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Sporting & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:532
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:199
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:369
Date:23-Apr-2008
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1928 Major Drapkin 'Australian and English Test Cricketers', complete set, noted Larwood, Hobbs and Ponsford. G/Vg (40)
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1928-37 Australian (Giant Brand) Licorice group with 1928-29 'Cricketers' [3/24]; 1930 'Australian Cricketers' [5/27]; 1932-33 'English Cricketers' [6/18]; 1936-37 'Cricketers' [2/44]. G/Vg. (Total 16)
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1929 Wills 'Cricketers' (2nd Series), complete set, noted Ames, Tyldesley and Woolley. G/Vg. (50)
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1930 Players 'Cricketers 1930', complete set, noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson and Bill Ponsford. G/Vg. (50)
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1932 Godfrey Phillips 'Test Cricketers 1932-1933', almost complete set [35/38], plus error card of No.31 T.B.Mitchell (one with glasses, other without). G/Vg. (Total 36)
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1934 Players 'Cricketers 1934', complete set, noted Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett and Bill Ponsford. G/Vg. (50)
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1934-35 Allens 'Cricketers', almost complete set [31/39], including the two cards numbered 24 (Hornibrook and Hunt). G/Vg.
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1936 Griffiths Bros. (all Sports Use Griffiths Black Crow Throat drops) 'Australian Cricketers', part set (4/10 known) - E.H.Bromley, A.G.Chipperfield, S.J.McCabe and W.M.Woodfull. G/VG.
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1946-47 Coles Stores (Australia) 'Cricketers in Australia' (Backs without framelines), part set [18/40]. G/Vg. Scarce
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1946-47 Coles Stores (Australia) 'Cricketers in Australia' (back with framelines), complete set, noted Don Bradman, ray Lindwall and Sid Barnes. Fair/VG. Very scarce set. (40)
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1947 Stamina clothes (Australia) 'No.4 Series - An Ideal Cricket Eleven', complete set (11 + title card), noted W.G.Grace, J.J.Kelly and Victor Trumper. G/VG. Very scarce set. (total 12)
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1947 Radio Fun (Amalgamated press) 'Famous Test Cricketers', part set (20/24 + 1 spare), noted Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Dudley Nourse and Len Hutton. One creased, others G. Rare set.
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1948 Nabisco 'Leading Cricketers', part set [24/32]; also 1907 Wills 'Prominent Australian and English Cricketers' [1/50]. Fair/G (Total 25)
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1958 Master Vending Machine Co. 'Cricketer Series - New Zealand 1958', complete set. Scarce. G/Vg. (16)
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c1986-98 cricket card sets in album, noted 1989 Sport in Print 'Nottinghamshire Cricketers' [25]; 1998 Tony Sheldon 'The Don-90th Birthday Celebration' [20]; 1994 County Print ' The Cricketing Knights' [5 + certificate of authenticity]; 1986 Brindley 'Australian Cricketers' [30]; 1992 County Print 'The England Cricket Team 1907-08' [15]. G/Vg. (Total 616)
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1995 Sanitarium (Weet-Bix) 'The Bradman Collection', rare Don Bradman signature card (no.57/100 with certificate of authenticity), plus complete set (20); also 2006-07 'Ashes Action Pin Collection' (15); Herald-Sun 'Footy 2007' (192); 2007 'Footy Tazos' (49) (total 277)
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c1926 Surrey and Middlesex Teams: Autograph page with 8 Surrey signatures including J.B.Hobbs, K.S.Duleepsinhji and Maurice Tate; plus Middlesex autograph page with 6 signatures including Patsy Hendren, Greville Stevens and Harry Lee.
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1930 New South Wales Team, autograph pages (2) with 11 signatures including Don Bradman, Archie Jackson (scarce), Alan Fairfax and Jack Fingleton. Good condition.
