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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:446
Sale Title:General Memorabilia, Toys and Model AeroplanesLots with images:331
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:251
Date:15-Dec-2009
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British Isles: Maps by Tallis (London, 1851) with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'The British Isles', 'England and Wales', 'Ireland', 'Scotland' & 'Channel Islands', each 27 x 37 cm. Good/VG condition (three with tone spots). (5 items)
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Canada: Maps by Tallis (London, 1851) with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'British America', 'West Canada', 'East Canada and new Brunswick' & 'Nova Scotia and Newfoundland', each 37 x 27 cm. Good/VG condition. (4 items)
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'British North America' in 3 sheets, by Fullarton [Edinburgh, c1864], comprising 'Sheet I East - Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island &c.'; 'Sheet II West - Canada with part of United States'; 'Sheet III Pacific Coast - British Columbia and Vancouver Island'; original coloured lithographs, fine condition, each window mounted, overall 73 x 66 cm. (3 items)
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Europe: Maps by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'France', 'Greece', 'Spain and Portugal', 'Russia in Europe' & 'Turkey in Europe', each 37 x 27 cm. Good/Vg condition (three with minor tone spots). (5 items)
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Maps by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'Austria', 'Hungary', 'Prussia' & 'Germany', each 37 x 27 cm. Good/Vg condition (one with minor tone spots). (4 items)
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Maps by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'Switzerland', 'Northern Italy', 'Southern Italy', 'Sweden and Norway' & 'Denmark', each 37 x 27 cm. Good/Vg condit (2 with minor tone spots). (5)
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Maps by Tallis (London, 1851) with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'Europe', 'Holland', 'Belgium', 'Islands in the Atlantic' & 'British Possessions in the Mediterranean', each 37 x 27 cm. Good/VG condition (two with minor tone spots). (5 items)
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India: Maps by Tallis (London, 1851) with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'British India', 'Overland Route to India', 'Northern India', 'Southern India' & 'Cabool, the Punjab and Beloochistan', each 27 x 37 cm. Good/VG condition. (5 items)
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Middle East: Maps by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'Syria', 'Arabia', 'Persia', 'Turkey in Asia' & 'Asia Minor', each 27 x 37 cm. Good/Vg condition. (5 items)
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Pacific Islands: 'Carte De L'Oceanie, contenant L'Australie, La Polynesie et Les Iles Asiatiques' by Pierre Lapie [Paris, 1851], attractive engraved map, 1851 edition with Sydney inserted, hand-coloured outlines, 55 x 39 cm. [Tooley 851]; 'Fiji Islands' colour map published in The Picturesque Atlas [Sydney, 1888], overall 65 x 43 cm; 'The Philippine Islands' colour map from The Harmsworth Atlas [London, c1906], window mounted, overall 39 x 53 cm. (3 items)
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Map by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'Polynesia, or Islands in the Pacific Ocean', size 37 x 27 cm. (Tooley.1230) Good/Vg condition
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South America: Maps by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'South America', 'Venezuela, New Granada, Equador, and the Guayanas', 'Peru & Bolivia', 'Chili and La Plata', 'Falkland Islands and Patagonia' & 'Brazil', each 27 x 37 cm. Good/Vg condition (three with minor tone spots). (6 items)
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South East Asia: 'Malay Archipelago, or East India Islands', map by Tallis (London, 1851) with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines, size 37 x 27 cm. Good/VG condition
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United States of America: Maps by Tallis (London, 1851) with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'North America', 'United States' & 'Mexico, California and Texas', each 27 x 37 cm. Good/VG condition. (3 items)
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'United States - North America, According to Calvin, Smith & Tanner' in four sheets, by Swanston [Edinburgh, c1864], comprising 'The North Eastern States'; 'The North Central States'; 'The South Eastern States'; 'The South Central Section'; original coloured lithographs, each overall 59 x 48 cm (latter 48 x 58 cm). Two window mounted in fine condition, other two with minor spotting. (4 items)
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West Indies: Maps by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines - 'West India Islands', 'Jamaica' & 'British Guayana', each 37 x 27 cm. Good condition (couple minor tone spots). (3 items)
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World Maps - 'South America' [British, c1830]; 'Turkey in Europe' [British, c1830]; 'States of the Germanic Confederation' by Hugh Johnson [Edinburgh, c1864]; 'Central Europe with the Railways' by Bartholomew [Edinburgh, c1864]; 'Channel Islands, Scilly Islands and Isle of Man' by Bartholomew [Edinburgh, c1864]. Various sizes, 4 window mounted. Good condition. (5 items)
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'The World on Mercators Projection, Shewing the Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World', map by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines, size 37 x 27 cm. Good condition (some tone spots).
