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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.

  • Out of the Ashes

    Clyde Engineering Co. Rebuilds

    Air of Authority

    The Crown Overlooking Maitland’s Diverse Inmates

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

    Gateways to Waterways

    Emma Lohmann, A view of Maitland (after Vermeer) 2006

    Unparalleled Excitement

    The Discovery of Tin in Northern NSW

    An Important Event in the Circles of Jindera

    Capturing the Wedding of Gus Wagner and Tilly Schmidt in 1907

    Learning The Australian Way

    Migrant Education at Bonegilla

    An Unusual Token of Esteem

    A Retirement Gift for Constable Herbert Norman Palmer

    Sketches from the Infirmary

    A Very Different War Record

    Seeing Herself

    Norma Allen and Newcastle’s Low Show Group

    ‘To Orange With Love’

    Dupain's Photographic Homage

    black and white photograph of somone platform diving into a pool from above

    The Circus of Tomorrow

    How Chinese Acrobats Changed the Australian Circus

    A Lifelong Possession

    William Stewart Brings His Drafting Set to Berry

    Fast Furniture

    Steam-powered Manufacturing at J G White’s, Morpeth

    The Big Picture

    Charles Rasp's Stunning Photographic Portrait

    A Great Social Benefit

    A Fundraising Concert in Support of the Dudley School of Arts

    Hitting the Mark

    How the Oxenfords Saved Grafton Rifle Club

    Pigeons, Pansies, and Putt-Putt Golf

    The Batstones of Guinea Street, Albury

    Dream Machine

    Remembering Headlie Taylor’s Agricultural Innovation

    Sixpence a Bag

    Souvenir Shells in a Hunter Valley Showcase

    Life in the Shadow of the Hydrogen Bomb

    The Immediate Effects of a Nuclear Event

    A Life of Service

    Nurse Irene Stoddart’s War Medals

    Seeing Herman Rosler

    Portrait of a German Pioneer

    A Living Tradition

    Making a Possum Skin Cloak

    possum skin cloak covered in painted Aboriginal-style designs

    The Gift of Song

    The Babaneek Ladies' Choir

    Leafing Through History

    Mary White’s Passion for Crafty Carving

    ‘Old Ladies Can Dooit’

    Jenny Sages Portrait of Irina Baranova

    Silent Workers

    Remembering Pit Ponies by Name

    rusted metal name plates reading Billy, Steve, Tiger, Barney, Ted, and Trapper

    Sealing the Deal

    Marking Narrabri's Evolution from Settlement to Shire

    Borders Redrawn

    The Beginnings of a National Defence Force

    The Many Faces of Ernest Dunton

    Jeweller, Piano Tuner, Photographer and Watchmaker

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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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