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c1930 autograph page with 5 signatures - Charles Macartney (35 Tests 1907-26), Charles Kelleway (26 Tests 1910-29), Jack Gregory (24 Tests 1920-29), Richard Calloway (umpire 1899-1921) and Johnny Taylor (20 Tests 1920-26). Gc
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1930-31 Australia v West Indies, 3rd test at Brisbane, two autograph pages with 35 signatures - 12 Australians, 17 West Indians, 3 umpires and 3 scorers; including Bradman (scored 203), Jackson, Ponsford (109) and George Headley (102 not out). One page has Australians on one side, and West Indians on reverse; an excellent group.
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1930-31 Queensland and West Indies Teams, autograph pages (2) with 1930 Queensland - 11 signatures including Eddie Gilbert (rare - few fans in the 1930s would ask an aboriginal for his autograph), Francis Gough and Hugh Thurlow; plus (mostly on reverse) 1930-31 West Indies - 17 signatures including Jackie Grant, Learie Constantine and George Headley (the black Bradman). Good condition
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1931-32 South African Team, autograph page signed by the team that toured Australia, with 17 signatures including Jock Cameron (captain), Alex Bell, Jim Christy and Herbie Taylor. Fine condition.
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1934 Australian Team, autograph page with 10 signatures including Don Bradman, bill Woodfull, bill Ponsford, Bert Oldfield and H. Bushby (manager)
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1934 Australian Team, autograph page with 10 signatures (mainly pencil), noted bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett, Bert Oldfield and bill Ponsford (missing Don Bradman). Scarce.
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1937 New Zealand Tour to England: 'Coronation Year' menu, from S.S.'Orion', 16th May 1937 (during Glamorgan v New Zealanders match at Cardiff Arms Park), nicely signed in ink by New Zealand, with 15 signatures including Curly Page, Giff Vivian, Jack Dunning and Sonny Moloney. Good condition Few grease spots. Very rare.
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1938 Australian Team, display comprising official team sheet with 15 signatures, noted Don Bradman, Sid Barnes (scarce) and Lindsay Hassett; window mounted with cigarette cards, (14) from 'Cricketers 1938', overall 34 x 42 cm. attractive and scarce.
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1938 New South Wales Team (v Queensland), pair of autograph pages with 12 pencil signatures including Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes (scarce), Leo O'Brien and Ron James. Good condition.
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1938 Australian Team, autograph pages (2) - one with 7 pencil signatures, noted Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and Fleetwood- Smith; other with 5 pencil signatures including Hassett, Bill Brown and Stan McCabe.
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1939 New South Wales Team (v Queensland), autograph page with 12 signatures including Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes (scarce), bill O'Reilly and Keith Carmody (first match). Good condition.
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1939 Queensland Team (v NSW), autograph page with 12 signatures including bill brown, Don Tallon, bill Tallon and John Ellis. Good condition.
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1939 South Australia Team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett and Ron Hamence; on reverse 1938 Queensland team with 12 signatures including Don Tallon, Mossie Guttormsen and bill brown.
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1939 New South Wales 2nd x I Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Arthur Morris, Jack Chegwyn, Keith Carmody and Ron Saggers. Good condition.
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1939 Victorian 2nd x I Team, autograph page with 11 signatures including Ian Johnson, Mervyn Harvey and Fred Freer; on reverse 6 signatures including Clarrie Grimmett and Ron Hamence. Good condition.
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1940 New South Wales Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes (scarce), bill O'Reilly and Keith Carmody. Good condition.
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1940 South Australia Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett and Ron Hamence; on reverse c1931 Victoria team with 11 signatures including Richard Hassett, Alan Davidson and Chuck Fleetwood-Smith.
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1940 New South Wales Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes (scarce), bill O'Reilly and Colin McCool; on reverse a similar team with 10 signatures. Good condition.
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1940 Queensland Team, autograph page with 12 pencil signatures including Bill Brown, Don Tallon and Jack Stackpoole; plus on reverse 4 Victorians including Lindsay Hassett and Keith Miller.
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1940-41 Victorian Team, autograph book with page containing 12 pencil signatures including Ian Lee, Doug Ring, Ian Johnson and Des Fothergill; another 12 signatures throughout book including Merv Waite and Stan Brogden (1932 British Rl tour to Australia). Good condition.
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet (creases and tape stains) with 13 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and Don Tallon - plus Sidney Barnes handstamp. Poor condition.
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 18 printed autographs. Unusual and scarce.
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1948 Australian Team, autograph page with 11 signatures including Bradman, Lindwall and bill brown
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1952-53 South African Team to Australia, autograph page with 11 signatures including Jack Cheetham, Hugh Tayfield and Russell Endean, mounted on page with team photograph.
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1953 Australian Team, official score card Combined Services v Australians, with signatures of 11 Australians including Keith Miller (262no), Jim de Courcy (204) and Don Tallon; and signed by 8 of the Services team. Minor faults; scarce.
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1953 Australian Team, autograph pages (2) with 13 signatures incl. Ray Lindwall, Don Tallon and Ian Craig.
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1953 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris and Ray Lindwall (fair/Good condition, framed, 28 x 37 cm); also Seidlitz Powders tin and cash-box. (3 items)
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1953 Australian Team, pages (2) with 9 signatures including Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller and Ian Craig (one page with 4 Bbc commentators on reverse); plus 1961 Australian team, official team sheet with facsimile autographs. (3 items)
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1964 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry and Graham McKenzie. Folded, otherwise fine condition.
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1965 New Zealand Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures incl. John Reid, Graham Dowling and Bert Sutcliffe; plus 1979 Pakistan Team, autograph page with 18 signatures including Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz. (2 items)
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1972 Australian Team, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Ian Chappell, Keith Stackpole and Dennis Lillee. Folded and couple filing holes. Together with team photograph (neatly folded) with facsimile autographs. (2 items)
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1977 Australian Team to England, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh and Jeff Thomson. Fine condition.
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1980 Australian Team to Pakistan, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes and Graham Yallop. Fine condition.
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Team Sheets, noted England 1995 and 1998; Sri Lanka 1984; England 'A' 1996 and England Under 19 1995/96 (5 items)
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Team Sheets, noted New Zealand 2002 and 2007; South Africa 2006; Sri Lanka 1992, 2000-01 and 2007; West Indies 1991; Zimbabwe 2003; Old Australians v Old Rest of World; Asian Team - Tsunami Relief Match 2005 (8 sigs).(10 items)
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1914 Victorian Cycle Trades Association 100: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Victorian Cycle Trades Association/ 100', and engraved on reverse 'E.Bainbridge/ 1914/ 6h.21m.30s.'. (In 1928 'The Sporting Globe' newspaper mounted a public appeal to fund Australian cyclists Hubert Opperman, Ernie Bainbridge, Harry Watson (NZ) and Percy Osborne to ride in the 1928 Tour de France (the first English-speaking team to ride the Tour de France)).
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1922 Melbourne - Warrnambool Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front '1922/ Dunlop Road Race/ Warrnambool - Melbourne', and engraved on reverse 'E. Bainbridge/ 9H. 5M
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1922 Bendigo - Melbourne Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Barnet Glass/ Bendigo to Melbourne Road Race 1922', and engraved on reverse 'E.Bainbridge'.
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1922 Cycle Traders Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Cycle Traders Road Race/ 1922/ (winged wheel)'
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1923 Melbourne - Warrnambool Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Dunlop Road Race/ 1923', with on reverse 'Warrnambool - Melbourne/ Time Medallion/ Won by E. Bainbridge/ 7 Hrs/ 51 Mns/ Sds'.
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1923 Cycle Traders Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Cycle Traders Road Race/ 1923/ (winged wheel)'
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1924 Melbourne - Warrnambool Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Dunlop Road Race/ (Australian Certificate of Authenticity-Of-Arms)', with on reverse 'Warrnambool - Melbourne Time Medallion/ 1924/ Won by E. Bainbridge/ 7 Hrs/ 15 Mns/ 39 Sds'.
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1924 Ballarat - Melbourne Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Road Race/ Ballarat/ Melbourne/ Barnet Glass/ 1924', and engraved on reverse '12th/ E.Bainbridge/ 4.22.6'.
