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Sporting & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:522
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:330
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:317
Date:1-Feb-2012
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Fishing Rods: nice group of antique fishing rods in original canvas socks, including Hardy Bros, C.and W. Bird of Studley and Bartletts. (4 items)
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Walter Lindrum: 'The Billiards Master - Walter Lindrum', original painting by Bryan Membrey, watercolour, window mounted, overall 41 x 55 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Sport Badges: c1940s-50s badges, noted two interesting Jewish sports badges-'Inter State Sports Carnival/ Ajax/ 49-50' & '19th Interstate Sports Carnival/ Jasa/ Sydney 1951-52'. (8 items)
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1951 Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations trophy, with golden angel over Australian Coat-of-Arms, 30 cm tall. We have sold similar trophies awarded to Shirley Strickland, Keith Miller & Bill Johnston
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1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, an attractive decorative tankard, made by Copeland Spode, England. Scarce
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'Room For Champions', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache acrylic, signed lower right, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 124 x 100 cm. (Clockwise: Walter Lindrum, Harry Hopman, Ted Whitten, John Landy, Ron Casey, Peter Brock, Ambrose Palmer, John Famechon, Lionel Rose, Andrew Gaze, Ron Clarke, Hubert Opperman, Phar Lap & Jim Pike, Ron Barassi, Keith Miller & Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop). From the artist’s personal collection
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'Room For Champions', original art concept artwork by Bryan Membrey, gouache acrylic, signed lower right, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 70 x 54 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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'Legends of Australian Sport', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache acrylic, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 122 x 95 cm. (Shows Les Darcy, Ted Whitten, Phar Lap, Walter Lindrum & Victor Trumper). From the artist’s personal collection
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'Legends of Autralian Sport', original art concept artwork by Bryan Membrey, gouache acrylic, window mounted, overall 63 x 51 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Prints, by Bryan Membrey, comprising 'The Legends of Australian Sport', 'Legends of the Goal Square', 'Legends of the Brownlow' & 'Masters of Music'. From the artist’s personal collection. (4 items)
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Les Darcy: 'The Maitland Wonder', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 55 x 71 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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Les Darcy: 'The Maitland Wonder-Les Darcy', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 49 x 62 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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'Australian Champions', original painting by Bryan Membrey, pen and wash, showing Elley Bennett, Les Darcy, Dave Sands, Young Griffo, Vic Patrick & Ambrose Palmer, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 44 x 59 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Ambrose Palmer: 'Triple Champion Fighter, Master Boxer Trainer/Manager-Ambrose Palmer', original painting by Bryan Membrey, pen and wash, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 47 x 58 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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'Sugar Ray Robinson', original painting by Bryan Membrey, acrylic on canvas board, signed lower right, overall 61 x 76 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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'Sugar Ray Robinson', original painting by Bryan Membrey, watercolour, signed lower left, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 64 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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'Lionel Rose', original painting by Bryan Membrey, watercolour, signed by Lionel Rose and the artist, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 66 x 80 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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'Lionel Rose', large print on canvas by Bryan Membrey, signed by Lionel Rose (in Warragul on 2nd June 2010) and the artist, framed, overall 91 x 115 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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Lionel Rose: 'The Boy From Jacksons Track-Lionel Rose', original painting by Bryan Membrey, pen and wash, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 33 x 43 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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Lionel rose and Johnny Famechon, prints on canvas by Bryan Membrey, individually signed by Lionel rose and Johnny Famechon, and both signed by the artist, each overall 49 x 61 cm. From the artist's personal collection. (2 items)
