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Australiana — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:201
Sale Title:AustralianaLots with images:160
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:166
Date:27-Jun-2012
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Convicts: 30th Oct. 1833 Memorandum from the Principal Superintendent of Convicts Office in Sydney to The Police Magistrate, Campbell Town, noting the sentences passed upon the mentioned Convicts had been approved - William Ricketts, William Marsh Thomas Tallis - To be worked in Irons for twelve months
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Convicts: 21st Nov. 1833 Memorandum from the Principal Superintendent of Convicts Office in Sydney to The Police Magistrate, Campbell Town, noting the sentences passed upon the mentioned Convicts had been approved - Joseph Williams - To be worked in Chains for three months; John Edwards - to be dismissed as Post Office Messenger for Drunkenness; & Richard Bennett - To be removed to Tasman’s Peninsula for misconduct
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Convicts: 31st Dec. 1833 Memorandum from Principal Superintendent of Convicts Office in Sydney to The Police Magistrate, Campbell Town, noting the Lieutenant Governor has directed that James Whicker is to be worked in Chains at Launceston for six months
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Convicts: 18th Feb. 1834 Memorandum from the Principal Superintendent of Convicts Office in Sydney to The Police Magistrate, Campbell Town, noting that the mentioned Convicts are to be disposed of as follows - Mary Connelly - Three months in George Town Factory; John Newland - Bridgewater Chain Gang twelve months, and then to be returned to his Master; Thomas Gossling - Having been dismissed a Constable, to be worked in Epping Forest road party; & Elizabeth McPherson - one month solitary confinement on…
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Bushranger - Captain Moonlite (Andrew George Scott 1845-80): A remarkable archive comprising: - 1858 (March 16) Extract from Register of Baptisms, giving birth date Jan.8 1845 & baptism date July 5 1845, written by Charles B.Knox, Rector of Drumgath, Ireland. - 1859 (Feb.26) Extract from Register of Baptisms, giving birth date Jan.8 1845 & baptism July 5 1845 - 1864 (Feb.1) copies (2) of a letter from Andrew G.Scott to the War Minister, Auckland, requesting a Commission in the Waikato Militia. - 1864 (Feb…
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An interesting group of 19th century Blacksmith Made items. Comprising a very large fireplace jib crane, an adjustable height cooking pot hook with rings and a double ended bottle cracker, (these are heated and placed on the necks of bottles, then the bottle is plunged into cold water to crack the neck and make jars). All fire welded. From the Buninyong district
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An all original 19th century wooden Miner?S Food Safe. With gable roof, punched zinc sides and brass lock. 54 cm high. Found in the Buninyong area
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A Chinese 'Coolies' hat; ex Ballarat
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A Chinese carrying stick and pair of conforming baskets. circa.1900
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A large blacksmith-made, iron bound, wooden mallett; 19th century
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'No 35'. rare 1850s-era shop or tent number, made out of pieces of packing case. Ex Montrose Cottage, Ballarat. 'Montrose' was one of the first bluestone residences built on the Ballarat goldfields, and dates back 150 years to the city's golden era. built of basalt, quarried nearby, and handmade bricks, Montrose stands today as a tribute to the craftsmanship of Scottish stonemason John Alexander. Alexander, his wife Annie, daughter Jane and orphaned grandson James left Montrose, Scotland, on the trail of…
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A 19th century bronze bell of approx 22lbs. Believed to have been used in the mines, but this has not been verified
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An large 40lb fire bell with the name 'John Taylor' cast into it. The present company, John Taylor & Co., is part of a line of bellfounders dating back to Johannes de Stafford in the 14th century. The Taylor family became involved in 1784 and a foundry was established on the current site in Leicestershire in 1839
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A wooden fire bucket, circa 1880s and a circa 1920s galvenised iron fire bucket. (2)
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A mid-19th century mahogany combination document box and writing slope
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An oak-cased travelling toiletry box, c1860s
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A 19th century leather covered portable ink well in gilt brass
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Various 19th century cooking and kitchen impliments - a pine dough board, wooden mixing spoon, rolling pin and slicer. (4)
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Trolley with 2 large transverse wooden rollers on top. Probably kauri and cast iron. Possible mine use?
