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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Camel Corps Christmas card to the McPhee family from Will Bo... Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 Apply Judy and Ian McPhee collection no. 2 filter	Christmas cards Apply Christmas cards filter	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Apply Grafton, New South Wales, Australia filter	Muriel E. McPhee Apply Muriel E. McPhee filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Circular cotton doily with a 'Hairpin Work' lace fringe, mad... Una May Irvine collection no. 1 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter	Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Helena E. Roadknight Apply Mrs Helena E. Roadknight filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Flashlight - B.A.T. Mess Kalgan May 1914 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Stone axe blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Axe heads Apply Axe heads filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1919 Apply 1919 filter
A Walk on the Peak Hong Kong Sept 1921 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Armband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Scene in the Harbour at Swatow - Sept 1921 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
YMCA - Coming Home 1919 Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter		Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Maltese - Australia - SC Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Space beneath trap door from gallows, Campbell Street Prison... 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
Catalogue from the Pastoral Finance Ltd Carmel O'Brien collection Apply Carmel O'Brien collection filter	Catalogues Apply Catalogues filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Pastoral Finance Association Ltd Apply Pastoral Finance Association Ltd filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Souvenir plate - Bicentenary of Australia Cecil Ballard Jnr collection Apply Cecil Ballard Jnr collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1788 Apply 1788 filter
Photographic glass plate holder Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Photographic plate holders Apply Photographic plate holders filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Eastman Kodak Company Apply Eastman Kodak Company filter	1904 Apply 1904 filter
.22 revolver with a black handle and leather holster associa... Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Revolvers Apply Revolvers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Christmas Greetings, Mosman Bay, Sydney, N.S.W, 1919 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter			1919 Apply 1919 filter
Glass plate negative - Grave, Innamincka station, South Aust... 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	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Single-furrow horse-drawn plough used by experimental wheat ... Barbara Tong collection Apply Barbara Tong collection filter	Ploughs Apply Ploughs filter	Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Lambrigg Station, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Booklet titled 'Episodes - A Glimpse of Australia-Japan Rela... Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Japan Apply Japan filter		1859 Apply 1859 filter
'An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniver... Noble Numismatics collection Apply Noble Numismatics collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	S T Leigh & Co Pty Ltd Apply S T Leigh & Co Pty Ltd filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Women in swimsuits standing at the water's edge Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Unfinished stone blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Stone tools Apply Stone tools filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1919 Apply 1919 filter
Lead finial for gaol fence Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Finials Apply Finials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Novelty ceramic ashtray or pin tray in the form of a young g... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 3 filter	Ashtrays Apply Ashtrays filter	Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mashman Bros Apply Mashman Bros filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Box containing four sets of lantern slides Reverend Canon HR Cavalier collection Apply Reverend Canon HR Cavalier collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Reverend F H. Stokes Apply Reverend F H. Stokes filter	1909 Apply 1909 filter
Adelaide YMCA Active Service Home and Abroad Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Wartime badges Apply Wartime badges filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Sunny Radio Club, 3SR Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter		Reverend John Grosse Apply Reverend John Grosse filter
Key Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Keys Apply Keys filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
View of 'Coal Hill' in the Imperial City Peking, Feb 1915 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Chinese Grave on Hillside. Winchow May 1917 Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Two men feeding a baby camel with a spoon Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Black velvet horse riding helmet Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Sports safety helmets Apply Sports safety helmets filter	England Apply England filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Lamboanga - from the deck of the Nikko Marn at the Anchorage... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Convict-made brick with an 'O' stamped in the centre of one ... David Westcott collection no. 4 Apply David Westcott collection no. 4 filter	Convict bricks Apply Convict bricks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	John Onus Apply John Onus filter	1833 Apply 1833 filter
Photograph of a view of a pagoda like structure on a stone w... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
View of the Great Wall form the train in Nankow Pass Dec 191... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Wattle Day, Our Emblem, Our Defenders, W.D.L. Ambulance Fund Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Charity badges Apply Charity badges filter	North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
London Bridge, London David Westcott collection no. 7 Apply David Westcott collection no. 7 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
The Party. A Nature Hunter, Carpenter, Dr Bradley, Colhoon, ... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Baby's silk bonnet Patricia Kennedy collection no. 2 Apply Patricia Kennedy collection no. 2 filter	Baby bonnets Apply Baby bonnets filter	England Apply England filter	Mrs Grace H. Kennedy Apply Mrs Grace H. Kennedy filter	1918 Apply 1918 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
The Way of the Red Cross in the Great War 1917 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	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Demobilised Sailors Soldiers & Airmens Assoc Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Membership badges Apply Membership badges filter		Demobilised Sailors, Soldiers & Airmens Association Apply Demobilised Sailors, Soldiers & Airmens Association filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Black and white photograph of US swimmer Olga Dorfner National Sports Information Centre collection Apply National Sports Information Centre collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Philadelphia, United States of America Apply Philadelphia, United States of America filter	Miss Olga Dorfner Apply Miss Olga Dorfner filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Ceremonial shovel used for the turning of the first sod at w... Australian National Railways Commission collection Apply Australian National Railways Commission collection filter	Shovels Apply Shovels filter	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia filter	Baron Thomas Denman Apply Baron Thomas Denman filter	1912 Apply 1912 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
YMCA - With Our Boys Always Everywhere Social History Museums (South Australia) collection Apply Social History Museums (South Australia) collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter		Young Mens Christian Association Apply Young Mens Christian Association filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Boot hook Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Boot hooks Apply Boot hooks filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Glass plate negative - Men and horses pulling the expedition... 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	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Group taken at E.O. Drakes house - 147 the Peak, on Xmas day... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Stone building featuring seven tiers - pagoda Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Safrany with Ginger and Bonsky Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Glass plate negative - Expedition buggy on bed of Todd River... 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
Victor Harbour Soldiers' Memorial Gardens 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
A view from the train on the Hokow - Amchow section of Yunna... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Photograph of a street scene with a stone wall running acros... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
The Venezuela at the jetty (near side) inside the breakwater... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
War drum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Musical drums Apply Musical drums filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1919 Apply 1919 filter
View of a temple or pagoda style building Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
NSW Women's Hockey Association club badge Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Kalgan 10.10.1913 View of a portion of the town from the Hil... Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter