National Library of Australia Treasures Gallery Checklist 18a
‘Challenge Cup Heavy Weights, presented by the Marquis of Queensberry to the Amateur Athletic Club, 1867’ 1866–67 Pictures Collection nla.obj-141531743
Torch of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne 1956 Pictures Collection nla.obj-148434889
Sydney Olympic torch 2000 Pictures Collection nla.obj-146762446
Sterling silver salver ‘presented by the colonists of Western Australia to Sir James Stirling’ 31 December 1838 Pictures Collection Presented to the Commonwealth Government in 1938 by Reginald Purbrick, Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton, United Kingdom nla.obj-135496539
Bullseye lantern used by bushranger ‘Captain Moonlite’ c. 1860 Pictures Collection Presented by Mrs J. Edmondson, 1951 nla.obj-139598949
Nelson Illingworth (1862–1926) Cast of Henry Lawson’s hand 1922 bronze Sir William Dargie Collection (Pictures) nla.obj-139632985
Mere pounamu 18th or early 19th century nla.pic-an24393287
Kotiate paraoa 18th or early 19th century nla.obj-147292250 Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures)
1812 life mask of Ludwig van Beethoven, aged 41 Pictures Collection Bequest of Eve Hungerford, 1977 nla.obj-135348205
Lonkee Swatow Chinese tea caddy globe 186-? Maps Collection nla.map-vn6001562
William Farmer & Co. Inc. (est. 1897) Key Presented to W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, Upon the Opening of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sydney 22 August 1916 gold Papers of William Morris Hiughes (1862-1952) Manuscipts Collection nla.obj-229721876
Olympic Gold Medal Won by Australian Swimmer Sarah ‘Fanny’ Durack at Stockholm 1912 gold Pictures Collection Presented by Frank Durack, 1956 nla.obj-139311257
Tiffany &Co., New York David Livingstone Centenary Medal Awarded to Antarctic Adventurer Thomas Griffith Taylor by the American Geographical Society 1923 gold Papers of Thomas Griffith Taylor Manuscripts Collection nla.cat-vn2961870
Dora Ohlfsen (1867 – 1948) Commemorative Medallion Sold to Raise Money For Permanently Disabled Australian and New Zealand Soldiers 1918 (design), 1919 (struck) bronze Pictures Collection nla.obj-139342587
Australina-Designed Brooch Featuring Two Native Woody Pear Pods and Leaves, Bird’s Next Fern Fronds and a Banksia Flower c. 1850s gold Pictures Collecion Present by Lady Katherine Darwin, descendant of the original owner, Fanny Richardson nla.obj-139417188
Medallion Commemorating the Bicentenary of James Cook’s Endeavour Voyage 1970 gold Pictures Collection nla.obj-139311715
Silver kettle and spirit lamp given by Queen Charlotte to Sir Joseph Banks 1813 Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures) nla.obj-138405433
Mappa mundi in Pub. Ovidii Nasonis magnum opus Metamorphoseon libri XV cum copiosissimis in singulos libros commentariis (The Metamorphoses of P. Ovidius Naso with commentary by Raphael Regius) Venice: Bernardinis Benalius, 1493 J.F. and L.F. Fitzhardinge Collection (Rare Printed) nla.cat-vn1845025
Joan Blaeu (1596–1673) Archipelagus Orientalis sive Asiaticus (The Eastern or Asian Archipelago) Amsterdam: Joan Blaeu, 1663 hand-coloured copperplate engraving, letterpress print, wood Maps Collection nla.obj-232510007
Melchisédech Thévenot (c. 1620–1692) Map of New Holland from Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux (Account of Diverse Curious Voyages), vol. 1 Paris: Jacques Langlois, 1663 Tooley Collection (Maps) nla.obj-231299866
The Bligh notebook 28 April – 14 June 1789 Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-233730285
Alexander Huey (active 1809–18) Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bligh 1814 (facsimile) watercolour on ivory Pictures Collection nla.obj-136207002
Richard Goodman (active 1807–22) The Resolution table c. 1810 various timbers, ivory Permanent loan from the David Roche Foundation
John Hall (engraver, 1739–1797) and Samuel Smith (engraver, 1745–1808), after George Carter (artist, 1737–1795) The death of Captain James Cook, by the Indians of O, why, ee one of the Sandwich Islands 1784 Pictures Collection nla.obj-134286967
