| *** | Flinders, Matthew (1774-1814), A Voyage to Terra Australis, undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in His Majesty's ship the Investigator and subsequently in the armed… | *** |  |
| *** | The Eureka Stockade Flag - A Fragment of Australian History, The Eureka Stockade, also known as the Eureka Rebellion, took place at the Eureka Diggings in Ballarat, Victoria, on the 3 December 1854. The rebellion was instigated by goldminers who were fed… | *** |  |
| *** | Dale, Lieutenant Robert. Descriptive account of the panoramic view of King George's Sound and the adjacent country. London, 1834. Small octavo, pp 20 with hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece 'Portrait of Yagan, King of the Swan River', after George… | *** |  |
| *** | Centennial International Exhibition, 1888 - Presentation Album to Sir Henry Loch, 67 Photos, embossed on front cover: Presented to His Excellency Sir H. B. Loch, G. C. M. G., K. C. B. Governor of Victoria by the Executive Commissioners for the Centennial… | *** |  |
| *** | John Pascoe Fawkner Important archive collection of documents, papers and notes relating to and in many cases written by John Pascoe Fawkner, including a fine collection of calling cards of Melbourne dignitaries, invitations addressed to Fawkner, family… | *** |  |
| *** | 'A General Chart Exhibiting the Discoveries made by Captn James Cook in this and his two preceding Voyages; with the Tracks of the Ships under his Command by Lieut Heny Roberts of His Majesty's Royal Navy' [W. Palmer sculp. (London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell… | *** |  |
| *** | Journal of a voyage to NSW by John white 1788. Printed for J. Debrett, Piccadilly MDCCXC. White, John. Calf spine | *** |  |
| *** | William Buckley, the Wild White Man, the Newsletter of Australasia' Number XIV - August 1857 (George Slater, Melbourne) with an engraved portrait of William Buckley by Frederick Grosse and a lengthy manuscript letter dated July 1857 and concerning the… | *** |  |
| *** | The George Whitelaw archive, A fine illustrated diary with gold embossed title to spine, titled 'Sketches in Australia by George Whitelaw, 1857 - 1864' with parrakeet feathers affixed to pages in places and containing 24 charming and mostly detailed and… | *** |  |
| *** | Tasman, Abel Janszoon. Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642. With documents relating to his exploration of Australia in 1644... To which are added, Life and labours of Abel Janzsoon Tasman, by J.E. Heeres. Amsterdam, 1898.… | *** |  |
| *** | C. B. Walker, Melbourne and Suburbs: 60 albumen prints affixed to the pages of a dilapidated album, each titled in manuscript below the image. Subjects include hotels, town halls, schools, street scenes, churches, etc., circa 1880, Mainly 15 x 20 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Shipping Archive: An important photo & lithographic archive housed in album compiled by 'E.B.Bell Hamilton Lodge 39 Farnham Street Flemington Victoria' of ships that plied Australian waters during the 19th & early 20th centuries. Many captioned with… | *** |  |
| *** | Eureka Stockade: First hand account of the events leading up to the 1854 Eureka rebellion by Jon Dow, written on April 1st 1896. This document offers a fascinating insight into the daily events on the Ballarat goldfields from meeting with George Scobie,… | *** |  |
| *** | Abraham Lincoln (1809-65, 16th President of the USA): signature on military Appointment of George A.Mursick to Assistant Surgeon of Volunteers (9th Oct.1863). Partially printed document on vellum with embossed Presidential seal, also signed by Edwin M… | *** |  |
| *** | N.S.W. Conditional Pardon, dated 13th July 1847 (on vellum) for Thomas Fishlock, tried and convicted at Wiltshire Assizes in March 1832 (house breaking) and sentenced to transportation for life. The pardon is signed at Government House, Sydney, by the… | *** |  |
| *** | Lachlan Macquarie (1761-1824, 5th Governor of Australia (NSW)), signature on 1821 Land Grant for 60 Acres in Van Diemen's Land, scarce original document. | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, March 26-28, 1789: A very lengthy article covering nearly… | *** |  |
| *** | New South Wales, Absolute Pardon, 1847 signed by Governor Fitzroy to Alfred Toogood who was transported for the Luddite crime of machine breaking, 35 x 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, March 24-26, 1879: A lengthy article, '...Of the convicts… | *** |  |
