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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Child's green cotton apron with embroidery depicting Snow Wh... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Aprons Apply Aprons filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
First English Women's Touring Cricket Team, Australia 1934-5 Australian Women's Cricket Council collection Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	D M. Turner Apply D M. Turner filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Einsteins Need Not Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1998 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Sean Leahy Apply Mr Sean Leahy filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Tropical Rainforests Conservation and Production - Northern ... Janeene Wallwork collection Apply Janeene Wallwork collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Northern Rainforest Management Agency Apply Northern Rainforest Management Agency filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Legislate for certainty Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Sean Leahy Apply Mr Sean Leahy filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Shield carved on anterior with central tree motif, animals a... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Volutidae Cymbiolacca Wisemani Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Volutidae Cymbiolacca Complexa Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter
Rectangular cream linen table centre with scalloped edges Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Household candle boxe with five original candles and accesso... Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Storage boxes Apply Storage boxes filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter
QSL card for VK4BB, Queensland, Australia Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Grand prix strikers Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Sean Leahy Apply Mr Sean Leahy filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Two Volutidae Zebramoria Leneatiana Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Boomerang carved with heart motif on apex and foliage motif ... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
QSL card for VK4K4, From the Heart of the Queensland Sugar B... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	QSL cards Apply QSL cards filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Volutidae Amoria Maculata Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Aboriginal, Queensland Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Regenerated Logged, 1977 Janeene Wallwork collection Apply Janeene Wallwork collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Concerned Ladies Action Group Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Colour cartoon caricature titled 'One Man Band'. Political Humour Competition 2001 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 2001 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr John Tiedemann Apply Mr John Tiedemann filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Flavelles Queensland Gems Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Queen Alexandra Apply Queen Alexandra filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Cartoon of Premier of Queensland Joh Bjelke Peterson charact... Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 Apply Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Ward O'Neill Apply Mr Ward O'Neill filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Cartoon titled 'A Contemporary Education'. Political Humour Competition 2001 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 2001 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr David Messer Apply Mr David Messer filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Incised boomerang featuring bull, horse, dingo and emu, QLD Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
I can't keep shielding you like this mate Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Harry Bruce Apply Mr Harry Bruce filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Tablecloth and four serviettes Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Photographic glass plate positive depicting seven men outsid... 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
Country cricketers have improved Ruby Lee collection Apply Ruby Lee collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Cartoon titled 'The Howard View'. Political Humour Competition 2001 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 2001 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr David Messer Apply Mr David Messer filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Two Strombidae Strombus Gibberulus shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	North Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply North Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Tuckerbox used by Aboriginal activist Joe McGinness when he ... Joe McGinness collection Apply Joe McGinness collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Joe McGinness Apply Joe McGinness filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Pamphlet titled 'The future of North Queensland is in your h... Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 2 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Concerned Ladies Action Group Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group filter	1995 Apply 1995 filter
Vote Yes for our Republic Australian Republican Movement collection Apply Australian Republican Movement collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Speakout Limited Apply Speakout Limited filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Australian Palace, Queensland Court, Franco-British Exhibiti... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Embroidered table centre showing delicate richelieu cutwork Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Elliot Apply Mr Elliot filter	1943 Apply 1943 filter
'Gulmari' shield, Queensland Black's Museum collection Apply Black's Museum collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Table cloth and four serviettes, made from Irish linen and f... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Rainforest shield, QLD Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Oops - Code of conduct Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Harry Bruce Apply Mr Harry Bruce filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Howard's republic stand Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Sean Leahy Apply Mr Sean Leahy filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Knitting Patterns for Soldiers Adrian Luck collection no. 1 Apply Adrian Luck collection no. 1 filter	Knitting patterns Apply Knitting patterns filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Australian Comforts Fund Apply Australian Comforts Fund filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Flat-top mining cart Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Carts Apply Carts filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter
Photographic glass plate positive depicting eight men and a ... 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
Crown Hotel, Forest Hill, 28 February 1906 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Apply Brisbane, Queensland, Australia filter		1906 Apply 1906 filter
How the ten point plan works Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Harry Bruce Apply Mr Harry Bruce filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Conidae Conus Chaldaeus Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Survive to Live: an analysis of survival and its relationshi... Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Theses Apply Theses filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Major Les Hiddins Apply Major Les Hiddins filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Cartoon of Sir Joh Bjelke Peterson leading soldiers on hoseb... Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 Apply Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Ward O'Neill Apply Mr Ward O'Neill filter
Cream coloured tray cloth featuring a cross stitched design ... Myrtle Wilson collection Apply Myrtle Wilson collection filter	Table linen Apply Table linen filter	Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Beaconsfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Violet M. Wilson Apply Mrs Violet M. Wilson filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Household candle box with six original candles, Ballarat gol... Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Storage boxes Apply Storage boxes filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter
In Borrowed Plumes - Sir Harry Rawson in Swagman Attire Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic 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
Stone waller Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Harry Bruce Apply Mr Harry Bruce filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
One nation for martians Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Sean Leahy Apply Mr Sean Leahy filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Pro-forma letter addressed to UNESCO protesting the World He... Janeene Wallwork collection Apply Janeene Wallwork collection filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Concerned Ladies Action Group Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
'Rules and Regulations of the Isabella Gold Mining Company R... Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Apply Bendigo, Victoria, Australia filter		1870 Apply 1870 filter
Wooden case for microscope used for the scientific study of ... Valerie Jones collection Apply Valerie Jones collection filter	Cases Apply Cases filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Valerie May Apply Mrs Valerie May filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Photograph folder of an Australian holiday Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photograph folders Apply Photograph folders filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter