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    Through photographing and telling stories about the objects and artworks cared for by small museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres, Storyplace makes history and culture available to everyone.

  • On Tap at Morpeth

    Tooths Draught Beer Dispenser

    A Trunk Full of Memories

    Travelling From Bombay to Holbrook

    Unparalleled Excitement

    The Discovery of Tin in Northern NSW

    ‘Ye Old Bastards’

    The Senior Boat Crew of Caves Beach

    Art Teacher Nurtured Local Talent

    May the Mentor

    Moulder’s Mason Apron

    Belonging to a Brotherhood

    simple waist apron that looks like a drawing of an envelope with circular twine attachments

    Guns to Roses

    Li Hongbo’s Paper Sculptures

    Close up of bright blue room with multi-coloured paper artworks. They are made like paper lanterns, taking the shape of fans despite being made from the shapes of guns

    Winding Sheet

    Unwrapping the Self with Lucas Grogan

    Flying the Flag

    Inverell Celebrates the End of WWI

    Rock and a Hard Place

    Behind Maitland Gaol’s B-Wing Cell Doors

    Fast Furniture

    Steam-powered Manufacturing at J G White’s, Morpeth

    A Lovable Lad

    Peter Hudson’s Portrait of Chad Morgan

    Miltie’s Mark

    Stenciling Crates at Mudge’s Cordial Factory, Milton

    Small But Perfect For The Job

    The Huon Post Office

    Fast Fixtures

    Finishing the 1840s Buildings at Maitland Gaol

    Two Legacies

    The Murray River Performing Group

    The Artist/Explorer

    Greg Weight's Portrait of Lloyd Rees

    Hop, Step, Jump!

    Lindsay’s Schoolboy Athletics Trophies from Maitland

    Innovation and Controversy

    The Complicated Legacy of the HMAS Onslow

    Armed to Defend

    Maitland’s Citizen Soldiers Sign Up

    A Need for Speed

    The Hunter River Steam Navigation Company’s Clock

    Felt a Little Bit Country

    Lucy Culliton’s Fibre Guitar

    Cut and Paste

    The Drawings of a Moonbi Student

    United in Song

    Cornish Settlement in the Central West

    detail of lettering on organ which reads 'Mason & Mamlin'

    A Measure of Good Health

    Morpeth Baby Health Centre’s Seat Scales

    Curds and Whey

    An Ulladulla Butter Company Cheddar Cheese Crate

    A Brand New Law

    Making the Mark of Ownership

    A Sisterhood of Song

    Scrapbooks of the Babaneek Women’s Choir

    Assortes yellowed pages with handwritten cursive and postcards with illustrations of flowers.

    Postal Perspectives

    Rockley’s Post Office, Hub of the Community

    Eighteen Blocks of Gold

    Cutting Through Butter

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Museums & Galleries of NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands that comprise the state now known as NSW.

We pay respect to them as First Nations people with a continuing connection to land, place, waters and community

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this site contains stories, images, voices, and video of people who have died.

Some material may contain terms that reflect common usage of the period in which it was written or recorded but may not be considered appropriate today. Such terms do not reflect the views of Museums and Galleries of NSW and are provided only to reflect historical context.

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