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Sporting and Historical Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:615
Sale Title:Sporting and Historical MemorabiliaLots with images:419
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:404
Date:14-Feb-2013
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1953 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australian Touring Team, 1953', and players names printed on mount, overall 48 x 39 cm. Fine condition
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Ron archer's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, from the 1954-55 Ashes Series, green wool, embroidered Coat-of-Arms & '1954-55' on front, Farmers/Sydney label inside endorsed 'R. Archer'. The cap is in very good match-used condition. Ron Archer played in 19 Tests 1953-56, until his career was cruelly cut short by a serious knee injury when he was just 23
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1956 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australia Team on Tour 1956, United Kingdom, India & Pakistan', and players names printed on mount, overall 51 x 39 cm. Good condition
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's for 1960-69. All with limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. (10 items)
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Cricket & Football: 1960s 'Playfair Cricket Monthly' (82); 1993 Centenary Test rematch programme with 22 signatures; tour guides (7); benefit brochures (9); Acb annual reports (3); 2002 Weet-Bix/Topps 'Cricket Champions' [30]; also football books (3) & 1990 Grand Final 'Football Record'
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Signed Cricket Balls: Cricket ball attached to a bat knocker, signed by Gary Sobers & Wes Hall; cricket ball signed by Glenn McGrath & Brett Lee; cricket ball signed by Alan Davidson. (3 items)
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Eric Freeman's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, from the 1967 Australian tour to New Zealand, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'N.Z. Tour 1967' on front, signed inside by Eric Freeman. Very good match-used condition. (Eric Freeman played 11 Tests 1967-70)
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Doug Walters, prints (10) 'Doug Walters: The Entertainer' by Dave Thomas, size 50 x 56 cm. (10 items)
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Doug Walters, prints 'The Doug Walters Six' by Iain McKellar, each signed by Walters and the artist, size 56 x 52 cm. (10 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's for 1970-79. All with limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. (10 items)
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Signed Cricket Bats: Signed full-size bats (4) with faded signatures, noted 1974-75 Australia v England; WSC Australia v West Indies; also miniature bats (2) - one signed by Australia's 1979 World Cup team. (Total: 6 items)
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1979 World Cup, display comprising 8 miniature bats with 7 signed - Australia, West Indies, England, NZ, Pakistan, India & Canada, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 65 cm. Good condition (a few signatures faded)
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Victoria Cricket Cap, baggy blue with embroidered 'VCA' badge on front, made by Albion, owner unknown (possibly Ray Bright), in mint condition
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Lancashire Cricket Cap, blue wool, lovely embroidered Rose logo on front, made by Albion, player unknown. Superb condition
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Gloucestershire Cricket Cap, blue wool, Gloucestershire logo embroidered on front, made by Shaheen, named inside to 'P. Bainbridge'. G/VG condition. Phil Bainbridge played 324 First-Class matches for Gloucestershire 1977-90 & Durham 1992-96
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Dennis Lillee: Prints (10) 'Legends of Cricket Series - Dennis Lillee' by Dave Thomas, size 57 x 51 cm. (10 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's for 1980-89. All with limp yellow covers. G/VG condition. (10 items)
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'the Knights of Cricket', display comprising 6 signed photographs of all the Sirs - Don Bradman, Clyde Walcott, Gary Sobers, Colin Cowdrey, Everton Weekes & Richard Hadlee, window mounted with details of their Test careers, limited edition 333/500, framed (no glass), overall 51 x 79 cm
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Rodney Hogg's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front, Albion C&D label inside endorsed 'R.Hogg'. Fine condition. Ex Bob Hooper, assistant manager of Australian Cricket Team. [Rodney Hogg played 38 Tests 1978-85]
