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Tea cup and saucerGlazed porcelain tea cup, from a childs part tea-service, decorated with a painted band of flowers on an orange ground. Retailed in Australia c.1925-1935. Acquired from the original owner
Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) in captivity at London Zoo. The species is believed to be extinct
Eucalyptus obliqua, Australian oak holotype specimen
Ned Kellys Last StandNed Kelly, Australian legend, makes his last stand
Building of Sydney Harbour Bridge by G. H. DavisSeries of diagrams depicting the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge by ILN special artist, G. H. Davis
Jim Pike, Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar LapJames Edward (Jim) Pike (1892-1969), Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap (1926-1932). circa 1931-1932
Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksiaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21) shown with its complement of Douglas A-4G Skyhawks of 805 Squadron RAN ranged for entering port
Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924
Together Poster, showing the armed forces of the British Empire marching together
German cruiser SMS Emden attacked by HMAS Sydney, WW1The German light cruiser SMS Emden attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Date: 1914
Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Dardanelles - WW2 - Landing suppliesAnzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, Dardanelles - WW2 - Landing supplies - view looking towards ArAnburnu, 1915 Date: 1915
Australian troops counter-attack at Amiens, WW1Australian troops hold the line at Villers Bretonneux nine miles east of Amiens during a German attack during the Battle of Amiens in April 1918
Cephalotus follicularis, Australian pitcher plantAn illustration by Ferdinand Bauer of an Australian pitcher plant, one of the few plants capable of trapping and digesting insects
Painting by Hs Power, artillery and horses at Ypres, WW1Painting by the Australian war artist Harold Septimus Power (1877-1971), showing artillery going into action before the Battle of Ypres
1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet ReviewA panoramic view showing the berthing arrangements made for the Review of the Fleet at Spithead by King George V to celebrate his Silver Jubilee
Harold Larwood Bowling, 1933Photograph of the English bowler, Harold Larwood, in action during the MCC tour of Australia, 1933. During that tour, D.R
Livistona humilis, sand palmPlate 225 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Poster advertising Australia via Qantas AirlinesPoster advertising Australia via Qantas, Australias overseas airline
Bas relief from the Anzac Memorial - Sydney, AustraliaBronze Bas relief from the Anzac War Memorial by Rayner Hoff - Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia - showing the landing of troops at Gallipoli, Dardanelles Front, WW1. Date: circa 1934
Banksia coccinea, scarlet banksiaPlate 139 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Australian troops in trench, near Armentieres, France, WW1Troops of the 2nd Australian Division in a front line trench at Croix du Bac, near Armentieres, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 18 May 1916
Shane Warne - Australian cricketer Date: 1980s - 1990s
WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941
The Spirit of ProgressThe Australian Sprit of Progress, streamlined train of the Victorian Government Railways operating between Melbourne and Albury. Date: late 1930s
Short Sunderland flying boat, RAF Wig Bay, WW2RAF Short Sunderland flying boat B9604/RBJ, in service with RaF (Royal Australian Air Force) 10th Squadron. Seen here on water at RAF Wig Bay, Stranraer, Scotland, 11 June 1942. Date: 1942
Banksia speciosa, showy banksiaPlate 140 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations, ILN cover, 1935Soldiers from across the British Empire gather to adore the crown, resplendent on a garlanded pedestal
Painting by Hs Power, War, WW1Painting entitled War by the Australian war artist Harold Septimus Power (1877-1971), showing soldiers on horseback, pulling heavy artillery across a field
Association Cricket Ground, Perth, Western Australia, with a crowd of spectators watching a match. Date: circa 1909
Sister Hilda Hope McMaugh, AIF, in an aircraft at the C?Sister Hilda Hope McMaugh, AIF, in an aircraft at the Central Aircraft Co at Northolt, having just obtained her pilot?s certificate, becoming the first Australian woman to do so on 15 November 1919
HMAS Sydney - Chatham Class Light Cruiser Built 1911-13, Australia. New Royal Australian Navy. Photograph taken on convoy by the HMS Dublin in 1917
Coloured shoulder patches of the Australian CorpsSouvenir of the Greatest War showing coloured shoulder patches of the Australian Corps
Weird looking Fat Striped Fish illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Telopea speciosissima, waratahDrawing 432 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Warratta
Truganini, last surviving female Tasmanian AboiginalTruganini (Truganina, Trugernanner or Lalla Rooke, c1812-1876), the last surviving Tasmanian Aboiginal or Palawa woman. 1866
Australian soldiers at Gallipoli WWIAustralian soldiers at Anzac, Gallipoli during World War I
Melbourne Cable Tram and DriverA Melbourne Cable tram (destination - North Fitzroy) and driver (in his uniform) - 1925
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - CompletedA view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - pictured shortly after construction had finished
Nellie Melba / 1904NELLIE MELBA (originally, Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian soprano, probably in the role of Bizets Carmen
Shane Watson - Australian cricketer Date: 1990s - 2000s
South Melbourne Tramway BathsSlide showing a black and white photograph of South Melbourne Tramway Baths in the city of Melbourne in Australia. Part of Box 100. Boswell Collection. Slide number 40. Date: circa 1890