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Maps by Fullarton (Edinburgh, c1864), noted 'Danish Islands in the north Atlantic Ocean'; 'French Ports & Harbours, and plan of Paris'; 'Northern and central Germany'; 'Southern Germany'; 'Islands of Japan'; 'Ports and Harbours' (UK - 5 sheets) ; 'Portuguese Islands in the Atlantic Ocean'; 'Caucasus & Crimea'; 'Turkey'; 'West Coast of South America', all 32 x 47 cm, five window mounted. Poor/good condition. (15 items)
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c1914 silk 'Souvenir of Egypt' (45 x 43 cm) depicting the sphinx & pyramids, and the flags & leaders of Britain, Egypt, France, Belgium, Italy & Russia. Very attractive and interesting souvenir
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'Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Eyewitness account of P.C.Siemes', typewritten on 7 pages, laminated. [This account is by Father Johannes Siemes, a German priest with the Novitists of the Society of Jesus in Nagatsuki. Father Siemes had been an eyewitness to the atomic bomb's detonation over the city on August 6 1945, and he was directly involved in the postbombing rescue. It was first published in 'The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by the Manhattan Engineer District, Special Press Release, June 29…
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'The Blues Brothers' (1980), starring John Belushi & Dan Akroyd; daybill poster, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 78 cm. Condition A
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Edison Phonograph Cylinder Record Player, c1900, comprising the gramophone, a box of about 50 cylinders, very large original sound horn. Working and in very good condition.
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His Majesty's Voice Stand-Up Console 78RPM Record Player, c1920 including approx. 50 78rpm records. Volume front loading, beneath which is the storage cabinet for records. 90 x 40 x 40 cm, mahogany. In very good working condition
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Melbourne: c1880 albumen photograph (28 x 21 cm), by Charles Nettleton (1826-1902), titled 'Town Hall, Essendon'. Fabulous image in superb condition
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Melbourne: c1880 albumen photographs (28 x 21 cm), by Charles Nettleton (1826-1902), titled 'National Museum' & 'Technological Museum' (2 different interior scenes). G/Vg condition. (3 items)
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Melbourne: c1880 albumen photographs (28 x 21 cm), by Charles Nettleton (1826-1902), titled 'Picture Gallery Public Library', 'Reading Room Public Library' (2 different interior scenes) & 'Statue Room Public Library' (2 different interior scenes). G/Vg condition. (5 items)
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Melbourne: c1880 albumen photographs (28 x 21 cm), by Charles Nettleton (1826-1902), including 'Organ Exhibition' & 'Botanical Gardens'. G/Vg condition. (4 items)
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), two views of Princes Bridge. Prepared for an exhibition in France and titled 'Le pont des Princes a Melbourne'. Fair/G condition. (2 items)
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 11 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled in image 'Panorama of Melbourne - Looking West'. Prepared for an exhibition in France and titled 'Panorama de Melbourne'. Fair/G condition. (Apparently not in the State Library of Victoria)
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photograph (21 x 13 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled in image 'Collins St, Looking West, From Russell St'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition. (Apparently not in the State Library of Victoria)
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'Williamstown Railway pier' & 'Bourke St. From spring St. (full length)'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Poor/Fair condition. (2 items)
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'Bourke St. From Spring St. (Full Length)'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'Bourke St. Looking East From Queen St.'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'Melbourne, From Post Office Tower, Looking Down Elizabeth St. South' & 'Botanical Gardens Melbourne' (small tear to central bottom edge). Prepared for an exhibition in France, latter titled 'Jardin Botanique a Melbourne'. Fair/G condition. (2 items)
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'St.Pauls Cathedral, Swanston St. Melb' & 'St.Pauls Cathedral Melb, The Chancel'. Prepared for an exhibition in France, each titled 'Cathedrale de St. Paul a Melbourne'. Fair/G condition. (Apparently not in the State Library of Victoria). (2 items)
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Melbourne: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'Collins St. From Spring St. (Full Length)'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition. (Apparently not in the State Library of Victoria)
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Ballarat: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled below 'Sturt Street Ballarat'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition
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Ballarat: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled below 'Band & Albion Claim black Hill'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition. Nice gold mining scene. (Apparently not in the state library of Victoria)
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Victoria: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled below 'Bush Saw Mill Near Westernport'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition. Exceptional photograph. (Apparently not in the State Library of Victoria)
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'View from Semaphore Jetty, Adelaide'. Prepared for an exhibition in France with title 'Vue de la Jetee a Adelaide'. Fair/G condition.
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled below 'Largs Bay Jetty, Adelaide'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled in image 'Bird's Eye View of Adelaide, Looking Down King William St.'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition. (Apparently not in the State Library of Victoria)
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled in image 'Bird's Eye View of Adelaide, From Post Office'. Prepared for an exhibition in France with title 'Vue d'Adelaide vers le bureau de poste'. Fair/G condition
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photograph (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'King William Street Adelaide Looking East'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), titled 'Rundle Street, Adelaide, from King William Street' & 'The Prince Alfred College, Adelaide'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition. (2)
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), three views titled 'The Adelaide Botanical Gardens'. Prepared for an exhibition in France, with titles 'Jardin Botanique a Adelaide'. Fair/G condition. (3 items)
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Adelaide: c1889 albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Charles Rudd (1849-1901), two different views titled 'Hindley Street, Adelaide, from King-William Street'. Prepared for an exhibition in France. Fair/G condition. (2 items)
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c1890 sepia albumen photographs (15 x 21 cm) by John Paine (1834-1915), 'St.Andrews Cathedral, Sydney' & 'Masonic Temple, Melbourne', both window mounted, each overall 40 x 50 cm. (2 items)
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Large framed colour photograph (photo 74 x 49 cm) of Parliament House Canberra, by the Australian News and Information Bureau with a plaque on the frame 'Presented by Taa 1956'
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c1930s posters for 'Peter Dawson Scotch Whisky' featuring Cassius Coolidge's whimsical 'Poker Dogs', with prints titled 'His Station and Four Aces', 'A Bold Bluff', 'A Waterloo' & 'A Friend in Need', each 51 x 39 cm. Superb condition. (4 items)
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Magic: Prof. De LaMANO'S Great Magic Show & Educated Animal Exhibition, c1900 comprising a small playbill 37 x 12.5 cm with picture of educated pig, further information to back. Also, Prof De La Mano Inimitable programme. 15 x 24 cm great graphics to back, 2 playbills mounted great graphics, 60 x 23 cm & 60 x 12 cm, 1 large playbill with superb graphics. Good condition. (4)
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Advertising poster 'Tooheys Pilsener export Lager', artwork by Walter Jardine, colour lithograph, printed by William Brooks & Co, 46 x 59 cm. (slight foxing to border not affecting image). Attractive
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Magic poster, 'The Amazing Mr. Rooklyn, from London, 100 Laughs! Thrills! Mysteries!', lithograph in colours, size 38 x 100 cm. (Maurice Rooklyn (1905-92), born in London but raised in Australia, performed the bullet catch as 'The human target' and became one of Australia's foremost magicians)
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1949 travel poster, 'KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines - 30th Year 1919-1949', showing world map with airline routes, artwork by Menting, lithograph in colours, overall 98 x 58 cm. Condition A-
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Posters: c1950s 'Baker's Superior Quality Australia Flour, Wattle Bird Brand, Sole Agents for Indonesia, Firma Damai & Company, Djakarta', with artwork of wattle bird, size 45 x 61 cm; Reprinted World War II recruiting poster, 'On to Victory. Air Crews Wanted, R.A.A.F. - urgently!', fabulous artwork of Spitfire downing German bomber, linen-backed, 42 x 55 cm; c1978 long two-sheet poster showing young people carrying tropical feast on surfboard, overall 290 x 52 cm; 1950s posters/prints 'A Live Teddy Bear'…
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c1950s travel poster, 'Illawarra, South Coast - New South Wales', artwork by J.Richard Ashton (1913-2001) showing coastal scene with a lighthouse in foreground, colour process lithograph, printed by A.H.Pettifer, Government Printer, Sydney, linen-backed, size 77 x 102 cm. Condition B+
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Posters: 'Maynard's Varieties', including magician, the great Fontaine (38 x 76 cm), 'Sole Bros. Circus' (64 x 30 cm), 'Harry Bros. Circus' (35 x 51 cm), 'Astor cup' skiing (34 x 49 cm), '1971 Wills international cup, Slalom, grand Slalom, Thredbo' (27 x 70 cm), 1987 Kdd Rugby World Cup (42 x 59 cm). Condition varies A/B-. (6 items)
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c1950s Australian Red Cross poster No.265, 'Give! All The World Needs Red Cross', artwork by James Northfield, offset printed, 37 x 50 cm. Condition A
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c1950s Australian Red Cross poster No.275, 'First Aid post of the World, Red Cross, Needs Your Help!', offset printed, 50 x 74 cm. Condition B
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1959 Australian red cross poster, 'Support (red cross)/ 1959, red cross Centenary, Please Give Generously!', offset printed, 41 x 52 cm. (peripheral faults)
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Immigration propaganda poster 'Australia. Land of Tomorrow', artwork by J.G, published by Commonwealth Department of Information, colour process lithograph, linen-backed, size 76 x 101 cm
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Travel poster, 'Australia/ Sail Matson/ SS Mariposa, SS Monterey', with artwork by Louis Macouillard (1913-87), lithographed in USA, size 49 x 70 cm
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'Go There by train. Jenolan Caves, New South Wales', with image of the Indian canopy, Orient Cave. Issued by the New South WalesDepartment of tourist Activities and Immigration. 99 x 61 cm
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Travel poster, 'Great Barrier Reef, Queensland' depicting Longspined butterfly-fish & Heron Island Volute, artwork by Eileen Mayo, published by Queensland Government tourist bureau, printed by McLaren & Co, Melbourne, lithographed in colours, linen-backed, 64 x 100 cm condition A
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1960s-80s Qantas travel posters, size 64 x 100 cm for Japan; size 36 x 50 cm (7), for Australia, Pacific IsLands, India, Greece, Vienna, Malaysia & America; size 31 x 49 cm (3), for Southern cross Route, Sydney direct & London direct. /B. (11)
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Travel poster, 'South Pacific/the Yachtlike Way/ SS Mariposa, SS Monterey/Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii/Matson lines', with artwork by Louis Macouillard (1913-87), showing ships under golden gate bridge, linen-backed, overall 67 x 103 cm
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Railways - Nsw. 'Cut travel costs, live a littleenjoy yourself a lot. Go air-conditioned train. Make Bookings Here' c.1960, with locomotive 4493 heading a passenger train, reflected in the Hawkesbury River. 100 x 74 cm.
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Travel posters, one 'New South Wales, Australia', showing 'Australian Bush Babies'; other 'Jenolan Caves, New South Wales', both designed by Rotalith Art Services, and published by New South Wales Department of Tourist Activities, lithograph in colours, each overall 61 x 100 cm. (2 items)
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c1960s travel poster, 'Beach Girl. New South Wales, Australia', colour process lithograph, published by the Department of Tourism, Sydney, printed by Offset Alpine Printing, Sydney, 63 x 101 cm
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c1960s Australian National Travel Association poster, 'Australia, Lifeguards at Sydney's bondi beach', colour process lithograph, printed in Usa by Ardlee Service Inc., New York, linen-backed, 63 x 102 cm. Condition A-.
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Railways - Nsw: 1: 'Catch bream, flathead and the 8.16 Off-peak CityRail', with a view of Brisbane Waters; 2: 'Did someone say ZooLink saves lots of money?', with an image of a bear. Both 100 x 70 cm, endorsed either 'CountryLink. CityRail. RailCorp' or 'ZooLink, CityRail'. c.1980s (2)
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Railways: 'Signal Teas. Use Griffiths'Teas. Sydney Melbourne.Adelaide.Brisbane', a small tin sign (10 x 11.5 cm) showing the signal trade mark and an Australian floral design; 2) Nsw Sra: 'Trains. Do It The Safe Way', a cartoon safety poster, 54 x 41 cm, 33 copies of this poster; also, Peel-off sticker: 'Starts next week', navy blue on orange, believed to have had Nsw rail useage, 62 x 13.5 cm, 5 copies; and Sra Nsw track diagram for Thirroul, supplement to Weekly Notice No 31 - 1985, 74 x 34 cm, black on…
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Qantas travel posters, 'Businessmen Fly Qantas, It's a Shrewd Move!', 'For superb Performance!/ Actors Fly Qantas' & 'For Miles of Fun!/ Globetrotters Fly Qantas', artwork by M.Schlesinger, printed by posters Pty Ltd, all linenbacked, each 38 x 76 cm. (3 items)
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Ansett Airlines poster 'Victoria' with a 1970s view of a tram in Swanston Street, Melbourne, flanked by a side view of an alpine hut, grazing cattle and a snow-clad mountain; also another side view of a mother and little girl inspecting Moomba souvenirs. (The tram is 'W2' class 453 on run M56, Route 6, Glen Iris.) 68 x 95 cm. Very good cond.
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