A Virtual Treasure Trove

A early 1900s sketchbook that belonged to architect and artist Charles Coulter is in the National Archives of Australia.

The landau carriage used by the Faithfull family at their property near Goulburn has been restored and put on display at the National Museum of Australia.

A tiny photograph of Australia's world champion juvenile walking star Master Johnny Day is in the National Portrait Gallery.

A mural painted by Arthur Boyd has been restored and placed on display at the National Gallery of Australia.

A rare 20th century music typewriter that belonged to Australian musician and composer Michael Wade is in the National Library of Australia.

Robert Menzies' copy of a Longfellow verse, signed in 1941 by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, is in the Museum of Australian Democracy.

A military model of a German WW2 tank became a child's toy before being donated to the Australian War Memorial

A 19th century tintype photo of an unidentified Aboriginal woman has been donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

Treasure Trove: John Paul Janke from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island

The career of Johnny O'Keefe, Australia's king of rock and roll, was documented his mother's scrapbooks, now kept in the National Film and Sound Archive.

A simple board game in the National Archives reflects the racist attitudes of the White Australia Policy. To win the White Australia Game, players had a specific goal - to "Get the Coloured Men Out and the White Men In".

A simple board game in the National Archives reflects the racist attitudes of the White Australia Policy

A 19th century toy theatre has taken the stage at the National Museum of Australia

The quizzical nature of writer Murray Bail is captured in this painting by Fred Williams in the National Portrait Gallery.

A dramatic surrealist landscape by Spanish artist Joan Miro hangs in the National Gallery of Australia.