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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Sydney Tourist Map Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
	'Deep Sinking, Bakery Hill, Ballaarat 1853', Samual Thomas G... Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Lithographs Apply Lithographs filter	Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter	Samuel T. Gill Apply Samuel T. Gill filter	1853 Apply 1853 filter
	Fig 9a & 9b of Brewer 1995. Site B: Ecotone boundaries for f... Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection Apply Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Dr Ilma Brewer Apply Dr Ilma Brewer filter
	Pair of maps that indicate the routes of Captain James Cook'... Embroidered Map Samplers collection Apply Embroidered Map Samplers collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter
	Map titled 'Scenographia Systematis Mundani Ptolemaici', by ... Andreas Cellarius collection Apply Andreas Cellarius collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Amsterdam, The Netherlands Apply Amsterdam, The Netherlands filter	Andreas Cellarius Apply Andreas Cellarius filter	1660 Apply 1660 filter
	Canberra Self Drive Political Discovery Tour Map Fred Daly collection Apply Fred Daly collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 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
	Murrumbidgee River - Diagram Section Along Bed From Murray R... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Henry H. Dare Apply Mr Henry H. Dare filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
	Map of species distribution Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection Apply Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Dr Ilma Brewer Apply Dr Ilma Brewer filter
	'Prospecting', about 1886 Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Lithographs Apply Lithographs filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter	William T. Smedley Apply William T. Smedley filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
	Map of Tasmania by James Sprent James Sprent collection Apply James Sprent collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter
	Map of Melbourne and suburbs Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Australian Olympic Commitee Apply Australian Olympic Commitee filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
	Map of Australia showing the extent of the known Artesian Ba... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr Henry H. Dare Apply Mr Henry H. Dare filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
	Lower Murrumbidgee Water Supply Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia filter	River Murray Commission Apply River Murray Commission filter	1917 Apply 1917 filter
	Map of Pretoria and its Environs Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Apply Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa filter
	Fig 5 of Brewer 1995. Site A, scrub: isonome maps (intervals... Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection Apply Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Dr Ilma Brewer Apply Dr Ilma Brewer 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
	Map showing Encounter Bay and Lake Alexandrina, South Austra... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia Apply Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Henry H. Dare Apply Mr Henry H. Dare filter
	Map of the Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Greece and the Russian... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter
	Railway map of Australia, 1919, showing connections between ... Frank and John Burdett collection Apply Frank and John Burdett collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Loreen Samson Apply Loreen Samson filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
	Mine rope ladder, Buninyong Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Ladders Apply Ladders filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter
	Map of the West Kimberley fitted into a timber pelmet Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Lands & Surveys Department, Western Australia Apply Lands & Surveys Department, Western Australia filter	1901 Apply 1901 filter
	Map titled 'Typus orbis descriptione Ptolemaei', by Gaspar T... Typus Orbis Descriptione Ptolemaei Map collection Apply Typus Orbis Descriptione Ptolemaei Map collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Alexandria, Egypt Apply Alexandria, Egypt filter	Ptolemy Apply Ptolemy filter	1541 Apply 1541 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
	Handdrawn map of England showing the 1937 Australian Women's... Australian Women's Cricket Council collection Apply Australian Women's Cricket Council collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Sue Summers Apply Sue Summers filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
	Circular silk sampler map of the western hemisphere that ind... Embroidered Map Samplers collection Apply Embroidered Map Samplers collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook 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
	Fig 4a & 4b in Brewer 1995. Method of construction of isonom... Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection Apply Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Dr Ilma Brewer Apply Dr Ilma Brewer filter
	Map titled 'Tabula Asiae VIII', from 'Geographia universali... Sebastian Münster 'Tabula Asiae VIII' Map collection Apply Sebastian Münster 'Tabula Asiae VIII' Map collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Alexandria, Egypt Apply Alexandria, Egypt filter	Ptolemy Apply Ptolemy filter	1540 Apply 1540 filter
