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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.

  • A Troublesome Echo

    A Canopy and Windlock for Morpeth Courthouse

    Seeing Herman Rosler

    Portrait of a German Pioneer

    Ashes of War

    Trench Art From the Western Front to Armidale

    All the Necessary Points

    A Civil Defence Era First Aid Pack

    Surrendered Symbolism

    A Japanese Sword and Dagger for Prime Minister Chifley

    Merle’s Little Black-out Curtain Dress

    Make Do and World War Two

    Under the Bonnet

    Martha Ann Cotterell’s Treasured Keepsake

    Power Within Reason

    The 'Reason' Electricity Meter

    Mind Reading

    Head III, 2007

    The Transfer of Knowledge

    One Book, Three Orchardists

    In Honour of Jack

    Canowindra's Rising Star

    Blackmans Point Yarn

    Aunty Rhonda's Story

    Made Within

    Crafting Children’s Toys at Morisset Hospital

    Hop, Step, Jump!

    Lindsay’s Schoolboy Athletics Trophies from Maitland

    A Different Perspective

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

    Boyhood at Fairbridge Farm

    A Rural Childhood

    collection of slightly damaged toys of farm animals

    Twice Removed

    The Lacemakers of Calais and Maitland

    Cuts Both Ways

    Prepared for Attack and Defence at Maitland Gaol

    wooden baton/club covered in leather with wrist strap

    A Man of Many Parts

    Policeman, Horseman and Good Citizen

    Marking Time

    The Cookhouse Chimney at Maitland Gaol

    Tried and Tested

    Ernie Drury’s Timbergetting Springboard from Shallow Crossing

    The Circus of Tomorrow

    How Chinese Acrobats Changed the Australian Circus

    Cottoning On

    Namoi Pastoralists Celebrate a New Crop

    Bone Appétit

    Turning Waste Into Profitable Poultry

    Corked Cures

    Arthur J. Dodd, Glen Innes Pharmacist

    Darn it!

    Mending Precious Hosiery

    Wetting the Baby’s Head

    Beginning a Life of Faith

    The Gift of a Gallery

    John Salvana's Artistic Dream

    Feminine Flourishes

    Mabell Kirwan’s Going-Away Gift

    The Incorruptible Cashier

    Keeping Accurate Accounts at Millthorpe

    metal antique cash register on wooden base
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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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