| *** | Bumbooziana: 'Sundry Notes & Papers, being the recently discovered notes and documents of the Natural & Instinctive Bestiality Research Expedition. collected and collated under the title Bumbooziana wherein is set down the illfated Expedition's numerous… | *** |  |
| *** | The Eliott Family Scrapbook, This, and the following four lots are from the collection of the Eliott family, one of the first families to settle in the New England area of Northern New South Wales. The book has been passed down through five generations to… | *** |  |
| *** | List of Male Convict Ships - Old Class & Probation Class, Ink script on paper with headings proving the dates of arrival in Hobart, the name of the ship, the number of prisoners and the annual total, framed && glazed, 47.75 x 58.5 (sight). Provenance: Dr… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of fluted column lamps with octagonal bases, and parchment shades, 86 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Views Of Victoria 1853-4' lithographed from original drawings by Edmund Thomas & published by F.Varley, oblong red leather boards with embossed gilt title on the front, some wear to the boards, toning and foxing throughout | *** |  |
| *** | Doyley, Charles 'The European in India, From a Collection of Drawings, By Charles Doyley, Esq. Engraved by J. H. Clark and C. Dubourg, With a Preface and Copious Descriptions, By Captain Thomas Williamson, Accompanied with A Brief History of Ancient and… | *** |  |
| *** | 'A Voyage to Terra Australis; Undertaken for the Purpose of Completing the Discovery of that Vast Country, and Prosecuted in the Years 1801, 1802 and 1803 in His Magesty's Ship the Investigator.' by Matthew Flinders [Lon, 1814] rebound in 2 volumes (atlas… | *** |  |
| *** | The Tankard Malting Company Limited, 3 share certificates to Ephrain L. Zox of Melbourne, dated 1886; plus 'Montgomerie's Brewery Company Limited, West Melbourne', share certificate to James Warne of Melbourne dated 1888. | *** |  |
| *** | A supposed description of Terra Australis, HALL, Joseph [1574-1656] Pseudonym: Mercurio Britannico: 'Mundus alter et idem sive Terra Australis ante hac semper incognita longis itineribus peregrini academici nuperrime lustrata' [Gulielmus Antonius, Hanau,… | *** |  |
| *** | A journal by Nurse Alice Stilwell, kept at Fir Grove Military Hospital, Hampshire, 1915/17 with cartoons, caricatures and messages of thanks from soldiers from the Sutherland Highlanders, South Wales Borderer's, Royal Sussex Regiment, Devonshire Regiment,… | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, February 26-28, 1879: Regarding the safe arrival of… | *** |  |
| *** | Victorian Goldfields, Colony Of Victoria, £1 Miner's Right Issued At Sandhurst (Bendigo), March 1857 Letterpress in blue, printed on vellum, inscribed and dated in ink, 21 x 23 cm. Inscriptions include '(District) Sandhurst. 16 March 1857. (Issued to)… | *** |  |
| *** | The 1851 New South Wales Gold Rush at Bathurst, 27th May 1851 complete original letter from Sydney to Yorkshire, carried on the 'Thomas Arbuthnot', a fast sailing ship, which was also carrying the first shipment of gold from Australia to England. The… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Gothic revival table-lamps, French, 19th century, 78 cm high, including the parchment shades | *** |  |
| *** | Crime and Punishment, September 1849 printed court document completed in manuscript 'Ext. Sentence of Transportation against John Cameron' confirming the sentence of seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land for theft and a previous conviction; a… | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, May 5-7, 1789: Containing a long and detailed 'Authentic… | *** |  |
| *** | EVELYN, John, F.R.S. [1620-1706] 'SYLVA, or a Discourse of FOREST-TREES and the Propagation of Timber In His Majesties Dominions. . To which is annexed POMONA, or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in relation to CIDER, The Making, and severall wayes of… | *** |  |
| *** | Sentenced to Be Transported For Life, January 1852 printed Statement of charges against James Parr, completed in manuscript at New Norfolk, Van Diemen's Land, for stealing and feloniously killing 'one sheep of the price of seven shillings...'; signed by… | *** |  |
