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The Federation Kiosk, Centennial Park, Sydney at the Proclamation of Federation, 1 January 1901. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. The movement had begun to gather real momentum after Henry Parkes wrote to the other premiers in 1889 an...
But as Peter Biskup points out in his book Libraries in Australia, the most important thing brought to Australia in the First Fleet which impacted on the development of libraries was the 'idea' of libraries. In Australia, the term Mechanics' Institutes wa...
Unknown, Portrait of the bushranger Ned Kelly, 1880, glass plate negative. More books, songs and websites have been written about Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang than any other group of Australian historical figures. Unknown, Kate Kelly, sister of Ned Kelly...
>User keywords, or 'tags', are words added to object records by other users to enhance their discovery. Ceremonial Objects > Presentation trowels>>+ A6585 Presentation trowel, silver/bone, ... > + 85/874 Trowel, silver, presented to Miss... > + 86/1024 P...
irn=379905&search=bronze&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=388105&search=bronze&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=10787&search=bronze&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/...
The statue of Sir Henry Parkes was a memorial sculpture placed in the park in 1897. A bronze sculpture by the sculptor Alan Somerville replaced the previous Sir Henry Parkes figure. The sculpture was unveiled by then NSW Premier, the Hon Bob Carr, on 27...
Since 1876 the Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts has served the evolving community needs of Tenterfield from its Rouse St site. The complex is most famous for being the venue for the “Tenterfield Oration” by former NSW Premier, Sir Hen...
<meta name="Description" content="A7800 Handle, mother-of-pearl, "as supplied by Henry Parkes". <META NAME="DC.Title" LANG="en" CONTENT="A7800 Handle, mother-of-pearl, "as supplied by Henry Parkes". > + D9592 Timber specimen, English Chestnut,......
> + H8376 Glass Spirit flask c. >A8469 Flask, pewter, drinking flask said to have belonged to Sir Henry Parkes, James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, England, c. Flask, pewter, drinking flask said to have belonged to Sir Henry Parkes, James Dixon & Sons, Sheff...
>>Because of the age of the Museum's collection some objects in the Museum's collection have not yet been digitised. This large collection contains many objects of significance documenting Australian postal history. > > The earliest object in the collec...
irn=381239&search=GPO&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=23481&search=GPO&site_id=3 > 85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/databa...
> + 3007 Drinking cup, electrotype reproduct... > + 14304 Electrotype cup, two-handled; No.8... > + 14306 Electrotype cup, two-handled; No.1... > + A162 Japanese pewter cup with lid, figur... > + A2207 English porcelain cup (LC).... ...
> + 92/844 Jug, earthenware, Pates Potteries... > + A7795 Beaker, Australian Commemorative W... > + A7796 Beaker, Australian Commemorative W... > + A7797 Earthenware beaker, Doulton Bursle... > + A2778-683 Beaker, Commemorative, Queen V... > + A2778-684 B...
irn=135406&search=businesses&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=392628&search=businesses&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=354545&search=businesses&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.co...
> + P2775 Photographic glass plate and photo... > + P2776 Photographic glass plate and photo... > + P2777 Photographic glass plate and photo......
> + D9592 Timber specimen, English Chestnut,... > + D9594 Timber specimen, English Chestnut,... Handle, beer pump, ivory / metal, made by Henry Parkes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1845-1890> > The beer pump handle is mounted on a circular metal st...
> + 86/1129-10 Coin, Mint error, USA Mint, Q... > + 86/1129-11 Coin, Mint error, USA Mint, Q... > + 86/1129-12 Coin, Mint error, USA Mint, Q... > + 86/1129-15 Coin, Mint error, USA Mint, O... > + 86/1129-16 Coin, Mint error, USA Mint, O... > + 86/1129-17 ...
> + A2845 Parian porcelain bust, R L Smith C... > + A2874 Florentine marble bust of Venus (L... > + A2876 Florentine marble bust 'An Italian... Sculptor unknown> > Bronze casting by Samuel Slater, co Founder of the T Green & Co Pty Ltd, brass and gunmetal...
Numismatics > Banknotes>>+ 99/114/1 Ten dollar note, political prot... > + 2008/234/2 Banknote, 4 Dollars, Serial N... > + 2008/235/1 Numismatic material including... Banknote, five-dollars, in presentation folder, Centenary of Federation commemorative fe...
2 Comments Tags: sir henry parkes, wattle, wattle day. >© Powerhouse Museum, all rights reserved. September 1st is officially National Wattle Day and this made me look up Wattle in our collection database. ...
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