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Australian Test Jumper (long sleeves), with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms badge on front. Good condition. Ex Bob Hooper, assistant manager of Australian Cricket Team
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1983 Australian Tour to Sri Lanka: Plate 'Australian Tour of SriLanka, April '83, First Test Match, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th & 27th April 1983 at Asgiriya International Stadium', made by Lanka Porcelain. Good condition. Ex Bob Hooper, assistant manager of Australian Cricket Team
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Greg Matthews, prints 'The Madras Tied Test' by Iain McKellar, signed by Greg Matthews and the artist, size 56 x 52 cm. (10 items)
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Cricket Plates: 'Cricket Match in Melbourne 1841' ( x 8); 'The Hope of His Side' ( x 32). New condition. (40 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's, for 1990-99. All with limp yellow covers. Good condition. (10 items)
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Cricket Books, noted 'First-Class Cricket in Australia' in 2 Volumes by Ray Webster [Melbourne, 1991 & 1997], both signed by the author; 'Treasures of Lords' by Rice [London, 1989]; 'Adelaide Oval Test Cricket 1884-1984' by Whimpress & Hart [Adelaide, 1984]; 'Bill O'Reilly - A Cricketing Life' by McHarg [Sydney, 1990]. Mainly Good condition. (56 items)
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Shane Warne: Photograph 'Ball of the Century' by Patrick Eagar, signed on mount by Shane Warne, limited edition 363/500, size 63 x 41 cm
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South African Cricket Cap, with embroidered 'S.A.Cricket' badge on front, with 14 signatures including Allan Donald, Gary Kirsten & Jonty Rhodes
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South African Cricket Cap, with embroidered 'S.A.Cricket' badge & fl ag on front, with 9 signatures including Allan Donald, Gary Kirsten & Jonty Rhodes. Appears to be match-worn
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Shane Warne, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with colour photograph of 'Ball of the Century', framed & glazed, overall 46 x 43 cm
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1994 Victorian Team, full size 'County' Cricket Bat with 12 signatures including Dean Jones, Darren Berry & Shane Warne
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Shane Warne 'Hat Trick', display comprising action photograph with 5 signatures - Shane Warne, David Boon, Mark Waugh, Ian Healy & Mark Taylor, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 34 cm
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Don Bradman & Colin Cowdrey, both signatures on 1997 cover
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Framed Items: Photograph signed by Don Bradman & Bill Brown; Signed displays - 'Perfect' signed by Steve Waugh; 'The Bodyline Series 1932-33' signed by Ian Craig. All framed & glazed, various sizes. (3 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's, for 2000-08 & 2010-12. All with limp yellow covers. Good condition. (12 items)
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Sydney Cricket Ground: Prints (10) 'Sydney Cricket Ground' by Thera, showing a Odi match Australia v West Indies under lights, size 72 x 36 cm. (10 items)
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Darren Gough's England Home Test Cap, navy blue wool, embroidered Crown over Three Lions on front, and embroidered Test Number '568' on reverse. Also embroidered '50' on front - Darren Gough's 50th Test - England v Pakistan 1st Test at Lord's May 2001. Superb condition. Darren Gough played 58 Tests 1994-2003, he was Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999
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Prints (10) 'Run Out' by Max Mannix, (unsigned), size 66 x 47 cm. (10 items)
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2001 Australian Team: Prints (10) 'Celebrated Australian Cricket Teams Series - Australia in England 2001' by Dave Thomas, size 51 x 46 cm. (10 items)
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Sri Lanka: Prints (10) 'Three Champions' by Dave Thomas, each signed by Muttiah Muralitharan, Arjuna Ranatunga & Aravinda de Silva and the artist, size 44 x 43 cm
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Matthew Hayden, signature on full size 'Gray-Nicolls - Gladius Matthew Hayden 380 Test Record' Cricket Bat. (Mathew Hayden scored a World Record 380 Test runs in the 2003 1st Test v Zimbabwe at the Waca. A high quality limited edition cricket bat was prepared by Gray-Nicolls, though never released)