Sydney, Australia - Map of Sydney and Port JacksonSlide showing a map of Sydney and Port Jackson, with the areas of the city labelled.. Boswell Collection. Slide number 5
Alfred A. G. Hales, Vanity Fair, SpyALFRED ARTHUR GREENWOOD HALES (1860-1936) Australian novelist and war correspondent. Caption: Peace and War Date: 1860 - 1936
German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy
Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacineThe last known thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf, to survive in captivity. It died on 7 September 1936 in the Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart, Tasmania
Malacosteus niger, stoplight loosejawDeep sea fish found off Tasmania, Australia. Specimen held in the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Australian soldier with motorcycle and sidecar, WW1An Australian soldier examining a motorcycle and sidecar, possibly to repair a puncture, on a muddy road during the First World War. Date: 1916
Batemans Bay, Clyde River, NSW, AustraliaBatemans Bay, Clyde River, New South Wales, Australia. Batemans Bay was named by Lieutenant James Cook on his voyage of discovery along this coast in 1770
Poster advertising Australia for sun and surfPoster for the Australian National Travel Association, advertising Australia for sun and surf. A happy holidaymaker runs through the waves in her swimsuit
Don BradmanPortrait of Don Bradman, Australian cricketer
Errol Flynn / Robin HoodErrol Flynn is at his swash- buckling best in Michael Curtizs saga which also offers Olivia de Havilland as Marian, Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone as the nasties
1297 copy of the Magna Carta sold to AustraliaThe thirteenth century copy of the Magna Carta, bought by the Australian Commonwealth National Library from Kings School, Bruton, Somerset
Bradman / Cricketer 1934Don Bradman, Australian cricketer (1908-2001)
Maps / Australia 1850SMap showing the location of the GOLDFIELDS, so presumably made fairly soon after the start of the Australian Gold Rush in 1851
NED KELLY/BUSHRANGER/C19Portrait photograph of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly, taken the day before his hanging at the age of 24. Date: 1880
Silhouettes from the Somme by H. L. OakleyVarious scenes on the Somme cut by famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley showing the work to be done when pursuing the retreating Germans
Macrozamia communis, burrawang palmDrawing LS 16 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Buroowang
OctopusWatercolour 401 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
The 1934 Test Match at Lords: Verity wins the gameVerity winning the match for England, sending down a ball to Woodfall, the Australian captain
Aussie Cricketers 1893The Eighth Australian Cricketing Team of 1893 pose in their cricket whites and a variety of caps and blazers
Cub Scout on skis, Snowy Mountains, AustraliaA group of Cub Scouts of the 1st Kosciusco Troop, on skis in the Snowy Mountains of Australia. Scoutmaster Bernie Jarratt is demonstrating a kick turn. Date: 1960s
P&O RMS Strathmore - India and Australia Mail ServiceP&O RMS Strathmore - India and Australia Mail and Passenger Service Date: circa 1910s
de Havilland Mosquito FBVI A52-525de Havilland Mosquito FBVI, A52-525, of the Royal Australian Air Force (RaF)
Eucalyptus pruinosa, silver-leaved boxPlate 56 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Cephalotus follicularis, Australian pitcher plantPlate 42 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Wool PosterEmpire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Wool Date: 1927-1933
Essendon F. CEssendon F.C. Australian rules football club team of 1909
Melbourne, AustraliaFlinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Australia
Australian Team of 1882The Austalian cricket team of 1882 who beat the English in the first Ashes series, captained by W. L. Murdoch
Chelodina longicollis, eastern long-necked turtleLithograph by Edward Lear of drawing by James de Carle Sowerby. Plate from Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles, drawn from life (1872)
Flindersia australis, crow ash tree
Dassault Mirage IIIO A A3-83Royal Australian Air Force - Dassault Mirage IIIO(A) A3-83, of No.3 Squadron, based at RAAF Butterworth in Malaysia, on a regular detachment to Tengah circa 1975, Date: circa 1975
Royal Australian Air Force - Douglas Dakota A65-80 at K-16 Air Base, near Seoul, in Korea. Date: 1954
A Native Australian with his WOOMERA - throwing stick Date: 1891
Cartoon, My Boys! (British Lion)Cartoon, My Boys! An imperialist depiction of the British Lion proudly commanding his Australian and Canadian cubs. Date: 1885
Male Lyrebird - huge tail fanned out in courtship displayMale Lyrebird in full display - a ground-dwelling Australian bird most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment
Duchess of York at Training Hostel, Market HarboroughDuchess of York at a Training Hostel, Market Harborough
German cruiser SMS Emden, WW1The German light cruiser SMS Emden after being attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Escaping crew can be seen in a boat in the foreground. 1914
A view down Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia Date: circa 1930s
Hydromys chrysogaster, water ratPlate 1 from a collection of 49 original watercolour drawings of animals by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), from the H.M.S. Investigator expedition to Australia, 1801-1803
Supermarine Spitfire 8 / VIIIRoyal Australian Air Force Raaf Supermarine Spitfire 8S flying in formation over Fields and Trees Date: 1940s
Mae Busch (1891 - 1946), Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood
Bob Fitzsimmons v Peter Felix in heavyweight boxing matchBob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), British boxer, v Peter Felix (1866-1926), Australian boxer