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Australian Antiques & Historical Collectables — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:338
Sale Title:Australian Antiques & Historical CollectablesLots with images:338
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:232
Date:3-Jun-2014
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David Malangi (1927-1998) Attributed, Painted didgeridoo, c1970. Malangi artwork was used for the first Australian $1 note. Length 152 cm
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Sheild: Most likely Queensland origin 19th century with unusual incised decoration with remains of ochre. 55.5 x 12 cm
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Wunda Shield: West Australian origin. Broad incised sweeping linear decoration with ochre finish. Late 19th to early 20th century
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Boomerang: Murray River region. Fine dark patina with incised decoration. 72.5 cm
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Tiwi islands spear tips. Group of five with painted ochre decoration. 89 cm to 93 cm each
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Message stick: West Australian origin with intricate incised design. 98 cm
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Boomerang: Western Australian origin, late 19th century with unusual carved motif in the centre. 65 cm
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King Plate: Aboriginal breast plate or Gorget engraved 'Mulga King of the Barabinja, Bullan Plains, 1892'. Rare. 25 x 9 cm
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Woomera: Western Australian with incised decoration & remains of gum, edge notched. Late 19th century. 69 cm
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Aboriginal Basket: South Australian origin, early 20th century with later handle. Plus 3 books signed by the artist Jessie Traill. Basket height 34 cm
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Woomeras: Fine group of 3, two with shell hand grips, coastal Queensland & a fire stick. Early to mid 19th century. Varying sizes from 61 cm to 97 cm. (4 items)
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Boomerangs: Group of 3, includes Sth Australian with pecked carved kangaroo design (46 cm); West Australian with 1936 inscription (59 cm); hooked boomerang Central Australia (64 cm)
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Woomera: West Australian Lagrange bay area c1940s. Finely incised linear design. 88 cm
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Aboriginal Club: Northern Territory Arnhamland. Wood & painted ochre. Mid 20th century. 85 cm
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Woomera & Club: West Australian origin, mid 20th century. 90 cm & 67 cm
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The Kempster Papers - 1959 to 1968 - Aboriginal Advancement in the lead-up to the 1967 Referendum, A comprehensive archive of original papers, notes, booklets, letters, pamphlets, newsletters, photographs and seven original artworks on paper. Comprising of many 100s of items [full list available on request] which give us a remarkable insight into the political, social, economic and psychological changes taking place in the 1950s and '60s with regard to the way Australia's original inhabitants were being…
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Wunjina: Bark painting, West Australian origin (Kimberley). 20 x 42 cm
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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 letter, from Smith Brothers & Co of Sydney to John Buckley & Sons of Saddleworth, Yorkshire [Manufacturers & merchants] states, 'Since we last had this pleasure circumstances have occurred which are destined to change the entire features of our trade. We…
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Eureka: Group of military brass tunic buttons from the 12th & 40th Regiments of foot who were stationed at Ballarat during the 1854 rebellion. Nicely mounted for display. Rare (4)
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1857 Half sovereign: Sydney mint. Scarce coin
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Government Report: '1859. Victoria. Report of the Royal Commission, Appointed to Enquire into the Best Method of Removing the Sludge from The Gold Fields...'. Original blue paper with handsome coloured map ' Plan of the Valley of Bendigo'
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Gold scales in timber box, mid 19th century (20 x 9 x 3 cm). Provenance: Private Collection Ballarat
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Chinese pocket gold scales; wood, brass & bone, c1860s. Provenance: Private Collection Ballarat, 31 cm & 46 cm
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Miner's Companion: Mid 19th century gold scales in red leather fitted case with embossed gilt lettering. Width 18.5 cm, depth 10.5 cm, height 4 cm
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Gold Scales: One drawer timber base with brass balance to weigh 20 Oz. Height 36 cm
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Gold Nugget: Ballarat goldfields, 10 grams.
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Goldfields: Presentation clock with sterling silver plaque 'From the Employees of Cameron's Free'd Gold Mine Co. to Mr Wm Smyth with Gold Albert as a token of their Esteem. Sept 2nd 1878'. Gold was first discovered in Victoria on Donald Cameron's station in 1851 at the now township of Clunes near Ballarat. Height 28.5 cm
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Gold Mining Archive: 'Wollen Creek' Mount Egerton Victoria. With hand written historical Account of the mine c1895. Also includes Prospectus of the 'Black Creek Gold Mining Company', news clippings & hand drawn maps. 9 items
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Miner's Right: Group of seven (2s. 6d.) Victorian issue from the district of Ballarat to Ellen Kersteen Rasmussen. Early 20th century c1920/30s
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Gold Nugget: Ballarat gold fields. 12.7 grams
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Gold Nugget: Impressive natural gold mineral nugget specimen from the goldfields of central Victoria (Castlemaine district). Approximate weight 650grams or 19 ounces total. Testing as 98% pure.
