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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Clear moulded stem glass Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection Apply Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	The Libbey Glass Company Apply The Libbey Glass Company filter	1892 Apply 1892 filter
Sago scraper Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Scrapers Apply Scrapers filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1927 Apply 1927 filter
Black and white photograph showing a crowd, including civili... Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Frank W. Ballard Apply Mr Frank W. Ballard filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Australian Wolf Cub Sixer Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Two 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
Wooden mallet John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Mallets Apply Mallets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wiltshire brand wood taper file John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Files (tools) Apply Files (tools) filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Y.M.C.A., Ashfield Branch Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Toy egg beater Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Kitchen toys Apply Kitchen toys filter		Mrs Eslee Bridge Apply Mrs Eslee Bridge filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
For Ktih & Kin - Port Pirie & Red Cross 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
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Book titled 'Wedding Dress 1740-1970' written by Madelaine G... Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Victoria and Albert Museum Apply Victoria and Albert Museum filter	1740 Apply 1740 filter
Australian Military Forces, Infantry Group Special Order, 19... Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W Talty, Printer Apply W Talty, Printer filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Vest Pocket Manual of Printing Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Technical manuals Apply Technical manuals filter	Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Apply Chicago, Illinois, United States of America filter	The Inland Printer Co Apply The Inland Printer Co filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Bead plane used during the construction of Old Parliament Ho... George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Bead planes Apply Bead planes filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
October Nelson's Day Adelaide 1917 - England expects 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	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Bunch of prison keys and tags Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Hot-air steriliser School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection Apply School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine collection filter	Health and medical equipment Apply Health and medical equipment filter	Edinburgh, Scotland Apply Edinburgh, Scotland filter	Baird and Tatlock Apply Baird and Tatlock filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Glass plate negative - Punch (Arrerika) watering camels, cen... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Chisel John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Chisels Apply Chisels filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Colour lithograph showing a collage of Gumnut Babies by May ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 5 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 5 filter	Lithographs Apply Lithographs filter		Cecilia M. Gibbs Apply Cecilia M. Gibbs filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Australia for the Australians, White Australia White Australia Protection Badge collection Apply White Australia Protection Badge collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1906 Apply 1906 filter
Labour Selected and Endorsed Candidate. Vote 1 J.T. Lang People's Paraphernalia collection no. 12 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 12 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Hon John (Jack) T. Lang Apply Hon John (Jack) T. Lang filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Printed invitation, black type on white card Amy Hudson collection Apply Amy Hudson collection filter	Invitations Apply Invitations filter	Kent, England Apply Kent, England filter	Ms Amy Hudson Apply Ms Amy Hudson filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Wooden cylindrical pencil case Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Pencil cases Apply Pencil cases filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mary Archer Apply Mary Archer filter	1895 Apply 1895 filter
Handkerchief printed with kewpie dolls around the edges Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection Apply Hazel Hooton and Elizabeth Gibson collection filter	Handkerchiefs Apply Handkerchiefs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Elizabeth Francisco Apply Elizabeth Francisco filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Photograph album c1920s-1930s Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter			1920 Apply 1920 filter
Spearthrower Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Pair of metal spurs with brown leather straps Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Spurs Apply Spurs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Clear moulded stem glass Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection Apply Andrew Reeves and Helen Parrott collection filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	The Libbey Glass Company Apply The Libbey Glass Company filter	1892 Apply 1892 filter
Pair of wicket keeper's leather gloves Swan Richards collection Apply Swan Richards collection filter	Cricket equipment Apply Cricket equipment filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Stokes McGown Pty Ltd Apply Stokes McGown Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
Black and white photograph of a view towards Old Parliament ... Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Frank W. Ballard Apply Mr Frank W. Ballard filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Black and white photograph of a view over a military tent ca... Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Frank W. Ballard Apply Mr Frank W. Ballard filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
Punishment cell Campbell Street Prison, Hobart 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
Jack plane with a timber body and a steel blade John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Jack planes Apply Jack planes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Poster titled 'Telephone services link together the people o... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter		Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
A Teamster's Camp in Australia Carting Wheat to Railway Stat... Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 Apply Bernard Freedman collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Atlas Press Pty Ltd Apply Atlas Press Pty Ltd filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Swing tags Apply Swing tags filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Souvenir octagonal white bone china side plate with a pictur... Allen and Helena Lister collection Apply Allen and Helena Lister collection filter	Side plates Apply Side plates filter	Dudley, Staffordshire, England Apply Dudley, Staffordshire, England filter	Shelley Potteries Apply Shelley Potteries filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Pull toy elephant by Bing Werke or Gebrüder Bing Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Pull-along toys Apply Pull-along toys filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Hotel Canberra and Lawns, Canberra Elizabeth Kay collection no. 1 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1927 Apply 1927 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Apply South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Metal stencil for a wool bale with cut-out lettering "JEC" 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
Debrie Parvo model 'L' 35mm hand-crank movie camera and acce... Robert and Irene Goard collection Apply Robert and Irene Goard collection filter	Movie cameras Apply Movie cameras filter	Paris, France Apply Paris, France filter	Andre Debrie Apply Andre Debrie filter	1917 Apply 1917 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
Qualco Soldiers Fund 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
Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland badge, Gasoga Catoilici na hE... Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
A.N.A.R.E. Club badge Dr Stefan Csordas collection Apply Dr Stefan Csordas collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter		Stokes Apply Stokes filter
Square brown fabric-coated suitcase and a card baggage label 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
Stone pestle Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Mortars and pestles Apply Mortars and pestles filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Davy James Apply Mr Davy James filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Large fleece of superfine wool from the Macarthur merino flo... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Wool specimens Apply Wool specimens filter	Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Camden Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	John Macarthur Apply John Macarthur filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Souvenir mug - Bicentenary of Australia Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative mugs Apply Commemorative mugs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1788 Apply 1788 filter
Australia Day 1917, Their Sacrifice is Worth Your Sacrifice ... 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	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Wattle Day League Ambulance Fund - Ambulance Day 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
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
British Scouts district badge, Surrey Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter