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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.

  • From Nettleton

    Letters Sent From a Ghost Town

    Riding the Rails to Prosperity

    Establishing the Silverton Tramway Company

    silver badge which reads Porter

    A Diverse and Dedicated Career

    The Life of a Local Policeman

    Mane Medicine

    An Unusual Use for Horsehair

    Sticky Business

    Making Animal Glue in the Riverina

    Serene Scenes

    Hunter Artist Emlyn Dickson’s Stay at Maitland Gaol

    A Decade in Black

    Sarah Dominick's Mourning Cap

    Mask Up

    Preparing to Face Covid-19

    Still Standing

    Maitland Promotes its Colonial Heritage

    By Laws and Motions

    Minuting Maitland’s Early Council Meetings

    Two Legacies

    The Murray River Performing Group

    All the Necessary Points

    A Civil Defence Era First Aid Pack

    The Fathers of Australian Country Music

    A Journey Commenced in Childhood

    Creative Escapes

    A Century of Narrabri Gaol

    A Trunk Full of Memories

    Travelling From Bombay to Holbrook

    Locked Away

    Morriset Hospital’s Historic Keys

    United in Song

    Cornish Settlement in the Central West

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

    The River People’s Lament

    Behind Badger Bates' Lino-cut Works

    Frankenstein’s Toy

    A (Partly) Australian Doll

    Vital Vessels

    Narrabri Combats the Spanish Flu

    A Toast to Business Success!

    Evan Jones’ Testimonial Tankard

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

    More Than a Facemask

    Covid-19 and Craftivism in the Border Town of Albury

    Makeshift Extravagance

    The Gold Standard For Making-Do at Armidale

    Cinema By the Sea

    Frank Clancy and the Iluka Picture Theatre

    Hitting the Mark

    How the Oxenfords Saved Grafton Rifle Club

    Wired for Power

    Evidence of a 1930s Ministerial Privilege?

    Metal in the Mix

    A Dangerous Cup of Tea

    Hearing History

    Old-Fashioned Hearing Aids

    Well Kept

    An Heirloom from Childhood in Nineteenth Century Morpeth

    lace baby bonnet on wooden stand

    Ride on Beryl

    Iluka's Well Remembered Timber Launch

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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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