Attributed to William Harvey (1752–1807) An Account of the Death of Captn Cook of the Resolution in making the discoverys round the world in 1779 1779 Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-517454674
Bureau c. 1760 Indian rosewood, ebony and ivory Pictures Collection Presented by the directors of Angus and Robertson, 1970 nla.obj-135497570
George Carter (1737–1795) Death of Captain Cook 1781 oil on canvas Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures) nla.obj-134286967
Edward Dayes (1763–1804) after Thomas Watling (1762–?) Western view of Sydney Cove, 1797 1797 watercolour on paper Pictures Collection nla.obj-134426258
Arthur Bowes Smyth (1750–1790) Journal 22 March 1787 – August 1789 Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-233345951
Augustus Earle (1793–1838) Military Commandant Lieutenant Colonel Charles Cameron c. 1825 oil on canvas Pictures Collection Recent acquisition nla.obj-133873122
Robert Havell (engraver, 1769–1832), after Robert Dale (artist, 1810–1856) Panoramic View of King George’s Sound, Part of the Colony of Swan River 1834 engraving, colour aquatint and watercolour Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures) nla.obj-139546509
Henry Gritten (1818–1873) Hobarton 1857 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-134321977
List of male convicts discharged from the Bellerophon hulk 21 October 1824 Manuscripts Collection nla.cat-vn7498930
John Michael Crossland (1800–1858) Portrait of Samuel Kandwillan, a Pupil of the Natives’ Training Institution, Poonindie, South Australia 1854 oil on canvas Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures) nla.obj-134102700
Medals to commemorate the cessation of transportation of convicts to Tasmania 1853 Petherick Collection nla.obj-139493669
William Light (1786–1839) Plan of the City of Adelaide: with the Acre Allotments Numbered Smith & Elder, Cornhill, c. 1839 Maps Collection nla.obj-231437040
Royal Board: Restriction Order: Careful with Fire and Candles (Huang jia gao shi: yan ling jin shen huo zhu/ 皇家告示 : 嚴令謹慎火燭) 1864 Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer, 1864 Asian Collections nla.obj-61347067
Colony of Victoria Miner’s right for the Victorian goldfields, no. 17, 15 December 1857 1857 Manuscripts Collection nla.cat-vn2745599
The English and Chinese Advertiser (2nd year, no. 60) Saturday 28 November 1857 Ballarat: Ballarat Historical Society, 1970s Pictures Collection nla.cat-vn5020057
The Chinese Question Analyzed: With a Full Statement of Facts by ‘One Who Knows Them’ Melbourne: Steam Press of W. Fairfax & Co., 1857 NLA Collection nla.cat-vn477760
Livingston Hopkins (1846–1927) Chinese carrying shoulder baskets, the Rocks, Sydney 1886 etching on paper Pictures Collection nla.cat-vn477760
Sun Johnson (孫俊臣) The Self-educator (Wu shi zi xiao/無師自曉) Sydney: 1892 Asian Collections nla.cat-vn216435
Attributed to Joseph Backler (1813–1899) View of Brisbane c. 1869 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-134117022
Melbourne Then and Now: 1838–1888 (Including the First Land Sale) Melbourne: M.L. Hutchinson, 1888 Pictures Collection nla.obj-140378613
M.S. Hill The City of Sydney New York, Sydney: Samuel Crump Label Co., 1888 Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures) nla.obj-135831957
Henry Lawson (1867–1922) Letter to his publisher George Robertson, 19 March 1920; IOU 1920 Manuscripts Collection nla.cat-vn1982719
Henry Lawson (1867–1922) While the Billy Boils Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1896 Ferguson Collection nla.cat-vn2237370
Pens and fob watch used by Henry Lawson c. 1900 pencil lead, wood, steel, string, silver Pictures Collection nla.obj-139604939
John Longstaff (1861–1941) Portrait of Henry Lawson c. 1900 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-136462805
Henry Lawson (1867–1922) ‘The drover’s wife’ in The Bulletin Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 23 July 1892 Newspapers Collections nla.obj-68375465
David Low (1891–1963) Caricature of Henry Lawson c. 1902 Pictures Collections nla.obj-68375465