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A rare hot water urn by 'John Holloway & Sons Manufacturers of Ballarat'. Holloway arrived in Melbourne & pushed a wheelbarrow of tools to Ballarat in 1854 to start his tin smith business. 52 cm
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Rampant Lion banquet oil lamp c1880 with original yellow acid etched shade & twin burner. Total height 79 cm
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Thomas Webb, Banquet oil lamp; Cameo glass original shade with fern motif on porcelain base & font with pierced & applied decoration. Duplex black button double burner with bayonet mount. Height 74 cm. Rare
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Banquet Lamp: Ruby glass with original acid etched shade decorated with a kangeroo & emu. Sherwoods black button double burner, ruby font & ruby flue cover. 71 cm. Extremely rare.
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Banquet Lamp: Brass Corinthian column base with cut crystal font, Young's double button burner (bayonet mount) & original etched glass shade. Height 78 cm
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A rare lamp from Australia's free settler history. This 'Candle Lanthorne' was made available to free settlers for their sea voyage to Australia where compartment lighting was very dim. The brass label on the lamp is inscribed: 'Price Patent Candle Company Ltd, Government Emigrant Ship Lanthorne No 3610, Registered July, 1854.' The lantern is octagonal in shape with a pierced lid and hinged top with eight glass sides. 49 cm tall, 23 cm diameter. Extremely Rare
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Australiana Clock: Cast brass with kangeroo & emu above the motto 'Advance XXth century Australia'. Manufactured by the British United Clock Co. 13 x 13 cm
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N.S.W. University of Sydney in bronze (50 mm); Plus, 'Head of the River' Cambridge university c1927 in sterling silver (50 mm). Both boxed.
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Cessation of Transportation 1853 in white metal. 58 mm
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Trade Tokens & Coins: Group including 1797 'Cartwheel' penny & tuppence; Red House Ballarat penny c1862; T.Stokes East Melbourne. Well worth inspection. Mixed condition (39)
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Autographs: Signed photos/pictures, mainly Australian politicians & mayors, noted Kim Beazley, Sir Henry Bolte, Neville Wran (2), David Tonkin, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Charles Court, Sallyanne Atkinson, Nelson Meers, Bruce Small & Irvin Rockman; also John Leland Attwood (aerospace engineer who developed P51 Mustang); Lt.General Thomas Kelly (Desert Storm); Rose Mary Woods (President Nixon's secretary). G/VG condition. (18 items).
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Australian Prime Ministers: Signed pieces of William Hughes, Robert Menzies, Ben Chifley & John Gorton; plus signed letter of Gough Whitlam.
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Government Appointment of the Honorable Graham Berry to become Premier & Treasurer of the Colony of Victoria in 1875, signed by Graham Berry & Sir William Foster Stawell Chief Justice of the Colony of Victoria. Bind embossed seal, mounted & framed. 35 x 45 cm
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Malcolm Fraser (22nd Prime Minister of Australia), signature on 9th April 2002 letter on 'The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser' letterhead; plus signature on colour photograph.
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John Gorton (1911-2000, 19th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on letter dated February 1968 on 'Prime Minister, Canberra' letterhead. Some creases, though signature fine.
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Harold Holt (Australia's 17th Prime Minister), fine signature on 1961 two-page letter written on 'Commonwealth of Australia, Treasurer' letterhead to Mp Don Chipp. [Harold Holt's term as Prime Minister was brought to an early and dramatic end in December 1967 when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria, and was presumed drowned].
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Sir Robert Menzies (1894-1977, 12th Prime Minister of Australia), signature on 1965 letter on 'Prime Minister, Canberra' letterhead. Together with Christmas Card (unsigned).
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Ferdinand von Mueller [1825-1896, German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, Victorian Government Botanist and long-term director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne] Aug.1890 free franked Ohms 'Government Botanist' printed envelope in von Mueller's hand, to his long-term collaborator, Sir William Thistelton-Dyer, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in England.
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Earle Page (1880-1961, 11th Prime Minister of Australia), nice signature dated 1/1/60 on 'Parliament of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Sydney' letterhead.
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Maps: Group of 10 maps of Australia, 19th & 20th century. Various sizes.
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Maps: Group of 8 maps of Australia including c1839 showing the Colony of South Australia. 19th & 20th century. Varying sizes
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Documents, blank invoices & receipts. 34 items
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Tea Trade Archive. A fascinating album of early to late 19th century ephemera. Predominantly English. Well worth close inspection.
