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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Brown leather suitcase with 'W.H.E.' (Walter Herbert Eddison... Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection Apply Marion Douglas and Pamela Yonge collection filter	Suitcases Apply Suitcases filter		Walter H. Eddison Apply Walter H. Eddison filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Letter Anne Stockton collection no. 1 Apply Anne Stockton collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter		Karl H. Aumuller Apply Karl H. Aumuller filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Carborundum rod sharpening tool Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Sharpening stones Apply Sharpening stones filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Depth 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
Bench axe with a steel head branded "Plumb", and a timber ha... John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Axes Apply Axes 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
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
Fowler's Vacola Jar no. 28 Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Food preserving jars Apply Food preserving jars 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
Post splitting wedge used by Rolfe Bridle Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Wedges Apply Wedges filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
CCCP 85 and Russian football federation trademarked logo John 'Johnny' Warren collection Apply John 'Johnny' Warren collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Tape measure George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Tape measures Apply Tape measures 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
Manacles from Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Punishment equipment Apply Punishment equipment filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart filter	1837 Apply 1837 filter
Thick metal wire bow for stretching rabbit pelts Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection Apply Rolfe and Mavis Bridle collection filter	Leatherworking tools Apply Leatherworking tools filter	Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Rolfe Bridle Apply Rolfe Bridle 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
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
QSL card for VK3OC Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Surfing Australia Australian National Travel Association collection Apply Australian National Travel Association collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Australian National Travel Association Apply Australian National Travel Association filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Bolster cover in white twill cotton Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bolsters Apply Bolsters filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
White huckaback hand towel with a coloured fancywork design ... Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Handtowels Apply Handtowels filter			1930 Apply 1930 filter
Toy car manufactured by TOOTSIETOY, USA, Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy vehicles Apply Toy vehicles filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	TootsieToy Apply TootsieToy filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 2, 1930 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
QSL card for VK2ME, The Voice of Australia, A.W.A. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1935 Apply 1935 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
Minton 'Kings Service' china coffee cup bearing the coat-of-... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Coffee cups Apply Coffee cups filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Wooden cell door, 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
Circular button brooch of gold-coloured metal, part of Caste... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 1, 1930 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Food label for Fancy Soccer Brand Apples, Tasmania Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Food labels Apply Food labels filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Paterson & Co Pty Ltd Apply Paterson & Co Pty Ltd filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Framed composite picture dedicated to Miss N Rogers from CTP... Ellen Rogers collection Apply Ellen Rogers collection filter	Aviation ephemera Apply Aviation ephemera filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Charles T. Ulm Apply Mr Charles T. Ulm filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Metal match box cover featuring photographs of Old Parliamen... Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 Apply Elizabeth Kay collection no. 2 filter	Match containers Apply Match containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Alex Collingridge Apply Alex Collingridge filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Large green scrapbook containing newspaper articles and phot... Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter		Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Green toy car manufactured by INIC, ENGLAND Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy vehicles Apply Toy vehicles 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
At Mount Buffalo, Victoria Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Mount Buffalo, Victoria, Australia Apply Mount Buffalo, Victoria, Australia filter		1935 Apply 1935 filter
Knitlock corner brickmaking machine designed and used by Wal... W Herbert and C Peters collection Apply W Herbert and C Peters collection filter	Brickmaking equipment Apply Brickmaking equipment filter	Castlecrag, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Castlecrag, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Walter B. Griffin Apply Walter B. Griffin filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Loseby Two Day Marine Chronometer No 109, with accessories i... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Information for Pasengers from Commonwealth and Aberdeen Lin... Amy Hudson collection Apply Amy Hudson collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter	HJR & L Apply HJR & L filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Australian cricketer Anne Palmer and M. Taylor, English fast... Lorna Smith collection Apply Lorna Smith collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd Apply Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Embroidered cloth badge of the Melbourne Women's Walking Clu... Melbourne Women's Walking Club collection Apply Melbourne Women's Walking Club collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Gretchen Fordyce Apply Gretchen Fordyce filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Undated map showing irrigation areas along the Murray River ... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Murray River, , Australia Apply Murray River, , Australia filter	Mr Henry H. Dare Apply Mr Henry H. Dare filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
'Picturesque views - Canberra - The Capital of Australia Fed... Bernice Spence Fryer collection Apply Bernice Spence Fryer collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Apply Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia filter	William Stanley Vogt Apply William Stanley Vogt filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Blue woollen cricket blazer worn by New South Wales crickete... Swan Richards collection Apply Swan Richards collection filter	Blazers Apply Blazers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Farmers Co Ltd Apply Farmers Co Ltd filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Grey enamel candlestick Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Candlesticks Apply Candlesticks filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Australian Prisoners of War Appeal 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	A W. Patrick Apply A W. Patrick filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
The Operative Painters and Decorators Union of Australia, Ne... Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 Apply Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 filter	Membership certificates Apply Membership certificates filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	W E Smith Ltd Apply W E Smith Ltd filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Cadbury's Bourn-Vita tin Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Cadburys Apply Cadburys filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Rotary burr 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
Plow plane iron John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Plane irons Apply Plane irons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	T & M Sorby Apply T & M Sorby filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Acme thread 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
Child's drawing - Wilbur Chaseling arriving at Yirrkala in 1... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... Apply Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... filter	Gary Wununthwuy Apply Gary Wununthwuy filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Pair of knee-length black leather riding boots Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Riding boots Apply Riding boots filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Miss Emilie Roach Apply Miss Emilie Roach filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
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
Marking gauge John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Marking gauges Apply Marking gauges 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
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
RKO Radio Pictures Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Advertising postcards Apply Advertising postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
Handmade doily 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
Steel horseshoe magnet John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Magnets Apply Magnets 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
Camisole Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Camisoles Apply Camisoles filter			1900 Apply 1900 filter
Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland badge, Casoga Catollici na hE... Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges 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