| *** | Rev. John Waterhouse and Family, interesting and important family archive of correspondence, documents, photographs, ephemera, banking documents, share certificates, birth certificates and papers pertaining to several generations of the Waterhouse family… | *** |  |
| *** | 1916 Conscription Referendum: Original 4-page Pamphlet from Prime Minister W. M. Hughes supporting the 'Yes' case; plus 3 lapel badges 'No', 'Yes' & 'Oct 28 1916/ Vote Yes'. | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of bronze finish table lamps with cream parchment shades, 82 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Gregory, A. C. North Australian expedition. Letter from... Victoria River, 14 June, 1856. [ With] Letter from... Burnett District, 2 December, 1856. [ With] Third letter... from Sydney, 7 January 1857. Sydney, 1856-57. Three New South Wales Parliamentary… | *** |  |
| *** | Forrest, John 'Explorations in Australia…' (London, Sampson Low, 1875)., Octavo, eight plates, four folding maps, in original green cloth, gilt vignette on upper board. An important account of Forrest's successful exploring career, during which he most… | *** |  |
| *** | Child Servants in Van Diemen's Land, Printed 'Form of Indentiture' documents from the Queen's Asylum, Tasmania, dated 1875, 1878 and 1879, providing details of the apprenticeships arranged for George Crump (aged 12 years & 10 months), Albert Bolch (13… | *** |  |
| *** | Police Archive: rare and important early archive of police related material from the District of port Phillip Colony of New South Wales. a fascinating collection dating back to 1842 (Melbourne was founded in 1835). The collection comprises of many… | *** |  |
| *** | HENDERSON, Alexander 'Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina - A Genealogical and Biographical Record' [McCarron, Bird, Melbourne, 1936], 1st Edition. 584 pp. Quarto, illustrations throughout (portraits and homesteads), original red leather with… | *** |  |
| *** | Certificate of Freedom. Printed document completed in manuscript, dated Hobart Town, January 1856, on both sides of a quarto leaf, signed by the Acting Comptroller-General of the Convict Department. Granting liberty to one Joseph Taylor, who had been… | *** |  |
| *** | White, John: 'Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales with Sixty-five Plates of Non descript Animals, Birds, Lizards, Serpents, curious Cones of Trees and other Natural Productions.' (J. Debrett, London, 1790), Quarto, with an engraved title page and 64… | *** |  |
| *** | Fawkner, John Pascoe [1792-1869] - Pioneer of Melbourne & Victoria, Calligarphic manuscript address to Fawkner by 'The undersigned inhabitants of Echuca....who now view with pride....the completion of a trunk line of Railway....again we cannot forget the… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of broadsides, early Sydney printing by William Jones, Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, Sydney 1835, 42 x 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, appeared in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789. This lot, and the following four lots, comprise… | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Federation Celebrations, A collection of five souvenir invitations to various events associated with the Celebrations for the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in Melbourne. The invitations are all inscribed to 'Mr Neil… | *** |  |
| *** | (Immigration, Gold Rush & Farming Near New Norfolk) June 2nd 1863 to December 31st 1864 notebook diary written by Edward Frederick Trollope, one of the children of Reverend William Arthur Trollope (1798-1863) who had emigrated to Van Diemens Land with his… | *** |  |
| *** | A wrought iron standard lamp with quatrefoil base, with parchment shade, 177 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | MISSALE ROMANUM ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilij Tridentini restitutum. . ' [Ex Typographia Camera Apostolica, Rome, MDCXX [1620] 644 pp. Bound together with 'Missae Proprie Sanctorum de Praecepto Recitandae. . ' [Venice, 1647] 15 pp, and 'Missae Propriae… | *** |  |
| *** | Two wooden turned table lamps with cream parchment shades, 83 cm and 79 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Bellin, Nicolas, Paris 1753, Carte Reduite de la Mer Du Sud Pour servir a l'Histoire generale des Voyages, 25.5 x 38 cm, Plate dimensions 20.5 x 35.5 cm. Australia is attached to New Guinea and Tasmania attached to the mainland. The east coast is entirely… | *** |  |