	Map titled 'Maris Pacifici' by Abraham Orteliu, Antwerp, 159... Maris Pacifici Map collection Apply Maris Pacifici Map collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Antwerp, Belgium Apply Antwerp, Belgium filter	Abraham Ortelius Apply Abraham Ortelius filter	1595 Apply 1595 filter
	Victoria Police Gazette, 1853 to 1855 Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Victoria Police Apply Victoria Police filter
	Tourist map of the Blue Mountains and Burragorang Valley Bonnie Nevin collection Apply Bonnie Nevin collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Department of Lands Apply Department of Lands filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
	Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting the Eu... Coles-Myer collection Apply Coles-Myer collection filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Coles-Myer Ltd Apply Coles-Myer Ltd filter	1854 Apply 1854 filter
	Circular silk sampler map of the eastern hemisphere that ind... Embroidered Map Samplers collection Apply Embroidered Map Samplers collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter
	Hand-drawn map of the original land ownership in the Springf... Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter
	South Australian Government River Murray Parliamentary Plan ... Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	South Australian Government Apply South Australian Government filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
	Gold miner's pick, 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
	Hand-coloured and annotated map of Holland Nance Pownall collection Apply Nance Pownall collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Rotterdam, Holland Apply Rotterdam, Holland filter	Mrs Nancy M. Pownall Apply Mrs Nancy M. Pownall filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
	Lower Murrumbidgee Water Supply Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission Apply Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
	Bowen Downs map Andrew and Lesley Cowper collection Apply Andrew and Lesley Cowper collection filter	Maps Apply Maps 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
	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
	Map of Burke and Wills' route from Cooper's Creek to Carpent... Burke and Wills collection Apply Burke and Wills collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Office of Lands and Survey, Melbourne Apply Office of Lands and Survey, Melbourne filter	1861 Apply 1861 filter
	Miner's safety hook, Ballarat Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Safety equipment Apply Safety equipment filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter
	Fig 6a & 6b of Brewer 1995. Patterns of distribution for shr... Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection Apply Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Dr Ilma Brewer Apply Dr Ilma Brewer filter
	Map titled 'Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio', from ... Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio Map collection Apply Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio Map collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Antwerp, Belgium Apply Antwerp, Belgium filter	Abraham Ortelius Apply Abraham Ortelius filter	1612 Apply 1612 filter
	Fig 7 in Brewer 1995. Site A, Woodland: isonome maps Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection Apply Dr Ilma M Brewer (Pidgeon) collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter		Dr Ilma Brewer Apply Dr Ilma Brewer filter
	British Army map of Hazebrouck Belgium area which belonged t... James Pitkeathly collection no. 1 Apply James Pitkeathly collection no. 1 filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Belgium Apply Belgium filter
	Plan Showing Lower Murrumbidgee River Flooding 1931 Mudgee Historical Society collection Apply Mudgee Historical Society collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Henry H. Dare Apply Mr Henry H. Dare filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
	Set of banjo shaped Chinese scales used for weighing gold an... Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Beam balances Apply Beam balances filter	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Apply Ballarat, Victoria, Australia filter
	Large windlass, Stawell Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 Apply Victorian Goldfields collection no. 1 filter	Winches Apply Winches filter	Stawell, Victoria, Australia Apply Stawell, Victoria, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Map of south west Tasmania Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Franklin-Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania, Australia Apply Franklin-Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania, Australia filter	Senator Bob Brown Apply Senator Bob Brown filter
Image Unavailable	Maps that were contained in the manila folder labelled '1977... Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Franklin River, Tasmania, Australia Apply Franklin River, Tasmania, Australia filter	Senator Bob Brown Apply Senator Bob Brown filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
	Meda Station Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter
Image Unavailable	Map of the County of Argyle, 1862 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter			1862 Apply 1862 filter
Image Unavailable	Map and baton Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter
Image Unavailable	Map of the Cobberas Mountains of Victoria and the Pilot Wild... Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Maps Apply Maps filter
	Christmas Creek Station Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter
Image Unavailable	Map of the County of Argyle, 1862 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter			1862 Apply 1862 filter
Image Unavailable	New South Wales Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter