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Sporting & General Memorabilia, Session 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:562
Sale Title:Sporting & General Memorabilia, Session 1Lots with images:217
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:365
Date:28-Aug-2012
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Sport Medals & Badges: 9ct gold fob/medal 'Albacutya C.C. 1906, Ryan's Trophy, Won by/ A.J.Barnes'; sterling silver fob/ medal 'J.C.A., Premiers, 1901-2, Werrah C.C., A.J.Barnes'; 'Rainbow Bowling Club/Life Member' badge; 'Super Veteran/R.V.B.A., Royal Victorian Bowling Assocn' badge; 'Victorian Bowling Association' badge; Wimmera Bowling Assocn' badge; also 'Rainbow Agr & Pastoral Soc/Life Member' badge. (7 items)
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'Sporting Life' Magazine: Almost complete run 1947-57, 115 issues, attractive vintage covers, fair to good condition
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'Sports Novels' Magazine: Almost complete run 1950-64, 158 issues, fair to good condition. Great value large lot ready for an online dealer or collector
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'J.J.Miller's Sporting Annual', incomplete run from 1951 to 2009-10, each covering horse racing, football, athletics, boxing, cricket, motor racing, Olympics, wood chopping, etc. Poor/VG condition. (31 items)
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'Sport Magazine': Almost Complete Run 1954-63, 115 Issues, attractive vintage Covers, Includes Full 1956 Olympic Year
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'Sports Digest' Magazine: Incomplete run, 1961-71, 67 issues, fair to good condition
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Balance of a Collection: 1979 Australian Cricket Tour to Hong Kong group with blazer, tie & tour guide; cricket team sheets (5) including 1985 Australia; football ties (7); painting/cartoon 'Footy Fever' showing 3AW Commentary Team; range of cricket & other posters (18). Fair/Good condition. Ex Bill Jacobs collection. (33 items)
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Sports Books, noted 'Raising Champions - A Parents' Perspective' by Coates [Melb., 2005]; 'The Man' by Anthony Mundine & Lane [Sydney, 2000]; 'The Big Book of More Sports Insults' by L'Estrange [London, 2005]; 'Australian Sports Almanac' for 1994, 1997, 1998 & 2003. Fair/Good condition. (87 items)
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Membership Cards & Badges: Carlton membership cards (13) from 1989-2004; also Melbourne Cricket Club badges (8) & Victoria Harness Racing Club badges (3). (24 items)
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Sport Videos, collection including AFL football (25), cricket (15), Rugby League (5), NFL (4), wrestling (5), baseball (2), Olympics (1), other sport (12) & other videos (4). (Total 73 items)
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Framed Displays: 1997 Wimbledon poster with 7 signatures including Pat Rafter, Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde; Don Bradman display; Ricky Ponting display (signed & endorsed); Australian Masters polo shirt signed by Gary Player & Greg Norman; 'Pears' print 'Captain of the Eleven'. All framed, various sizes. (5 items)
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Cathy Freeman: 'Cathy Freeman', original artwork by Weg, signed lower left and dated '2000', watercolour on board, overall 50 x 75 cm.
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Tiger Woods: 'Tiger Woods - The Master Blaster', original artwork by Weg, signed lower right and dated '2000', watercolour on board, overall 50 x 75 cm.
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Ian Thorpe: 'Ian Thorpe - The Thorpedo', original artwork by Weg, signed lower right and dated '2000', watercolour on board, overall 50 x 75 cm.
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Magic Johnson, display comprising individually numbered (19/75) jersey swatch from his La Lakers jersey, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 45 x 68 cm. With CoA
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'the Imaginary Billiard Game', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache acrylic, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 64 x 84 cm. From the artist's personal collection.
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'Australian World Champions', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache, showing Jeff Fenech, Johnny Famechon, Lionel Rose, Barry Michael, Lester Ellis, Jimmy Carruthers, Rocky Mattioli & Young Griffo, signed lower right, (two portraits repaired by the artist at base), window mounted, framed, overall 58 x 74 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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Gus Mercurio & Ron Richards, original watercolours by Bryan Membrey, window mounted, each about 30 x 39 cm. From the artist's personal collection. (2 items)
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Sonny Liston, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with two photographs, overall 46 x 32 cm
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Muhammad Ali, display comprising signature 'Muhammad Ali, aka Cassius Clay' on 'Everlast' boxing glove, window mounted with two photos of Ali, framed & glazed, overall 96 x 83 cm. With CoA.
