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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.

  • Madeira, my dear?

    Identifying the Snake in the Glass

    Bone Appétit

    Turning Waste Into Profitable Poultry

    United They Stood

    Striking to Make Change

    blue, white, and red lettered banner which says 'F.E.D.& F.A. / The Wheels of Industry kept turning for VICTORY'

    A Bit of Love in Every Stitch

    Gustav Wagner's Childhood Coat

    The City of Levees

    Joe Frost, View of Maitland, 2006

    An Ostrich-Drawn Cart

    The Magical Evolution of Wind-Up Toys

    Out of the Ashes

    Clyde Engineering Co. Rebuilds

    From the Inside Out

    A Pair of Portraits by Sally Bourke

    An Unbeatable Design

    Tom Humphreys and the 1960 Junior Champions

    Mottoes Maketh The Man

    The Dudley Public School Patch

    User Pays?

    Unwelcome Gas Rates for Lighting Up Maitland

    Prepared to Pick

    A Pea Picker’s Basket

    Mary the Doll

    Gifting Five Generations of Companionship

    Pieces and Patience

    Morpeth’s Important Bridge Modelled in Miniature

    First in Line

    The Beginnings of Rail in NSW

    Darkness at Will

    Crompton's Drive to Measure Electric Current

    device with a circular face with two arms to indicate current level

    Clicking Shears

    Wolseley’s Woolly Invention

    Ringing Through Ruin

    Bill Cormie Safeguards His Flock

    Air of Authority

    The Crown Overlooking Maitland’s Diverse Inmates

    metal grill embedded in brick wall, it has a crown design

    Rosy Cheeks

    The Toy for Healthy Little Bodies

    Christmas Charmed

    Pudding, the Ultimate Fortune Teller

    Kindly Heart

    Kate McCann's Long Teaching Career

    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"

    The Height of Fashion

    Beau Brummell and the Bow Tie

    Putting Pen to Paper

    The Diary-Notebook of Maitland Mercury’s John Thompson

    Charlie’s Time

    An Opal Miner's Pocket Watch

    The Community at War

    Preparation, Protection and Education

    Brainfog

    Locust Jones Documents the 24hr News Cycle

    Save the Last Dance for Me

    Miss Webb’s Persistent Suitor

    Catch of the Day

    Ancient Trout Cod Fossils from Bugaldie’s Chalk Mine

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acknowledgement statement

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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