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Cricket & Autographs: Scott Coyte's Australia Under-19 shirts (2) & jumper; original caricature of Brett Lee by Tony Rafty (signed by both, framed); plus 'John Farnham - I Can't Believe He's 50 Tour' programme with 13 signatures on reverse, including John Farnham, Human Nature & Kate Ceberano. (5 items)
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Bradman Oval: Prints (10) 'Approaching Stumps, Bradman Oval, Bowral' by Dave Thomas (2004), size 45 x 32 cm. (10 items)
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Stephen Fleming & Martin Crowe: Prints (10) 'Stephen Fleming and Martin Crowe: New Zealand Batting Masters' by Dave Thomas, size 42 x 58 cm. (10 items)
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1922 Young Britain 'Favourite Cricketers Series', complete set [15 pairs]. G/VG
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1926 Players 'Cricketers, Caricatures by Rip', complete, incl Warren Bardsley, Percy Fender & Jack Hobbs. G/VG (50)
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1928 Ogdens 'Australian Test Cricketers 1928-29', complete set (36), noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Jack Hobbs. G/VG
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1928 Major Drapkin 'Australian and English Test Cricketers' complete [40], incl. Larwood, Hobbs & Ponsford. G/VG
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1930-2002 cards, noted Players 'Cricketers 1930' [50]; Players 'Cricketers 1938' [50] in album; postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, England, 1934'; 2002 Weet-Bix/Topps 'Cricket Champions' [30] + error card No.5 Bill Brown showing Bill Woodfull. G/VG. (Total 134)
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1930 Players 'Cricketers 1930', complete set [50], noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Bill Ponsford. G/VG
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1932 Godfrey Phillips 'Test Cricketers 1932-1933', complete set [38], plus error card of No.31 T.B.Mitchell (one with glasses, other without). G/VG. (Total 39)
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Don Bradman, signatures on Players 'Cricketers 1934' cards. (Total 4 items)
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1934 Players 'Cricketers 1934', complete set [50], noted Bradman, J.B.Hobbs & Bill Woodfull. Attractive set. G/VG
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1938 Players 'Cricketers 1938', complete set [50], noted Don Bradman, Sid Barnes & Lindsay Hassett. G/VG
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1946-47 Coles Stores (Australia) 'Cricketers in Australia' (Back without framelines), complete set (40), noted Don Bradman, Ray Lindwall & Sid Barnes. G/VG
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1947 Stamina Clothes (Australia) 'No.4 Series - An Ideal Cricket Eleven', complete set [11 + title card], noted W.G.Grace, J.J.Kelly & Victor Trumper, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 40 x 45 cm. G/VG (cards lightly affixed to board with mounting tape). Very scarce set
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1948 Nabisco (Crispies, Weeties, Vita-Brits) 'Leading Cricketers', complete set [32], noted Don Bradman, Arthur Morris & Lindsay Hassett; plus error card No.27 P.Ridings with back printed for No.6 R.Craig. G/VG. (Total 33)
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1953-54 Coles 'Australian & English Cricketers', the complete set of Australian Cricketers [13]. G/VG
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1953-54 Coles 'Australian & English Cricketers', the complete set of English Cricketers [15]. G/VG
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1958 Master Vending Machine Co. 'Cricketer Series - New Zealand 1958', complete set [16]. Scarce. G/VG
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Cricket Autographs, noted 1982 Centenary of the Ashes first day cover with 6 signatures including Don Bradman & Harold Larwood; 1988 Bicentenary first day cover with 5 signatures of Australian captains including Don Bradman & Steve Waugh; postcard signed on reverse by Percy Fender. (5 items)
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C1930-63 Autograph Book: Balance of Hal Hooker's autograph book with c57 cricket signatures, noted c1933 Victoria 2nd XI; 1933 Newcastle (11 sigs); 1935 England (5 sigs); 1963 NSW (9 sigs); also boxer Jack Dempsey (twice) & Jimmy Bancks (Ginger Meggs cartoonst). Fair/Good condition. Hal Hooker played 23 1st class matches for NSW 1924-32. In 1928/29 he became the first player to take four wickets in successive balls in a Sheffield Shield match. He is the holder of the world record 10th wicket stand in first…