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Victorian cedar, cottage wall cupboard. Very pretty
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A wooden coopered bucket. Scarce
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A wooden coopered bucket
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A large ornate cast iron company seal, late 19th century
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Geologists pick and 7 blacksmith made iron drifts for rock splitting and timber tying - all found in a Ballarat mine
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Victorian cast brass jam pan and one other similar. (2)
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Brass saucepans, 19th century. (5)
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A pair of leather work clogs
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A Victorian cast iron 'witches cauldron' camp oven and another by Harding & Sons of Ballarat, both with original lids. (2)
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A cast iron hot water fountain and a cast iron hanging cooking pot, both 19th century. (2 items)
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An extremely rare blacksmith made iron grappling hook, a candle 'Spider' and 4 other forged items, all found in Ballarat mines. (6 items)
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An Australian Kauri chip-carved wall shelf, 19th century. Ex Ballarat Cottage
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A four gallon (approx.) earthenware spirit barrel by 'George Skey' c1860s
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Two 19th century wooden lawn bowls and a wooden jack, all with ivory or bone buttons engraved 'Wt' and in a leather Gladstone type case
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A set of two 19th century lignum vitae bowling balls with inset ivory style buttons engraved 'WH' and the corresponding jack; in a modern bag
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A pair of 19th century lignum vitae lawn bowls with inset ivory style buttons engraved 'E' in a leather case
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Set of wheels from an ore trolley. (2)
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Ambro / Daguerreotypes. (8 items)
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Games - A homemade chess set in box c1900, a 19th century ebony & ivory domino set in box and a box containing turned gambling chips (approx 46) that could also be used for draughts. (3 boxes)
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A 19th century heavy duty door lock & key - ex Ballarat Gaol, now mounted in a small wooden frame
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A blacksmith-made childs doll cot and homemade embroidered mattress and pillow - ex Ballarat c1860s
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An engineers pantograph, c1880s. Finely engineered brass with the original gold lacquer finish and ivory casters - In original fitted cedar case with ivory makers label of 'A.G Thornton, Manchester' - ex Buninyong area
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A pair of 19th century Lignum Vitae bowling balls with ivory inserts and initialled 'F.B', in a canvas bowls case
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Cast iron hot water fountain, 19th century marked 'Clark, 3 gallon' and two fl at iron skillets. (3 items)
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A Beaver skin stove pipe top hat or 'topper'
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A set of early printing blocks from Daylesford relating to the loss of children in a mine
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Arts & Crafts spirit kettle - copper. c1890s
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Arts & Crafts spirit kettle - brass. c1890s
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A leather shotgun or cartridge case for Henry Holland with his trade label. Also inside are 7 old shotgun reloading tools
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A mining engineers plan box in tin, 19th century, with trade label of 'John Holloway & Sons, Manufacturer, Ballarat'. John Holloway & Sons were established in Ballarat in the 1850's
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A presentation alabaster mantel clock inscribed 'From the employees at Camerons Free’d G.M. Co to Mr Wm Smyth, with Gold Albert as a token of their esteem Sep. 2nd (18)78' - Wikipedia asserts that Donald Cameron’s station at Clunes was disclosed by Mr. Cameron as having been the site of the first gold find on the 10th Jan. 1851. With key & pendulum. ex Clunes
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A beaver skin stovepipe top hat. 19th century
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A beaten copper 19th century gold dust separator pan in fine condition. Most of these have been scrapped and are now very scarce. Fine gold and sands were dried in these pans allowing the lighter dust to be blown out leaving the gold dust. Found in the Buninyong district. 39 cm long
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A nice selection of 19th century padlocks and keys. Brass and steel
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A large sized 19th century brass cow bell; engraved 'Davidson, 1862'. From Ballarat. 17 cm high
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A goldrush-era tin candle mould for 12 candles. New old stock found at the original premises of Clark Brothers Ballarat. These are fragile and usually much used so are usually found in poor condition. 25 cm high, 25 cm long, 10 cm wide
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A rare iron prospector's bar. Used for extracting quartz and crushing samples in a dolly pot. Ballarat. 19th century. 79 cm long
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A group of blacksmith forged miner's candle holder spikes. Buninyong. 19th century. Largest 14 cm long. (3)
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An iron boot scraper by Kenrick & Sons. 30 cm diameter, 20 cm high. 19th century
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A set of 4 earthenware spirit barrels for pub dispensing. Unmarked but almost certainly Staffordshire 1850's. Each is fitted with its original tap and stand for the glass depth measure - each approx 6 gallons capacity. Removed from a pub in the Victorian Goldfields
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A mid-19th century cased mahogany military style chest of drawers - Ex Ballarat. 118 x 110 x 100 cm, in superb condition, 5 drawers, period hardware, original lock on upper drawer, with fabulous dovetailing. Resting on wooden ball star feet.