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Johnny Famechon, signature on 'Fammo!' Weg poster, also signed by Weg and numbered 267/2000, size 44 x 63 cm
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'A Boxing Golden Era', original painting by Bryan Membrey, watercolour, showing Lionel rose, Alan Rudkin, Masahiko 'Fighting' Harada and Johnny Famechon, signed by each of the four boxers and the artist, window mounted, overall 48 x 64 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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'the Renaissance', original painting by Bryan Membrey, watercolour, showing Lionel Rose, Alan Rudkin, Masahiko ‘Fighting’ Harada & Johnny Famechon, signed by Famechon, Lionel Rose & the artist, window mounted, overall 69 x 48 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Tony Mundine & Her Thompson: 'They Fought the World’s Best. Light Heavy weights-Tony Mundine. Light weights-Hector Thompson', original painting by Bryan Membrey, watercolour, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 52 x 65 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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'Rocky-Hitman', original painting by Bryan Membrey, pen and wash, showing Rocky Mattioli & Hitman Harding, signed at lower centre, window mounted, overall 46 x 60 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Jeff Fenech: 'Jeff Fenech-The Marrickville Mauler', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache acrylic, window mounted, framed, overall 58 x 74 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Lester Ellis: 'The Master Blaster', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 58 x 74 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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Lester Ellis: 'Winners are Grinners', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache and acrylic, signed by Lester Ellis and the artist, window mounted, overall 55 x 75 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Lester Ellis: 'Three Heads. Lester Ellis Fighting Hwan Kil Yuh', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache and acrylic, signed lower left, window mounted, overall 59 x 80 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Lester Ellis: 'Three Heads. Lester Ellis Fighting Hwan Kil Yuh', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache and acrylic, monotone with pickout colour, signed lower right, overall 56 x 76 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Lester Ellis: 'The Master Blaster-Lester Ellis', original painting by Bryan Membrey, pen and gouache, signed lower right, overall 48 x 65 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Kostya Tszyu: 'Tale of Two Countries, Kostya Tszyu of Sydney, a Place to Call Home', original painting by Bryan Membrey, pen and wash, signed by Kostya Tszyu and the artist, window mounted, framed, overall 42 x 55 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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'Hall of Fame', Australian National Boxing hall of Fame print by Bryan Membrey, signed by the Inaugural Inductees-Lionel rose, Johnny Famechon and Barry Mich'ls, also signed by the artist and numbered 1/300, framed and glazed, overall 74 x 67 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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All Time Favourites, original paintings by Bryan Membrey, pen and wash: (1) 'My favourite Flyweight-Vic Darchinyan & My favourite Bantamweight-Lionel Rose'; (2) 'My favourite Featherweight-John Famechon & My favourite Lightweight-Vic Patrick'; (3) 'My favourite Welterweight-Kostya Tszyu & My favourite Middleweight-Dave Sands'; (4) 'My favourite Lt.Heavyyweight-Jeff Harding & My favourite Heavyweight-Joe Bugner'; all window mounted, each overall 37 x 27 cm. From the artist’s personal collection. (4 items)
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Melbourne: 1884 Team photograph, with 'Melbourne Football Team, Adelaide, August, 1884' and players names printed on mount, excellent condition, framed and glazed, overall 45 x 37 cm. A magnificent piece
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Carlton: 1891 Member's Season Ticket, with gilt 'Carlton 1891' on covers, inside with fixture list, but no tickets left. Good condition and rare. Together with Racv badge with number '4062' on reverse
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1895 & 1896 Seasons: Complete pages from 'The Argus' newspaper for 1895 (45) & 1896 (50), with reports of football throughout the season, includes home & away matches; intercolonial matches. (Fitzroy's 1st Premiership was 1895; Collingwood 1st Premiership was 1896)
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Collingwood: Weg Caricature Premiership Posters for 1903, 1917, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1936, 1953, 1958 & 1970 Runners-Up (2), all additionally hand-signed & endorsed by Weg. Good condition. (10 items)
