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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.

  • Between the Lines

    Reading Sheet Music From the Babaneek Ladies' Choir

    A Man For All Seasons

    Brett Whiteley's Memories of Bathurst

    Ashes of War

    Trench Art From the Western Front to Armidale

    Recognising Wonderful Women

    The Games' 1934 Visit to Lightning Ridge

    Dressed to Thrill

    Rocky Cameron’s Cowboy Costume

    A Tribute with a Twist

    The Bank Manager's Farewell

    Healing Through Craft

    Occupational Therapy at Morisset Hospital

    The Vicar’s Vision

    Building a Church Frame by Frame

    grey film reel

    Carved in Maple

    Honouring A Son Who Served

    Power Within Reason

    The 'Reason' Electricity Meter

    Prestigious Dining

    The Rococo Style of William Edwards

    Ornate silver soup tureen embellished with petal shapes, scrolls, and floral fittings, photographed on an angle

    From Nettleton

    Letters Sent From a Ghost Town

    Keeping Time

    The Old Morpeth Courthouse Clock

    Beware Bunyip?

    Thinking About the Zygomaturus Trilobus Skull

    Best Laid Plans

    Rules for Maitland’s Short-Lived Science Society

    A Soft Reminder?

    An Edwardian Blouse Treasured by Berry’s Ena Slater

    Taking the Cake

    Competing in the 1975 Wee Waa Show

    A Reminder of Home

    The Ceramic Vessel Heavy with Goldfield History

    Road Trip

    Going Off the Beaten Track with the Withers

    A Brand New Law

    Making the Mark of Ownership

    The Sleeper Cutter’s Mark

    Paul Vonthien's Marking Hammer

    Art in Confinement

    Creativity and Morisset’s Maximum-Security Ward

    Smoke Without Fire

    Morpeth Furniture Craftsman White’s Smoking Cap

    Guns to Roses

    Li Hongbo’s Paper Sculptures

    Close up of bright blue room with multi-coloured paper artworks. They are made like paper lanterns, taking the shape of fans despite being made from the shapes of guns

    Still Alive

    Leaving a Legacy in Bathurst

    Staying Power

    Bill Walker’s Stoney Creek Swimming Championship Trophy

    Bone Appétit

    Turning Waste Into Profitable Poultry

    The PM’s Smoking Plane

    A Token of Ben Chifley

    Out of the Woods

    Hayes’ Cedar Desk by Morpeth Craftsman J.G. White

    Winners and Losers

    Jockeying for a Place in 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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