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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.

  • A Toast to Business Success!

    Evan Jones’ Testimonial Tankard

    silver mug etched with a boat labelled 'S.S Northumbra'

    Constructing the Fig Tree

    Form and Concept in the Art of Derek Kreckler

    Room for Improvement

    The West Maitland School of Arts and its 1860 Rule Book and Catalogue

    The Bejewelled Box

    Making Music at Saumarez Homestead

    Fancy Pants

    A Scottish Emigrant and her Knickers in Berry

    One Family, Two Uniforms

    The Watsons in the World Wars

    The Heart of the Kitchen

    A Cast Iron Stove by Morpeth’s Duncan Sim

    Fit to Meet the Queen 

    Barry Purdon’s Royal Train Cap

    NSWR fireman hat header

    Sticky Business

    Making Animal Glue in the Riverina

    Best in Class

    Upcycling in the Great Depression

    Creative Escapes

    A Century of Narrabri Gaol

    Madeira, my dear?

    Identifying the Snake in the Glass

    As Long As Memory Lasts

    Herbert Maynard’s Army Portrait

    Toughest Timber

    Settlers Exploit the Coolibah’s Unique Properties

    Still Stainless

    Caring for Patients at Narrabri District Hospital

    In This Dress Margaret Wed

    Typical Edwardian Style

    detailed, lacey wedding dress with floral patterning and decorative elements

    Up and Down

    Drought and Relationships with Michael Cook

    Table Heirlooms

    The Wilson Family’s Napkin Rings

    Smoky Rides Again

    Dawson’s Comic Adventure

    Giving and Marching

    Raising Money for the Glen Innes Salvos

    two pale, rectangular wooden boxes attached to paddle shapes which act as a handle. They are labelled "BAND"

    Sweet Survival

    Handmade Furniture of the Great Depression

    Armed to Defend

    Maitland’s Citizen Soldiers Sign Up

    The Lost Art of Whitework

    A Fancy Baby Layette by Berry’s Gwen Pulsford

    Kathleen’s Sterling Bequest

    Tamworth's Australian Silverware Collection

    ornate ink well with lid removed revealing a gold interior with a small circular opening

    Child’s Play and Women’s Work

    Examining the Journey from Girl to Mother

    Under the Skin

    The Plastic Cadaver of Glen Innes Hospital

    An Ostrich-Drawn Cart

    The Magical Evolution of Wind-Up Toys

    An Outback Lifeline

    Tom Urwin’s Civic Duty Shines

    Pencilled In

    Dance Card for the 1899 Independent Order of Oddfellows Annual Ball

    Earth Moving

    Making Do at Lightning Ridge

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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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