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Fitzroy: 'Fitzroy Juniors Football Club, Season 1913', framed team photograph, illustrated and presented to captain R.W.Wawn, overall 67 x 80 cm
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North Adelaide: Team photograph with title 'North Adelaide Football Club. Premiers South Australian Football League, 1920', and players names printed on mount, size 46 x 35 cm. Fair/Good condition. [The Roosters 4th Premiership]
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1920-25 'Pals' magazines (9), including Vol.1 No.1, and one with 1924 Pals 'Australian Sportsmen' card. Fair/Good condition
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Football Board Game: c1920s-30s 'The Game of Football', in original box marked 'National No.2 Series'
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'Wells Football Cartoons' by Samuel Wells (Melbourne, 1923). Poor condition, though scarce
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Essendon: Weg Caricature Premiership Posters for 1923 bomber, 1924 bomber, 1942 Reynolds, 1946 bomber, 1946 Hutchinson, 1949 McDonald & 1950 Coleman, all signed & endorsed by Weg; 1946 bomber additionally signed by three of the Premiership players. Good condition. (7 items)
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'Wells Cartoons-Sporting, Political and General' by Samuel Wells [Melbourne, c1923]. Poor condition, with some pages & back cover missing
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Collingwood: 1924 programme/menu 'Complimentary Smoke Social & Presentation to E.W.Copeland J.P., Collingwood Town Hall, 14th July 1924', with 26 signatures on back cover including John Wren, E.W.Copeland, Lord Stradbroke, Jack Ryder, Sir Walter Baldwin-Spencer, Jock McHale, Dick Lee, Con McCarthy, James Sharp, Percy Wilson, George Clayden, Harry Curtis Wally Sharland & Percy Maybury. [Collingwood’s best & fairest was named the Copeland Trophy in honour of E.W.Copeland]
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Victoria: 1924 team photograph, with title 'Victoria Football, 1924', and players names printed on mount, nice photograph showing players in their 'Big V' jumpers, noted George Haines (Captain-Geelong/Melb/St. Kilda), Mel Morris (Vice-Capt-Richmond), Joe Poulter (Collingwood/South Melbourne) and George Todd (Geelong), overall 35 x 39 cm. Fair/good condition
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Victoria: Team photographs (3), of 1951 Victoria (poor condition); 1956 Victoria (with Ted Whitten & Ron Barassi); 1960 Victoria; also mounted photo (damaged) of Geelong’s Victorian representatives (date unknown). Poor/Good condition. (4 items)
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Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves: 'The First Brownlow, Geelong Football Club, Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves, 1903-1963', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 42 x 56 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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Geelong: Weg Caricature Premiership Posters for 1925 cat, 1931 cat (signed by Milton Lamb), 1931 Greeves, 1937 cat, 1952 cat & 1963 Farmer (signed by Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer), all additionally hand-signed by Weg. Good condition. (6 items)
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Abbotsford: Team photographs (4) including Premiers 1927, Champions 1928 & Runners-Up 1929. Two photos 46 x 36 cm; other two photos 30 x 25 cm. Fair/Good condition. [Two photos include Collingwood premiership player Fred Froude; another stated to include Alby Pannam & Keith Stackpole]
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Northcote: Team photograph with title 'Northcote Football Club. Premiers V.F.A. Season 1929', and players names printed on mount, size 46 x 35 cm. Fair/Good condition. [Northcote’s 1st Premiership, the team including Doug Nicholls, and former Collingwood players Percy Rowe & Ern Wilson. After defeating Port Melbourne in the 1929 decider, Northcote made the VFA grand final for every season until 1935, winning three of them]
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VFL Annual Reports, almost complete run from year ending 31st January 1930 (Season 1929) to Season 1968 (missing only 1951). Fair/good condition. Excellent run of these sought after reports. (36 items)
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John Wren: 'Sports Gambling Genius-John Wren', original painting by Bryan Membrey, pen and wash, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 32 x 44 cm. From the artist’s personal collection
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'Football-The Official Journal of the Victorian Football League' Vol.1 No.5 (August 10, 1931). Fair condition
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North Melbourne: 1932 Contract for lease of an advertising panel at Arden Street, with accompanying map showing ground, gasometer & location of advertising panels. Scarce and unusual
