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Estate of the Late Brian Murray — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:344
Sale Title:Estate of the Late Brian MurrayLots with images:343
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:344
Date:14-Sep-2019
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Mementoes of Charles Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross. Mounted on board, original rack & part of the original fabric bearing the letter S, a photo of the Southern Cross with a description typed as follow: These mementoes of Smithy's Southern Cross were presented to the Air Force officer's club by William G MacDiarmid, who late in 1930, as general manager of Morley motor Bodies Ltd. Of Rosebery, directed the conversion of the Southern Cross for passenger flying. On the left is part of the original fabric…
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Minute book of Trans Tasman Airservice Development Company limited. The Trans Tasman air service Company was formed by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, P.G.Taylor, B.T.Shiel & J.W. Stannage on the 4th June, 1935 for the purpose of establishing an Australian - New Zealand air service. Minute book Provenance: after Kingsford Smith's death & the collapse of the Trans-Tasman air service Company this minute book came into the possession of aviation correspondent Jack Percival Jnr MBE who was Acting-Company…
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Framed photograph, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Signed by his wife. 22 x 17.5 cm, 38 x 32 cm (including. Frame). Signed: Joe a memento of Chilla from Mary Kingsford Smith.
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Sterling silver plaque Australian National Airways. Boxed silver plaque (12.5 x 15 cm), made by W.H. Dempsey & Co Pty Ltd Jeweller & Silversmith Castlereagh St Sydney (see enclosed stencil & silk material). Inscribed : Australian National Airways Ltd. Presented to Mrs T.R. Bavin to commemorate the christening of the Company's first air liner 'The Southern Star' 21st December, 1925 (Mrs T.R. (Edyth) Bavin was the wife of the Premier of New South Wales Thomas Rainsford Bavin)
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Wall plaque commemorating the first East/West Transantlantic flight by the Southern Cross. Delft plate 24 cm in diameter commemorating the first transatlantic crossing from Ireland to New York June, 1930. Charles Kingsford Smith was the Captain, Evert van Dyke the co-pilot, John Stannage the radio operator and Paddy Saul the navigator.
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Two photographs, Pioneer Aviation Ross Smith & Keith Smith. Plane (first flight London to Darwin), one with cloud in the background, the other with bush scene in the foreground. Both signed by Keith Smith & Ross Smith. Framed & glazed, each 29 x 39 cm, 47 x 51 cm (framed).
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Blue enamelled medallion inscribed the Aero Club of NSW & an image of a winged kangaroo. The large medallion (7 cm) is mounted on a poker work support. Reverse side has a '3' and Angus Coote. Total height 17 cm.
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Silver Propellor with blue enamel Aero Club of New South Wales logo. Mounted on a plinth. Engraved on a silver plaque on the plinth: Aero Cub of NSW Speed Contest 20.7.35 Advance Gde 1st E.A Rushbrooke.
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The Southern Cross Heroes March. Mastertouch music roll with a letter of presentation from the managing director of Mastertouch to James Warner (wireless operator on Trans Pacific crossing), June 11th, 1928.
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Press photo of Kingsford Smith sitting on an engine strut of the Southern Cross. With his left hand gripping a propeller blade just prior to take off from Oakland Airport, California at 8.54am May 31, 1928 for Honolulu the first leg of the Trans Pacific flight. 20 x 15 cm
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Two press photographs - James Warner. Wireless operator on the Southern Cross, taken inside the plane shortly before take off & standing on the spar of the Southern Cross. 17.5 x 27.5 cm &15 x 20 cm
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Two press photographs, Southern Cross arrives at Wheeler field, Honolulu on the 1st leg of the Trans-Pacific flight. Dole flight flyer Jensen greeting Smithy and Ulm; Southern Cross nearing Hawaii on Trans Pacific flight. 19. 20 x 25 cm & 15 x 20.56 cm
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Five photo postcards. C. Meyer of Suva, Fiji recording the Southern Cross & crew at Suva. Trans Pacific flight, Oakland, Honolulu, Fiji, Brisbane 1928. Brisbane1928 left to right Harry Lyon, Kingsford Smith, Mr marks, Mayor of Fiji, Jim Warner & Charles Ulm; Southern Cross after landing at Albert park sports oval, Suva, Fiji; Southern Cross being refuelled at Naselai beach, Fiji before taking off for Brisbane; Southern Cross guarded by Fijian police after landing at Albert park sports oval, Suva; & Jim…
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Official Government ticket to special reserve at Mascot aerodrome. Arrival of Kingsford Smith & accompanying aviators, Trans Pacific flight 1928. Including. 6 souvenir flight tickets in the Southern Cross, one is signed C Kingsford Smith. Souvenir flight ticket, Kingsford Smith air service limited, five shilling, mascot Aerodrome; souvenir of flight in the Monoplane Southern Cross, ten shillings, flight no 4; souvenir of flight in the Monoplane Southern Cross, ten shillings, flight no 14; souvenir of…
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Press photo of James Warner & Harry Lyon being greeted by the American Consul in Sydney. Including. A card dated, Sydney, June 1928 'On the Completion of the Trans-Pacific Flight,' signed by Kingsford Smith and Ulm. (15 x 11.5 cm)
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Two various sheet music. 'The Southern Cross Descriptive March,' by Harry J. Lincoln. Dedicated to Capt. Kingsford Smith & Mr C T P Ulm; & Kingsford Smith 'Aussie's proud of You' words & music, Jack O'Hagan.
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Press photo, Southern Cross on Runway at Oakland for Hawaii flight. 10.5 x 33.5 cm
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Press photo, Southern Cross Trans Pacific flight, James Warner with Ulm Oakland Airport Just before Take off. Including. Photo, 'Southern Cross' with Paramount news van & a crowd of onlookers, mechanics et al. Probably at Oakland Airport, California on or befor May 31, 1928; booklet, port of Oakland compass July-August 1935, pages 8 & 39 give details of Smithy's flights which began & finished at Oakland Airport. 25 x 11 cm (press photo) 15.5 x 20.5 cm (photo)
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Photograph, Southern Cross being loaded with aviation fuel, May 1928. Photo by Winstead Bros Long Beach. 20 x 25 cm
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Two photographs, Southern Cross. May 1928 & Smithy & Ulm in flying gear standing in front of the Southern Cross, May 1928. By Winstead Bros, long beach. 20 x 25 cm (each)
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The Reveille, official Journal of the RSL, June 30th, 1928. Cover photo of Kingsford Smith & crew, our comrades, the Pacific Fliers (25 x 18.5 cm); the National Geographic magazine, October 1928; & a programme, Saturday, November 29, 1930. Australian flying Corps Association. Memorial air Meeting & Aviation display at the improved mascot Aerodrome. Airmen taking part including. Air Commodore C.E. Kingsford Smith, M.C, A.F.C who will give an exhibition of flying in a three-engine Air-Liner, similar in size…
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Composite photograph of the Southern Cross over New Zealand with insets of Ulm & Smithy. Including. Vacuum oil Company publicity photo, the 'Southern Cross' carrying mail from New Zealand, arrived at mascot Aerodrome at 3.15pm, 29/3/34, creating a new record of 13 hrs, 25 min. Between New Zealand & Australia. (l to r) T. Pethybridge (engineer & relief pilot), Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (pilot & commander) J W Stannage (wireless operator), J Percival Jnr (passenger), Captain P G Taylor navigator). 19.5 x…
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Press photo, Southern Cross Charles Kingsford Smith pilot, P G Taylor navigator & J W Stannage wireless operator preparing to take off at Gerringong beach (NSW), destination new Plymouth, NZ, Jan 1933. A man made fire on the beach illuminates the scene. (Information from John Percival Son of aviation correspondent Jack Percival Jnr.19 x 24.5 cm.
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Business card for air services, including Roosevelt field NY with home made safety pin attached. Annotation on back, 'In the cock-pitt of Kingsford Smith's plane 'Southern Cross' on her arrival from America per SS golden bear, 16th Feb, 1931' (5 x 9 cm) United air lines schedule booklet with a facsimile of a telegram, sent as a tribute to the airline, from Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Australian magazine 'Life' Melbourne May 15, 1933. Kingsford Smith on cover. Story inside.
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Souvenir programmes. Typed letter Christchurch 21 March, 1934 to a Miss Glennie of Invercargill signed C. Kingsford Smith; souvenir programme of the visit of the Southern Cross to Auckland (Mangere Aerodrome) January 27th, 28th, 29th & 30th (1933); &1928 Tasman flight 4 page cardboard souvenir of Departure of the Southern Cross Blenheim New Zealand to Sydney. Crew T.H.M Williams, Kingsford Smith, Ulm, H.A. Litchfield. (15 x 25 cm)
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Press photo, Southern Cross over long Island on flight from Ireland to New York, 1930. Including. Stereo view of Southern Cross, Kingsford Smith & crew at Curtiss flying field (U.S.A.) after the 1930 Atlantic crossing. 20 x 25.5 cm
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Press photo, the Southern Cross over Boston, Massachusetts at the end of the East-West Atlantic crossing, 1930. 20 x 25.5 cm
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Catalogue for the 'Sun-Telegraph' Airways exhibition held at the 'Sun-Telegraph' building, Sydney, 1935. Section F-pages 22 & 23 lists the trophies belonging to Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the exhibition. Including. Press photo of Kingsford Smith at Heston Aerodrome studying a map of the route he will take in his plane 'Miss Southern Cross' on his flight to Australia in the record time of 7 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes.
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Australian National Airways limited. (Kingsford Smith & Ulm's airline founded 1929). Schedule booklet, Sydney - Melbourne, Sydney - Brisbane, 1930; Schedule booklet, Sydney-Melbourne, 9th June 1930; booklet, a school of flying, 1930; Xmas air mail envelope 1931-1932 signed by Kingsford Smith & G U Allan; flight ticket. Brisbane-Sydney 1930 signed by the pilot Eric Chaseling; & unused baggage label N.D. But 1930.
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Reveille, official Journal of the Rsl June 30th, 1931. Cover illus. Of Air-Commodore C.E. Kingsford Smith M.C., A.F.C. By David Barker. Reveille, official journal of the Rsl February 29, 1932. Cover photo of Air-Commodore C.E. Kingsford Smith M.C., A.F.C., with his mascot - a photograph of the late Nellie Stewart the actress - which accompanied him on all his famous flights. Wings Jan 23, 1945. Pages 10, 11 & 24 describe the restoration of the Southern Cross which had been in storage for ten years.
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Kingsford Smith souvenir programme. Speedway, Moonah (Tasmania) Jan, 24th, 1931, Kingsford Smith cup race. Presentation to the winner by air Commodore Kingsford Smith. Advertisement for ten shilling flights in the beautiful Southern Cloud with Kingsford Smith in control at Brighton on Sunday, January 25th.
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Five unused Letterheads for Kingsford Smith air service Ltd, 1932.
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Fokker sales catalogue 1925-1927.Section with tipped in real photographs of the Fokker F.VII - 3M with technical drawings and technical information. The Southern Cross was (and still is) a Fokker F.VII - 3M powered by Wright Whirlwind engines. The Southern Cross was originally bought, and owned, by Hubert George Wilkins for polar exploration and during his ownership it was called the Detroiter. Wilkins sold it to Smithy & Ulm without engines or instruments in 1927. Together with Fokker Bulletin IV, 1936…
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Cinema Exhibitors Broadsheet newspaper designed as an air mail letter to publicise the story of the film 'The old Bus.' Starring Sir Charles Kingsford Smith & directed by Jack Percival Jnr, universal pictures 1934. 'Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in his first & only motion picture.' including. An invitation card from Sir Charles & lady Kingsford Smith to Miss hall & Mrs Johnson to be present at a preview of 'The old Bus,' at the Liberty Theatre (Pitt St, Sydney) August 2nd at 5.15pm (1934).
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Press photograph mounted on cardboard. Kingsford Smith & Ulm visit wounded great war Veterans at the Randwick (Sydney) military Hospital. Smithy is wearing his RAAF uniform. Ink stamp to reverse 'Copyright photograph by Sydney Mail,' 1928.
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Ten various Pioneer Aviation Ross Smith ephemera. Booklet, order of Burial Services for Sir Ross Macpherson Smith at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, Wednesday, June 1922; cardboard fan issued by John Martin & Co. Ltd., Adelaide. Aerial flight England to Australia 1919; admission ticket to St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide for Sir Ross Macpherson Smith funeral, June 1922; cardboard fan issued by Pearson's Sandsoap. Aerial flight England to Australia 1919; invitation card issued by the third Light Horse…
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Two Amy Johnson 78 records, 'The story of My Flight,' 1930. Signed a. Johnson in the dead wax; press photo,first woman ground engineer; 2 photos of Amy Johnson at Kyancutta, SA,1930; & a pin back badge for Amy Johnson, Kyancutta, 1930.
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Various items, Charles Ulm, lost on Pacific flight - Oakland to Sydney 1934. 15 press photographs & 3 drawings from the San Francisco Examiner archives, two associated press photos & one from a cme Newspictures. The photographs show Ulm & his crew preparing for the flight, signing registers, fuelling the plane, studying charts & the plane at take off. The three drawings are of the flight plan & the search area near Honolulu. Ulm originally intended to fly from Vancouver B.C. To Sydney via Honolulu, fanning…
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Pioneer Aviation Jean Batten. Press photo (13 cm) Jean Batten at Darwin at the start of her attempt on the Australian England record 14.10.1937; & the London aeroplane club Hatfield Aerodrome 20.8.38, typed letter to Dear Father Manning signed boldly in black ink Jean Batten.
