1. Image: Burgundy velvet male jacket.

    'Afghan' jacket

    The jacket was given to Mr Frederick Budge of Farina, South Australia, by a Muslim (‘Afghan’) trader he knew who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, at some time in the 1890s. 

    Collection Item | Southwest corner | 1870s, 1880s, 1890s

  2. abacus

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  3. Image: Christmas card front showing steamship

    Allinga Menu

    Menu produced for the Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd. SS Allinga for Christmas 1901. 

    Collection Item | 1900-1910

  4. Image: white cotton apron

    apron

    The apron was worn by Joan Mallen when she worked at the Cheer Up Hut on the banks of the Torrens, near the present Festival Theatre, during the Second World War. 

    Collection Item | Parklands | 1940s

  5. Image: rectangular glass bottle with green label

    Bottle

    Bottle of herbal lotion sold by Mahomet Allum. 

    Collection Item | 1940s, 1950s

  6. Image: rectangular glass bottle with buff-orange label

    Bottle

    One of two bottles of herbal lotion produced by Mahomet Allum. 

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  7. Bottle Jack

    Bottle jack in regular use at Mercunda farm.

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  8. bow and arrows

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  9. Image: drawing of man pushing wheelbarrow

    Caricature

    Caricature of Antonio Giordano at one of the internment camps he was held in during the Second World War.

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  10. Image: pencil drawing of man’s head in profile

    Caricature

    Caricature of Antonio Giordano drawn by Professor Yonna.

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  11. Image: hand drawn greeting card

    Christmas Card

    Hand-drawn Christmas card with the message 'Buon Natale'.

    Collection Item | 1940s

  12. Image: embroidered holly, buildings and trees

    Christmas Card

    Embroidered Christmas card believed to be from France.

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  13. Image: peacock blue sparkling evening dress, sleeveless with long skirt

    Coat and Dress

    A beautiful 1960s evening ensemble in blue. 

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  14. Image: compass

    Compass

    This compass is believed to have been used by John William Billiatt on the successful 1861-1862 expedition with John McDouall Stuart across Australia, from Adelaide to Chambers Bay, east of the present site of Darwin.

    Collection Item | 1860s

  15. Image: brown jug with images of flowers and a woman

    Coronation Jug

    This jug commemorates the coronation of William IV in 1831. It had symbolic significance for the colonists of South Australia and the city of Adelaide, named after the wife of William IV.

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  16. Cream can

    Cream can given as wedding present in the 1960s.

    Collection Item | 1960s

  17. Image: pair of metal cufflinks

    Cufflinks

    Pair of cufflinks in the Adelaide Juventus Sports and Social club design. 

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  18. Image: two small metal pins in teardrop shape with black and white stripes

    Cufflinks

    Pair of cufflinks featuring the Juventus insignia.

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  19. Image: silver cup with image of a woman on side

    Cup

    This cup was presented to the Art Gallery of South Australia by Queen Mary as part of Empire-wide celebrations for the Silver Jubilee of George V in 1935.

    Collection Item | North Terrace | 1830s

  20. Image: handwritten card

    Devotional Card

    This devotional card, written by Queen Adelaide in 1841, quotes Psalms 100:5

    Collection Item | North Terrace | 1840s

  21. Image: embroided rose on cream paper

    Embroidery

    Chinese embroidery on paper, designed to be purchased and transferred to clothing. 

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  23. Farm diaries

    Farm journals written by Stephanie Evans.

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  24. Image: Box showing image of rockets with the label 'jet plane'

    Fire Cracker Box

    Packaging and remnats from firecrackers stocked at Gordon Sym Choon's Union Street shop. 

    Collection Item | Rundle Street east | 1960s, 1970s

  25. First crop on the Shilton farm

    Isla Shilton with husband Jack and their first two children pictured with their first crop on their farm Tanah Tenggal.

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  26. Image: cardboard box showing drawing of two men sword fighting on horseback

    Game of Halma

    A game popular in Britain in the nineteenth century.

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  27. Image: brown hat

    hat

    Hat worn by Dame Roma Mitchell to the unveiling of her statue on North Terracein 1999.

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  28. Image: emblem with kangaroo and flags

    HMS Bungaree Christmas Card

    Card produced for Christmas celebrations on board the HMAS Bungaree. 

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  29. Image: male doll in colourful costume

    Hungarian Doll

    A colourfully dressed Hungarian gentleman. 

    Collection Item | mid twentieth century

  30. Identity Card.

    Working permit for the Polish resistance movement.

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