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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.

  • Pitch Perfect

    The Barnes Family Sips Success

    The Paradox of Spontaneity

    John R. Walker, On the Bank, 2006

    An ‘Afghan’ Cameleer’s Life and Times

    Shamroze Khan's Colourful Story

    detail of gold detailing on collar

    Campaign Lizard

    Fighting for Circus Arts

    Cozzie Chronology

    Caves Beach Lifesavers March Past in Style

    Best Foot Forward

    Celebrating Each Step of Maitland's History

    ‘Old Ladies Can Dooit’

    Jenny Sages Portrait of Irina Baranova

    A Friend in Need

    Odd Fellows Offer Support

    Third Time Unlucky

    Documenting the Rise and Fall of Maitland’s Philharmonic Society

    Simply Electric

    Edison’s World Significant Tubes

    A Laugh a Day

    Les Lumsdon’s Cartoons

    Hop, Step, Jump!

    Lindsay’s Schoolboy Athletics Trophies from Maitland

    The Club with No Beer

    The Bowlo’s Long Road to Legitimacy

    Keeping the Fizz In

    Community Spirit at West Wallsend’s Clyde Inn

    By Word of Mouth

    Building Trust in Early Dentistry

    Fickle Fame

    Infamy, Notoriety, and the Underdog

    Raised at the Ridge

    A Delicate Reminder of the Ties that Bind

    Charlie’s Time

    An Opal Miner's Pocket Watch

    Pigeons, Pansies, and Putt-Putt Golf

    The Batstones of Guinea Street, Albury

    Clicking Shears

    Wolseley’s Woolly Invention

    Cultivating Careers

    Creating a New Generation of Farmers

    The Circus of Tomorrow

    How Chinese Acrobats Changed the Australian Circus

    Pick Up A Pint

    A Dairy Bottle Sealer From Cochrane’s Bomaderry Grocery

    Smoke Without Fire

    Morpeth Furniture Craftsman White’s Smoking Cap

    A Charming View

    Jessie McGeachie’s Wedding Photograph at Craig Royston, Toronto

    Celebrating the Key To Power

    The Tamworth Power Station Museum's Story

    The Beating Heart of the Marching Band

    West Wallsend's Dandy Drum

    Silver, reflective top of a black drum with silver fittings.

    Industry Connections

    Carpentry in the City of Coal

    Rectangular tray of rusty, assorted drill bits.

    Getting to the Goods

    A Brief History of the Noble Can Opener

    Shapes and Colours

    Through the lens of John Coburn

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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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