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Various items. Pioneer Aviation Hudson Fysh & the Astraea, photographs etc. Album of 19 (15 x 20 cm) photographs 'Astraea' in Brisbane, 23/26 June, 1933. With the compliments of the Managing Director of Qantas Ltd; menu, Narromine Aero Club complimentary dinner to Major Brackley & crew of 'Astraea' 5 July, 1933; the log of the Astraea. Booklet by Hudson Fysh 1933 (reprinted from flight) describes the survey flight of the Imperial Airways Royal Mail plane, Australia to England; & photograph (18 x 24 cm) of…
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Pioneer Aviation Bert Hinkler 78 record. 2 sides, 'Incidents of my Flight' & 'Hinkler's message to Australia,' 13th March, 1928. Signed by Hinkler in the dead wax on both sides; & sheet music, 'Hustling Hinkler,' c1928.
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Pioneer Aviation Athur Whitten brown menu. The Australian Aero Club (New South Wales section). Luncheon to Sir Arthur Whitton brown, K.B.E. (sic. Sir Arthur Whitten brown, K.B.E.) Voluntary Workers' Cafe Sydney, March 2, 1920. Signed by brown & two others. Alcock and brown were the first to fly the Atlantic non-stop Newfoundland to Ireland June, 1919.
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Nine Imperial Airways Timetables & booklets. Timetable to Australia September,1935; to Australia December,1935; winter timetable 1938 to Australia; European timetable for Oct,1936 including. Connections for Indian & Australian service; 8 different booklets from the 1930s, each one mentioning services to Australia; Gazette March 1936; booklet the air Way, 80 pages, p. 71 mentions a proposed service to port Darwin, Australia,1928; folding booklet designed by Rowland Hilder 1937, (15.5 x 15.5 cm) which opens…
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Vacuum oil Company (Melbourne) Aviation Bulletin. Volumes 1 no 2 Dec, 1929, no 3 Jan, 1930, no 4 June, 1930. Volume 1 no 3 is the special Landing grounds issue listing and locating every landing ground in Australia and New Guinea.
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Five various items. Three early flight tickets. Eyre Peninsula Airways limited c1930, Sydney air Services 1936 & air travel Ltd mascot 1935; air Sense, 1935 - booklet issued with an Australian pilot's licence. Folding map of aerodromes & landing grounds, railway lines & telegraph lines. The National safety Council of Australia; catalogue for the 'Sun - Telegraph' Airways exhibition 1935 held in the 'Sun - Telegraph' building 60-66 Elizabeth St Sydney. Collection of photographs & exhibits illustrative of…
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Qantas Empire Airways ephemera. 3 different timetables & 2 information booklets for the Qantas Brisbane-Singapore air service linking with Imperial Airways to London 1936 & 1937; seven different Qantas Empire Airways Gazettes, 1935 (2), 1936 (2) & 1937 (3); letter from Qantas 2nd July 1934, advising a correspondent in England that the new service from Brisbane to Singapore will not commence until December, signed H. Harman, Secretary; Qantas Empire Airways timetable, New Guinea service, c1939; Qantas…
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The East-West air Contest, Sydney to Perth September, 1929. Blotter issued by Mobiloil & a four page booklet by Mobiloil. Seventeen planes started & fourteen finished. The winners were 1st Captain H.C. Miller - DH9 (handicap) 2nd Major de Havilland - gypsy Moth (fastest time).
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Butler air Transport, booklet. Memorandum & Articles of Association of Butler air Transport limited 1952. This document describes C.A. Butler's change of his private airline into a public Company. Including. Photo (20 x 16 cm) of engineers working on an engine of a Butler air Transport Pty Ltd plane; probably a DC3, no date, but 1953.
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Three Aero Club of NSW programmes. Programme for Aero Club Pageant 1928 (mascot); Albury aerial Pageant 1931; & Annual Pageant, Hargrave park 1932. Together with a leaflet for 1932 autumn Pageant; & Royal Aero Club of NSW year book 1936.
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Ephemera. London - Melbourne air race 1934. Booklet, London - Melbourne air race 1934; the Mac Robertson Centenary Gestures Victoria & Melbourne centenary 1834-1934. Pages 14 to 20 devoted to the London Melbourne air race; portrait photograph of Sir Macpherson Robertson with Centenary air race gold cup, Allan Studios, Collingwood 1934; Australian Broadcasting Commission booklet of the 1934 air race with a list of all the competitors & their airplanes; map, 2nd edition of Centenary air race London to…
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Lufthansa, Olympische Spiele (Olympic Games) 1-16 August 1936, summer time table 19 April - 3 Oct 36.
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West Australian Airways limited. Perth-Derby and Perth-Adelaide Routes time tables - passenger Fares 1929-1930. 24 pages. Insect damage to a small portion of the covers which have been professionally repaired. Rusted staples have been replaced with linen.
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Early Commercial Aviation - Zeppelin. Leaflet time table Sailings of the Airship 'Graf Zeppelin,'1933 to south America by Zeppelin; & postcard time/table,1934 timetable of the airship 'Graf Zeppelin' to south America by Zeppelin.