Otto Bettmann (1862–1945) Bust of Henry Lawson c. 1900 Tasmanian blackwood Pictures collections nla.obj-139631161
J. Fitzsimons King Plate Engraved ‘Tallboy, King of Moorabie’ c. 1865 brass nla.obj-135497245
W. Tocknell King Plate Engraved ‘Mr Ross, King of Kulkyne and Mornpool’ between 1860 and 1871 brass Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures) nla.obj-135497136
Tommy McRae (c. 1836–1901) Squatter with Aboriginal Stockman, near Chinese Man amongst Trees, Wahgunyah Region, Victoria in Sketchbook of Aboriginal Daily Life Scenes, Wahgunyah Region, Victoria 1881 Pictures Collection Recent acquisition nla.obj-153001535
Miles Franklin (1879–1954) My Brilliant Career Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1901 Australian Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn1666224
Miles Franklin (1879–1954) My Career Goes Bung: Purporting to Be the Autobiography of Sybylla Penelope Melvyn Melbourne: Georgian House, 1946 Papers of Miles Franklin (Manuscripts) nla.obj-229628535
Portrait of Miles Franklin Dressed as a Domestic Servant 1904 photograph Papers of Miles Franklin (Manuscripts) nla.obj-229628535
Henry Handel Richardson (1870–1946) The Getting of Wisdom London: Heinemann, 1910 Papers and Correspondence of Henry Handel Richardson (Manuscripts) nla.obj-411192170
Henry Handel Richardson (1870–1946) Annotated Typescript Page from a Draft of ‘The Getting of Wisdom’ c. 1910 Papers and Correspondence of Henry Handel Richardson (Manuscripts) nla.obj-411192170
H.G. Wells (1866–1946) Letter to Henry Handel Richardson in Praise of ‘The Getting of Wisdom’ 1910 Papers and Correspondence of Henry Handel Richardson (Manuscripts) nla.obj-411192170
Christina Stead (1902–1983) Letter to the Author’s Cousin, Gwen Walker-Smith, Concerning Her Aim to Publish ‘The Man Who Loved Children’ (Tentatively Titled ‘Brothers and Sisters’) in Australia 1939 Papers of Gwen Walker-Smith (Manuscripts) nla.cat-vn1614129
Christina Stead (1902–1983) Annotated Typescript Page of Details from a Draft of ‘The Man Who Loved Children’ c. 1940 Papers of Christina Stead (Manuscripts) nla.obj-324873320
Christina Stead (1902–1983) The Man Who Loved Children New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940 Australian Printed Collection nla.cat-vn1711006
Christina Stead’s New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award for Services to Australian Literature 1982 Papers of Christina Stead (Manuscripts) nla.cat-vn1509378
Rupert Bunny (1864–1947) Portrait of Henry Handel Richardson c. 1917 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-134317179
Rupert Bunny (1864–1947) The Yellow Scarf, Portrait of Henry Handel Richardson c. 1917 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-135790785
Marie McNiven (d. 1962) Portrait of Miles Franklin c. 1945 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-134341384
Olive Cotton (1911–2003) Portrait of Eleanor Dark 1945 gelatin silver photograph Pictures Collection nla.obj-135940392
Adelaide Perry (1891–1973) Portrait of Dame Mary Gilmore 1928 oil on plywood panel on composition board Pictures Collection nla.obj-134343046
Robert McFarlane (b. 1942) Author Christina Stead in Her Study, Newcastle University, NSW c. 1974 gelatin silver photograph Pictures Collection nla.obj-136495554
Fred Leist (1873–1945) Portrait of Jack Lang c. 1930 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-134345525
Hughes hoisted aloft by Australian Soldiers, Horseferry Road, London 1918 or 1919 gelatin silver, sepia-toned Pictures Collection nla.obj-138392239
Congratulatory Cablegram from Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, Governor-General of Australia, to Sir John Monash 1918 paper Papers of Sir John Monash, Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-229738465
Memorial Plaque for Mervyn Higgins c. 1918–22 bronze Papers of Henry Higgins, Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-346864633
Joseph Finnemore (1860–1939) The Signing of the Treaty of Peace at Versailles, June 28th, 1919 c. 1919 photomechanical print Pictures Collection nla.obj-138391624