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A silver mounted travelling toiletry box. Hallmarked for London 1862/63, in rosewood case
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A rosewood cased travelling toiletry box with silver plated mounted bottles c1860s
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A mid 19th century doll's cot
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Original photographs, re Hill End Gold Mines, c1873. Group of albumen photographs taken by Charles Bayliss (1858-97) & Henry Beaufoy Merlin (1830-73) of various gold mining images taken in the Hill End district in NSW: the Holtermann discovery of gold bearing quartz, ingots of Holtermann gold, three ore-crushing mills, and gold mines on Hawk?s Hill. Sizes vary, some missing portions, slight staining and foxing. All window mounted, each overall 41 x 51 cm. Provenance: Holtermann family. (6 items). (6 items)
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A mid Victorian walnut sloping deed box with two cut glass ink bottles and partitioned interior
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Garretts Bijou Gold Changer, c1900, iron money changer, 28 cm tall. A pioneering change machine. A late 19th - early 20th century device for changing sovereigns and half-sovereigns into a corresponding amount of silver coin; the domed, hinged and lockable front decorated in art nouveau style with slots for the gold coins and drawers below to deliver the change
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Apothecary & pharmaceutical equipment: four apothecaries ceramic sifting funnels, two by Royal Worcester, and a glass example
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Apothecary & medicine bottles, some very nice examples. Various sizes. (7)
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A set of 19th century mahogany apothecary drawers. The twenty drawers with original reverse painted and gold glass name panels and conforming glass knobs
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Apothecary bottles (4), plus 7 interesting chemists bottles, all 19th century. Various sizes. (11 items)
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'Ophir Gold Mining Company, Inkermann Lead, Ballarat', Dec.4th 1857 receipt to James Anderson for £5 call for an engine; April 12th 1858 receipt to Mr.R.Alexander for £5 call; 30th Sept.1858 Transfer of full working share from Robert Dow to Ed Beadley. (3 items)
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'Clarke’s Gold Office, Melbourne', 15th Nov.1859 receipt to Mr.L. Joseph for 100 Mary Mining shares
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'The Pre-emptive Right Gold Mining Company, Phoenix Lead, Smythesdale', share certificate to J.K.Davies of Springdallah (near Ballarat), December 1864; 'Grand Trunk Lead Gold Mining Co., Springdallah', share certificate to John Sanderson of Springdallah, January 1865; 'The Independent Quartz Mining Co., Registered, Black Hill, Ballarat', share certificate to William Lewis of Ballarat, November 1865. (3 items)
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'Kent & Surrey Gold-Mining Company, Bull-Dog', share certificate to J.K.Davis of Piggoreet (Victoria), April 1865
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'The New Independent Gold Mining Co., Registered, Eureka Lead, Ballarat', share certificate to William Lewis of Ballarat, April 1865; 'Monitor Gold Mining Co., Registered, Western Creek', share certificate to James K.Davis of Springdallah (near Ballarat), April 1865; 'Peru Company Registered, Smythesdale Race Course', share certificate to J.K.Davis of Piggoreet (Victoria), April 1865. (3 items)
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'Arrah-Na-Pogue Freehold Gold Mining Co., Registered, Ballarat', share certificate to J.M.Middleton of Melbourne, June 1866; 'Llanberris Quartz Mining Co., Registered, Ballarat', share certificate to John Bole of Ballarat, 1867; 'The Upper Jordan Joint Stock Gold Mining Company, Jerico' share certificate to Marmaduke Constable of Melbourne, Sept. 1869. (3 items)
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'The Ballarat Meat Preserving Company Limited', share certificate to James Williamson of Ballarat, August 1870
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'The Melbourne and Avoca Gold Mining Company Registered', share certificate & Bonus Shares certificate, to Andrew Haddon of Melbourne, December 1871. (2 items)
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'St. George & Band of Hope United Company, Registered, Sebastopol Hill, Ballarat', share certificate to W.B.R. Gledhill of Ballarat, May 1871; 'Dutchman's Tin Lode Mining Company' (NSW), share certificate to Jane Higgs of Penzance, England, July 1883; 'The New Garden Gully Freehold Company, Garden Gully Reef, Sandhurst', share certificate to W.T.Vance of Melbourne, July 1886. (3 items)