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Booklet, 40 pages issued 1st March 1929. Australian aerial Services Ltd time table & general information.
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM timetables & leaflets etc. Group of ten timetables KLM Amsterdam - Batavia 1931, 1932, 1933-4, 1934-5, 1935, 1935-6, 1935-6 (revised), 1937, 1938, 1939, to link with KLM to Sydney; (2) folding leaflet, KLM & KNILM, short description of the air route between London & Sydney; folding leaflet. KNILM map of the Indies with connections; advertising sticker, KNILM, via Java to Australia; timetable booklet, aerial Services in Australia, New Zealand & overseas. Issued by Cook's Wagons…
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Framed & glazed photograph, Caption on mount board Inauguration first aerial mail Australia. Norman Brearley in uniform with 3 others in suits standing beside a Bristol 28 Tourer Coupe biplane. There is another man in the forward cockpit. This photo was probably taken on or before the 4th December, 1921 when three Bristols flew from Perth's unofficial airport at Langley park to Geraldton in preparation for the first airline service between Geraldton and Derby. A plaque to that effect is located at Derby…
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Variety of books on military Aviation. RAAF World War II the 'Boomerang' Interceptor aircraft operating instructions; RAAF publication no 257, January, 1943, 84 pages, spirax wire binding; RAAF Observer's, air Gunner's & Wt Operator's flying log book, complete record Sgt. J.J. Sweeney - 428809 as navigator, air gunner & bomb aimer training in Fairey Battles and Ansons, & active service in Liberators & Catalinas in the Pacific Theatre 1943 to 1945; RAAF aircraft Operator's handbook, 1940; RAAF manual for…
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Framed & glazed photograph. RAAF de Haviland DH9A was one of thirty gifted by the British government after the first World War so that Australia could form an air force. This plane A1-28 (previously E9692 RAF) was manufactured by Mann, Egerton & Co., Norwick, Norfolk England. Source: Adf Serials. Rigged as a single seater, A1-28 RAAF won the aerial Derby, mascot & the aerial Services race, Brisbane. A1-28 crewed by flying Officer M.B. Allen & Cpl G.W. Allen was one of the four RAAF planes that took part in…
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The air Annual of the British Empire 1929, volume 1. Founded and edited by Squadron-Leader C.G. Burge.
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Trucking time table, Dunlop poster & Holden manual. Dunlop black & white poster (71 x 46 cm), Dunlop rubber Australia limited 1946; the wheel of the Road, Victorian Road Transport Services, time table booklet 1934-5. Soft covers,40 pages, the tourist Publishers, Melbourne; & Holden shop manual G.M.H. Service division, (revised January, 1952) 280 pages. Some soiling to soft covers but contents clean, unmarked & complete.
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Four Victorian Road guides 1930-1950. Broadbent's Road & railway map of Victoria Melbourne, 1950; Broadbent's Road guide, Melbourne to Sydney & Canberra, & reverse. 160 pages, Melbourne, 8th edition, c1935; the Herald Road guide 1930. Motor Roads of Victoria with Speedo - maps. 200 pages, Melbourne; & shell motor Tours Victoria. 160 pages, c1930.
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Five South Australian tourist & Road guides 1906-1930. The Tourists' Road guide for South Australia. 16th edition,108 pages. Adelaide, 1927; the Tourists' Road guide for South Australia. 15th edition, 176 pages, Adelaide, 1925; the Tourists' Road guide for Motorists & Cyclists. 3rd edition, 88 pages, Adelaide, 1906; shell motor Tours, South Australia. 64 pages, Adelaide, c1930; & W G Fuller's Road guide to South Australia. 96 pages, Adelaide, 1921 (see page 29).
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Two car Brochures 1930s. General Motors - Holden's limited, Oldsmobile brochure,16 pages, ink stamp for Saunders Bros, Parramatta,1930s; & York Motors brochure for Morris 8/40, 12 pages Sydney, 1930s.
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Six Sydney and NSW Road Directories & guides 1914-1935. Wilson's Sydney & Suburbs Directory & blue mountains guide, 700 pages, Sydney, 1920; Wilson's Sydney & Suburban Directory & blue mountains guide, 614 pages, Sydney, 1935; Wilson's rail - Road & sea guide to south coast & Southern Highlands of NSW, 274 pages,1929 (see p.7); Pearson's Road guide to New South Wales for Tourists (Cyclists) & the Motorist, 74 pages, Sydney, c1914; Nrma and NSW Government tourist bureau official Road guide to NSW 238 pages,…
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Gregory's Sreet Directory of Sydney and Suburbs, price 4/6. 1st edition. Including. Motor Road guide to Southern NSW Govt tourist bureau & Nrma. The Australian guide book Company, 348 pages, c1935.