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1930-31 West Indies Team to Australia, autograph pages (2) with 15 signatures including George Headley (the black Bradman), Jackie Grant (captain), Herman Griffith & Learie Constantine. Fair/Good condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1932-33 England 'Body-Line' Team, autograph page with 9 signatures - R.E.S. Wyatt, Nawab of Pataudi(scarce), Tommy Mitchell, Bill Voce, Freddie Brown, Maurice Leyland, Bill Bowes, Maurice Tate & Plum Warner (manager). G/VG condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1933 NSW v Newcastle, autograph page with 11 signatures including Don Bradman, Hal Hooker & Frederick Mair. On reverse 10 tennis players including Jack Crawford & Viv McGrath. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1933-34 Victorian Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Bill Woodfull (captain), Leo O'Brien, Keith Rigg, Len Darling, Ben Barnett & Ern Bromley. Fine condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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C1933-34 Tasmanian Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including D.C. Green (captain), C.L. Badcock, Owen Burrows & J. Atkinson. Scarce. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1934-35 New South Wales Team, autograph page with 15 signatures including Les Fallowfield, Ray Robinson, Alan McGilvray, Ray Little & Gordon Horsfield. Fine condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1934-35 Newcastle Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including J.Sullivan, R.G.Beatty & G.W.Ryan. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1935-36 Victorian Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Hans Ebeling (captain), Leo O'Brien, Keith Rigg, Len Darling, Ben Barnett & Ern Bromley. Fine condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1938 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes (scarce) & Lindsay Hassett. Very good condition (stuck onto page). Good example of Australia's first official team sheet
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1938 Australian Team, autograph book with first two pages containing 11 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Brown, Sidney Barnes (scarce) & Fleetwood-Smith; third page signed by Bill Woodfull. VG condition
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1938 Australian Team, autograph pages (2) with 13 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes & Stan McCabe (missing Don Bradman). VG condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1938 England Team, 1st Test at Nottingham where they scored 8/668 declared, autograph page with 12 signatures including Walter Hammond (captain), Eddie Paynter (216 not out), C.J.Barnett (126), Len Hutton (100) & Denis Compton (102). Scarce. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1940-41 New South Wales Team, autograph page with 11 signatures including Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes & V. Trumper. Fine condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1940-41 South Australia Team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Charlie Walker (captain), Clarrie Grimmett & Ron Hamence. Fine condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1946-47 Australian Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Don Bradman, Sid Barnes, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & Ray Lindwall. Fair/Good condition. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1947-48 India Team to Australia, autograph page signed on both sides, with 16 signatures including C.T.Sarwate, Vijay Hazare & K.M.Rangnekar. Ex Hal Hooker's autograph book
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1948 Australian Team, notebook page with 11 signatures including Sid Barnes (scarce), Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & Bill Brown. (missing Don Bradman). Fair/Good condition
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Australian Team Sheets: Official team sheets for 1966-67 (17 signatures); 1968 (16 signatures); 1980 Team to Pakistan (17 signatures); 1981 Team to Uk and SriLanka (18 signatures); 1983 Team to SriLanka (16 signatures). G/VG condition. (5 items)
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1972 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), Keith Stackpole, Greg Chappell, Graeme Watson & Dennis Lillee. Fine condition
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1972 Australian Team, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), Keith Stackpole, Greg Chappell, Graeme Watson & Dennis Lillee. Fine condition. Ex Bob Hooper, assistant manager of Australian Cricket Team
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1977-78 Australian Team v India, official team sheet with 12 signatures including Bob Simpson (captain), Craig Serjeant, Kim Hughes & Jeff Thomson. Fine condition. (The new Australia side/Official ACB side - during the first year of WSC. Bob Simpson was recalled as captain after retiring January 1968). Rare