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Boxing: 1973 ticket Joe Frazier v Joe Bugner at Earls Court, London; 1987 programme Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner; Nike card signed by Frank Bruno; Jeff Harding card signed 'When in Doubt Jab Out, Jeff Hitman Harding'. (4 items)
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Muhammad Ali: 1976-78 Tickets (4) for closed-circuit transmissions of fights at the Dominion Theatre, London, comprising 24/25 May 1976 Muhammad Aliv Richard Dunn; 28/29 Sept.1976 Muhammad Aliv Ken Norton; 29/30 Sept.1977 Aliv Shavers; 15/16 Sept.1978 Leon Spinks v Muhammad Ali. (4 items)
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Mike Tyson & Jeff Fenech, signatures on photo of the pair, window mounted, framed & glazed, 39 x 34 cm
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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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'World Title Fighters', original artwork for Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame print by Bryan Membrey, showing Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon, Jeff Fenech & Barry Michaels, gouache, signed by the artist lower right, window mounted, overall 53 x 40 cm. From the artist's personal collection
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'World Title Fighters', another (larger) original artwork for Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame print by Bryan Membrey, showing Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon, Jeff Fenech & Barry Mich'ls, gouache, signed by the artist lower right, window mounted, overall 84 x 64 cm. From the artist's personal collection.
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Lionel Rose Statue, bronze, on marble base, signed at base 'Glassborow 09' and numbered '7/15', 60 cm tall.
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1958 British Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Official Badges for Games Officials (2), enamelled with red Welsh Dragon over 'Be&Cg' logo, one with green ribbon printed 'Council Member', other with pink ribbon printed 'Team Official'; also Welsh dragon badges (3) & team badges from England & Northern Ireland. (7 items)
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1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Participation Medal, 57 mm diameter, fine condition, in original presentation box
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1982 Beatrice Publishing 'XII Commonwealth Games Card Series', complete set [205] in original plastic display box. Mainly G/VG condition
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1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Participation Medal, 69 mm diameter
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1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, Participation Medal, in bronze, 50 mm diameter, in original presentation case.
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1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria (Canada), Participation Medal, 50 mm diameter, in bronze, in original presentation box. Good condition
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'Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006', Closing Ceremony Baton (30 cm long), signed by cyclists Anna & Kerrie Meares, in original presentation tin
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c1820s early brass admission ticket 'Darnall Cricket Ground/ Grand Match Admission Ticket', 26 mm diameter, with initials 'W.H.W.' cut into the surface, and on reverse again 'W.H.W.' & 'G.H.'. [The initials W.H.W. are the proprietor W.H.Woodhouse, who owned the ground in Sheffield. Darnall Park was one of the first grounds on which the great matches in the north were played and was opened in 1821].
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Cricket Prints: 'The First International Cricket Match Played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1862', by Henry Burn, Australian Cricket Print 1979, limited edition 760/1000, framed & glazed, overall 76 x 57 cm; plus 'The All-England Eleven versus the Victorian Twenty-two, Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 1st, 1864', Australian Cricket Print 1982, limited edition 115/850, framed & glazed, overall 79 x 59 cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection. (2 items)
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Engraving: 'Jeu De Cricket. Dessin d'Edmond Morin', full-page engraving from 'Le Journal Illustre' 1864, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 44 cm
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1876-77 England Tour to Australia - The First Tests: 'Souvenir of England's Champions' Visit to Australia 1876-1877', engraving on double card that, when turned, shows 12 heads of English cricketers, 6 on each card. Cricketers: 1. Jupp; 2. Pooley; 3. Charlwood; 4. Armitage; 5. Emmett; 6. Southerton; 7. Lillywhite; 8. Ullyett; 9. Greenwood; 10. A. Hill; 11. A. Shaw; 12. Selby. Published by J.H.Bennett, Agent, Melbourne; printed by Charles Troedell & Co., Melbourne; adverts on verso. Extremely rare. One…
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Frederick Spofforth, superb signature on piece. An extremely rare signature missing from many advanced collections. (Spofforth, known as 'The Demon Bowler' played 18 Tests for Australia 1876-87, and was the greatest figure in early Australian Test cricket. He took the first Test hat trick in 1878-79, and is best remembered for his courageous 14/90 at the Oval Test in 1882 which enabled Australia to win its first Test in England, and led to the Ashes tradition).