Conditions de Paix (Conditions of Peace) 1919 Papers of Sir Joseph Cook, Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-294098517
‘Welcome Home’ c. 1918 Pictures Collection nla.obj-138252790
‘Well Boy—You’ve Done Your Bit’ c. 1918 Pictures Collection nla.cat-vn2096824
Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force Certificate of Discharge 1919 Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-246131040
‘Victorious Peace’ 1919 Ephemera Collection nla.obj-258490621
The Rt Hon. R.G. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, Broadcasting to the Nation the News of the Outbreak of War 1939 Pictures Collection nla.obj-136636422
Typescript of Declaration of War Broadcast 1939 Papers of Sir Robert Menzies (Manuscripts) nla.obj-233710278
Queen Elizabeth II during Her Visit to Australia 1954 Pictures Collection nla.obj-152944952
Australian Official Photograph, Dept. of the Interior, News & Information Bureau Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Acknowledge the Cheers of the Waiting Crowds from the Steps of Federal Parliament House, Canberra 1954 Pictures Collection nla.obj-136588489
Harold Freedman (1915–1999) Poster for Coronation Commemoration Book for Presentation to Her Majesty the Queen c. 1953 Pictures Collection nla.cat-vn3416466
Aborigines Advancement League Smoke Signals East Melbourne, Vic.: Published for the Aborigines Advancement League by Associated Publicity Services, December 1958 Papers of Jessie Street (Manuscripts) nla.obj-231546119
Albert Namatjira (1902–1959) Mt Hermannsburg, Northern Territory c. 1960 Pictures Collection nla.cat-vn7459857
Albert Namatjira (1902–1959) Morning in the MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory c. 1960 Pictures Collection nla.cat-vn7459877
Aborigines Progressive Association Australian Aborigines Conference: Sesqui-centenary Day of Mourning and Protest ... Wednesday, 26th January 1938 (Australia Day) ... Aborigines and Persons of Aboriginal Blood Only are Invited to Attend 1938 nla.obj-348899812
Bruce Howard (b. 1936) Kath Walker, Stradbroke Island, Queensland c. 1975 gelatin silver print Pictures Collection nla.obj-147739369
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) (1920–1993) We Are Going Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1964 Australian Printed Collection nla.cat-vn450251
Faith Bandler (1918–2015) Letter from Faith Bandler Appealing for Representations to Be Made to MPs Regarding the Planned Referendum on Indigenous Rights 30 April 1965 Papers of Jessie Street (Manuscripts) nla.obj-231546119
Office of William Charles Wentworth Will You Please Help to Get This Bill Passed by Parliament? c. 1966 Riley Collection (Ephemera) nla.obj-384154363
Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Vote YES for Aboriginal rights, Referendum Day, May 27 c. 1967 Riley Collection (Ephemera) nla.obj-384154363
Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Right Wrongs—Write YES for Aborigines! on May 27 c. 1967 Riley Collection (Ephemera) nla.obj-384154363
Robert McFarlane (b. 1942) Charles Perkins Travelling to University 1963 gelatin silver photograph Pictures Collection nla.obj-136494589
Mervyn Bishop (b. 1945) Prime Minister Gough Whitlam Pours Soil into the Hand of Gurindji Traditional Land Owner Vincent Lingiari at Wattie Creek, Northern Territory 16 August 1975 Pictures Collection nla.obj-153513023
Alexandra Asovtseff (1910–1994) Portrait of Faith Bandler 1962 oil on canvas Pictures Collection nla.obj-136357720
Norman B. Tindale (1900–1993) Map Showing the Distribution of the Aboriginal Tribes of Australia Adelaide: T.F.E. Moore, Government Photolithographer, 1940 Maps Collection nla.obj-230054338
William Yang (b. 1943) Man Holding an Australian Flag and Wearing a T-shirt with the Phrase, Gay and Proud, Gay Mardi Gras 1981 gelatin silver photograph Pictures Collection nla.obj-136860626
Patrick White’s Glasses c. 1985 Papers of Patrick White (Manuscripts) nla.obj-224191956
Patrick White (1912–1990) Thirteen Poems Sydney: Ruth White, 1929–30 Australian Rare Books Collection Recent acquisition nla.obj-185304517