| *** | A near pair of Victorian brass kerosene lamp fitted for electricity, with parchment shade, 76 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Silverthorn, John, Yeoman (vendor) (indenture)., 7 January, 1793. | *** |  |
| *** | [Wells, L. A.]. Journal of the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1896-7. Equipped at the request and expense of Albert F. Calvert, Esq., F.R.G.S., London, for the purpose of exploring the remaining blanks of Australia. Perth, 1902. Western… | *** |  |
| *** | Sir Charles Hotham (1806-55, 2nd Governor of Victoria), signature on 1854 'Victoria, Town Lot' document for the purchase of land at Geelong, with seal of Colony of Victoria, plus 1855 letter regarding a correction made to the Grant. | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, April 4-7, 1789: Two columns titled 'Further Particulars… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of brass wall sconces with parchment shades | *** |  |
| *** | Bain, Rev. James (vendor) (indenture)., 9 December, 1794 | *** |  |
| *** | Macarthur, Captain John (1767-1834) of the New South WalesMarine Corp (vendor) (indenture)., 25 May, 1796. | *** |  |
| *** | [Elder Scientific Expedition to the unknown portions of Australia. Scientific reports, edited by Ralph Tate]. Adelaide, Royal Society of South Australia, 1892-96. Volume XVI of the Transactions, in 3 parts, octavo, with numerous plates and a large folding… | *** |  |
| *** | Wheeler, Samuel, settler field of Mars (vendor) (indenture)., 12 December, 1794. | *** |  |
| *** | News Letter of Australiasia, A Narrative to Send to Friends 1862, Mount Alexander, From Near the Railway, Bark Canoes on the Murray River: 'Overland Corner, Sneaking the Emu, The Victorian Exhibition in Melbourne, for the 'World's Fair, Squatting Life,… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of documents and items relating to James Sprent, surveyor of Hobart town in 1841, comprising a sealed parchment manuscript (Sprent's degree certificate), a University of Glasgow cruise boarding pass dated 1822, another dated 1823, and another… | *** |  |
| *** | General Erwin Rommel [1891-1941] 'The Desert Fox': An authority signed as Commander in Chief of the African Panzer Division, 2nd Oct.1941; shortly before the breaking of the Seige of Tobruk. The document confirms the awarding of Distinguished Service… | *** |  |
| *** | (La Peyrouse) Imaginary Voyage, Decouvertes dans la Mer du Sud. Nouvelles de M. de la Peyrouse, Jusqu'en 1794. Traces de son passage trouvees en diverses isles et terres de l'Ocean Pacifique, grande isle peuplee d'emigres français. (Paris, Chez Everat,… | *** |  |
| *** | Matthew Flinders' Narrative of His Voyage in the Schooner Francis: 1798. . Flinders, Matthew, Buckland Wright, John (engraver), Rawson, Geoffrey (preliminary text) [The Golden Cockerel Press, 1946. London]. Limited to 750 numbered copies (this copy being… | *** |  |
| *** | 1950 Anare Antartic Expedition: Archive from a member of the expedition to his mother, noted long letters (10), telegrams (4) & cables (6); plus copies of Press Releases & ephemera. Fascinating group. | *** |  |
| *** | Conditional Pardon For Convict William Sweeney, 1849 (January 13) pardon, headed Van Diemen's Land, granted to William Sweeney of Ireland, on the condition that 'he shall not during the said period for which the said sentence was pronounced return to of… | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, July 21-23, 1789: Features an 'Extract of a Letter from Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, county of Cumberland, New South Wales, to Mrs. Dinah Cable, at Laxfield.....dated November 17, 1788.' A rare letter from a… | *** |  |
| *** | Ann Norman - A Female Convict in Van Diemen's Land, The record of her convictions, punishments, physical appearance, etc., recorded in manuscript on vellum. Ann arrived in Van Dieman's Land in August 1827 one of 60 female convicts aboard the 'Persian',… | *** |  |