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1878 Australian Tour of England: Engraving 'The Australian Eleven, Supplement Presented with 'The Leader' of November 30th 1878', with portraits of the Australian players, overall 40 x 56 cm. Very poor condition, though rare
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'England v Australia at the Wicket' by Brumfitt & Kirby [Yorkshire, 1887], rebound in green cloth
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1887 England Tour to Australia: Silk Scorecard 'Smokers V Non-Smokers, Played on the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, March 17, 18, 19 & 21, 1887. Largest Score in the World! in a Single Innings in a First-Class Match'. minor soiling, though extremely rare, size 22 x 27 cm. The Non-Smokers compiled a record first class score of 803, with Arthur Shrewsbury 236, Victoria's William Bruce 131, William Gunn 150 & Jack Worrall 78. Ex Lindsay Hassett.
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1888 Australian Team: Original Cabinet card photograph of the team, with title 'The Australian Cricketing Team, 1888' and players' names printed on mount, photographed by The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, London, overall 16 x 11 cm. Scarce. Good condition.
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Team Photographs: Photograph believed to be Melbourne Cricket Club's shooting team (20 x 16 cm); c1890 team photograph taken by J.Eaton & Son, Toorak (framed & glazed, overall 50 x 38 cm); another c1900 team photograph, possibly East Melbourne. (3 items)
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Hugh Trumble, lovely signature on piece. [Trumble played 32 Tests 1890-1904, including 2 as Australian captain, one of only three men to have taken two Test hat-tricks. Australian Test Player No.59].
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Clem Hill, display with signature on piece, window mounted with action photograph, overall 27 x 39 cm. (Clem Hill played 49 Tests 1896-1912, including 10 as Australian Captain).
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'James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual' for 1897 & 1898. Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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Cricket Books, noted 'With Bat and Ball' by George Giffen [London, 1898]; 'Seventy-One Not Out - The Reminiscences of William Caffyn' by Mid-On [Edinburgh, 1899]; 'Recollections & Reminiscences' by Lord Hawke [London, 1924]; 'Anglo-Australian Cricket 1862-1926' by Percy Cross Standing [London, 1926]. Poor/Good condition. (9 items)
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Victor Trumper, attractive display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with three photographs, framed & glazed, overall 77 x 92 cm. (Victor Trumper played 48 Tests 1899-1912. Australian Test Player No.79).
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Victor Trumper, signature on lower right margin of superb half-tone offset lithographic print of Victor Trumper in full fl ight, by the photographer George W.Beldam, published by The Swan Electric Engraving Company, London, 1st August, 1905; image size 38 x 30 cm, window mounted, overall 58 x 54 cm. Rare and attractive.
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Cricket Group, noted St Kilda Cricket Club badges for 1959, 1960 & 1966; badge 'H.Em.C.C.Premiers 1933-34'; c1900-97 cricket cards (97) including Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Cricket Team 1905' (4); also few other sports cards including 1935 Ardath 'Sports Champions' [49/50]. Mainly G/VG
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1905 Albert Chevallier Tayler Prints, of English & Australian cricketers in action, noted Joe Darling, Schofield Haigh, Hesketh Prichard, David Denton, James Iremonger, J.H.King, C.J.Barnup, Thomas Hayward, R.E.Foster, W.H.B.Evans & H.K.Foster. Fair/Good condition. (11 items)
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1907-08 England Tour to Australia: Stereograph photograph by Underwood & Underwood of London, titled 'Great Britain International Cricket Match on the Grounds at Melbourne, Australia'. Shows Fane & Hutchings batting. Superb
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1918-19 member's season ticket, black leather printed in gold, No.3200, with hand-stamped signature of Hugh Trumble. (Ticket has a large 'C' on front - possibly an early country member's ticket). Superb condition.
