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Australian & Historical, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:684
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Day 1Lots with images:681
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:594
Date:29-May-2021
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A Tasmanian huon pine standard lamp with hand painted celluloid shade, circa 1920s, 170 cm high
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Brighton Theatre (Melbourne) pair of vintage cast iron theatre folding seats by McLean Brothers & Rigg of Melbourne, later wooden bases, 88 cm high, 55 cm across the arms
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A blackwood standard lamp with triple branch chrome and glass top, circa 1920, 168 cm high
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Harry Goldman Australian Arts & Crafts bureau, fiddleback blackwood with metal handles, circa 1920s, maker's ink stamp inside the drawer, 124 cm high, 74 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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An Australian folk art octagonal occasional table, blackwood and ash, circa 1930s, 72 cm high, 46 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An Australian Art Deco square occasional table, Queensland origin, circa 1930s, 54 cm high, 44 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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An Australian Art Deco circular table with inlaid top, Queensland origin, circa 1930s, 61 cm high, 55 cm diameter
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An Australian Art Deco step bookshelf, hardwood and chrome with acid etched glass, circa 1930s, 69 cm high, 102 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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An Australian Art Deco table, circa 1930, 58 cm high, 60 cm wide
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An Australian Art Deco circular occasional table, silky oak, Queensland origin, circa 1930, 50 cm high, 55 cm diameter
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A New Zealand specimen wood circular occasional table, early to mid 20th century, pokerwork inscription on underside 'Sovereign native Woods New Zealand, totara knot Centre', 49 cm high, 31 cm diameter
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An Australian Art Deco circular occasional table, silky oak, Queensland origin, circa 1930, 62 cm high, 54 cm diameter
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An Australian Art Deco blanket box, Queensland walnut, hardwood and teak, circa 1930s, 69 cm high, 112 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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An Australian octagonal centre table with blackwood, huon pine, cedar, silky oak, silver ash, honeysuckle and pine, circa 1930s, 75 cm high, 94 cm across
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A pair of vintage wall lights by 'Day Dream', mid 20th century, 24 cm high
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Immigration to Australia vintage cabin trunk with original transit labels from Italy to Melbourne from the early post World War II period, 58 cm high, 92 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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An Australian post-war modernist desk, single drawer with square tapering legs, mountain ash and blackwood, circa 1950s, 74 cm high, 115 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A yellow standard 'Planet' lamp, mid 20th century, 180 cm high
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'Daydream' red twin head vintage standard lamp, circa 1950s, 165 cm high
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A vintage green twin head standard lamp, late 1960s, 165 cm high
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An Australian orange and red pottery table lamp with original orange shade, mid 20th century, 84 cm high overall
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Parker Australian vintage retro armchair, teak and leather, circa 1960, 58 cm across the arms
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A.M. Hackett Australian coffee table with tile top decorated with Aboriginal scene, circa 1950s
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Miriam porter cockatoo chair, Daylesford, Victoria, circa 1990, 212 cm high
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An Anglo-Indian Georgian chest of drawers, teak and pine with bone escutcheons, early 19th century, restorer's piece requiring repolishing and missing knobs, 118 cm high, 112 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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A Regency tea caddy, casuarina and pine with brass lion handles and bun feet, circa 1825, interior fitted with casuarina compartments and glass mixing bowl, 22 cm high, 31 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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Andrew Lenehan (attributed) rare writing box with tambour top, Australian cedar, Sydney, circa 1850, makers stamp inside (illegible), 23 cm high, 42.5 cm wide, 41 cm deep.
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William Cawston Tasmanian Colonial picture frame, musk with gilt slip and glass, housing a Baxter print of a girl, circa 1860, label verso reads 'W. Cawston, carver, Gilder & picture frame maker, Paterson Street Launceston (near the post Office)...'. Cawston operated from this address from 1859-1863. Image size 13 x 10.5 cm, 32 x 29.5 cm overall
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A Colonial picture frame, burl musk with gilt slip, Tasmanian origin, mid 19th century, 65.5 x 55.5 cm overall
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A Gothic revival domed top box with gilt metal mounts, retailer's paper label inside the lid 'J Walch & Sons, Hobart Town', with additional promotion label on the base, circa 1840, 15 cm high, 21 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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Barossa valley wall mounted canister, cedar and pine, South Australian origin, circa 1865, 39 cm high
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A apprentice chest of three drawers, cedar and huon pine with red pine secondary timbers, South Australian origin, 19th century, 30 cm high, 29 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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Three antique glass storm lanterns, mid 19th century, the largest 24 cm high
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A folk art miniature cabinet, cedar and pine with gilt finished trim, Barossa valley, South Australia, 19th century, 42 cm high
