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Scrapbooks of the 1850s from the Clarendon Collection

tas

The content of the books are a mixture often found from those days, with hand-written messages, poems, both original and copied, illustrations and pictures of local scenes and wildlife drawn by the owner and her acquaintances.

S.H. Ervin Gallery Collection

nsw

Approximately 450 paintings, works on paper, sculpture, objects and items of furniture.

Ross Byers Kinetic Cart

tas

Ross Buyers described the concept of the project as " the cart has many kinetic components activated as the cart moves.

Reliques of Ancient English Architecture

tas

The National Trust has acquired a copy of Reliques of Ancient English Architecture which formed part of the library of leading colonial architect Robert George Thomas.

R.Shott & Son Wood Souvenir Collection

tas

Tasmania is home to one of the few remaining intact early 20th century shop interiors in Australia.

Paper Dolls in the Clarendon Collection

tas

The Clarendon Collection includes a number of magazine type paper cut-out dolls together with an envelope post marked Melbourne 1931.

Orr Collection postcards

tas

This collection consists of approximately 2000 items, the majority having been digitised as part of the Trust's ongoing efforts to preserve age-sensitive material.

Music Box at Franklin House

tas

This is believed to have been made in Switzerland during the latter part of the 19th century, however the manufacturer is unknown as there are no maker's marks visible.

Mooramong and Claire Adams Mackinnon

vic

Claire Adams was a star during Hollywood's silent screen era. She left that world behind her when she married Donald 'Scobie' Mackinnon and came to live in rural Victoria.

Living Image Photographic Library

act

Wander through the changing face of Canberra, in our library documenting treasured places in our living and growing city.

Latrobe Area Photographic Collection

tas

The Latrobe Branch of the Trust holds a collection of over 1000 photographs relating to the history of the Latrobe area and covering the period from the first half of the 19th century to the present.

Hetty Jones’ Exercise Book

qld

Grammar, geography, parsing. All school subjects in the 1890s and all in Hetty Lynch's Exercise Book.

Heritage Properties Archive

tas

This archive supported the National Trustís ground breaking work on the classification and recording of significant heritage buildings and sites throughout the state.

Georgiana McCrae – Artist

vic

Watercolours & sletches of Melbourne 1841-1845, Portraits, watercolours and sketches of Scotland.

Dollhouse at Clarendon

tas

In the Clarendon Collection is a delightful table-sized dollhouse in the style of a two-chimney bungalow, It has a verandah, living room, hallway, bathroom, kitchen and bedroom.

Costume Collection

vic

A surprising and unexpected costume collection comprising locally made and worn fashion.

Charles Joseph La Trobe’s water colours and sketches

vic

A man of a thousand occupations! Botanist, geologist, hunter of beetles and butterflies, musical composer, sketcher of no mean pretensions; in short a complete virtuoso.

Cartes de Visite, an international album from the Cox Family, Clarendon

tas

The Clarendon Collection includes a leather-bound album of Cartes de Visite and loose photographs from the middle of the 19th century.

Author Joan Lindsay and Picnic at Hanging Rock

vic

Joan Lindsay. The National Trust's custodianship of her home Mullbery Hill, contains many objects related to the writing, publishing and filming of the famous novel ìPicnic at Hanging Rockî.

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