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1920-21 England Tour to Australia: Photographs (3) taken by a member of the English team (possibly Abe Waddington of Yorkshire), one showing Howell, Dolphin & Russell fishing on Quarantine Jetty at Fremantle (a case of typhoid was reported on RMS Osterley and the team spent 7 days in quarantine at Fremantle); J.W.Hearne & Cec Parkin whilst in quarantine; Jack Hobbs wearing his England cap & blazer at Hamilton. Superb condition. (3 items)
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1924-25 England Tour to Australia: 'Fixtures. M.C.C. English Cricket Team 1924-1925. With the Compliments of the Sunday Times, The Referee, The Arrow' [Sydney, 1924]. Fair/Good condition (some writing on cover & results inside)
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1926 Australian Tour of England: 'Shaw & Shrewsbury' size 3 cricket bat, signed in the ownership position 'A.P.F.Chapman, June 1926', and signed on front by 1926 England & Australia Teams, a total of 28 signatures including A.W.Carr, A.P.F.Chapman, J.B.Hobbs, Harold Larwood, Herbert Collins, Warren Bardsley, Bert Oldfield & Charles Macartney. Bat in good condition, with most signatures clear.
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Cricket Literature, noted VCA Annual Reports (8, incl. bound volume 1928-32); Nswca Cricket Year Books (8); Saca Anual Reports (20); Brunswick Cc Anual Reports (10); Abc Cricket Books (8); other tour guides (13); programmes (2); magazines & annuals (109); MCC newsletters & ephemera; videos (3); file of cricket book-lists; cricket scrapbooks & press clippings. Poor/Good condition
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'A Modest Hero - Sir Donald Bradman', original painting by Bryan Membrey, gouache acrylic, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 43 x 60 cm. From the artist's personal collection.
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'New South Wales Cricket Association - Cricket Year Book', range fom 1928-29 to 1977-78 [37 issues]. Fair/Good condition. Good run, hard to duplicate
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'The Cricketer' magazine, edited by P.F.Warner [London, 1930-32], bound volume with Spring Annual 1930; Annual 1930-31; Spring Annual 1931; Annual 1931-32; Spring Annual 1932. Fair/Good condition
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'Australian Xi, English Tour 1930', Orient Line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and with each biography nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Archie Jackson & Bill Ponsford. Some marks inside from rusty paper clip, mainly good condition.
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Don Bradman, display with nice signature on action picture, window mounted with acption, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 34 cm
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Cricket Autographs, collection of signed items (10) with 45 signatures, noted cricket ball signed by Harold Larwood; Keith Miller signed display; pieces signed by Don Bradman, Bobby Abel & Sachin Tendulkar; picture signed by Walter Hammond; cards signed by 2010-11 England & Australia teams; page signed by c1995 Western Australia team; plus Western Warriors cap (unsigned). (11 items)
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Harold Larwood & Bill Voce, signatures of both Bodyline bowlers on '100 Years of English County Cricket' Envelope
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Don Bradman, signed photograph, 20 x 29 cm.
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'Melbourne Cricket Club, Annual Report', 19 issues from 1934-35 to 1972-73, including two of the scarce wartime issues. Also 'The Sydney Mail' for June 22 1921 with print of Warwick Armstrong on front cover; plus 1930 newspaper page re Bradman's 131 in First Test. (21 items)
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1934 Australian Tour to England: 'Australian XI, English Tour 1934', Orient Line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and with each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 18 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford & Bert Oldfield. Booklet with horizontal fold, however contents are in excellent condition.
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1934 Australian Team, 'Don Bradman Junior' size 4 Cricket Bat, with 19 signatures on front - Bill Woodfull (Captain), Bill O'Reilly, W.C.Bull (treasurer), Harold Bushby (manager), Tim Wall, Len Darling, W.Ferguson (scorer), Bill Ponsford, Clarrie Grimmett, Hans Ebeling, Fleetwood-Smith, Bert Oldfield, Stan McCabe, A.E.James (masseur), Dr Rowley Pope (1 Test for Australia 1884-85), Ern Bromley, Alan Kippax, Arthur Chipperfield & Don Bradman. Bat varnished, so signatures in good condition.