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A Colonial picture frame, Australian cedar, 19th century, 66 x 54 cm overall, internal size 54.5 x 42.5 cm
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Alfred William Eustace (1820-1907), impressive collection of ten hand-painted gum leaves housed in two frames, each leaf approximately 14 x 15 cm, frames 51 x 62 cm each overall
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An antique Australian bread bin, hand-painted blackwood and iron, 19th century, 46 cm high, 41 cm wide
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An antique Australian revolving centre piece with nutcracker top, turned blackwood, 19th century, 40 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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A Colonial violin case, kauri pine inlaid with cedar, myrtle and huon pine, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, attractively fitted interior with original velvet lining, 15 cm high, 79 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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An Australian deed box, musk and cedar, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 9.5 cm high, 23.5 cm, 16 cm deep
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A stunning New Zealand apprentice chest of drawers, burl totara, rimu, kahikate and other native timbers, circa 1870, 46 cm high, 42 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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An antique writing box, cedar, mahogany and pine with brass bound edges, circa 1850, 15 cm high, 40 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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'Hobart Town' circa 1825, Staffordshire earthen ware plate with blue & white transfer pattern. (after) George William Evans who originally published the image as a frontispiece to his book on the colony in 1822. Earliest known depiction of Australia on porcelain or earthen ware. Extremely rare & desirable. 23 cm diameter
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'Union Club' of Hobart pair of porcelain tureens by Minton & Boyle, circa 1840, 16 cm high, 29 cm wide
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'Emigrants to Australia' Staffordshire transfer porcelain mug, circa 1840, 7 cm high, 9.5 cm wide
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'Gardeners & Amatuers Horticultural Society' two porcelain plates stamped 'Mann, Venables & Co. Hanley'. The society was founded in Launceston Tasmania in 1844. 22 cm and 19 cm diameter
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'Advance Australia, Melbourne exhibition, 1880' pictorial lithograph souvenir cotton scarf, 50 x 50 cm
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'The Australia Bush' English porcelain dinner plate decorated with kangaroos in landscape, by William Brownfield & Son, circa 1875, black factory mark with diamond registration, 26 cm diameter
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'Rose & Waratah' Doulton Burslem English porcelain tureen, 19th century, factory mark to base, 12 cm high, 32 cm wide
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Percival Ball (1845-1900), Queen Victoria diamond Jubilee plaque, moulded terracotta, late 19th century, signed 'Percival Ball Sc. 1897'. Ball arrived in Melbourne in the 1880s and set up his studio in LaTrobe parade off Collins Street. Notably working in marble his bust of Sir Redmond Barry now adorns the Melbourne Public Library. 26 cm diameter
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Wedgwood 'Australian Flora' rare porcelain slops pail with lid, circa 1880, stamped 'Wedgwood, Australian Flora', 27.5 cm high, 34 cm wide
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Doulton Burslem 'Wattle' chamber pot and 'Rose & Waratah' wash jug, 19th century, factory marks to bases, the jug 31.5 cm high
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'New Australian Flowers' porcelain chamber pot, 19th century, stamped 'New Australian flowers, Stoke on Trent', 14 cm high, 27 cm wide
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Doulton Burslem 'Waratah' blue and white porcelain chamber pot, 19th century, factory mark to base, 15 cm high, 28 cm wide
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Doulton Burslem 'Waratah' porcelain wash jug and basin, 19th century, factory mark to base, the jug 29 cm high
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Wedgwood 'Australian Flora' rare set of 6 porcelain bowls, circa 1880, stamped 'Wedgwood, Australian Flora', 24.5 cm diameter
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Wedgwood 'Australian Flora' rare set of 6 porcelain plates, circa 1880, stamped 'Wedgwood, Australian Flora', 24.5 cm diameter
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Two English porcelain kookaburra plates by Crisp, stamped 'Royal Staffordshire pottery, a. J. Wilkinson Ltd. Honeyglaze', 23 cm and 27 cm diameter
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A folk art painted pearl shell with Queensland Aboriginal scene, titled lower right 'Burnett river, Queensland', 19th century, 20 x 19 cm
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'Harry Elder B.V.Sc. Veterinary Surgeon' shop shingle, engraved brass, enamel and timber, 19th century, made by P.J. King of 122 Russell Street in Melbourne. 28 x 43 cm
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Gaunt French opera glasses, mother of pearl and gilt metal in original silk lined leather case marked 'Made in Paris for T. Gaunt, Melbourne', 19th century, T. Gaunt & Co. French opera glasses, mother of pearl and gilt metal in original silk lined leather case marked 'Made in Paris for T. Gaunt, Melbourne', 19th century
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T. Gaunt & Co. Marine barometer in circular brass case, late 19th century, 14 cm high
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T. Gaunt & Co. Solid brass vase engraved 'In Remembrance of the golden Jubilee of Sister M. St. Anthony from Mrs. F. Conroy 6/12/56', stamped 'T. Gaunt' on the base, 18 cm high
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A pair of kangaroo skin rugs with original brown felt backing, late 19th century, 165 x 175 cm
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A pair of Australian cedar boxes, late 19th century, 11 cm high, 51 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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Australian & New Zealand Ferns: a folio containing 28 leaves, each with a specimen attached; all annotated in manuscript at lower right; circa 1890s.