Homes for Every Taste, Nos 3 & 4 Sydney: Small Homes Service (NSW), 1955 Australian Printed Collection nla.cat-vn1627187
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007) House of Tomorrow Exhibition at Exhibition Building, Melbourne 1949 gelatin silver photograph Pictures Collection nla.obj-160453946
Patrick White (1912–1990) Manuscript for ‘The Hanging Garden’ 1980s Papers of Patrick White Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-224191956
John Olsen (b. 1928) Journal July 1984–January 1985 ink and watercolour Papers of John Olsen (Manuscripts) Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by John Olsen, 2015 nla.obj-234732271
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992) Speaking Notes for ‘Land Rights for Torres Strait Islanders’ August 1981 Papers of Edward Koiki Mabo (Manuscripts) Acquired from Mrs Bonita Mabo in 1994 Pictures Collection Inscribed on the Unesco Memory of the World Register, 2011 nla.obj-224065802
Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992) Dancing Figures c. 1982 pencil on paper Pictures Collection Inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2011 nla.obj-147044449
Leonard French (1928–2017) Ship in ‘Fully Bound: Over to Hal Missingham: A Tribute with Love and Affection’ 1971 Papers of Hal Missingham Manuscripts Collection nla.obj-233237046
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) The illustrated pocket Shakespeare : complete with glossary / carefully edited and compared with the best texts by J. Talfourd Blair c. 1886 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7284633
Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn2136992
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command : appointed to be read in churches : printed by authority 1901 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7294570
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) The original Peter Rabbit miniature collection. 1 1986 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7289706
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) The original Peter Rabbit miniature collection. 2 1987 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7289737
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) The original Peter Rabbit miniature collection. 3 1988 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7289750
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) The original Peter Rabbit miniature collection. 4 1989 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7289778
Vanessa Huet The roses of the middle ages 1997 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7293474
Waltham Bros. pocket map of London 1870 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7296411
Cyclist’s road map of Yorkshire c. 1880s Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7291225
English and Russian proverbs and sayings (Английские и Pусские пословицы и поговорки) 1993 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7291675
Karl Marx (1818-1883) Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei 1973 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7284757
Victoria : the good Queen and Empress 1897 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7286014
Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) The magic pudding : being the adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn5782375
Ryunosukē Akutagawa (1892-1927) Toshishun (杜子春) 1968 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7284477
Back to Broken Hill : souvenir Jubilee 1933 1933 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7291470
Piso Company Hazeltine's pocket book almanac 1896 1969 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7291224
Stonehaven c.1900s Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7291493
London almanack for the year of Christ 1799 1798 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7293232
To commemorate the silver jubilee 1910-1935 c.1935 Gerritt Stafford Miniature Books Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection nla.cat-vn7291287