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Six 1930s shooting & gun catalogues. Evans & Balfour, new & Secondhand guns, Collins St, Melbourne, c1937. 12 pages; Evans & Balfour, Winchester, Remington, Browning etc., plus shooters accessories. Collins St, Melbourne, 1937. 36 pages, & a price list; Sil Rohu, Firearms and Shooters requisites. Elizabeth St, Sydney. 48 pages + 6 pages of order forms; Anthony Horderns, the Shooters guide - rifles, pistols, Revolvers and Shooters Sundries. Sydney, c1935. 16 pages; Mick Simmons Ltd, sporting rifles &…
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Eight Australian Agricultural & farm machine catalogues. W Salman & Co. Agricultural engineers, mount Barker, South Australia. Catalogue of Chaffcutters,c1910. 16 pages; J & D Shearer, farm Implement Manufacturers. Mannum & Kilkenny, South Australia. Catalogue of ploughs, Strippers, Cultivators & Harrows, c1910. 24 pages; Linke, Noack & Co. Limited, Freeling, South Australia. Catalogue of Farming implements & scoops. 24 pages. With an enclosure; Mitchell & Co. Pty Ltd. Melbourne, catalogue of grain &…
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Nine illustrated catalogues c1907-1938. George Hudson & Son Ltd, Sydney, c1914. Machine made cottages. 60 pages; George Hudson Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1938. 68 pages; George Hudson Ltd, Sydney, 1936, 32 pages; Austral milking Machines catalogue, Adelaide, c1910. 12 pages; the Waverley Dairy, Bondi, using Austral milking Machines, c1910. 8 pages. Fault to back cover; Melotte milk Separator catalogue, Adelaide, 1907. 10 pages; Nock & Kirby Ltd, Sydney, catalogue of Yachting Requisites,1930. 32 pages; Werthiem…
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Two Anthony Hordens' catalogues. Anthony Horderns' Christmas Gifts toy book 1937, 78 pages, Anthony Hordern & Sons limited Sydney, good condition; & Anthony Horderns' Christmas Gifts toy book 1940, 72 pages, Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd Sydney, good condition. Including. A furniture by Grace Bros catalogue 1938 Grace Bros, Pty Ltd, Broadway, Sydney, 110 pages. Small closed tear to front cover. Complete & in good condition.
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Cooper, Sydney. Catalogue of sheep Shearing Machines, c1907 16 pages.
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Harringtons' catalogue camera & photo Supplies, Sydney 1910 -1911. Minor faults to covers but complete & in good condition. 388 pages.
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Three various trade catalogues. Harris, Scarfe, limited, Adelaide, catalogue, c1925. 510 pages. Everything for the engineer & the Craftsman. Very minor faults, but in good condition; turner & Henderson limited. An illustrated General catalogue. Manufacturing Stationers & Importers hunter St, Sydney, c1910. 257 pages. Minor damage to spine but complete & in good condition; trade catalogue, Kfb foundry Ltd, show rooms 310 Pitt St Sydney. Area works Waterloo Sydney. Catalogue no 10 April 1925, 64 pages, limp…
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Levenson's radio hand - book & wireless catalogue. 226 Pitt Street, Sydney, 1930. Complete & in good condition. 160 pages.
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Two Australian General Eectric catalogues. Australian General Eectric catalogue 1938, 226 pages. Australian General Eectric. Some small faults to covers but otherwise complete & in good condition; & Australian General Eectric catalogue, c1939, 384 pages. Some soiling and small faults to covers but otherwise complete & in good condition.
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Wendts catalogue 15th edition, c1925. Wendts Jewellers & Watchmakers, 74 Rundle St Adelaide. Back cover missing & other small faults. Inside pages good & complete. 58 pages. Including. Mark Foy's Ltd. Furniture catalogue. Sydney, 1915, 108 pages. Covers have some soiling & small tears. Spine chipped at top & bottom. Page 75 has been clipped,otherwise complete & in good condition.
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Motor trade catalogue, 1920. Smith's motor accessories. Hard cover screw bound, loose leaf catalogue with illustrations of every accessory & component that S Smith & Sons of London supplied. There is a section on aviation accessories. Smith's had two Australian addresses. Wentworth Avenue, Sydney & 109 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, c1920.
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Trade catalogue 1932 - Crown Crystal Glassware. Head office & Showrooms, Dowling St Waterloo, Sydney. Factories Waterloo & Alexandria. Limp cardboard covers with an embossed crown. 84 pages. Contents are clean on Art paper. 'Every item that Crown Crystal made is illustrated (as many as 30 to a page) from candlesticks to soda fountain ware; from waratah jugs to pavement lights.'
