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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.

  • Clay and Commerce

    The Marketing Magic of Western Stores

    Unlocking Adulthood

    A Night of Celebration in Iluka

    Protect, Educate & Aid

    A National Emergency Services Armband

    The Transfer of Knowledge

    One Book, Three Orchardists

    Guadalquivir, Guadalquivir, Guadalquivir

    Practice Makes Perfect Handwriting

    Echoes of Elegance

    The Narrabri Hospital Ball of 1914

    Power and Perfume

    Henry Steiner’s Grand Silverware

    Clanging of the Locks

    Securing Maitland Gaol’s Inmates

    brassy-coloured, metal padlock

    Harry’s Crescendo

    Eugowra's Town Band Devotee

    hexagonal. wooden concertina, it looks similar to a small accordian

    Bragging Rights

    Moonbi’s Early Cricketing Triumph

    Christmas Charmed

    Pudding, the Ultimate Fortune Teller

    Bountiful Baskets

    A Relic of Historic Commercial Fishing at Iluka

    Justice Served

    A Dish to Reward Maitland’s Police Magistrate

    Tinkering and Assembling

    The Art of Robert Klippel

    Battling the Breakers

    Champion Surf Boatmen from Caves Beach

    Magnificent Memento

    A Thank-you Gift for Eugene Coleman

    close up of framed written address dated Narrbari, March 7th 1903, it has a floral illustration at the top and the writing is script in green and red.

    Friendly Faces

    How the Steeles Brought Iluka Together

    Armed to Defend

    Maitland’s Citizen Soldiers Sign Up

    Never Knocked Out

    Mementoes of Darcy v McGoorty

    ‘Needled Spires Point the True North…’

    Michael Fitzjames, View of Maitland from the Riverbank (With Apologies to Jan Vermeer and View of Delft), 2006

    First Light

    Electricity in the Streets of Tamworth

    aged hardcover book with 'LETTER BOOK' on the spine

    Narelle’s Call

    Getting the Phone Connected in 1950s West Wallsend

    black rotary telephone with a spiral-corded earpiece

    Burning Ambition

    The Heart of Headlie Taylor’s Workshop

    Best Laid Plans

    Rules for Maitland’s Short-Lived Science Society

    Fit For a King

    A Tall Silver Jug

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

    Solomon’s Lens

    The Legacy of Solomon Studios at Tamworth

    Shaped by the Bush

    The Australian Quart Pot

    Learning The Australian Way

    Migrant Education at Bonegilla

    Two, Four, Six

    Police Badge Numbers From Dudley

    A Different Perspective

    Peter Pinson, Selective View of Maitland from the River Bank, 2006

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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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