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'The Hobart Town Gazette', complete 4-page newspaper of Saturday April 11, 1829. With the rare 'Newspaper Duty - Two Pence' crowned handstamp on front. [This tax was only levied for 2 years, from October 1827 until October 1829, when the Hobart Gazette was one of only two newspapers published. Except for this short peiod, Tasmanian newspapers were carried free in the post until 1889. The recipient, 'J. Simpson, esq.' had arrived in Tasmania in 1822 aboard the 'Deveron'. The news reports include details of…
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1845-59 group of fragments (8) from Convict Conditional Pardons signed by various Van Diemen's Land Governors with Eardley Wilmot, Lt. Governor Latrobe, Lt. Governor Denison and Fox Young. All bearing the Seal of the Colony; plus 4 other items incl USA Army news sheet 'Rimba Post' detailing army victories and the fire bombing of Japan. (12)
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Eureka Stockade by Carboni Raffaello first edition published one year after the rebellion. This rare book contains the only know full account of the unrest at Ballarat in December 1854. Rebound in leather with gilt lettering. This copy purportedly was given by Raffaello himself to Anastasia Hayes & is accompanied by her Roman Missal inscribed 'Anastasia Hayes, Ballarat February 25th 1862'. Hayes was very closely associated with Peter Lalor & was present during the amputation of the rebellion leaders arm.…
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Victoria Illustrated 1857 by S.T.Gill [Melbourne, Sands & McDougall 1890s] photolithograph facsimile of the 1857 original, limited edition of 750 copies, oblong blue boards.
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'Welcome Nugget' chromolithographic broadside advertising for T.C.Williams Co. Virginia tobacco, c1870s. 27 x 27 cm
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'Sandhurst' wood engraving (elevated view of Bendigo) supplement to 'The Illustrated Australian News' Dec 1878, artwork by F.A.Sleap & engraved by Albert Charles Cooke. 67 x 45 cm, left margin trimmed otherwise VG condition
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Cobb & Co: Daylesford (Victoria) point of sale advertisement on card 'Reduction in Fares, Cobb & Co have decided to Reduce All Fares as under:- Springs - 6d Return, Lake 6d Return.....'. Going on to mention Mount Franklin, Loddon Falls & Strawberry Gardens. Framed & window mounted with Cobb & Co tickets. 30 x 22 cm, Very rare.
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Miner's Right & Bank Cheques: 1888 Miners Right issued to William Edwell Harcourt of Moonee Ponds for mining in the Castlemaine district (details verso); Plus a group of 9 Ballarat bank cheques (1876-1886). 10 items
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Federation: 'Federal Australasian Convention. Third Session at Melbourne. January, February, March, 1898', coloured lithograph printed by Robert S. Brain Government Printers [Melb]. Note in lower margin in ink 'Presented to P.J.Bennett Esq. by Francis Conway Mason Speaker, Victoria'. Housed in a contemporaneous hardwood frame. 75 x 57 cm
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'The Pioneer Motor Car Trip of Australia. Bathurst (NSW) to Melbourne (Vic.) 493 1/4 Miles', published by The Thomson Motor Car Ltd [Melbourne, 1900].
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Basil Watson's Biplane souvenir Shell advertising paper parachute for Tasmania 1917. Mint condition
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The Argus: Emergency single page edition 2am November 4th 1923 'Riots in the City. Unprecedented scenes. Window-Smashing & Looting. Appeal By the Ministry'. A fascinating glimpse into the the Melbourne riots that followed as a result of a Victorian police strike. The riots that ensued left 3 dead with a large portion of the city centre smashed & looted & trams overturned. 500 mainly ex-servicemen where sworn in under the direction of Sir John Monash & issued batons to break up the rioting which went for 2…
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Political Appointment: The Right Honourable Harold Edward Holt, M.P. to the position of Treasurer under Prime Minister Robert Menzies. Signed by Menzies & the Governor-General Sir William Joseph Slim, December 10th 1958; blind embossed royal seal. 46 x 35 cm
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'Wally and the Major', original cartoons (44) by Carl Lyon (1903-82), pen & ink on paper, all signed lower right, each about 56 x 21 cm. Australian humour related to petty crime (12), alcoholism (6), marriage (20), doctors & health (6). G/VG condition. (Total 44).
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Maps: Group of 10 maps of Australia, late 19th & early 20th century including Van Diemen's Land. Various sizes
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'Iconography of Australian Species of Acacia & Cognate Genera' by Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller [Melbourne, 1888]. Half morocco with embossed gilt lettering.