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An Australian book box, silky oak, Queensland walnut and pine, Queensland origin, 19th century, 19.5 cm high, 13 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep
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A stunning 'Advance Australia' wool work coat of arms showing scenes of Australian industry including mining, shipping, wool and wheat surrounded by a kangaroo and emu, king parrot and rosella, crested with flags and a crown. The lower section displaying the English rose flanked by the Irish shamrock and the Scottish thistle. Original fiddleback blackwood frame, an excellent example of Australian folk art. 75 x 80 cm overall. Provenance: Ex Marvin Hurnall collection
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'Advance Australia' silk embroidery in original maple frame, 19th century, 54 x 62 cm overall
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Newmarket sale yards (Melbourne), sheep drafting gate, painted hardwood and iron, 19th century, 111 cm high, 101 cm wide
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A Colonial blackwood curtain rail plus three additional finials, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, (4 items), 205 cm long
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A pair of carved emu eggs with Aboriginal hunting scene and native animals, later turned wooden stands, late 19th century, 21 cm high
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Sydney international exhibition, 1879, in bronze (76 mm), by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, no stop after Ccc in date. The reverse, depicting Australia flora, was designed by James Sayers.
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A New Zealand greenstone paper knife, 19th/20th century, 19.5 cm long
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An Australian turned timber bowl, blackwood box and an emu egg, late 19th early 20th century, (3 items), the egg 13.5 cm high
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Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze budgerigar, circa 1900, 17 cm long
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An Australian cribbage top games box, fiddleback blackwood, musk, ebony and pine, circa 1900, 6 cm high, 24 cm wide, 11 cm deep
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An Australian cedar box with two internal compartments, circa 1900, 15 cm high, 52 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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An Australian Arts & Crafts panel carved with kookaburra in gumnuts and gum leaves, circa 1900, most likely a panel from a fuel box (poor condition), 33 x 56 cm
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An Australian jewellery box, finely selected fiddleback blackwood with tumbling box top, circa 1900, interior lined with pink velvet, 7.5 cm high, 23 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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Sydney international exhibition, 1879, in bronze (76 mm), by J.S. & A.B. Wyon
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A triangular cribbage board made from assorted Australian timbers, late 19th century, 41 cm wide
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An antique cribbage board made by Allan Duckworth with label verso listing 14 'Australian ornamental Timbers', 19th century, 22 cm wide
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Kangaroo and joey statue, hollow cast bronze, circa 1900, 18 cm high
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John Mason rare Australian serving tray made from silky oak and inlaid with various Queensland forest timbers including Queensland maple and walnut, cedar, honeysuckle, blackbean and others, Maryborough, Queensland, late 19th century, 60 cm across the handles
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John Mason rare Australian serving tray made from silky oak and inlaid with various Queensland forest timbers including Queensland maple and walnut, cedar, honeysuckle, blackbean and others, Maryborough, Queensland, late 19th century, 58 cm across the handles
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An Australian timber tray, kauri pine carved with gumnuts and leaves, circa 1900, 55 cm across the handles
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An Australian serving tray with tumbling box motif, predominantly Queensland timbers and origin, circa 1900, 66 cm across the handles
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A triangular Australian timber cribbage board and a timber deed box, 19th century, (2 items), the box 13 cm high, 32 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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'John Bates & Company' (Christchurch) framed leadlight shop window. John Bates & Company famed for retailing high end ceramics and decorative arts such as Royal Doulton and other upmarket pottery, porcelain and glass makers of the time. The sign was used on their stand when they exhibited at the 1906/07 New Zealand international exhibition. 41 x 106 cm
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'Souvenir from Pitcairn Island' carved wooden hand with cup, early to mid 20th century, 26 cm high
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'Souvenir from Pitcairn Island' carved wooden hand with cup, early to mid 20th century, stamped on the base 'Made by Elwyn Christian', 24 cm high
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'Souvenir from Pitcairn Island' carved wooden hand with cup, early to mid 20th century, 19.5 cm high
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An Australian tramp art style compendium, early 20th century, 34 cm high, 48 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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Four assorted Australian timber boxes including a fiddleback blackwood example inlaid with the map of Australia, 19th and 20th century, the map box 8 cm high, 18 cm wide, 14.5 cm deep
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Robert Prenzel carved timber picture frame, early 20th century, 62 x 63 cm, internal size 20 x 51 cm
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Robert Prenzel, gumnuts, blossoms and leaves, carved blackwood, early 20th century, most likely a panel removed from a piece of furniture, impressed stamp lower right 'Robert Prenzel' (possibly added later), 30 x 41 cm
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An Australian serving tray, blackwood with silver plated mount, early 20th century, 55 x 40 cm
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Hospital & Red Cross badges: a small collection including a 1914 Alfred Hospital Maltese cross in red enamel (by Stokes) with clasp, 3AW Mothers day Appeal for the women's Hospital, Hospital day 1918, Maryborough District Hospital 1919-20, Australian Red Cross Russian relief Fund, etc. (13 items).
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An Australian blackwood axe shaped walking stick, and two other sticks with fiddleback blackwood shaft and a palmwood shaft, early 20th century, (3 items), the axe shaped stick 90 cm high
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