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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Tirranna Picnic Race Club minutes book, 1912 to 1934 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... 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
Sample possum pelt James Wall collection Apply James Wall collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Umbango, New South Wales, Australia Apply Umbango, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny Apply Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Adze, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
White wooden 'make-do' stool made by soldier settler Harry N... Harry and Natalie Newman collection Apply Harry and Natalie Newman collection filter	Stools Apply Stools filter	Narrogin Agricultural Area, Western Australia, Australia Apply Narrogin Agricultural Area, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Henry '. Newman Apply Mr Henry '. Newman filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Booklet titled 'Official Rules of Hockey', used by Rose Litt... Rose Hooke collection Apply Rose Hooke collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Hartleys Sports Stores Apply Hartleys Sports Stores filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Ladies dyed pink satin right tango shoe, with a clear cut be... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Dancing shoes Apply Dancing shoes filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Callaghan Shoe Company Apply Callaghan Shoe Company filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wooden scribe made from wood with a steel screw holding the ... George O Crawford collection Apply George O Crawford collection filter	Woodworking tools Apply Woodworking tools 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
Bradawl with a partly broken handle John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Awls Apply Awls 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
I rescued a Raider Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges 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
Film negative - Expedition party on march, central Australia... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Gladstone bag with a leather body and handle Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Luggage Apply Luggage filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
The Last of England's Infamous Felon Fleet The Convict Ship ... Jay Kruizenga collection Apply Jay Kruizenga collection filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	United States of America Apply United States of America filter	Convict Ship 'Success' Touring Museum Apply Convict Ship 'Success' Touring Museum filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Receipt for sheets of iron from J B Young Ltd, 3 September 1... J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Apply Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia filter		1926 Apply 1926 filter
1 Mile Country Championship NSW 1926 sash Ken Ross collection Apply Ken Ross collection filter	Sashes Apply Sashes filter		Mr Ken Ross Apply Mr Ken Ross filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Children's drawing stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Drawing instruments Apply Drawing instruments filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Pair of slippers made from wood, leather, cloth and gold thr... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Slippers Apply Slippers filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 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
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia Apply Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
British Scouts district badge, Lancashire Robin Maloney collection Apply Robin Maloney collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Film negative - Extracting a stake from a camel's foot, Yunu... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Octagonal white bone china cup, featuring a picture of the S... Allen and Helena Lister collection Apply Allen and Helena Lister collection filter	Cups and saucers Apply Cups and saucers filter	Dudley, Staffordshire, England Apply Dudley, Staffordshire, England filter	Shelley Potteries Apply Shelley Potteries filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
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
Souvenir purse mirror from Canberra 1927 Beverley Davidoff collection Apply Beverley Davidoff collection filter	Mirrors Apply Mirrors filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Alex Collingridge Apply Alex Collingridge filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
The Horn, Mt. Buffalo, Victoria No. 48 Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Cigarette cards Apply Cigarette cards filter	England Apply England filter	WD & HO Wills Apply WD & HO Wills filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Nail punch John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Punches Apply Punches 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
Melbourne Women's Walking Club Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Club badges Apply Club badges filter
Tirranna Picnic Race Club members register 1923 to 1928, and... Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Books Apply Books filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Letter regarding Tirranna Picnic Race Club, 7 December 1926 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
Leather dog shoe worn on long bush walking trips in the Blue... Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Animal accessories Apply Animal accessories filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Film negative - Herbert Basedow's dog Spottie wearing boots ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Boomerang Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Letter printed on yellow paper, titled '1984-A Year to Remem... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Stone plague on prison wall - 'ANNODOMINI M.DCCCXXXI' Campbe... 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
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wattle Day League Hospital Wing Keswick 21/12/1917, Our Xmas... 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
Leaflet titled 'The Monthly Magazine No.7 TARALGA, MARCH 191... Reverend Canon HR Cavalier collection Apply Reverend Canon HR Cavalier collection filter	Leaflets Apply Leaflets filter	Taralga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Taralga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Reverend F H. Stokes Apply Reverend F H. Stokes filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
Art Deco ceramic character jug depicting Stanley Melbourne B... Sir Littleton Groom collection Apply Sir Littleton Groom collection filter	Jugs Apply Jugs filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Ashtead Potters Limited Apply Ashtead Potters Limited filter	1928 Apply 1928 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
Crimson full-length tunic, part of Castellorizian formal att... George Pappas collection no. 1 Apply George Pappas collection no. 1 filter	Tunics Apply Tunics filter	Megisti, Greece Apply Megisti, Greece filter	Rose Pappas Apply Rose Pappas filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Fine toothed hacksaw blade John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades 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
Shield Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
A full copy of the Sydney Mail, 24 March 1926 Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Newspapers Apply Newspapers filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek, Red... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Film negative - Smithy at Mt. Davies camp, Tomkinson Ranges,... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Bugle grass necklace Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces 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
Pigmented plaited grass fibre armband or "baku" Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands 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
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
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
Photograph of Old Parliament House, Canberra George Henry Taylor collection Apply George Henry Taylor collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr George H. Taylor Apply Mr George H. Taylor filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
John Poole Marine Chronometer No 2659, with accessories in a... Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Chronometers Apply Chronometers filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	John Poole Apply John Poole filter	1855 Apply 1855 filter
Three 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