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New South Wales travel & Tourism items. Mortons Publicity Ltd, New South Wales rural tourist & travel Annual. Also Victoria & Queensland. Soft illustrated covers, 560 pages, 1930; NSW Bookstall Company. Guide to the city of Sydney & Pleasure Resorts of New South Wales. Soft illustrated covers, 264 pages, 1924; NSW Bookstall Company. Guide to Sydney & Pleasure Resorts of N.S.Wales. Soft illustrated covers, 252 pages, revised edition, c1930; Dymock's guide to Sydney & NSW. Soft illustrated covers, 240 pages,…
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Five Victorian railway Tourism Brochures, maps & booklets. Victorian Railways Tourist's handbook 'Where to Go.' soft illustrated covers, 368 pages, 1931-1932; Victorian Govt tourist bureau, brochure. The Mt buffalo National park (Northfield) 1929; three different brochure-maps, 1938. Victorian Govt tourist bureau & Railways; Victorian Railways. Picturesque Victoria. Illustrated booklet, 1928; & Victorian Govt tourist bureau & Railways. Beautiful Beaches. At the seaside. Illustrated booklet-brochure, 1928.
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11 various tourist bureau Brochures. Western Australia - two different Govt tourist bureau brochures, 1937; Queensland - five different Govt tourist bureau brochures c1935; South Australia Govt tourist bureau. Booklet, 1941; Pacific Sailings - Matson line. New ships, Mariposa & Monterey to the south Seas & Australia. Illustrated booklet, c1930; Matson line. Two different brochures to Australia, late 1920s; & Australian National travel Association, Los Angeles, folder-brochure, 1939.
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Three various items. Tasmania travel, tourist & fishing. Tasmanian Govt tourist Dept Directory to Hotel & Boarding house Accommodation. Soft illustrated covers, 104 pages, 1935-1936; Tasmanian Govt tourist bureau booklet. Trout fishing in Tasmania, 24 pages, c1935; & Tasmanian Govt tourist bureau booklet. The West coast Wonderland 28 pages, 1935.
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Three South Australia travel & Tourism Brochures. Bastin's Adelaide tourist office. Australian scenic Tours a travel & tourist Annual. Soft illustrated covers, 56 pages, 1935. 1st edition; Barossa Annual show, 1910. Booklet/Programme. Soft illustrated covers, 36 pages with advertisements; & the Sunny south Illustrating South Australia. 53 magnificent views. Including. 'Natives at swan Reach,' river Murray, black Gin & Picaninny, trams & motor cars & streetscapes in Adelaide. Booklet with soft covers. 28…
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Early Indentures from the Windsor & Hawkesbury area of NSW. Private indentures, agreements, deeds, leases, powers of attorney & contracts involving land & real property & public commons. The earliest is Sept, 1822 & the latest 1873. All are signed & witnessed. (48 items).
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Three Indentures from the Hawkesbury river Region. Indenture of Apprenticeship dated 20th February, 1854 between Thomas Flannery & Mr John McCutcheon. Thomas, a minor above the age of twelve years, was to be taught the business & trade of tanner & currier however, it only lasted five months as there is an absconders information note (included) taken out by Mr McCutcheon at the Windsor Police office in July. The Information reads in part '- that on the Eleventh day of July instant - Thomas Flannery did…
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Three Indentures from the Hawkesbury river Region Regarding Leases of Hotels. Lease of the 'Cricketers Arms' Windsor, 1861; Lease of the 'Sir John young Hotel' Windsor, 1873; & Lease of the post office Hotel Richmond, 1875.
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Five Indentures from the Hawkesbury RIiver Region regarding the Richmond Road Trust Lease of the Ferry over the Hawkesbury at Windsor, 1862; Conditions of sale of the Blacktown Road Toll gate, 1856; Bond to secure Tolls,1856; Conditions of sale of the Blacktown Toll gate, 1861; & Conditions of sale of the Blacktown Toll Gate,1862.
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Four musical programmes & photograph. Souvenir programme. Melba patriotic concert Adelaide, 21st November, 1914: Melba the great Lyric Soprano. Opera house, Cortland Ny, 1907; grand opera Season,1928. Melba in association with J.C Williamson; Peter Dawson Tapia - Caballero Concerts. Australasian Season,1933; & Harrods photograph (19 x 14 cm) framed & glazed. Inscribed 'To my good friend & colleague J Pheloung Yours Sincerely Peter Dawson Sydney 1933.'
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Ignace Jan Padererwski ephemera. Portrait photograph (14 x 10 cm) on a cardboard mount by Marceau, Los Angeles, 1900; Paderewski's autograph on a diary page; autograph music score on a letterhead from Alexander's S a Hotel, Adelaide signed Ji Paderewski 18/7,1904; & five different Paderewski programmes town hall, Sydney, 1927.