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'Cycloramic View of Canberra Capital Site' View looking from Camp Hill, colour lithograph print. Artwork by R.Chas.G.Coulter (c1911), printed by John Sands Ltd [Syd]. 230 x 24.5 cm
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Gallipoli Letter: Rare first hand account of the Gallipoli landing by a wounded soldier sent from Helaman Convalescent Hospital (Al Royal or Grand Hotel) 11th June 1915. Seven typed pages (one double sided). Note this account was hand delivered & therefore uncensored. Inspection a must, this document provides a rare glimpse into one of Australia's most significant military engagements
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'The Electric Co of Victoria Ltd. Ballarat Traways. Souvenir Tram Ticket of the Opening of the System August 18th, 1905'. Used with Ballarat East postmark 1905.
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Album of vintage postcards including Aborigines, real photographs of Portland, advertising etc. Well worth inspection.
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - Ned Kelly Shoots Fitzpatrick'. Fair/G (water stain lower left).
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - The Gang reading the Proclamation'. Fair/G (minor faults).
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - Dan Kelly & Joe Byrne'. Fair/G (water stain lower left).
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - Sticking Up Younghusband's Station'. Fair/G (water stain lower left).
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - The Black Trackers'. Fair/G.
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - The Police Surrounding Glenrowan Hotel'. G/VG.
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - Death of Dan Kelly & Steve Hart'. G/VG.
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - Ned Kelly At Bay'. G/VG.
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - Capture of Ned Kelly'. G/VG.
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c1906 Arras Press 'Ned Kelly Series - The Actual Armour as worn by Ned Kelly'. G/VG.
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c1906 Colonial Picture Combine '(12) Ned Kelly in Armour. The Story of 'The Kelly Gang', the Great Australian Drama. Introduced by the Colonial Picture Combine'. Fair/G.
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c1907 Regal Post Card Co. 'The Kelly Gang - From an original Photograph. Steve Hart, Dan Kelly, Ned Kelly'. Taken from an original c1870 photograph. Scarce. G/VG condition.
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c1910 Convict Ship 'Notorious Kelly Gang. Their capture cost $115,000. Copyright by the Convict Ship'. G/VG.
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c1911 Bender & Lewis 'The Festival of Empire Series - Wild Australia - Kelly's Last Stand'. G/VG.
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Album of vintage cards including New Zealand Maori cards, Australian country towns & cities, Ballarat, Geelong, Gippsland etc. 190 cards approx.
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Group of cards including real photograph of Gallipoli with notation verso 'Sent home by Jack Downie'; Great White Fleet cards(5); Japanese miniature submarines (2); advertising; Military etc. Plus an album of American postcards of New York (33). 90+ items total
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Ballarat & the Western District of Victoria, including an attractive group of real photograph cards showing the town of Stawell. Housed in 2 folders. 190+ cards
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Aviation: 'The Oldest Plane in Australia, Flown at Port Melbourne on Coronation Day, May 12th 1937, By the Oldest Airman in the World, R.Graham Carey' postcard, signed by R.Graham Carey at left. VG condition.
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c1969 Holden dealership poster 'the Hurricane: tomorrow's Holden'. The Hurricane was a concept car that was never put into production as it was deem too daring for the market. Block mounted & framed with some staining. 72 x 98 cm. Extremely Rare
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Intercolonial Exhibition Victoria 1866-7: Bronzed plaque (22 cm) by Charles Summers & W.Calvert presented to Richard Jarman the Tasmanian artist, map maker & engraver. Accompanied by a fascinating historical archive including scrap albums of specimens of engravings, photos, cards, letters & correspondence. Inspection will reward.
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Agricultural Society New South Wales in bronze (90 mm) by Hardy Brothers of London & Sydney. Reverse 'Practice with Science Awarded to Wm Westgarth Agent Egerton Allen & Co Class 651, 1875'
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Sydney International Exhibition 1879 in bronze (75 mm) by J.S & A.B Wyon. Awarded to Oswald Mordaunt & Co 'Forth Award'.
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Bronze Medallions: Melbourne Internation Exhibition 1880, Melbourne Centennial Exhibition 1888, & Sydney International Exhibition 1879. All bronze. 7.5 cm each
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Tea Caddy: New Zealand Internation Exhibition 1882 Dunedin souvenir plaque top. Painted simulated grain. Height 10 cm, width 23 cm, depth 12 cm
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Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition 1887 bronze medallion first order of merit, in fitted leather box awarded to Miss M.Solomon. Diameter 7.5 cm
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Stereograph Cards: Group by Roses including Australian Military cards (33)
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