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A windmill's grey sails set against a blue sky.

Watercolour paintings of two small blue flowers, another yellow bloom and grey-green foliage.

Arts

Thumbnail of a toy tractor

Children

Detail of the a patterned dress

Clothing

Detail of 'Race to the Gold Diggings of Australia' board game

Colonial

Close up of the hilt of the sword. The name 'JW Rossiter' is visible.

Crime

Detail of the skin of an adult thylacine

Detail of an old map from the 1600s

Glass plate negative shoswing two miners in historic dress standing outside a slab hut.

Gold

Australian Expo 67 hostess Kate 'Kay' Maisey wearing her original uniform at the National Museum exhibition launch.

Household and domestic

Detail of Evonne Goolagong Cawley holding her 1980 women's Wimbledon trophy

Detail of a Snowy Mountains Australia medal

Industry

Detail of a shell necklace.

Detail of small magnifying glass and silver case

Journeys

Detail of two people looking at Phar Lap's heart on display at the National Museum

Landmark events

A mannequin dressed in a red skirt, cream coloured, embroidered waistcoast, white linen shirt and felt cap.

A close-up of part of the face of a mantelpiece clock.

Science and technology

Detail of gold coloured netball skirt

Sport

Yellow Citroen car with black hood.

Vehicles

Jacki Huggins' multi-coloured scarf.

Women

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