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1925 Ballarat - Melbourne Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Road Race/1925/ Barnet Glass/ Ballarat - Melbourne', and engraved on reverse 'E.Bainbridge'.
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1926 Ballarat - Melbourne Road Race: Enamel medal/badge with on front 'Road Race/1926/ Barnet Glass/ Ballarat - Melbourne', and engraved on reverse 'E.Bainbridge'.
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Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1883 - 'Melbourne Football Club, Season 1883, Member's Ticket', No.11, signed by Hon.Treas. W.M.Boys. Worn gilt decorated morocco, spine defective. Extremely rare, the earliest Melbourne Football Club member's season ticket we have seen.
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Ballarat Imperial: Lady Member's Season Ticket for 1889 - 'Lady's Ticket, Season 1889, Ballarat Imperial Football Club, Admit Lady'. Rare.
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Football Ephemera: Group with Member's Season Tickets for Railway Football Club c1900; Footscray Thistle F.C. for 1926; Footscray District F.C. for 1927 (2); also Footscray United Soccer Club for 1927; plus 1922 Barraport Football Club dance card. (6 items)
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Panoramic Football Photograph, superb 2-part panoramic photograph titled 'Hamilton Cricket Ground, 1909' showing an Australian Rules Football match in progress, taken by Johnson & Co., Ararat and Hamilton, overall 39 x 17 cm. The best early football action photograph we have seen.
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'South Melbourne Football Club' member's season ticket for 1909, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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'Port Adelaide Football Club, Annual Report and Balance Sheet, Season 1912', with attractive colourful cover
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South Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1912, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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South Melbourne member's season ticket for 1913, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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South Melbourne member's season ticket for 1914, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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Footscray: c1920s ticket 'Footscray Football Club. 6d', size 61 x 28 mm. Rare.
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Collingwood Player's Cravat, ex Leonard Ludbrooke, who played 4 games 1920-21, black with c1960s cloth badge 'The Magpies, Come on Collingwood' attached.
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Edward 'Carji' Greeves (Geelong - 1st Brownlow Medallist 1924), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 54 x 71 cm.
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Footscray: c1925 flyer 'Footscray Football Club. Election of President. Annual Meeting, Tuesday February 24th. Vote for H.L.Caldecott', size 14 x 22 cm. Rare.
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Yarraville: Member's Season Ticket for 1926, with fixture list, unused. Superb.
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Carlton member's season ticket for 1928 with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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Richmond member's season ticket for 1928, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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Collingwood: Member's Season Ticket for 1938, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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Collingwood member's season ticket for 1939, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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Essendon: Member's Season Ticket for 1939, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended.
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Collingwood: Member's Season Ticket for 1940, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Scarce wartime year.
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Collingwood: Member's Season Ticket for 1941, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Scarce wartime year.
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Essendon: Member's Season Ticket for 1941, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Scarce wartime year.
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Collingwood: Member's Season Ticket for 1944, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Scarce wartime year.
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Collingwood: Member's Season Ticket for 1950, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended.
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Collingwood: Folder with 1950s postcard-size team photos (6); other photographs (2); annual reports (3) - 1957, 1960 and 1980; 1953 booklet 'Collingwood Football Club'; 'Collingwood Sports Parade' programmes (3) for 1953, 1954 (10 signatures) and 1955 (faults); 1958 poster 'Centenary Year of Australian football/1958/Collingwood Football Club' (22 x 38 cm); also 1935 Preston player's ticket; 1951 letter from VFL re umpiring; 1958 letter from Townsville Anfl re umpiring. (20 items)
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1950, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1951, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1952, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1953, with fixture list and hole punch for each game attended.
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Fitzroy: Member's Season Ticket for 1953, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1955, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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c1956 LP record 'The 22 Football Marches' composed by Robert K.Crawford. Includes marches for each of the 12 teams. Rare.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1956, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1957, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1958, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1960, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Ticket for 1961, with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Superb.
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