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Gift of T S Wills Cooke 2014
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Accession number: 2014.58
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Emily Spencer Wills (age 17 in 1859)
Terry Wills Cooke (7 portraits)
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be, and who we'll never forget. The Companion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store.
The tragic tale of Tom Wills, the ‘inventor’ of Australian Rules Football.
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