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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
The Mission to Seamen, By Peril We Live, april 20th, 1917 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
Australian Wolf Cub proficiency badge - Collector Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges 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
Pair of wicket keeper's leather gloves worn by Australian wi... Swan Richards collection Apply Swan Richards collection filter	Cricket equipment Apply Cricket equipment filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Kookaburra Sport Apply Kookaburra Sport filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Australian Peace Committee Supports World Disarmament Campai... 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
Photograph of 'Hector Cat' with a demonstrator Ian Yeaman collection Apply Ian Yeaman collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Road Safety Council of the Australian Capital Territory Inc Apply Road Safety Council of the Australian Capital Territory Inc filter	1971 Apply 1971 filter
Singapore National Football Team John 'Johnny' Warren collection Apply John 'Johnny' Warren collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Peace 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
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
Painting depicts four frogs 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	Birigitji Apply Birigitji filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Victory Trust Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Badges Apply Badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick 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
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Marrkarakara Apply Marrkarakara filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Uluru Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1954 Apply 1954 filter
'Ngurrapalangu', painted by Uta Uta Tjangala, 1974 Fred Myers collection Apply Fred Myers collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Uta Uta Tjangala Apply Uta Uta Tjangala filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
GMH Personnel Directory Jack Heenan collection Apply Jack Heenan collection filter	Directories Apply Directories filter		GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
British Scouts district badge, Lancashire Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges 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
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	St Francis Xavier School, Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply St Francis Xavier School, Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	John Batty Apply John Batty filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
International Year of Peace 1986 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
Foot switch Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Office machines Apply Office machines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
Wooden highchair with white leather harness Doris Nash collection Apply Doris Nash collection filter	Highchairs Apply Highchairs filter		Iram Nash Apply Iram Nash filter	1875 Apply 1875 filter
Handheld fishing net Allan Coogan collection Apply Allan Coogan collection filter	Fishing nets Apply Fishing nets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Roy D. Marika MBE Apply Roy D. Marika MBE filter	1970 Apply 1970 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	Nyurpaya Apply Nyurpaya 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	Tjariya (. Stanley Apply Tjariya (. Stanley filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Bone china side plate with a coloured Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Side plates Apply Side plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Child's drawing by Tyimpayi, 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	Tyimpayi Apply Tyimpayi filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
News from World Bakels, 1974 ET Fealy collection Apply ET Fealy collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter			1974 Apply 1974 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
Australia Day 1918 Town Hall Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Child's drawing by Purkinya, 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	Purkinya Apply Purkinya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Cotton batik t-shirt by unknown artist, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Clothing Apply Clothing filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1971 Apply 1971 filter
Screenprinted wall hanging by Milyika, Ernabella SA 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	Milyika Apply Milyika filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Painting on card by Ralph Gumudul, Goulburn Island NT - from... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ralph Gumudul Apply Ralph Gumudul filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Doily with a butterfly-like shape, mounted on dark blue silk... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1941 Apply 1941 filter
National Museum of Ethnology t-shirt Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Telescopic 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
I am a Woman for Peace 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
Roll of wallpaper Tony Hill collection no. 1 Apply Tony Hill collection no. 1 filter	Wallpaper Apply Wallpaper filter	Canada Apply Canada filter	Waldec of Canada Limited Apply Waldec of Canada Limited filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Uncirculated 1997 one dollar coin Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	One dollar coins Apply One dollar coins filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Plaque to commemorate the Australian May Day Centenary 1891 ... Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter			1891 Apply 1891 filter
Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland rank badge, Bi Ullamh Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Entree plate with coloured Commonwealth Parliament Coat of A... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Entree plates Apply Entree plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Child's design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ilyipi Apply Ilyipi filter	1954 Apply 1954 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	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	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Dictating and transcribing machine Ernest B Phillips collection Apply Ernest B Phillips collection filter	Office machines Apply Office machines filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Grundig Intermedia GmbH Apply Grundig Intermedia GmbH filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Poster - "Who Controls the Keys? Who Punches Them?" 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
Bark painting 'Mythical Figure' by by Bob Balirrbalirr Dirdi... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Bob Balirrbalirr Dirdi Apply Bob Balirrbalirr Dirdi filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Cartoon that features a kangaroo and a koala as waiters Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr John Spooner Apply Mr John Spooner filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Latvian black silk bonnet Guna Kinne collection no. 1 Apply Guna Kinne collection no. 1 filter	Caps Apply Caps filter	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia Apply Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Guna Kinne Apply Mrs Guna Kinne filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Instruction manual for the National Class 31 series accounti... Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection Apply Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection filter	Manuals Apply Manuals filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	National Cash Register Company Apply National Cash Register Company filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Painting on paper by Nathaniel Maralngurra, Gunbalanya (Oenp... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kormilda College, Berrimah, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nathaniel N. Maralngurra Apply Nathaniel N. Maralngurra filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Poster - "Office of the Status of Women" 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
I want to grow up not blow up 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
Record player needle Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Styluses Apply Styluses filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter