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Collectables & Historical Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:243
Sale Title:Collectables & Historical MemorabiliaLots with images:188
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:162
Date:21-Nov-2012
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Film: Nice group centred on Hollywood actors & actresses, features; 'the Fairbanks Album' (N.Y., 1975); 'the Legend of Garbo' by Peter Haining (London, 1990); 'the Films of Spencer Tracy' by Donald Deschner (New Jersey, 1962); 'the Films of Rita Hayworth' by Gene Ringgold (New Jersey, 1974) and many more. (30 items)
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Watches and Clocks: Interesting group including brochures and catalogues from; Rolex, IWC, Omega, Audemars Piguet together with books including; 'Watches' by Clutton and Daniels, 'Watch Cleaning and Repairing' by Bernard Jones and more. (19 items)
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Antiques and Collecting: Group of reference books relating to art and antiques including; 'Miller's Picture Price Guide 1993', 'Guns & Gun Collecting', 'The Encyclopaedia of Antiques' and more. (6 items)
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'The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages' - Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 Text & Volume 3 Catalogue by Joppien & Smith [Melbourne, 1985-87], in slip-case. (4 items)
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Art Books: Selection of large format art books featuring; 'Flower Paintings of Ellis Rowan' by Hazzard and Hewson [Canberra, 1987] and others, all in good condition. (4)
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Doulton Burslem cobalt blue bulbous vase, c1886-88, 19 cm high approx., 18 cm diameter. with a painting of 'King William St' Adelaide by L. Bentley, showing the Post Office amongst other buildings. Impressed underglaze No. C557. Reg. No. 255932. Very fine, a superb Australiana piece
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Royal Doulton; Dickens group with 'Mr Pickwick' relief jug; 'Trotty Veck' jug; 'London to York' bowl, 20.3 cm diameter, No. D3020; 'Sam Weller' plate, No. D2973 and 'Dickens Portrait' plate, No. D6306. (5)
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Taddy & Co. Tobacco containers with 2 square jars 14 cm high with stencilled labels (1 chipped) plus a larger glazed Doulton Lambeth jar, 16 x 22 cm, impressed 'Taddy & Co Tobacco Snuff & Segars'. (3)
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Doulton Lambeth: John Dewar & Sons, Perth Nb, Corinthian Queen Whisky Jug with stopper. Impressed 'Silicon' at base
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Doulton Lambeth: John Dewar & Sons, Perth Nb, whisky jug with portraits of Robbie Burns & Scottish scenes plus stopper. Impressed '966' or '996' on base. minor chip at base. Plus Horatio Nelson decanter. (2)
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Royal Doulton Lambeth Art Nouveau bowl, 21 cm diameter, with a grapes & vine leaves decoration. Impressed No. 8561 and the intials 'M N'. Plus 2 Doulton Burslem 'Willow' pattern bowls, 20.4 cm & 22.3 cm diameter. All fine. (3)
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Doulton Lambeth group with a 'Doulton's Reliable Foot Warmer', 'P & O' ashtray (14.5 cm diameter) and a 'O.S.N.Co' ashtray (12.5 cm diameter). Plus a large Bendigo Pottery bread crock, approx 30 cm high with lid, approx 28 cm diameter. (4)
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Doulton Lambeth Motto Pitcher, 24 cm high. Four portrait medallions reading above and below 'For Ev'Ry Ill / Beneath the Sun', 'There Is a Remedy / Or None', 'If There Be One / Then Try and Find It' and 'If There Be None / Then Never Mind It'. Impressed No. 7629, incised 'Cb' intials. Fine without fault
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Royal Doulton Art Nouveau vases, 20 cm high, 8.4 cm diameter. Impressed No. 8119 & incised initial 'Bn'. (2)
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Doulton group with Robbie Burns plate, 'Ken ye ought / o Captain Grose.'; 'Queen Elizabeth at Old Morton 1589' plate; Sandwich tray, 29.5 x 18.3 cm, 'The Night Watchman'; Deadwood Crackle 'Dorothy' tray with matching bowl; Royal Doulton floral egg cup, No.D3164/D; Doulton Lambeth inkwell with silver rim. Impressed No. 1449; Royal Doulton Queen Elizabeth II Coronation jug, 16 cm high; Plus an unmarked Christening cup with gold decoration 'James Paton Gilmour/1865. Believed to be Australian. All fine. (9)
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Group with a Doulton tobacco jar & lid, approx. 130 mm high, with incised and molded decoration. Two Doulton Slater jugs, 175 & 210 mm high with floral decorations. Impressed no's 8910 and 8436. (3)
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Blue & White group with Cauldon set of sauce boat, jug and square dish (26 x 26 cm); Kent/Felton bowl, 26.3 cm diameter; Bosphorus meat dish, 39 x 33 cm: Plus Grindley & Tunstall, green & white sq. dish, Wedgewood 'Denmark' oval platter and Queen Sharlotte large serving dish. (8)
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Royalty - Queen Victoria: 1897 Wileman side plate and cup commemorating 1897 Diamond Jubilee together with Diamond Jubilee mug (maker unknown) (3 items)
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Royalty - King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra: Royal Doulton Coronation beaker and mug together with Hammersley cup and saucer. (4 items)
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Royalty - Balance of collection including ceramics, photographs and books featuring 'Rule Britannia' Shelly cup; 1925 Empire Exhibition cup and saucer; 1953 coronation beaker. (10 items)
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Royalty - King George V & Queen Mary: Foley Duke and Duchess of York jug, cup and saucer. (3 items)
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Royalty - King Edward VIII: Spode Coronation mug, Laura knight design mug and Royal Stafford side plate. (3 items)
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Royalty - King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother): 1927 Opening of Canberra saucer (x2); 1937 Coronation mug by Laura Knight, beaker and ashtray; 1949 royal tour mug with koala handle. (6 items)
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1888 Goodwin & Co. (USA) 'Champions' printed album (exchanged for coupons). Beautiful, includes baseball, rowing, billiards, tennis, boxing, cycling & Buffalo Bill. G/VG condition
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1890-1920 collection in an album. Range incl. military, Royalty, horse racing, aviation etc Noted Geelong F/C flag, early Duke's Cigarettes and cricket. Plus a group of death notices for soldiers. Mixed condition. (165+)
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c1900-2007 cigarette & trade cards, noted c1900-10 cards (231); football cards with 1971 Mobil 'VFL Footy Photos' [10/40]; 2007 Smiths 'Footy Tazos' (111) & 2007 Select 'AFL Champions' (80); Scanlens range with 1963 'Combat!' (14), 1964 'Samurai' (15), 1964 'Beatles' (5), 1966 'Batman' (8), 1966 'Man from Uncle' (26) & 1967 'Monkees' (18). Poor/VG condition
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c1905-2003 issues, noted football cards (68) including 1938 'The Leader' Fitzroy; cricket cards (73); horseracing including 1928 Wills 'New Zealand Race Horses' [50]; also Lionel Rose badge; replica tin signs Joe Louis Punch & Ruth's Home Run Candy Bar. Poor/ VG condition, inspection will reward. (Total c540)
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c1910-34 cards stuck in album, noted football cards including 1932 Hoadleys (48); 1933 Bob Mirams Caricatures (70); 'Footballers 1933' (199); also cricket cards including 1924 G.G.Goode (16); 1932 Sweetacres (63). Poor/Fair condition, though inspection will reward. Also 1947-48 Australia v All-India programme (poor). (Total 878)
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c1915-70s cards, noted 1939 Players 'Cycling' [50]; many modern sets; also range newspapers. Mainly G/VG. Inspection will reward. (c2500)
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c1933-72 cards, noted football cards (26, all Collingwood); cricket cards (24) & others (61). Poor/G. (Total 111)
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Dan Kelly's Pistol: An East India Company Cavalry Pistol, converted to percussion cap system c1840, with Rampant Lion logo on lock, barrel marked 'Saml Marson', with a swiveling trapped steel ramrod for use on horseback. The stock marked with a knife '1876/ Dan Kelly' the story of the pistol's discovery was published in the 'Morning Bulletin' (Rockhampton, Queensland) on Wednesday 17th October 1900, and re-published shortly afterwards in 'The Northern Miner' (Charters Towers, Qld) & 'Warwick Examiner and…
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The Kelly Gang: c1907 Regal Post Card Co. 'The Kelly Gang - From An Original Photograph. Steve Hart, Dan Kelly, Ned Kelly'. Taken from an original c1870 photograph. Rare, only a few examples known. (One example, in poor condition, is in the National Library of Australia)
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Bushranger - Captain Moonlite (Andrew George Scott 1845-80): a remarkable collection of letters and documents archive comprising 33 items: - 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…
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Australia: 'Western Australia' by James Wyld [London, c1840]; plus 'Western Australia' by John Bartholomew [London, 1878]. Good condition. (2 items)
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'Map Showing the Route of the Elder Exploring Expedition' published in 'The Australasian' [Melb., 1891]. Good cond
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Great Britain: 'Le Royaume D'Angleterre' by G.Robert De Vaugondy [Paris, 1753], hand-coloured, size 51 x 48 cm. Fair/Good condition
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World: 'The Netherlands' by Pinkerton [London, 1810]; 'New Granada' (Colombia) by Pinkerton [London, 1811]; also engraving of a European Prince by Geo.Dawe. Fair/Good condition. (3 items)
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Books: 'Her Majesty's Navy' by Lieut. Chas. Rathbone Low (Virtue, London, 1890) 3 volume set complete with all the superb colour illustrations. Binding is original and worn with some damage to the spine of vol.III. The contents are in fine condition - clean and firmly bound. The tissue guards are intact and there is no foxing. Ex Silver City Workingman's Club (Broken Hill) with usual stamps and paste-ins. Good Condition
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Books: Collection on Naval history, early 'Men of War' and their commanders including; 'The Commission of H.M.S. Terrible 1989- 1902' by George Crowe(London, 1903), 'Kiel & Jutland' by Georg Von Base (London, c1905), and many more. (41)
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Model Yacht - Atlantic (New York 1903): Very stylish decorator model of this elegant racing yacht. An impressive 2.4 x 2.8m with sparse detail and high gloss varnish, this is a very sleek almost Art Deco look. The age of this model is unknown however has been one of the centrepieces of the Kryal Castle ship collection for at least 30 years. The Atlantic was built in 1903 by Townsend & Downey shipyard, and designed by William Gardner, for Wilson Marshall. The three-masted schooner was skippered by Charlie…
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Sperry Gyro-Compass Repeater Mounted on Its Original Pelorus Stand (1919): Large brass pedestal (Pelorus) stand containing Sperry compass repeater. Compass Rose signed: 'Sperry Gyro-Compass Repeater, Patented March 4, 1919, Mark 15, Mod. 0'; Brass pedestal manufacturer's plate signed: Sperry Gyro-Compass, Pelorus Stand, Part - 643241, Ser - 24318; Wonderful piece of maritime history; 134 cm tall x 33 cm diameter
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Model Boat - Electra Tug: Very stylish sailable model of a c1950's diesel powered tug boat. Includes vintage Taycol 'Double Special' electric motor (condition unknown) and vintage control system including servo (condition unknown). a lovely decorator or collector's piece, with stand.(115 x 45 cm) Ex Kryal Castle collection
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Ship's Foghorn: 1950's Yahagi Works siren from Sanyo Trading Co.,working condition, lacks blind lever
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Lifeboat Foghorn: Pump action brass foghorn in good original condition
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Maritime Equipment: Two heavy use double blocks (pulleys) and two mast rope lamps (incomplete) and a ship's lift mechanism by Edmiston & O'neill, Melbourne. Great decorator or collector lot. (5 items)
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Maritime Equipment: Antique Japanese glass buoy and marker lights. Complete and very decorative. 147 cm tall
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Maritime Equipment: Mixed lot of vintage instruments including early brass ship's lantern, vintage barometer and clinometer and more. (5 items)
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Ship's Wheel and Anchor: Wheel with brass centre engraved John Poole Glasgow (77 cm diam.) & vintage aluminium folding anchor (60 x 40 cm). Plus interesting large heavy wooden cannon (160 cm). Great decorator items, room bidders only. (3 items)
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Ship's Wheel and Anchor: Large wooden wheel with brass center (150 cm diameter) & antique cast anchor, large & extremely heavy (135 x 90 cm). Fantastic decorator items, room bidders only, items will not be posted. (2 items)
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Model Torpedo Boat: Scratch built sailable boat in aged condition complete with Tayco Supermarine engine (condition unknown) & control unit (rusted connections and contacts). Sold as display only, fantastic for the collector or restorer (100 x 30 cm) Ex Kryal Castle fleet
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Books: Collection on ships, maritime art and maritime history including; 'Ocean Liners' by Robert Wall (London, 1977), 'The Illustrated History of Ships' by Cornwell(London, 1979), 'The Bard Brothers' by Anthony Peluso & many more. (41)
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Model Container Ship: Lcso Tabangao (Japan, 1962) beautiful desktop model of a container ship (80 x 25 cm), plus two small kit built container models. (3 items)
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Emergency Equipment: Large white fibreglass survival kit stencilled with 'Survival Pack No.2' containing vintage Achilles inflatable craft (incomplete) and various other bits and pieces
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Model Ship: Scratch built model of a 3 masted square rig. This elegantly simple model is very attractive due to its naive workmanship. a wonderful decorator piece.(95 x 80 cm with stand) Ex Kryal Castle fleet
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Model Ship: French three masted war ship, wooden desktop model in excellent condition. Likely modelled on circa 1790's French naval ships. Very attractive model made more interesting as the sails are in the process of unfurling
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Model Fleet: Ever wanted to wage a desktop naval battle' Aye Aye Captain! Here's your chance! This lot includes 30 small scale naval/military vessels from around the world, from kit built plastic models to naval miniatures (largest no longer than 40 cm). Ex Kryal Castle fleet. (30 items)
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Model Ships: Collection of plastic kit built model tall ships including the 'Constitution', the 'Alabama' and more (some with minor damage). Very attractive decorator lot. Ex Kryal Castle fleet. (5 items)
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Model Ship Display: H.M.S.Victory display comprising a cutaway section of the ship showing internal decks and features mounted in perspex display case with signage. (90 x 54 cm) an interesting and unusual display piece. Ex Kryal Castle fleet
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Model Ships: Remainder of colllection including; PLastic Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary, Mayflower and America; Riverboat model the Robert E. Lee and scratch built Noah's Ark and Junk boat. (10 items)
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'John Allcot Marine Artist' [Sydney, 1978], dark blue calf leather with gilt engraved front board, in the original slip-case, limited edition 479/500, includes 40 fine colour plates with tissue guards
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Model Ship - Spanish Man of War: Very nicely constructed desktop wooden model of a 3 masted Man of War, heavily armed with fourteen cannons. (75 x 75 cm including stand) Ex Kryal Castle fleet
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Model Ship - the Vasa (1626-1628): Kit built balsa model of the famous Swedish warship the Vasa which was resurrected and rebuilt in the 1960's. Very attractive model. (110 x 60 cm) Ex Kryal Castle fleet
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Model Ships: Wooden model of twin masted fishing boat with inbuilt lights on stand (90 x 82 cm) together with a contemporary wooden yacht model, elegantly simple design with a large keel on stand. (85 x 110 cm) Ex Kryal Castle fleet. (2 items)
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Book: Haughton Forrest (1826-1925) by George Brown (Melbourne, Melakoff 1982) Imitation leather, in dustwrapper, Numerous colour illustrations, a good copy, Number 209 in an edition of 1500 copies
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Books - Australian: Interesting group of books related to shipping and maritime history in Australia, includes; 'The Romance of the Edina' by Gregory Dickinson,'Age Shall Not Weary Them' by Rowland Roberts, 'Bay Steamers and Coastal Ferries' by Jack Loney, 'The Royal Australian Navy - An Illustrated History' by George Odgers and more. (7 items)
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Zulu Civil War 1883-88: Zulu assegai (129 cm long), endorsed on wooden shaft 'Ceza Bush 2nd June 1888. Imperial troops engaged at.'. The Zulu War continued to simmer and the British eventually deployed troops in volatile areas of Zululand. The most significant engagement occurred at Ceza Mountain on the 2nd June 1888 where Capt Pennefather's force of 140 men of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, 66 Nongqayi (Zululand Native Police) and warriors from Inkosi Mnyamana Buthelezi (who had by then switched loyalty)…
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World War One: Group including 'Leave or duty ration book'(x2), 'London district leave pass', 'Combined leave and travel pass' (Glasgow to France) and a ship lying at wharf pass, most issued to the 39th Battalion 3rd Australian division in 1919. Also included is a soldiers studio photo (unnamed). (6 items)
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C1915-16 Middle East group, commercial set of 31 and a set of 14 headed 'British Official Photograph' both 87 x 60 mm, by 'cm Cairo' plus a group (155+) of mixed sizes, up to 110 x 72 mm taken by an Australian soldier (H.M. Irwin?). Besides general scenes also including views of army life and views of the more dramatic aspects of war. Noted downed 'roplanes, the Imperial Camel Corps entering Bethlehem and a village near Amman, General Allenby in Jerusalem, Pow's including beheaded prisoners, New Zealand…
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Anzac: 1917 World War I 'Aotearoa' Christmas Card; New Zealand Ymca postcards (3) - one used to New Zealand from 'Field Post Office 99'; other postcards of New Zealand soldiers (3) including 'Anzacs in France - A Brawny Maori Butcher'. (7 items)
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Ira Officers badge, c1934-35, ex Irish-American Will Mahoney (an American-born vaudevillian best known for his stage success in Australia)
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World War II: Group of ephemera featuring a service certificate, several photos from Pacific campaign (73) and flyers relating to Allied victory. (78 items)
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1944 303 Vickers Gun leather ammunition container, with impressed D of D handstamp, in superb condition; 2 military dress belts, one stamped 1916; a Rodd & Gunn leather belt; 2 other leather strappings one with a Qv brass plaque dated 1885. (6 items)
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1944-46 albums of photos (30), banknotes (45+) and various ephemera compiled by a member of the Royal Air Force on a tour of duty from Liverpool - Hawaii - Hong Kong - Singapore - Southhampton. Photos show Hong Kong before the skyscraper development and Japanese Pow's. Documents incl. an Air Letter printed on board the 'Empress of Australia' for 'V.J. Day' plus a ship's bulletin, dated 7 Aug. 1945, re Soviet Forces and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Mixed condition
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Vietnam War Group: From a digger Private Bruce Clifton who served as tracker dog handler. Includes a 10 page document entitled 'Memories 1 to 10' which details some of this soldier's activities and personal recollections (with Dva release). Two 'dog tags'. Group of photographs - 2 black and white portaits showing the digger and his dog 'Titus', group photo of '9 Platoon & Staff, May 1967' and 7 colour photo's from Vietnam showing a 'chopper', enemy bunkers etc. Group of Air Mail covers (32), 8/5/69 to…
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Movie Ephemera: Scarce cloth movie posters (3) including 'Beckett' (1964) & 'The Agony and the Ectasy' (1965); various movie magazines (108) c1958-74; photos & black and white stills (52); movie programmes (20); press releases (29); plus various theatre programmes (23). Condition mainly G/VG. Inspection will reward
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Movie Stills: Collection of framed black and white movie stils (28), mainly from the 1930s, noted Flash Gordon (4), Errol Flynn, Boris Karloff (3), Clark Gable (2); also book 'Hollywood - The Glamour Years (1919-1941)' by Sommer [London, 1987]. Condition mainly G/VG. Inspection will reward
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Submarine Command, 1951, William Holden, William Bendix, Paramount Pictures insert poster (A)
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Melbourne Images: 'The Metropolotan Meat Market, North Melbourne' by Gus B.Pierce (framed, 55 x 43 cm); plus 'The City of Melbourne, Australia' by W.Whittock (framed, 90 x 73 cm). Modern prints, though attractive pair. (2 items)
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Australian Engravings: Collection of superb engravings from Booth's 'Australia Illustrated' [1876], with framed (4) & unframed (12), noted 'Alluvial Gold Washing', 'Post Office, Melbourne', 'Concordia Gold Mines', 'Barossa Ranges' & 'Ballaarat'. Fair/VG condition. (16 items)
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Thomas Peerless (working 1884-1899) 'Mitre Peak & Mitford Sound', oil on board, signed lower left, 58 x 34 cm, framed and glazed
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Gerrard Gayfield Shaw (1885-1961): 'Perth University', etching, signed lower right and numbered 11/50, 21 x 27 cm
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Ferdinand Staeger (1880-1976), Etchings on paper, large format, various sizes. There is some foxing and wear to the edges but otherwise good condition, the images are sharp and clear. (11)
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Ferdinand Staeger (1880-1976), Etchings on paper, large format, various sizes. There is some foxing and wear to the edges but otherwise good condition, the images are sharp and clear. Please view. (11)