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Tour Guides: 'The Argus and the Australasian Cricket Guide, Test Tour, 1936-7' (Melbourne, 1936); 'The Age and the Leader, Test Cricket Souvenir 1938', published by David Syme & Co. (Melbourne, 1938); '1946-7 Sporting Globe Cricket Book' by Baillie (Melbourne, 1946) with Scoring Sheet; 'The Tests, Souvenir Programme 1946-47' (Adelaide, 1946); 'Pocket Book Cricket Guide 1946-47' (Sydney, 1946). Fair/VG condition. (5 items)
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Tour Guides, noted 'Official Souvenir Programme, MCC Cricket Team Australian Tour 1936-1937'; Abc cricket Book 1946-47; '1946-7 Sporting Globe Cricket Book'; 'The Sydney Morning Herald' Itinerary 'M.C.C. XI 1936'. Fair/Good condition. (6 items)
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for Centenary 1937-38, 1968-69 & 1972-73; together with 50 year's membership commemorative tie pin; framed with the l969 letter that came with the pin (overall 30 x 32 cm). (5 items)
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1938 Australian Tour to England: Lindsay Hassett's unique collection of photographs in album (252), includes trip to UK via Tasmania, Perth, Colombo, Cairo, Naples, Pompeii, Nice, Gibraltar, Southampton; wonderful candid scenes of the cricketers throughout their tour of England & Scotland. (Total 252)
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1938 Australian Tour of England: menu card 'A Welcome to the Australian Cricketers From the - Savage Club' (London), a tour dinner on May 28th, with front cover artwork a cricket cartoon by Tom Webster, and with 11 signatures including Patsy Hendren, J.B.Hobbs, Andy Sandham, plus Chairmen Harold Williams & Malcolm McEachern. Ex Lindsay Hassett collection.
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Flicker Book: 'Sporting Flicks Productions present Lindsay Hassett (Vice-Captain Australian XI) demonstrating The Pull Shot' and on reverse 'The Off Drive', very scarce and popular with collectors, fl icker books contain a series of photographs which, when fl icked through, create the illusion of movement. Minor faults but scarce. Ex Lindsay Hassett collection.
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Balance of Lindsay Hassett Collection: Reprinted photograph 'First Australian Team, 1878'; press photographs from 1948 tour (4) & 1953 tour (4); signed photograph of figure skater Daphne Walker; letter & programme signed by actress Anna Neagle; Victorian Team of the Century display
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1940s-50s Cricket Books, noted 'Bradman' by Moyes [Sydney, 1948]; 'Grimmett on Cricket' by Clarrie Grimmett [London, 1951]; 'The Fight for the Ashes 1954-1955' by Moyes [Sydney, 1955]; 'End of an Innings' by Denis Compton [London, 1958]. Fair/ Good condition. (48 items)
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Bill Johnston: 1947 (Nov.18-27) Tele grams (12) to Bill Johnston, congratulating him on his First Test Match. (Bill Johnston played 40 Tests 1947-55, one of the Invincibles). (12 items)
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Australian Services Team, original team photograph, with title 'The Australian Services Cricket Team, Visited and Played, England - India - Australia, 1945-46', and players names on mount, also with 15 signatures - Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, James Workman, Colin Bremner, Ross Stanford, Reg Ellis, Charles Price, L.Maddison (masseur), Stan Sismey, Jack Pettiford, Graham Williams, Cec Pepper, Bob Cristofani, F.B.Moran (scorer) & Mick Roper. Some faults on mount, overall 35 x 30 cm. Ex Lindsay Hassett…
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Lindsay Hassett - Australian Services Team: Dec.1945 Tele grams to Lindsay Hassett upon his arrival in Perth with the Australian Services Team, one reads 'Welcome Back. Will You Write US Exclusive Article on Your Cricket Views When You Reach Adelaide. I Would Help You with It. Worth Ten Guineas..Percy Millard, Cricket Writer, Herald Melbourne'. Ex Lindsay Hassett collection. (2 items)
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Australian Services Team: Hand-painted scroll, 25 x 60 cm, with emblem of Australian Sevices XI, text 'Presented to Lindsay Hassett By His Colleagues of the Services Team As a Token of Their Esteem and in Recognition of His Outstanding Service to Cricket and Sport Generally..', plus list of players that comprised the team. Ex Lindsay Hassett collection.