| *** | Unpublished Manuscript: Ledger, James J. 'In Search of a Home at the Antipodes' [Melbourne, 1890] A leather-bound hand-written description of the journey and experiences of James Ledger, emigrating from England in 1878; the sea journey, the experiences in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan carved wood manuscript cover, 16th century, with a central kalasa and lotus scrolls containing six auspicious symbols, traces of gilt, 59.8 x 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Historical Document: A List of 18 Male Convicts (Boys) discharged from the Bellerophon Hulk at Sheerness for New South Wales by the Ship Lady East this 21st October 1824 | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, March 28-31, 1789: A short article reporting on the… | *** |  |
| *** | LEICHHARDT, Dr. Ludwig: 'Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845.' [Boone, London, 1847; first edition]; with seven engravings including the… | *** |  |
| *** | First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, May 28-30, 1789: This edition of the newspaper contains an account of life in the Colony written by a woman. It is headed 'The following Letter from Port Jackson, dated Nov.14, 1788 is written by a Female… | *** |  |
| *** | Dame Enid Lyons (1897-1981), Australian politician and the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives as well as the first woman appointed to the federal Cabinet. Prior to these achievements, she was best known as the wife of the… | *** |  |
| *** | The Cristofani & Ghiloni Waxworks in Sydney, Descriptive Catalogue of the original Waxworks now open!, Opposite Queen Victoria Markets, George Street, Three Doors from Royal Arcade. 18 x 12 cm, Printed by H. Bethel & Co., Pitt Street, 16pp, circa 1906.… | *** |  |
| *** | (The Eureka Rebellion) Victorian Parliamentary Paper '1854 Victoria Gold Regulations, Letterpress, two pages, 72.8 x 21 cm (overall). Framed together in a single frame. Gold Regulations. Laid upon the council table by the Colonial Secretary, by command of… | *** |  |
| *** | A brass adjustable desk lamp with parchment shade, 37 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | The Shackleton Expedition: 1908 (Feb.3) envelope with 'British Antarctic Expedition 1907' printed on the back flap, sent to Christchurch with a 1d King Edward VII Land adhesvive (Sg.A1) tied by the 'Brit. Antarctic Expd' datestamp. This envelope was part… | *** |  |
| *** | Illuminated Address 'Bon Voyage, To William Sommers Esq. J.P..Your Friends & Fellow Citizens in the Town of Geelong.4th April 1889'. Sommers served as Council Alderman & Mayor of Geelong & was presented this address upon his leaving for England. 30 x 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | BARRINGTON, George: 'The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Pamaratta, Sydney, and all its Dependancies, from the original discovery of the Island: w the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English… | *** |  |
| *** | The Rainhill & Melbourne Horrors. Deeming, Sentenced to Death' [Fred Jones Printer, Sheffield, England], 4-page pamphlet published in 1892. Not previously seen by us. Finally captured and hanged in Melbourne Gaol on May 23, 1892, Frederick Bayley… | *** |  |
| *** | MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN (1867-1976): 1967 (18th July) hand-written one-page letter to his publisher regarding the accompanying type-written pages and the marked-up galley proof to which the letter refers | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt metal Gothic revival table light, French, 19th century, 89 cm high parchment shade | *** |  |
| *** | Marianne Synnot (1836-1903, daughter of Captain Walter Synnot) diary with sketches & entries from 1859-63, kept whilst she was in Tasmania, c240 pages. | *** |  |
| *** | Australian History: 'Voyage to Terra Australis' by Flinders [Library Board South Australia, 1966] facsimile edition in 3 volumes; 'The English Colony in New South Wales' by David Collins [Library Board South Australia, 1971] facsimile edition in 2 volumes… | *** |  |
| *** | Hann, William. Report from Mr. W. Hann, leader of the northern expedition party. [With] Copy of the diary of the northern expedition party under the leadership of Mr. William Hann. [Brisbane, 1873].Two Queensland Parliamentary Papers, small folio, drop… | *** |  |
| *** | 7th Nov. 1837 Convict 'Pass' From Van Diemen's Land, Headed 'Roads Establishment Oatlands' the handwritten 'pass' for Convict Alfred Stallard ( H.M.S. 'Bardaster', in 1835, 7 years for larceny), to leave the road-gang at Oatlands to proceed to Ross, where… | *** |  |
| *** | A two-sided vellum leaf drawn manuscript, the text written in ecclesiastical Latin, 15th century, 7 cm high, 11 cm diameter | *** |  |