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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Stick used to pierce cloth Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Blue nylon airmail bag, printed with 'Australia's First Airm... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia Post Apply Australia Post filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Poster titled 'Reclaim the Night', 1993 Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Embroidery - Crochet butterfly, Mornington Island QLD Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Brymay Redheads Safety Matches No. 5. Sturt Desert Pea Joyce Knife collection Apply Joyce Knife collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Cremorne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Bryant and May Apply Bryant and May filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngintya Apply Ngintya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 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
Shirley Strickland's Australian Olympic Team athlete's white... Shirley Strickland collection Apply Shirley Strickland collection filter	Singlets Apply Singlets filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Melbourne Sports Depot Apply Melbourne Sports Depot filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Swordstick or swordcane that resembles a walking stick Terrylea Reynolds collection Apply Terrylea Reynolds collection filter	Swordsticks Apply Swordsticks filter	Toledo, Spain Apply Toledo, Spain filter	Major General George A. Vasey CB, CBE, DSO Apply Major General George A. Vasey CB, CBE, DSO filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Steel lister with three teeth used at 'Rocky Plains' via Ber... Tony Preston collection no. 4 Apply Tony Preston collection no. 4 filter	Shearing equipment Apply Shearing equipment filter	Berridale, New South Wales, Australia Apply Berridale, New South Wales, Australia filter	Neil Woodhouse Apply Neil Woodhouse filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Opening of J B Young Queanbeyan J B Young Ltd collection Apply J B Young Ltd collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Apply Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia filter		1956 Apply 1956 filter
Teaspoon Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Teaspoons Apply Teaspoons filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
The Official Souvenir Recording Opening Ceremony Olympic Gam... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 3 filter	Audio records Apply Audio records filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Australian Olympic Commitee Apply Australian Olympic Commitee filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Angkunanya Apply Angkunanya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Dustpan brush Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dustpan and brush sets Apply Dustpan and brush sets filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Sticker Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Stickers Apply Stickers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Prison door lock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Door locks Apply Door locks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Pair of snowshoes Dane Wimbush collection Apply Dane Wimbush collection filter	Snowshoes Apply Snowshoes filter	Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Dane Wimbush Apply Mr Dane Wimbush filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Dolly clothes peg Margaret Heap collection Apply Margaret Heap 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	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Snowshoe Dane Wimbush collection Apply Dane Wimbush collection filter	Snowshoes Apply Snowshoes filter	Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia Apply Island Bend, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Dane Wimbush Apply Mr Dane Wimbush filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
May Day 1979 World Peace IYC Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Randwick Freemasons 1921-1971 Dr Robert C Percival collection Apply Dr Robert C Percival collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Edgar W. Percival Apply Mr Edgar W. Percival filter	1921 Apply 1921 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china side plate bearing the coat-of-... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Side plates Apply Side plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
T-shirt commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the formation ... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion Apply Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Napura Apply Napura filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Fine tooth saw blade Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Saw blades Apply Saw blades filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
White ceramic dinner plate with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Small metal compression spring Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Components Apply Components filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Hotel Rex Potts Point Sydney NSW Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd Apply Ramsay Photo Works Pty Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Angkunanya Apply Angkunanya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Hone 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
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
Child's drawing by Wantama, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Wantama Apply Wantama filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Suitcase covered with brown lacquered-hessian over molded co... 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
Cast iron 'D' shaped screw lock handcuffs with key Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Handcuffs Apply Handcuffs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 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
Five cartoon illustrations Alex Gurney collection Apply Alex Gurney collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Apply Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Alex Gurney Apply Mr Alex Gurney filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
White ceramic soup bowl with letters CACS Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Soup bowls Apply Soup bowls filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Child's design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ilyipi Apply Ilyipi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjariya (. Stanley Apply Tjariya (. Stanley filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Percival Proctor Mk 1 monoplane VH-FEP Frederick Edmunds collection Apply Frederick Edmunds collection filter	Aeroplanes Apply Aeroplanes filter	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Apply Luton, Bedfordshire, England filter	Percival Aircraft Company Limited Apply Percival Aircraft Company Limited filter	1942 Apply 1942 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
Replica fat lamp in a tin, as made at Wallaga Lake Aborigina... Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Lamps Apply Lamps filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjikalayi Apply Tjikalayi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Dolly clothes peg Margaret Heap collection Apply Margaret Heap 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	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Fork Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Forks Apply Forks filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
White ceramic dessert bowl with 'CACS' in the centre Pennington Migrant Centre collection Apply Pennington Migrant Centre collection filter	Dessert dishes Apply Dessert dishes filter	Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Pennington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Pennington Migrant Centre Apply Pennington Migrant Centre filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Award of Merit certificate issued by the Amalgamated Enginee... Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 Apply Andrew Reeves collection no. 5 filter	Certificates of appreciation Apply Certificates of appreciation filter	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia filter	Amalgamated Engineering Union Apply Amalgamated Engineering Union filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Counter sink 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
Program for the International Concert Sydney Conservatorium ... George Zagora collection Apply George Zagora collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1956 Apply 1956 filter
Metal punch featuring the letter "R". Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection Apply Neil, Lynette and Barry Ross collection filter	Punches Apply Punches filter		Alfred Ross Apply Alfred Ross filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Letter - Commandants' Office, Port Arthur, 6 February 1846 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		1846 Apply 1846 filter