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Australian Services Team: Display 'Services Xi Commemorative Bat', with cricket bat signed by Stan Sismey, Ross Stanford, Colin Bremner, Reginald Ellis & L.W.Maddison, window mounted with team photo, mounted in attractive display case, overall 34 x 124 cm. Ex Lindsay Hassett collection.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1946', buff linen covers. Fair/Good condition
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'Listen to the Tests, on 'His Master's Voice' true to life Radio' - 'England v Australia, 1946-47 Fixture and Scoring Chart' (5) & 'Australia v England - 1948 Fixture Score Card' (2). All but one filled in with scores. (7 items)
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Neil Harvey, signature on 'Neil Harvey - Frame by Frame' print, limited edition 100/250, framed & glazed, overall 108 x 41 cm. [Neil Harvey played 79 Tests for Australia 1947-63]
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'Frame By Frame' Cricket Prints, noted Keith Miller (5), Ian Botham (3), Neil Harvey (2), Sir Garfield Sobers (2), Doug Walters & Sir Richard Hadlee. All signed, each 100 x 34 cm. All (except Hadlee) with CoAs. (14 items)
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Cricket Prints & Photos: Prints (14) 'The Don - In The Nets, Waca, circa 1948', each 41 x 51 cm (with CoAs); signed photo of Mark Taylor (40 x 56 cm); plus panoramic photos (2) showing Mark Taylor & Steve Waugh batting. (17)
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C1948 Australian Team: 'R.M.Crockett & Son - Victory Special' full size Cricket Bat, signed on reverse by 18 Australian cricketers - Bert Oldfield (in the ownership position), Bill Alley, Don Tallon, Colin McCool, Ern Toshack, ray Lindwall, Fred Freer, Ian Johnson, Bill Johnston, Halford Hooker, Bill Brown, Stan McCabe, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Sid Barnes (scarce), Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & Neil Harvey. Good condition.
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Ron Hamence's Photographs: Lovely collection, noted Don Bradman during 1948 2nd Test; Don Bradman leading South Australia from field; Australian team being introduced to King George VI; Greeting Don Bradman in hospital; 1948 Australian Team; signed photo of Ron Hamence in his batting stance. (29 items)
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England, S.S.'Orontes' dinner menu with 16 signatures on inside front cover, including Don Bradman, Sid Barnes (scarce) & Lindsay Hassett. Good condition. Ex Hamence.
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England, programme for Eastville greyhound racing, Saturday Evening, July 3rd 1948, with 11 signatures inside, including Ray Lindwall, Lindsay Hassett, Don Tallon (3 times), Keith Miller & Ian Johnson. Fair/Good condition
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'the Invincibles', 50th Anniversary Plate by Bradford Exchange, artwork by Brian Clinton, superb condition
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'The Bradman Book - The Story and Records of the World's Greatest Cricketer', compiled by 'Outfield' with drawings by Will Mahony [Melbourne, 1948], minor faults & tone spots, though scarce with very attractive front cover.
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Don Bradman' by Alan Fearnley (Bradman wearing NSW cap with SCG in background), signed by Don Bradman & the artist, limited edition 3/850, framed & glazed, overall 57 x 69 cm.
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Don Bradman, display with signature on label affixed to full size 'Sir Donald Bradman - The Record' Cricket Bat, window mounted with two pictures, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 99 cm. Fine condition.
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Don Bradman: 'The Herald & Weekly Times Photographic Collection', set of 6 large reprinted photographs of Don Bradman with facsimile autographs, window mounted, framed & glazed, each overall 74 x 64 cm. Superb condition, in original packaging. (6 items)
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Don Bradman, signature (some wear) on front cover of 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C. Australian Legend' booklet [Australia Post, 1997]. Also 'Bradman - Wizard of the Willow' $100 Phonecard affixed to 75th Birthday cover
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Don Bradman, lovely signatures on 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman' maxicards (2) - 'Bradman Walking Onto the Sydney Cricket Ground For the Second Test Against India in 1947' & 'Bradman on His Way to a Century Against Worcestershire in 1948'. Superb condition. (2 items)
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Don Bradman, signatures on postcards (3) & 'Slazenger - the Bradman Collection' trade card. (Total 4 items)
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Don Bradman, bronze statuette 'Don Bradman, Lord's 1930' by sculptor Tanya Bartlett, limited edition 112/2500, 37 cm tall, signed by the artist and dated 1999. A smaller version of her statue 'The Final Farewell' at the Bradman Museum in Bowral.
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