, Australia filter	Vera E. Ottens Apply Vera E. Ottens filter	1935 Apply 1935 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
Certificate awarded to Mrs V.M. Wilson for first prize at th... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	H Hearne & Co Pty Ltd Apply H Hearne & Co Pty Ltd filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Metal 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
Seven photographs of Mr and Mrs Marshall at various social f... Christine Marshall Cox collection Apply Christine Marshall Cox collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1951 Apply 1951 filter
White cotton pillowcase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Pillowcases Apply Pillowcases filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Centre drill Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Drill bits Apply Drill bits filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
U.N. Decade for Women 1976-1985 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
Bore 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
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
Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Laun... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1886 Apply 1886 filter
Pocket Politics No.1, 1955 People's Paraphernalia collection no. 12 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 12 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Liberal Party of Australia Apply The Liberal Party of Australia filter	1955 Apply 1955 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
Club, one of a set consisting of two clubs and a toa, attrib... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gammon Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Gammon Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter		1951 Apply 1951 filter
Plant fibre basket Odette O'Neill collection Apply Odette O'Neill collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Mr Victor L. Stiskin Apply Mr Victor L. Stiskin filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Postcard depicting-The Gateway Wylde Street Potts Point 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
CCCP John 'Johnny' Warren collection Apply John 'Johnny' Warren collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Spencers Creek Camp Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Spencers Creek, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Spencers Creek, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter		1951 Apply 1951 filter
Shovels in SMA stores depot at Cooma Gaol Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Snowy Mountains Authority Apply Snowy Mountains Authority filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Century Road Club, America Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Buzacott Cyanogas Dust Blower Rabbit Fumigator Pump Cregan Family collection Apply Cregan Family collection filter	Pest control equipment Apply Pest control equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Buzacott & Co Ltd Apply Buzacott & Co Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Ornate brass table lamp with four bayonet light globe fittin... Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection Apply Department of Home Affairs (Prime Minister's Lodge) collection filter	Table lamps Apply Table lamps filter	The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply The Lodge, Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Dessert spoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessertspoons Apply Dessertspoons 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china coffee cup and saucer bearing t... 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
Wallaroo Red Cross Circle, January 1919 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Charity badges Apply Charity badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Butter dish Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Butter dishes Apply Butter dishes 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
Custom-made hay baling hooks Barry Cranston collection Apply Barry Cranston collection filter	Hooks Apply Hooks filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter		1950 Apply 1950 filter
Teaspoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Teaspoons Apply Teaspoons 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
Shield, part of a set of the hunting and gathering tools, at... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Gammon Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Gammon Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter		1951 Apply 1951 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No. 5. Sturt Desert Pea Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No.19. Illyarrie Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Fretsaw blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Black and white photographic postcard of Circular Quay with ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Austr... Apply Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Austr... filter	Australian News and Information Bureau Apply Australian News and Information Bureau filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Metal blue ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Commonwealth of Australia Apply Commonwealth of Australia filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Worcester St John's Cycling Club Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Coogee Bay 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
Bread Knife Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bread knives Apply Bread knives filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes 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
Toa, one of a set consisting of two clubs and a toa, attribu... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Toas Apply Toas filter	Gammon Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Gammon Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter		1951 Apply 1951 filter
Metal tray for Holden: The First Twenty Years 1948-1968 Jack Heenan collection Apply Jack Heenan collection filter	Trays Apply Trays filter		GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls 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
Brass fastening pin for latch Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Fasteners Apply Fasteners filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 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
Carcass of a bullock swept up into a tree in 1950 flood, Bir... Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 Apply Noelle Sandwith collection no. 1 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Birdsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Birdsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Noelle O. Sandwith Apply Ms Noelle O. Sandwith filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
Ashtray Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays 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
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
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
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "AAA" 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
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
Australian Wolf Cub proficiency badge - Collector Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Movie style poster that reads "White House Corporation prese... 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
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 panning dish Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 Apply Claude Dunshea collection no. 1 filter	Mining equipment Apply Mining equipment 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