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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.

  • Carving for the Screw

    Twelve Trinkets Made of Bone

    Sending Dots and Dashes

    Paper Tape Messaging

    Creating a Buzz

    Men’s and Women’s Hairdressing in the 1940s

    Leading Lights

    The McIlveen Family's Lustrous Legacy

    The Yellow Brick Road

    Suzanne Archer, Levee Hunter 2006

    Unparalleled Excitement

    The Discovery of Tin in Northern NSW

    Keeping His Cool

    Leslie Crawford’s Dairying Cream Cooler from Berry

    corrugated metal device with pins used for attaching

    Saving Life and Property

    Maitland’s Boat Brigade for Times of Flood

    Best Foot Forward

    Celebrating Each Step of Maitland's History

    Ground-breaking Australian Design

    Henry Steiner's Stunning Silver Tree

    Far Removed

    John Salvana’s Dry Billabong

    One Family, Two Uniforms

    The Watsons in the World Wars

    Smoke Without Fire

    Morpeth Furniture Craftsman White’s Smoking Cap

    Between Land and Sea

    A Scholarly Scotsman in the Land of Opportunity

    Well Kept

    An Heirloom from Childhood in Nineteenth Century Morpeth

    lace baby bonnet on wooden stand

    Power and Perfume

    Henry Steiner’s Grand Silverware

    Sketching a Bloody Coastline

    Evacuating Troops from Gallipoli

    Gone Fishin’

    Parsons’ Escape From the Musical Limelight

    olive-green carrying case in the shape of a simple fish with a googly eye

    Keeping a Cool Head

    The Evolution of the Fireman’s Helmet

    Litres of Lacquer

    A Shellac Jar from White’s Factory, Morpeth

    Broken Hill’s First Lady Miner

    The True Tale of Tess

    white directional sign with black lettering reading '14KM TRIPLE CHANCE'

    Biding Time Behind Bars

    A Memento of Life Inside Maitland Gaol

    A Centenary Covered

    St Peter’s, East Maitland Centenary Booklet

    Life in the Shadow of the Hydrogen Bomb

    The Immediate Effects of a Nuclear Event

    A Measure of Time

    Percy Young, Pioneering Business Owner

    User Pays?

    Unwelcome Gas Rates for Lighting Up Maitland

    By Laws and Motions

    Minuting Maitland’s Early Council Meetings

    En Route

    Clouten’s Troopship Journey Postcards to Lake Macquarie

    One for the Road

    A Young Boy’s Mechanical Passion

    Clay-End Quoits and Pay-Day Saturday

    Who Was The Real Winner

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The Storyplace newsletter has updates on new stories and other news about museums, galleries and cultural centres, and the people, who support Storyplace.

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acknowledgement statement

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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