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A collection of sketches from the high-profile 1982 trial of Lindy and Michael Chamberlain.
Vivid paintings showing the impact of climate change on one woman's life as an artist and a farmer.
A 1936 Corona Four typewriter used bythe author of 'The Silver Brumby' and other works.
Wimbledon trophies and racquets belonging to Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
Worn while lobbying for recognition of Aboriginal Australians in the 1967 Referendum campaign.
A mother's gift to her daughter, complete with miniature furnishings and figurines.
An outfit worn by the Aboriginal historian at key moments in the reconciliation campaign.
Migrant Guna Kinne's link with her homeland, sewn by hand over 30 years.
Memorabilia and uniforms owed by former Australian netball team captain Liz Ellis.
The crown awarded to three decades of Miss Australia Quest winners.
A 1950s Holden Special Sedan owned by one woman for 25 years.
Made by Esme Timbery in the Indigenous tradition of making shellwork artefacts in Sydney.
Part of an unbroken cultural tradition, made by by Tasmanian Aboriginal elder Aunty Dulcie Greeno.
Personal objects relating to the only Australian who died in the 9/11 terrorist attack at the Pentagon.