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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.

  • An Alcohol Solution

    Stopping the Spread of Covid-19 at Corowra

    amber glass hand santiser bottle with white label and metal top

    The Russian Pedlar

    Albert Coppleson’s Dedication to Wee Waa

    Moustachioed Crockery

    Protecting Stiff Upper Lips Since the 1860s

    Waiting to Happen

    Mining Accidents and Compensation in 1920-30s Maitland

    Burning Ambition

    The Heart of Headlie Taylor’s Workshop

    Tools of His Trade

    Machinist Leslie Upton of the South Coastal Railway

    Third Time Unlucky

    Documenting the Rise and Fall of Maitland’s Philharmonic Society

    ‘Always Ready To Row Himself to Exhaustion’

    The Grand Challenge Cup, 1868

    The Green Industrialist

    The Unsung Story of W S Robinson

    Having Faith in the Ridge

    Madeleine Lenz's Dogged Spirit

    Close at Hand

    A Medicine Chest from Berry

    A Promising Young Life

    Morpeth’s Framed Portrait of Private Norman Peacock

    Barayal Bila (River Song)

    Weaving Together Stories on Birpai Country

    A Reproduced Idyll

    Fullwood’s Impression of the Hunter at West Maitland

    William’s Pitiful Plight

    A Boy Servant’s Indenture to Mudie of Maitland

    A Critical Crusade

    Maitland’s Register for the Notification of Infectious Diseases

    Sprig From the Shores

    The Hickey Family in Iluka

    A Tall Tale or True?

    Captain John Hunter’s First Fleet Cabin Chair

    mahogany dining chair with simple design

    A Centenary Covered

    St Peter’s, East Maitland Centenary Booklet

    Badges of Honour

    Belonging to the Union

    collection of eight multi-coloured, circular badges

    Out of the Handbag

    The Private Life of Lizzie Chifley

    crocodile leather handbag beside two letters, hairpins, a lipstick, and business cards

    Fit For a King

    A Tall Silver Jug

    Close up of Elegant silver jug with pointed spout and slender handle which stretches upwards

    Prepared to Care

    Nancy Wallbank’s First Aid Kit

    Merle’s Little Black-out Curtain Dress

    Make Do and World War Two

    Who’ll Take a Glove?

    Boxing at Broken Hill's Trades Hall Stadium

    Colonial Medicine at Carcoar

    A Chest of Cures

    Top of the Crop

    A Victory at the Royal Easter Show

    Vital Vessels

    Narrabri Combats the Spanish Flu

    High and Dry

    Maitland’s Colourful Carnival to Celebrate Flood Recovery

    Weighing the Riches

    A Golden Family History

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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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