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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.

  • Staying Power

    Bill Walker’s Stoney Creek Swimming Championship Trophy

    By Word of Mouth

    Building Trust in Early Dentistry

    Bragging Rights

    Moonbi’s Early Cricketing Triumph

    Hospital Heyday

    A Booklet to Celebrate Maitland Hospital’s Centenary

    In This Dress Margaret Wed

    Typical Edwardian Style

    detailed, lacey wedding dress with floral patterning and decorative elements

    Keeping His Cool

    Leslie Crawford’s Dairying Cream Cooler from Berry

    corrugated metal device with pins used for attaching

    Standing on the Beach

    Caves Beach Surf Club Photographed in 1959

    Mane Medicine

    An Unusual Use for Horsehair

    Circling the Wagons

    Migration, Agriculture and Industry

    Prepared to Pick

    A Pea Picker’s Basket

    Merle’s Little Black-out Curtain Dress

    Make Do and World War Two

    Between Land and Sea

    A Scholarly Scotsman in the Land of Opportunity

    Fizz Games

    The Brillance of Codd-neck Bottles

    Room for Improvement

    The West Maitland School of Arts and its 1860 Rule Book and Catalogue

    Skipping on Stars

    The Fruit Flies Honour Con Colleano

    The Bowerbird

    Kerrie Lester’s Early Artmaking

    Marking Time

    The Cookhouse Chimney at Maitland Gaol

    A Berry Boy in Africa

    Thomas Satchell Knight's Boer War Uniform

    Old Time, Good Time

    Mastering the Masonic Ball

    Mask Up

    Preparing to Face Covid-19

    A Surprising Victory

    The Junior Champions of Caves Beach

    A Tribute with a Twist

    The Bank Manager's Farewell

    Playing for Laughs

    Rodney Walker’s Unique One-Man Band Ensemble

    colourful assemblage of many instruments, the bass drum is labelled RODNEY WALKER 2012

    ‘Ye Old Bastards’

    The Senior Boat Crew of Caves Beach

    The Bunkhouse Orchestra

    The Strutt Sisters and Tamworth's Peel Street Buskers

    The Gift of a Gallery

    John Salvana's Artistic Dream

    Making Straw Work

    A Hat From Grass

    Getting Along Alright

    Clouten’s WWI English Postcard to Lake Macquarie

    black and white postcard with image of packed beach with people in early twentieth century fashion, many hold parasols

    Rock and a Hard Place

    Behind Maitland Gaol’s B-Wing Cell Doors

    Springs of Joy

    Recalling Australia's 1960s Playground Revolution

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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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