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

    Collection Item

  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. 

    Collection Item

  7. bow and arrows

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  8. 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.

    Collection Item

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

    Caricature

    Caricature of Antonio Giordano drawn by Professor Yonna.

    Collection Item

  10. Image: hand drawn greeting card

    Christmas Card

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

    Collection Item | 1940s

  11. Image: embroidered holly, buildings and trees

    Christmas Card

    Embroidered Christmas card believed to be from France.

    Collection Item

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

    Coat and Dress

    A beautiful 1960s evening ensemble in blue. 

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  13. 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

  14. 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.

    Collection Item

  15. Image: pair of metal cufflinks

    Cufflinks

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

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  16. 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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  17. 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

  18. Image: handwritten card

    Devotional Card

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

    Collection Item | North Terrace | 1840s

  19. Image: embroided rose on cream paper

    Embroidery

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

    Collection Item

  20. 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

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

    Game of Halma

    A game popular in Britain in the nineteenth century.

    Collection Item

  22. Image: brown hat

    hat

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

    Collection Item

  23. Image: emblem with kangaroo and flags

    HMS Bungaree Christmas Card

    Card produced for Christmas celebrations on board the HMAS Bungaree. 

    Collection Item

  24. Image: male doll in colourful costume

    Hungarian Doll

    A colourfully dressed Hungarian gentleman. 

    Collection Item | mid twentieth century

  25. Image: round tin with clear lid and brown substance in bottom

    Jerked Meat

    This sample of jerky came from the successful expedition made by John McDouall Stuart across Australia from south to north in 1861 - 1862. 

    Collection Item | 1860s

  26. Image: Booklet cover in red, blue and brown-yellow. It reads "Schools Patriotic Fund Knitting" and has an illustration of a bird with the words SPF Service written below it.

    Knitting Booklet

    A 24 page knitting booklet with instructions for children knitting for soldiers in the Second World War.

    Collection Item

  27. Image: bronze medal with striped ribbon

    Medal

    Honorary medal awarded to Antonio Giordano by the World Federation of Italian Press Abroad.

    Collection Item | 1970s

  28. Image: pass card with photo attached

    Media Pass

    Antonio Giordano's Il Globo press pass, dated 1959.

    Collection Item

  29. Image: cane chairs and table

    Miniature Furniture Set

    Miniature furniture brought across the seas for Australian children. 

    Collection Item | 1900-1910

  30. Image: wooden box with two open drawers

    Paint Box

    This paint box is believed to have belonged to soldier, public servant and explorer, Captain Charles Sturt.

    Collection Item | 1800-1810, 1830s, 1840s

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