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Australia: 1981 Australian Team to Uk and SriLanka, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee & Trevor Chappell; plus 1983 Australian team to World Cup, official team sheet with 13 signatures. (2 items)
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1984 Australian Team to West Indies, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Kim Hughes (captain), Allan Border, David Hookes & Keppler Wessels. Folded, otherwise fine condition
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1991 Australian Team to West Indies, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Allan Border, Merv Hughes & Mark Taylor. Good condition. Scarce
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1992 Australian Team to World Cup 1992, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Allan Border (captain), Geoff Marsh, Craig McDermott, Steve Waugh & Dean Jones. Fine condition. Scarce
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1992 Australian Team to SriLanka, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Allan Border, Mark Taylor & Shane Warne. Warne's first tour - his coming of age. After being belted by the Indians in his debut series in Australia, Warne was chosen to tour SriLanka. In the 1st Test, SriLanka were 7/147 requiring 33 more runs to win the match, Border threw Warne the ball and he took 3/11 off 5 overs with 3 maidens to win the game for Australia
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1994 South African Team to England, official team sheet with 17 signatures including former Australian opener Kepler Wessels as captain, Hansie Cronje & Allan Donald. Fine condition. South Africa's first tour to England after lifting the Apartheid sports ban
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1997 Australian Team for Ashes tour, official team sheet with 22 signatures including Mark Taylor (captain), Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist & Shane Warne. Fine condition
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2000 Australian Team to Icc Knock-Out in Kenya, official team sheet with 14 signatures including Stephen Waugh (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds & Glenn McGrath. Fine condition. Rare
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2001 Australian Team to England, team sheet 'Australia Tourists 2001' with 16 signatures including Stephen Waugh (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath & Ricky Ponting. Fine condition. Rare - we haven't seen this before
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Newspaper Pages: Pages from 'The Argus', with reports of football from 1858-82. (c118 items)
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Carton of Football Collectables, noted 1873 Wages Sheet with entries for 'Central Umpire, Goal Umpires & Police'; Sydney Swans range; Blues playing cards; phonecards; wallets. Inspection will reward
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Essendon: 1893 Member's Season Ticket, black leather cover with red stripe & gilt 'Essendon' on front, and Footballer & 'Season 1893' on reverse, with 10 tickets inside. Good condition. Extremely rare. Essendon was undefeated in the 1893 season, winning the VFA premiership
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Newspaper Pages: Folder with miscellaneous football pages from 'The Australasian' 1909-37; 'The Star' 1934; 'The Weekly Times' & others c1930-70. Very strong in scarce World War I years. (c150 items)
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Football Board Games: 'The National Football Game' boards (2), one very early with players still in knickerbockers, other c1920s; third game is 1920s 'The Australian Football Game'. (3 items)
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Newspapers/Magazines: Folder with various newspaper liftouts, c1913-2003, noted 1952 Argus Weekend Magazine 'Colour Team Photo' for Collingwood; also Collingwood scrapbook
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Samuel Wells (1885-1972, 'Age' Sporting Cartoonist), original black & white cartoon drawing, showing Collingwood v Richmond, circa 1922, mounted but not framed (stain at top right corner), overall 38 x 35 cm
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Magazines: Folder with wonderful range of football pictures, articles & supplements c1928-86, noted 1928 'Weekly Times 'Football Series' (1/26); 1960 Women's Weekly 'League Teams of 1960' (8/12); 1961 Women's Weekly 'League Pin-Ups' (12); 1961 Woman's Day 'League Team Photos' (5/12); 1962 Women's Weekly 'League Teams of 1962' (12)
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Collingwood: Signed photographs - Harry Collier, Neil Mann, Lou Richards, Murray Weideman & Des Tuddenham, all framed & glazed, various sizes. (5 items)
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