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Bob Pratt (South Melbourne), signature on Weg 'South, 1933 Premiers' poster (issued 1998), also signed & endorsed by Fred Goldsmith & Weg, size 45 x 65 cm
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Football Literature, noted 'The Argus Football Guide' for 1935 & 1937; 'The Sporting Globe Football Book' for 1946, 1953 (2) & 1954; 'Footy 59'; 'Es&A Savings Bank Football Book' (1963 x 2); magazines including 'Footy Week' (19 issues, 1965). Poor/G condition. (42 items)
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Melbourne: Weg Caricature Premiership Posters, all additionally hand-signed & endorsed by Weg, for 1941 (Beames’ Year), 1948 (Cordner’s Year!) & 1964 (Bluey’s Year! x 2 different). Good condition. (4 items)
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Carlton: Collection of Annual Reports between 1945 & 1996, including 1945 (Premiership Year), 1946, 1947 (Premiership Year) & 1950. scarce. (42 items)
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'The Sporting Globe Football Book/Annual' for 1946, 1948, 1953 & 1954. (4 items)
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Dick Reynolds (Essendon): nice signature on Weg 'Bombers ‘46 Premiers' poster, size 45 x 64 cm, mounted on board
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Football Books, noted 'Football Souvenir-V.F.L. Finals 1948', 'Football Souvenir-V.F.L. Season 1949', 'The Collingwood Footballer, April, 1956'; also 'The Rugby World Cup Guide 2003'; programme '2008 Rugby League World Cup-Australia v England'; 'The Leader War Maps' [Melbourne, 1941]. G/Vg condition. (9 items)
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Magazines: 'Sporting Life' 1948 issues in bound volume; plus 'Sport Magazine' Volumes 10 & 11 in two bound volumes (June 1960-May 1962). Fair/Good condition
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Melbourne Sports Depot Football & Winter Sports catalogues (14), noted two featuring John Coleman on front cover, dated catalogues from 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971 & 1972; also 'Hartleys Sports Magazine' Vol.1 No.2 (May 1932). (15 items)
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Geelong: Annual reports (12) for 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980 & 1981; 'Geelong Footballer’s Athletic Club, Annual Athletic & Cycling Carnival' official programmes for 1951 & 1955; 'Who’s Who' Geelong Football Club Season 1962'; 'Geelong Football Club-A Record of the Club' (1967). Fair/Vg condition. (16 items)
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Melbourne: Melbourne Football Club Annual Reports (22 issues, 1952-78); 'Souvenir Album 1963'; 'Season Guides' (6) 1999- 2006; 'The Devils Kitchen'; plus Official newsletter/magazines 1979-96 comprising 'Demons World' (19); 'Teamworks' (10); 'The Demon' (6). Fair/G condition. (55 items)
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Argus Football Books, noted 'Let’s Look at Football', 'Footy-And the Clubs that Make It', 'VFL Premiers', 'Football Headlines', 'Talking Football with the Stars' & 'The Footy Story' [Melbourne, 1952-56]. G/Vg condition. (6 items)
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Essendon: Member's Season Tickets for 1953, 1954 & 1955, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. (3 items)
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Collingwood: 1954 Photographs of the unfurling of the 1953 Premiership fl ag at Victoria Park on 24th April 1954, one showing fl ag being raised, other showing Collingwood players being introduced to Governor Dallas Brooks. (2 items)
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Footscray: 1954 original Weg poster, size 51 x 66 cm, the first Weg poster. Extremely rare and sought after, with only a handfull known, this is missing from most collections. G/VG condition
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Footscray: c1954 Weg poster showing Bulldog, signed by Weg in image lower right, size 50 x 41 cm. a previously unrecorded image. Folded, otherwise G/VG condition
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Hawthorn: Annual reports for 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961 (Premiership Year), 1967 (signed Peter Hudson & Rodney Olsson), 1968, 1969 & 1970. Fair/Vg condition. (10 items)
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Essendon: Member's Season Tickets for 1956, 1957, 1958 & 1959, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. (4 items)
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c1956 'Argus Fireside Football', the scoreboard only. Scarce
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Club Literature, noted Carlton (2); Essendon (2) with 'Essendon Football Club 1871-1960'; Fitzroy (3); Footscray (4); St Kilda (7) including 1958 Newsletter; South Melbourne (8). Fair/G condition. (26 items)
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Football Group, noted 'Marks of the Century' posters (3) with Alex Jesaulenko poster signed; VFL tea towel with Mcg & 12 clubs logos; 1906 page from ‘The Australasian’; 'Football Favourites' caricatures [9/14] from ‘The Argus’ 1949; 1960 ‘Womans Day’ with 6 colour photos; Rogers Premiers posters for 1990 (Collingwood) & 1991 (Hawthorn); Hawthorn posters (2)
