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Former mosque relocated from the Afghan Camp and later the cemetery in Broken Hill, 2010. Photograph by Bronwyn Hanna. Courtesy Heritage Branch, NSW Department of Planning.

1880 – 1960 Broken Hill Mosque Collection

Former mosque relocated from the Afghan Camp and later the cemetery in Broken Hill.

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<em>In Memory of, Eliz Steel died, 1795 Aged …</em> Courtesy City of Sydney Archives.

1795 Old Sydney Burial Ground Headstone

Discover the history behind the City of Sydney’s headstone, in memory of Eliz Steel who died in 1795. It was uncovered at Sydney Town Hall during excavations.

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Convict sandstock bricks

1831 Fairfield Convict Sandstock Bricks

The 1831 convict brinks are historically significant because Horsley House is the only Australian colonial house that can be directly related to Anglo-Indian architecture.

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1880 Liverpool Wood Staved Pipe

The wood staved pipe has historical value as evidence of the development of water supply technologies and the introduction of essential infrastructure to Sydney suburbs.

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Beardman Jug, 1656. Photograph Stephen Thompson

1656 Dutch Vergulde Draeck Collection

Discover the Dutch Vergulde Draeck Collection excavated from the VOC ship Vergulde Draeck that was wrecked on the Western Australian coast in 1656.

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Lapérouse Expedition Collection

1788 Atlas du Voyage de Lapérouse

Discover the Lapérouse Museum’s collection of objects from the ill fated expedition of Jean François de Lapérouse in 1785 -88, France’s great voyage of discovery of the Pacific. La Pérouse met the British First Fleet and Aboriginal people at Botany Bay NSW on the 26th January 1788.

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1880 Liverpool Tools, Shingles, Bricks and Nails Collection

Discover the collection of tools, shingles and convict made bricks and nails from the early township of Liverpool NSW.

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1838 Liverpool Wheat Sheaf Gatepost

Discover the sandstone sculptured wheat sheaf from Macquarie Fields House near Liverpool that was built by Samuel Terry in 1838.

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1840 Liverpool Scar Tree

Discover the Liverpool Scar Tree. There are many Aboriginal scar trees surviving. Most of them are in the rural areas surrounding the city and suburbs, but many still exist in urban areas.

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1940 Hay POW Camp Coins

The coins have historic value as evidence of the events that surround the internment of POWs in Australia in World War 2 and the experience of the refugees and POWs life at the Hay POW camp.

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1787 Convict Love Token

Discover the 1787 convict love token made for Thomas Tilley a convict on the First Fleet.

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1790 HMS Sirius Anchor and Cannon

Discover the cast iron bow anchor and cannon from HMS Sirius (1780 – 1790). HMS Sirius escorted the British First Fleet on their historic journey to Botany Bay in 1787- 88.

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1616 Dirk Hartog Plate

Discover the Dirk Hartog plate, left by Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog when he landed at Shark Bay, Western Australia in 1616.

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1916 – 1918 Trial Bay Soldiers and Internees Buttons

See the collection of buttons that were discovered recently in the drain pipes at Trial Bay Gaol. The buttons are from the clothes of Australian military guards and German prisoners of war circa 1915.

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1770 HMS Endeavour cannon

Discover the Endeavour cannon, thrown overboard when Cook’s ship struck a coral reef.

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