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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Frawleys chocolate tin People's Paraphernalia collection no. 23 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 23 filter	Chocolate boxes Apply Chocolate boxes filter	Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Samuel Calvert Apply Samuel Calvert filter	1865 Apply 1865 filter
Precision ground flat stock gauge setting piece 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
Steel hand drill with a round wooden handle George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Hand drills Apply Hand drills 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
Pair of small square linen doilies handmade using a machine ... Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Program for match between Civil Service Women's Cricket Team... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Civil Service Women's Cricket Association Apply Civil Service Women's Cricket Association filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Railway pendulum wall clock Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Wall clocks Apply Wall clocks filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	J M Wendt, Adelaide and Mount Gambier Apply J M Wendt, Adelaide and Mount Gambier filter	1887 Apply 1887 filter
Gould League of Bird Lovers, NSW. The Crimson Chat, 1944 Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Reverend John Grosse Apply Reverend John Grosse filter	1944 Apply 1944 filter
Condex brand metal fly-fishing reel and information sheet in... Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter	England Apply England filter	J W Young & Sons Apply J W Young & Sons filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Camera tripod with telescopic legs Harold Stevens collection Apply Harold Stevens collection filter	Camera tripods Apply Camera tripods filter	Rochester, New York, United States of America Apply Rochester, New York, United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
My Flying Life William Beausang collection Apply William Beausang collection filter	Books Apply Books filter		Charles E. Kingsford Smith Apply Charles E. Kingsford Smith filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
President of the Women's Cricket Association in England - Mr... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Elsie Deane Apply Elsie Deane filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
British Scouts district badge, Surrey Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges 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
Afghan camel drivers in the Mallee Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Photographic prints Apply Photographic prints filter	Underbool, Victoria, Australia Apply Underbool, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr J A. Knife Apply Mr J A. Knife filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Boomerang, broken, made by Donald Turner, Lake Tyers, 1937 Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Donald Turner Apply Donald Turner filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Elsie Deane holding bunches of flowers and her sister Vi far... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Elsie Deane Apply Elsie Deane filter	1937 Apply 1937 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
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
Oak oil stone George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1790 Apply 1790 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china teacup and saucer bearing the c... 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
Cylindrical wooden hand reel fitted with thick green cord an... Gordon Winter collection Apply Gordon Winter collection filter	Fishing reels Apply Fishing reels filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
Child's walking trainer Ruth Lynch collection Apply Ruth Lynch collection filter	Walking aids Apply Walking aids filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Farmers Co Ltd Apply Farmers Co Ltd filter	1932 Apply 1932 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
Factory made wooden dolly 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	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Factory made wooden dolly 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	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co 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
Wicker and leather child's pony saddle Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Saddles Apply Saddles filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Allen key Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Allen keys Apply Allen keys filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Yellow, blue and red beanie-shaped hat, part of Castellorizi... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Craytex rod, polishing stone Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Abrasives Apply Abrasives filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Booklet titled 'Worker's Compensation Act 1926-1954' ET Fealy collection Apply ET Fealy collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter			1926 Apply 1926 filter
Warden at opened trap door for the gallows Campbell Street P... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 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
Newspaper clippings of articles and cartoons related to pric... Dr John Mann collection Apply Dr John Mann collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter			1926 Apply 1926 filter
Rood Screen, St Helen, Panworth (or Ranworth), 1937 Alicia Walsh collection Apply Alicia Walsh collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Alicia Walsh Apply Alicia Walsh filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Plow plane iron John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Plane irons Apply Plane irons filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Alex Mathieson & Son Apply Alex Mathieson & Son filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
George VI Coronation Medal 1937 to Dame Pattie Menzies Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 Apply Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	England Apply England filter	Dame Pattie Menzies Apply Dame Pattie Menzies filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Scorecard, Gentlemen v Players, Lords July 14 1937 Australian Women's Cricket Council collection Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council collection filter	Scorecards Apply Scorecards filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Sue Summers Apply Sue Summers filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Orroroo, South Australia, Australia Apply Orroroo, South Australia, Australia filter		1937 Apply 1937 filter
Fowler's Vacola sauce bottle Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Food preserving bottles Apply Food preserving bottles filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Mavis Bridle Apply Mrs Mavis Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Rectangular fawn-coloured lacquered canvas suitcase with a r... Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Suitcases Apply Suitcases filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Jack plane John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Jack planes Apply Jack planes filter	Sheffield, England Apply Sheffield, England filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Book about the Marylebone Cricket Club titled 'MCC 1787-1937... Nance Pownall collection Apply Nance Pownall collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	The Times Publishing Company Apply The Times Publishing Company filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
R.M.S. "Largs Bay" Fancy Dress Carnival Nance Pownall collection Apply Nance Pownall collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line Apply Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Badge 'Out Lyons - Elect Labor' People's Paraphernalia collection no. 7 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 7 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter		Australian Labor Party Apply Australian Labor Party filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Prison truncheon, about 1940 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Weapons Apply Weapons filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
White china bowl 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
Fiftieth Anniversary 1888-1938 Olive King collection Apply Olive King collection filter	Commemorative medallions Apply Commemorative medallions filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Amor Pty Ltd Apply Amor Pty Ltd filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Pat Holmes, Margaret Peden and English players at a cricket ... Elsie Deane collection Apply Elsie Deane collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Pat Holmes Apply Pat Holmes filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Anzac Day - Advance Australia, Help those Who Helped You, 25... Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Girl and boy dressed in period costume, boy presenting flowe... Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 Apply Vienna Mozart Boys Choir collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Henri Apply Henri filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Black felt bowler hat for horse riding Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Bowler hats Apply Bowler hats filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Album containing black and white photographs of the World Wa... Frederick George Ince collection Apply Frederick George Ince collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	North Keeling Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia Apply North Keeling Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia filter	R Dey Son and Company Apply R Dey Son and Company filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Ceremonial wooden wheelbarrow used at the turning of the fir... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Wheelbarrows Apply Wheelbarrows filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	W J. Spence Apply W J. Spence filter	1877 Apply 1877 filter
Circular Children's Patriotic Fund - For the Sick & Prisoner... Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Factory made wooden dolly 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	Pioneer Woodware Co Apply Pioneer Woodware Co filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
The Opium Smugglers: A True Story of Our Northern Seas Philip MacFarlane collection Apply Philip MacFarlane collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ion L. Idriess Apply Ion L. Idriess filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Conical copper vase Smith Family collection Apply Smith Family collection filter	Vases Apply Vases filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 filter