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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938 Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 Apply Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 filter	Badges Apply Badges filter			1988 Apply 1988 filter
Certificate Nettie McColive collection Apply Nettie McColive collection filter	Certificates Apply 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
Cream cotton corset Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Corsets Apply Corsets filter			1850 Apply 1850 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
Breastplate inscribed Queen Milly of the Burunji [Barunji] 1... Queen Milly of the Barunji Breastplate collection Apply Queen Milly of the Barunji Breastplate collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter			1870 Apply 1870 filter
Bunch of keys from HM Prison Campbell St Hobart 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
Brass fastening pin for latch Department of Defence collection Apply Department of Defence collection filter	Fasteners Apply Fasteners filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Edward Thomas Loseby Apply Edward Thomas Loseby filter	1846 Apply 1846 filter
Paved area leading to cells 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
Gold miner's pick with initals 'JLR', Ballarat Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Picks Apply Picks filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter
Boomerang from Bogan River, New South Wales, 1870 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edmund Milne Snr Apply Mr Edmund Milne Snr filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 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
British Military Pioneer Other Ranks Sword, used by Lieutena... Neil Martin collection Apply Neil Martin collection filter	Swords Apply Swords filter	England Apply England filter	Mr Thomas Quinn Apply Mr Thomas Quinn filter	1820 Apply 1820 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
Photographic glass plate positive depicting three men workin... Richard Daintree collection Apply Richard Daintree collection filter	Glass plate positives Apply Glass plate positives filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Richard Daintree Apply Richard Daintree filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Cream, gold and blue dance program titled 'Agricultural Soci... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Dance programs Apply Dance programs filter			1870 Apply 1870 filter
Boomerang 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Portrait photograph of Mr John Cumming, by Batchelder & Co E... Jane Webster collection Apply Jane Webster collection filter	Cartes-de-visite Apply Cartes-de-visite filter	East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Batchelder & Co Apply Batchelder & Co filter	1865 Apply 1865 filter
Sewing machine Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Sewing machines Apply Sewing machines filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter	Ann S. Stool Apply Ann S. Stool filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Pearl brooch given to Janet Templeton in Edinburgh by her hu... Diana Baxter collection no. 1 Apply Diana Baxter collection no. 1 filter	Brooches Apply Brooches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Janet Templeton Apply Janet Templeton filter	1826 Apply 1826 filter
Family Bible Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Bibles Apply Bibles filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	William Collins, Sons and Co. Apply William Collins, Sons and Co. filter	1800 Apply 1800 filter
Harvest of Endurance: A History of the Chinese in Australia ... Australia-China Friendship Society collection Apply Australia-China Friendship Society collection filter	Scrolls Apply Scrolls filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Mo Xiangyi Apply Mr Mo Xiangyi filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Government House Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Government House, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Government House, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	NSW Government Apply NSW Government filter	1849 Apply 1849 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
Shifting spanner Phillip Porta collection Apply Phillip Porta collection filter	Wrenches Apply Wrenches filter	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Adelong, New South Wales, Australia filter	John H. Gillman Apply John H. Gillman filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Medal issued by the Australian Numismatic Society to mark th... TE Hanley collection no. 2 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 2 filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Australian Numismatic Society Apply Australian Numismatic Society filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the... TE Hanley collection no. 1 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	James Berry Apply James Berry filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
'Melbourne' a panoramic view, supplement to 'The Australasia... Melbourne Australasian supplement collection Apply Melbourne Australasian supplement collection filter	Wood engravings Apply Wood engravings filter	Emerald Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Emerald Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Thomas Carrington Apply Thomas Carrington filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Landau known as 'The Ranken Coach' Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 Apply Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 1 filter	Horse drawn coaches Apply Horse drawn coaches filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	Mr George Ranken Apply Mr George Ranken filter	1821 Apply 1821 filter
Useful Receipts Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Notebooks Apply Notebooks filter			1870 Apply 1870 filter
The Custom House, Sydney, 1 May 1906 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1906 Apply 1906 filter