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Three Fritz Kriesler Theatre programmes & photo. Photograh of Kriesler & his wife inscribed & signed 'To Mr & Mrs E J Carroll with the kindest wishes & regards of Fritz Kriesler' (L L) & signed Harriet Kriesler (L R); & three Kriesler concert programmes under the direction of E J Carroll, town hall Sydney, 1925; Auditorium, Melbourne 1925; & town hall, Adelaide, 1925. 15 x 9 cm (photo).
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Seven Wilhelm Backhaus programmes & 2 Photograps. Two signed, framed & glazed Backhaus publicity photos. Indistinct inscriptions 'With all best Wishes to Mabel Lillyman? Wilhelm Backhaus Brisbane Sept, 1930; & 'To Mabel Lillyman? in fulfilment of an old promise with all kindest greetings Wilhelm Backhaus Brisbane Sept. 1930;' & seven different Backhaus programmes at town hall, Sydney & one at Conservatorium hall, Sydney. Some are 1926 & the others are 1930, the Conservatorium hall is Sept 9th, 1930. 23 x…
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14 various Roy Rene Mo programmes &Sheet music. Apollo Theatre Rhapsodies of 1935; black & blue at the Tivoli Sydney, c1943; Tivoli Sydney 'Strike a new Note,' 1945; sheet music Abe Abe Abe My boy sung by Roy Rene, early 1900s; Hellzapoppin 1948 with Olsen & Johnson at the Empire Theatre Sydney; Tivoli Sydney 'You'll be Surprised,' c1945; sheet music from Babes in the wood with Stiffy & Mo at the grand opera house Sydney, loo from Woolloomooloo, 1918; sheet music from Babes in the wood with Stiffy & Mo at…
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Eight early Australian Cinema programmes. The National Amphitheatre, Castlereagh Street Sydney. The National Vaudeville Entertainers change of programme! new artists new Moving pictures Weekly! the great (Miorama) the great. Operator E H Workman. 8 pages & covers, c1910; Palace Theatre. Winter Season of West's pictures. It is not stated but the Palace was in Pitt Street (Sydney) on the west side between market & park Streets. 12 pages including. Covers, c1910; the Glaciarium. West's pictures. The World's…
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25 Sydney & Melbourne Theatre Programs 1893 to 1914. Bland-Holt, Cartwright Company, distressed actors Fund, blue bell in fairy land, Tittell-Brune et.al.
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Various concert programmes. Galli-Curci, Adelaide 1925; Dame Clara butt, Adelaide 1925; Eleonora de Cisneros, Adelaide (no date); Benno Moiseiwitsch, Sydney, 1928, 1928 & Adelaide 1928, 1932 (6); Jan Kubelik, Sydney, 1930; Alex Chuhalden, Adelaide, 1925; Sir Thomas Beecham, Adelaide, 1940; & Beethoven festival 1920 state Conservatorium Orchestra of New South Wales, town hall Adelaide Conductor Henri Verbrugghen. Including. Three advertising leaflets for Mieczyslaw Munz, Sydney town hall; Joseph Hislop,…
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33 various Minerva-Kings cross programmes. Nearly all are wartime productions from the 1940s. David N Martin, Whitehall or the Minerva players. Some of the actors appearing in these plays: John Cazabon, Trader Faulkner, Michael Pate, Neva Carr-Glynn, John McCallum, John Tate, Ron Randall, Dick Bentley, Lloyd Lamble, Pat McDonald & Muriel Steinbeck. Including. Minerva - Kings cross magazine programme. Opening night (date not stated but it is 18th May, 1939). Idiot's Delight by Robert E Sherwood. 44 pages.…
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Three various Theatre programmes. Lee Gordon presents 'The big Show' Guy Mitchell, Lionel Hampton, Cathy Carr & Stan Kenton, 1957; Lee Gordon presents Frankie Lane in 'The big Show,'1956; & Australia's first all coloured Review 'Harlem Blackbirds,'32 sepia stars. Palladium, Sydney, 1955.
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Theatre programme, Col. W de Basil's ballet Australia - New Zealand 1939-1940. Front cover drawings by Norman Lindsay. Tipped in cover design by Loudon Sainthill for a David Jones exhibition.
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19 various Photoplayer & screen news with 1 film Digest 1945-1960.
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30 various Tivoli programmes 1941-1949. Including. The booklet (27 x 22 cm) Favorites of the Footlights, a beautiful series of photographs and Autographs Compiled by - - W a Crawley. Nellie Melba, Carrie Moore, Nellie Stewart et al. The New South Wales Bookstall Co. Sydney. John Sands Lith, c1905.
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Book, 'For Your eyes Only,' Ian Fleming. Dust wrapper has a half inch piece missing from the top of the spine & there are a few other spots. It is also price clipped. Jonathon cape, London,1960, 1st edition.
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