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Aboriginal people with Mrs Long and Mrs Cook at La Perouse, Christmas 1903 Media
La Perouse Aborigines' Mission: music at the annual outdoor rally of the United Aborigines' Mission 26 January 1931 Media
A new chance for the wayward girl 1936 Media
In the cable room at La Perouse 1908 Media
Toxteth Chapel. erected 1843, by George Allen on his estate at Glebe Point c1904 Media
Chorus girls in opening night of 'Hollywood Hotel' revue, Theatre Royal 23 September 1938 Media
Theatre Royal destroyed by fire during Mrs Bernard Beer's season 1892 Media
Impression of the seal of 'B Levey Theatre Royal Sydney' between 1832-1836 Media
Playbill for the nautical melodrama Black-Eyed Susan, staged at the Theatre Royal 26 December 1832 Media
Cover of Pan edition of 'Come in Spinner' 1960 Media
Diamond Snake, Morelia spilotes 1869 Media
Johann Ludwig Gerard (Louis) Krefft, zoologist, 1869-1870 Media
Christmas Bells, Milkmaids, Everlasting Daisy and Lemon-scented Tea-Tree specimens from the plant collection of Helena Scott, collected in Sydney, Newcastle and Ash Island 1862-63 Media
Bird's egg c1861 Media
Antheraea Eucalypti 1851 Media
Alexander Walker Scott, August 1882 Media
Helena Forde, nee Scott c1866 Media
Harriet Scott, Ash Island 1856 Media
Butterflies with passionfruit flower 1854 Media
Mrs Popple talks about Horningsea Park in Liverpool, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Marjorie Gough recalls knitting for soldiers in World Wars I and II, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Marjorie Gough mourns loss of the old All Saints' Church building in Liverpool after it was demolished in 1971, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Jessie La Trobe describes delivering newspapers to military camps during World War II, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Evelyn Chapple remembers surviving well during the Great Depression, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Evelyn Chapple remembers hazards encountered while walking to school in the early 20th century, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Evelyn Chapple remembers 'Old Joe', an Aboriginal man and his horse and buggy taxi service c1914, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs May Rae recalls her father's work for Challenge Woollen Mills, Liverpool, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Elsie Collimore remembers scenes from the Liverpool soldiers' riot of 1916, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Elsie Collimore remembers Liverpool's outdoor cinema in the early 20th century, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Edith Fitzpatrick recalls the Sydney Water Board cottage of her childhood in the early 20th century, interviewed 1986 Media
Mrs Edith Fitzpatrick recalls Cracker Night in the early twentieth century near Bringelly, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Lillian Watson remembers her arrival in Hammondville during the Depression, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Lillian Watson recalls an American Air Force plane crash during World War II, interviewed 1986 Media
Mrs Constance Jewell remembers social life in Hammondville during the Depression, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Constance Jewell remembers economising with meals during the Depression, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr William Kennedy remembers timber carting around Liverpool in the early twentieth century, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr William Kennedy recalls collecting the dole at Liverpool Town Hall during the Depression, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Walter John Ferguson recalls the dangers of swimming in the Georges River in the late 1920s, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mrs Amy Everett recalls moving to Chipping Norton during the Great Depression, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Stanley Everett remembers making crystal radio sets in the 1920s as a child in Liverpool, interviewed 1986 Media
Mr Stanley Everett remembers Chipping Norton in the early twentieth century, interviewed 1986 Media
Mr Stanley and Mrs Amy Everett remember their wine growing neighbours in Chipping Norton, interviewed 1986 Media
Mrs Florence Starr recalls making garden stakes in the 1920s for Chinese market gardeners in Austral, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Peter Serovich remembers the Austral Progress Association, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Peter Granville-Smith talks about the Hoxton Park Union Church and his family singing there c1920s, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Peter Granville-Smith describes his work at Liverpool telephone exchange in the early 1930s, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Pat Cullen remembers using charcoal burners in cars during World War II, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Pat Cullen recalls the life saving club that patrolled the Georges River in the early 1930s, interviewed in 1986 Media
Mr Pat Cullen recalls driving the police to accident scenes in his tow truck in the 1920s in Liverpool, interviewed 1986 Media
Mr Norman Woodward recalls working conditions at the Challenge Woollen Mills during the Depression, interviewed in 1986 Media