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Essendon: Member's Season Tickets for 1960, 1961, 1962 (Premiership Year), 1963 & 1964, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. (5 items)
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Sewing Patterns, for VFL team logos, c1960s, printed on paper (each 76 x 51 cm), complete set of 12, few with tone spots. (12 items)
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Essendon v Carlton: 33 1/3 rpm Single Record of 1962 Grand Final, Essendon v Carlton, made by W&G. scarce
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Records: Single Records, noted 'Carn the Cats'; 'The Ballad of Wayne Schimmelbusch'; Peter Motley; Neil Kerley; club songs of South Melbourne, Glenelg, North Adelaide, South Adelaide & Wangaratta Rovers. Plus LP Record 'Up There Mike Brady'. (10 items)
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Carlton: Member's Season Ticket for 1963 & 1964 (Centenary Year), both handstamped 'Past Players and Officials', and both with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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Carlton: 'Carlton Football Club Centenary Review'; 'Carlton 1864-1989 125 Years'; Premiership Souvenirs for 1971 & 1995; Year Books (6); Annual Reports (14); Magazines/Newsletters (13); videos (23). (60 items)
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Finals Tickets: c1964-84 range with 1964 Preliminary Final; 1982 (4) & 1984 (1). G/Vg condition. (6 items)
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Carlton: Member's Season Tickets for 1965, 1966, 1968 (Premiership Year), 1969, 1970 (2-Premiership year), 1971, 1999 & 2010. Tickets to 1971 with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Good condition. (9 items)
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Essendon: Member's Season Tickets for 1965 (Premiership Year), 1966, 1967, 1968 & 1969, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. (5 items)
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VFL Newsletters: 1966-88 newsletters-'Teamwork' (2); 'V.F.L. Newsletter' (38); 'VFL News' (1); 'VFL Park Newsletter' (7). Fair/Vg condition. (48 items)
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St Kilda: LP Record of 1966 Grand Final, St Kilda v Collingwood, made by W&G
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Balance of Football Collection, noted two boxes of newsletters, annual reports & ephemera; 1936 scrapbook; display stand of pamphlets; bag of key-rings & badges; bag of shirts; collectable cars (4); AFL Centenary bunting. Inspection will reward
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'Victorian League Football Yearbook' for 1967, 1968 & 1971; plus 'Australian Rules Football Annual' (1969). Fair/G condition. (4 items)
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VFA Annual Reports: VFA Annual reports for 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 & 1979-94. Fair/Vg condition. (21 items)
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WA Football: Books (9) including 'Jack Sheedy-My Football Life' [Perth, 1969]; 'Swan Districts 1934-74' [Perth, 1974]; 'West Perth Football Club 1885-1985' [Perth, 1985]; 'The South Saga' [Bunbury, 1977]; WA Football Commission Annual Reports (5); Club annual reports/ magazines/ephemera (25). G/Vg condition. (39 items)
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c1970 Jiffy Donuts 'Jiffy Donuts Footy Bags' (13). Poor/Fair
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Tasmania: Historic team photograph 'Tasmanian Football Team-1970, Match-Tasmania V Western Australia, Played at Hobart 15th June 1970, Scores: Tasmania 18.10 (118) D Western Australia 17.14 (116)' (framed, 54 x 44 cm); plus 1990 'TAS V VIC' poster signed by Darrin Pritchard and Dermott Brereton (creases, framed, 51 x 73 cm). (2 items)
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Essendon: Member's Season Tickets for 1970, 1971, 1972 (Centenary Year), 1973, 1974 & 1975, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended; plus 'Essendon Social Club' membership badges for 1973 & 1974. (8 items)
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Collingwood: c1970 Courage Beer Tray 'Collingwood/ The Magpies', 30 cm diameter. G/Vg condition
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Collingwood: 8 mm film, c450 feet, showing parts of 10 Collingwood matches 1970-74, and 1973 Victoria v WA
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Football Posters, noted 1971 Puma posters for Barry Davis, Peter Bedford & Alex Jesaulenko (faults); 1990 AFL Grand Final/ Australian Airlines posters (3-one laminated); 1990 Collingwood Wall of Honour; also 1931 boxing page for Baer v Keeler (Jack dempsey refereeing controversy). (8 items)
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Truth/Cub Cazaly Awards: Menus for 1975, 1977, 1978 & 1980. (4 items)
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VFA: 'The Pioneers-V.F.A. Centenary 1877 to 1977' by Fiddian [Melbourne, 1977], half-leather bound presentation copy
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