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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.

  • Keeping a Cool Head

    The Evolution of the Fireman’s Helmet

    Land of Milk

    A Taiwanese Screen for the Hunter Valley Dairy Company

    Fortunate Babies

    A Silver Cup

    Slightly oxidised, silver cup with a small circle handle

    An Impact on the Scene

    Joshua Smith and the Burden of Change

    Esther Batstone

    A Brief Review of a Long Life

    Rock and a Hard Place

    Behind Maitland Gaol’s B-Wing Cell Doors

    Anyone For Tea?

    Marian Rowan's Floral Legacy in Fine China

    Like Many Girls Her Age

    Minnie Hall’s Autograph Album

    Pigeons, Pansies, and Putt-Putt Golf

    The Batstones of Guinea Street, Albury

    First Light

    Electricity in the Streets of Tamworth

    aged hardcover book with 'LETTER BOOK' on the spine

    The Best Business Sites in Town

    A Subdivision Auction Poster from Germanton

    Commerce and Grandeur

    James and Mary Taylor’s Fancy Chairs from Morpeth

    The Dress with Two Lives

    1840s Ladies and Dressmakers in the Hunter Region

    A Lucky Few

    Prolific Silversmith, Joachim Wendt

    Close up of simple silver mug, slightly oxidised, with an inscription "HERE'S LUCK"

    Taking the Cake

    Competing in the 1975 Wee Waa Show

    Tackling Speed

    The SS Sophia Jane and Her Era of Fame

    Elephant in the Room

    Bringing Circus Costumes to Life

    Orange’s Bold Bid

    Competing to be the Capital

    blue booklet bounded with a single string, it has gold lettering and leaf design which reads 'CANOBOLAS / THE IDEAL SITE FOR THE FEDERAL CAPITAL'

    Shaped by the Bush

    The Australian Quart Pot

    Idle Hands Busy

    Work, Escape and Free Matchsticks at Maitland Gaol

    Handsome Gifts

    A Woods’ Ivory Dinner Set from Singleton

    A Right to Mine

    Earning a Living in the Great Depression

    A Night to Remember

    Souvenir of the Caves Beach 1973 Surf Club Ball

    From Mortar to Monoliths

    The Making of Community Legend, John Tregurtha

    Argumentative Arches

    Bridging the Macquarie River by Rail

    The Uiver Incident

    The Landing of a Civic Friendship

    sepia photograph of figures gathered outside a propeller plane labelled ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINES

    Eighteen Blocks of Gold

    Cutting Through Butter

    Fifty Pounds Worth of Silver

    A Remnant of Banking in Berry

    The Incorruptible Cashier

    Keeping Accurate Accounts at Millthorpe

    metal antique cash register on wooden base

    Credit Crunch?

    W.J.A. Bryce’s Closing Gift

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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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