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    Through photographing and telling stories about the objects and artworks cared for by small museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres, Storyplace makes history and culture available to everyone.

  • Street Ablaze

    Wee Waa's Imperial Hotel

    Discoverer of Rare Mineral Murdered

    The Story Behind the Naming of Raspite

    gray/black rock with yellow gemstones poking out in various places

    Playing for Laughs

    Rodney Walker’s Unique One-Man Band Ensemble

    colourful assemblage of many instruments, the bass drum is labelled RODNEY WALKER 2012

    The Flow of Time

    Judith White, View of Maitland: River and Sky, 2006

    Recognising Wonderful Women

    The Games' 1934 Visit to Lightning Ridge

    Ground-breaking Australian Design

    Henry Steiner's Stunning Silver Tree

    Hidden at the Back of the Fridge

    Reproduction Kelvinator Advertising Poster

    User Pays?

    Unwelcome Gas Rates for Lighting Up Maitland

    Love Not War

    How Winnie O’Sullivan Celebrated Her Champion

    gold chain with clips at either end, with a bar attached

    Something Blue

    Gwen Wiley's Handkerchief Sachet

    Table Heirlooms

    The Wilson Family’s Napkin Rings

    A Role to Play

    The Heslop Sisters Collect Maitland’s Stage History

    An Impossible Proposition

    Maitland’s Plan to Relocate to Higher Ground

    Gone Fishin’

    Parsons’ Escape From the Musical Limelight

    olive-green carrying case in the shape of a simple fish with a googly eye

    Painful Ideal

    Women’s Fashion at the Turn of the Century

    A Decade in Black

    Sarah Dominick's Mourning Cap

    Out of the Ashes

    Clyde Engineering Co. Rebuilds

    Still Alive

    Leaving a Legacy in Bathurst

    Miltie’s Mark

    Stenciling Crates at Mudge’s Cordial Factory, Milton

    Pillar of Trust

    The Timeless Role of Pharmacists in Regional Communities

    The Paradox of Spontaneity

    John R. Walker, On the Bank, 2006

    Crockery Craze

    Doris Hall’s Bone China Souvenirs of Milton

    Who’ll Take a Glove?

    Boxing at Broken Hill's Trades Hall Stadium

    No Dough Needed

    Bread tokens from the West Wallsend Co-op

    At Home on the Hunter

    Max Watters' View Over Glenbawn Road

    An Ostrich-Drawn Cart

    The Magical Evolution of Wind-Up Toys

    Christmas Charmed

    Pudding, the Ultimate Fortune Teller

    In Memory of Maurice O’Shea

    Garry Shead’s Homage to His Uncle

    The Silver City’s Folk Artist

    Sam Byrne's Style

    impressionistic, cartoonish painting of a building amidst colourful trees, under a blue cloudy sky

    A Toast to Business Success!

    Evan Jones’ Testimonial Tankard

    silver mug etched with a boat labelled 'S.S Northumbra'
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The Storyplace newsletter has updates on new stories and other news about museums, galleries and cultural centres, and the people, who support Storyplace.

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acknowledgement statement

Museums & Galleries of NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands that comprise the state now known as NSW.

We pay respect to them as First Nations people with a continuing connection to land, place, waters and community

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this site contains stories, images, voices, and video of people who have died.

Some material may contain terms that reflect common usage of the period in which it was written or recorded but may not be considered appropriate today. Such terms do not reflect the views of Museums and Galleries of NSW and are provided only to reflect historical context.

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