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'The Hepburn Estate Leasehold Company, No Liability. Smeaton & Kingston', 3 share certificates to D. Binnie of Ballarat, August 1886; plus receipt to Messrs Stoddart & Binnie for call, October 1886. (4 items)
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'Black Jack Consols Gold Mining Coy, Charters Towers, Queensland', share certificate to S.J. Connery of Melbourne, 1887; 'Fultons Creek Gold Mining Company, Gippsland' share certificate, 1904; 'Nuggety-Ajax South Gold Mining Co., Daylesford' share certificate, 1906; 'Upper Watut Gold Alluvials, New Guinea' share certificate, 1935. (4 items)
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'Salisbury Copper, Silver and Gold Mining Company, North East Dundas, Tasmania', share certificates, 1896-99. (4 items)
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'The Lyell Pioneer Consolidated Mining Company, Mount Lyell, Tasmania', share certificates, 1897-1900. (9 items)
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'Mount Murchison Extended Mining Company, North East Dundas, Tasmania', share certificates to F.A.Hiscox of Melbourne, November 1897. (6 items)
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'The Grey Prospecting Association, Mount Reid, Tasmania', share certificates to R.Menzie of Zeehan, September 1897. (2 items)
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'Mount Molloy Copper Mining Company, Port Douglas, Queensland', share certificates to A.J.Peacock of Melbourne, July 1898. (5 items)
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'Chillagoe Minerals Prospecting Association', share certificates to J.S.Dane of Melbourne, May 1898. (4 items)
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'North Windmill Gold Mining Syndicate, Dunolly, Victoria', Promoter’s share certificates (one damaged), 1898. (10 items)
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'Copper Top Proprietary Mining Company, South Australia', share certificates, 1900-02. (9 items)
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'Alorstar Tin Prospecting Company, Kedah, Malay Peninsula', share certificates to J.Maughan of Melbourne, April 1920. (3 items)
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'Melbourne Hope Gold Mining Company, Hampton Plains, Western Australia', share certificates to J.Maughan of Melbourne, March 1920. (2 items)
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Miners Rights, 19th century Ballart miners rights. (5 items)
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An early Chinese-issued passport, believed to have been for a European Missionary
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A selection of items from the Ballarat Survey Office. Comprising the original office Crown Seal with ebony handle. Also some articles dating between 1910-1917. Seal circa 1860s
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'The News Letter of Australasia or Narrative of Events; A Letter to Send to Friends. No.XVII - November 1857' cover sheet and the complete 4 page newsletter, printed & published by George Slater, Melbourne; depicts 'An Australian Sunset, from a painting by E. v. Guerard', engraved by F. Grosse. Subjects covered include railways, State Aid to Religion, Public Education, 'The ship 'Commodore Perry' has introduced the small pox.A warrant is out for the ship's surgeon, who has absconded.'; The Victorian…
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'The News Letter of Australasia' Melbourne, June 1858; the 4 pages of news, including news of political developments, news from the goldfields, commerce and industry ('Kyneton, an agricultural town about 50 miles from Melbourne, is now lighted up with gas, made from the leaves of the gum tree'), 'The question of water supply to the various gold-fields is beginning to excite the attention of Melbourne capitalists..'; horse racing, theatre, details of new newspapers, news from the other Colonies, the Port of…
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Miner’S Right: Colony of Victoria, £1 Miner’s Right, issued to John McEwan at Buninyong, dated 24 Nov.1863
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Miner’S Right: Colony of Victoria, 5/- Miner’s Right, issued to Edward Jones of Ballarat, dated 30 June 1869
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'Certificate of Registration of Residence or Business Area', issued to Edward Jones as the owner of a residence situated near the Show Yards in Ballarat, dated 15th July 1869
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Miner’S Right: Colony of Victoria, 5/- Miner’s Right, issued to J.J.Booty of Gordon, dated 9th March 1883
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