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Ferdinand Staeger (1880-1976), Etchings on paper, large format, various sizes. There is some foxing and wear to the edges but otherwise good condition, the images are sharp and clear. Please view. (11)
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Ferdinand Staeger (1880-1976), Etchings on paper, large format, various sizes. There is some foxing and wear to the edges but otherwise good condition, the images are sharp and clear. Please view. (11)
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Ferdinand Staeger (1880-1976), Etchings on paper, large format, various sizes. There is some foxing and wear to the edges but otherwise good condition, the images are sharp and clear. Please view. (10)
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Arnold Jarvis (1881-1959) 'Loutit Bay, Lorne', watercolour, signed lower left, 26 x 19 cm
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James McMAHON (working 1930's), 'Dahlia', Oil on canvas, signed 'James McMahon', lower right, 60 x 50 cm
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Russel Drysdale (1912-81): 'Caretaker and His Daughter, Whipple Creek Bore', 'Boys in a Landscape' & 'The Family', sterling silver etchings (3), each signed in plate, 12 x 18 cm. All framed. (3 items)
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D'Arcy Doyle (1932-2001): Four prints including 'Transporting the Wool', The End of the Muster' & 'Uninvited Guests'; three signed by the artist, all framed & glazed, each about 100 x 77 cm. (4 items)
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Bryan Membrey (1934- ): 'Ol Blue Eyes. Looking Back' print of Frank Sinatra altered, signed lower right, window mounted, overall 47 x 64 cm; plus 'The Ablett Factor' (Gary Ablett Jr & Gary Ablett Sr) photo of painting, window mounted, overall 43 x 58 cm. From the artist's personal collection. (2 items)
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Cartes De Visite, three taken by Maryborough Qld photographers, noted tintype carte De visite endorsed on reverse 'Mr.King, Bundaberg'; carte De visite endorsed on front 'Maud Hay, Gayndah'; carte De visite of girl; plus another carte De visite endorsed on front 'Father Power'. (4 items)
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Sydney: c1880-1915 photographs of Sydney buildings, from 'Cooper's Australian Views', noted Hospital - Macquarie St, the Lands Office, Chief Secretary's Office (2), Hotel Metropole & Town Hall; each 20 x 16 cm, mounted on printed Studio leaves (27 x 21 cm) of various colours. Fair/VG condition. (6 items)
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Sydney: c1880-1915 photographs of Sydney street scenes, from 'Cooper's Australian Views', showing horse-drawn vehicles & trams, each 20 x 16 cm, mounted on printed Studio leaves (27 x 21 cm) of various colours. G/VG condit. (5 items)
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Melbourne: c1880-1915 photographs from 'Cooper's Australian Views', comprising four showing the Public Library including a nice interior view; and two showing Princess Theatre; each 20 x 16 cm, mounted on printed studio leaves (27 x 21 cm) of various colours. G/VG condition. (6 items)
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Cartes de Visite, most by Australian photographers, noted Melbourne (4), Adelaide (4), Sydney, Hobart Town, Castlemaine & UK. Fair/Good condition. (12 items)
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C1921 Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine, WA, sepia toned photos (20 x 15 cm) showing different views of mine. 2 inscribed 'Roy Millar' on the negative and 1 of the Engine Room. Plus a Scenic Folder 'The Golden Palmer - Nth. Qld.' (6)
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Group of Victorian to 1930's portraits and wedding photographs. Various sizes in black & white, sepia, or hand coloured. All Australian Studios incl. Allan Studios Collingwood, Talma & Co. Melbourne, Asti Studio Sydney, F. Krause Jindera, Croxton Studio Northcote, Richards & Co. Ballarat, Cyril Stevens Thornbury, H.M. Finnigan Mildura etc. Mixed condition. (60+)
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Winston Churchill & Robert Menzies: c1953 press photograph with caption 'Mr Menzies Visits the Prime Minister. A Photograph Taken on the Terrace of No.10 Downing Street this afternoon (May 26) when Mr. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia visited Mr.Churchill'
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Mixed group with early Australia (80+), modern Australia (50+) and world (approx 70). Bundle of tourist Scenic Views folders (35+). Group of photographs and ephemera. Noted 3LO Melbourne, circa 1920's, group of 7 incl. Clarence Ecklund, 1924 Mt Everest Expedition (faults), railways, trams, outback towns, advertising etc. Mixed condition, majority fine. (250+)
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