Boomerang, attributed to King Billy, Geelong, 1800s Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Geelong, Victoria, Australia Apply Geelong, Victoria, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Dispatch box with 'The Colonial Treasurer' on lid Marion Green collection Apply Marion Green collection filter	Dispatch boxes Apply Dispatch boxes filter			1856 Apply 1856 filter
Program for the Tirranna Race Club 6 January 1870 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Tirranna, New South Wales, Australia Apply Tirranna, New South Wales, Australia filter		1870 Apply 1870 filter
Burnished, wooden boomerang incised with decorative designs 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 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
Beige glazed ceramic souvenir jug - The Cream of Highland Wh... Queen Victoria Jubilee collection Apply Queen Victoria Jubilee collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Glasgow, Scotland Apply Glasgow, Scotland filter	Port Dundas Pottery Coy Apply Port Dundas Pottery Coy filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
Launceston Centenary 21st March 1906 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Apply Launceston, Tasmania, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1806 Apply 1806 filter
Letter from Andrew Faithfull Gibson, December 1870s 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	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Wooden footstool with tapestry top that commemorates the est... Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 Apply Joseph Andreallo collection no. 1 filter	Footstools Apply Footstools filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1858 Apply 1858 filter
The Gap, Watson's Bay Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Gap, Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1849 Apply 1849 filter
Siemens Brothers Morse Code Printer Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection Apply Professor Arthur Hardie Corbett collection filter	Printing equipment Apply Printing equipment filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Siemens Apply Siemens filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Clear glass bowl to commemorate Australia's Centenary in 188... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Commemorative plates Apply Commemorative plates filter	Sunderland, England Apply Sunderland, England filter	Greener & Co Apply Greener & Co filter	1887 Apply 1887 filter
Photographic glass plate positive depicting group of men wit... Richard Daintree collection Apply Richard Daintree collection filter	Glass plate positives Apply Glass plate positives filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Richard Daintree Apply Richard Daintree filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Poster titled 'Its the speedy airmail that conquers distance... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Homo Australis Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr John Kron Apply Mr John Kron filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Photographic glass plate positive depicting small township o... Richard Daintree collection Apply Richard Daintree collection filter	Glass plate positives Apply Glass plate positives filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Richard Daintree Apply Richard Daintree filter	1860 Apply 1860 filter
Plaster plaque of Truganini Edmund Dicks collection Apply Edmund Dicks collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Edmund J. Dicks Apply Edmund J. Dicks filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
19th Century folk art diorama which portrays Governor Willia... Sotheby's collection no. 2 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 2 filter	Dioramas Apply Dioramas filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1808 Apply 1808 filter
Parliament of Tasmania Penal Establishments, Hobart and Laun... Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1886 Apply 1886 filter
Letter - Sworn statement by John Flynn, 16 May 1844 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1844 Apply 1844 filter
Tirranna Race Club Programme, Andrew Faithfull Gibson, 8 Feb... Tirranna Race Club collection Apply Tirranna Race Club collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tirranna Picnic Race Club Apply Tirranna Picnic Race Club filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Letter sent from Robert Lionel Faithfull, 5 February 1880 Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Letters Apply Letters filter		Robert L. Faithfull Apply Robert L. Faithfull filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morr... Charles Morrison collection Apply Charles Morrison collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia Apply Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia filter	Charles Morrison Apply Charles Morrison filter	1852 Apply 1852 filter
Poster titled 'It's the speedy airmail that conquers distanc... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Postmaster General's Department Apply Postmaster General's Department filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Double Abbot buggy used around Boorowa in the 1870s Horse Era Museum collection no. 2 Apply Horse Era Museum collection no. 2 filter	Horsedrawn vehicles Apply Horsedrawn vehicles filter	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia Apply Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia filter		1840 Apply 1840 filter
Portrait of Reginald Faithfull, by Myra Felton, 1870s Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 Apply Robert Faithfull collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia Apply Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia filter	Myra Felton Apply Myra Felton filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
Album of carte-de-visite photographs relating to the trial o... Tichborne Claimant Album collection Apply Tichborne Claimant Album collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Limited Apply London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Limited filter	1871 Apply 1871 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
Corroboree by S.T. Gill The Christensen Fund collection no. 2 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 2 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Samuel T. Gill Apply Samuel T. Gill filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter