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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
19-May-2019
Lot No.
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Description:
Australian Capital Territory: Collection of items from the estate of a senior Public Servant, including 'House of Representatives, Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day No.100, 9th May 1927 (First Meeting at Canberra' (2 copies); and 'No.101, Votes and Proceedings ... 9th May 1927'; 'Journals of the Senate, Monday 9th May 1927, First Meeting of the Parliament at Canberra'; 1927 First Class Railway ticket for a sleeping berth and a reserved seat on the Royal Visit train from Sydney to Canberra; a 1927 newspaper with details of the Royal Visit; booklet '1927 Canberra, Federal Capital' by Luscombe (Goulburn, 1927); 1928 Parliament Report 'The Naming of Canberra's Streets and Suburbs'; 1929 real photo postcard of Parliament House; signed letter from Ben Chifley (Australia's 16th Prime Minister). (Qty 15)
Estimate:
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Category:
Memorabilia: Zother