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Sporting and Historical Memorabilia, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:533
Sale Title:Sporting and Historical Memorabilia, Day 1Lots with images:295
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:394
Date:18-Sep-2013
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Violin: 20th century Czechoslovakian trade violin with label 'Bohuslav Lantner Mistr Houslaf Praha L.P. 1934'. Restored with modern case. Excellent condition
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Violin: German 20th century trade violin with label (Stradivarius copy). Restored & in vintage case. Plays well. G/VG condition
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Violin: French trade Stradivarius copy with label 'Jean Baptiste Vuillaume Paris 3 Rue Demours-Ternes' Finely carved scroll with ebonized edging & handsome fi ddleback. Dated on the back 1935 with personalised monogram. An excellent student violin with vintage case. VG condition
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Violin: German Stradivarius copy c1890s. Unusual 7/8th size with finely carved scroll & coffin case. G/VG condition
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Violin: French Violin with label 'Daniel Moinel Fait En 1942 Par, Luthier 45 Rue De Rome Paris' with vintage case, a fine violin, restored & plays well. Excellent condition
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Viola: West German copy of a Stradivarius 15 inch viola, with label & nice fitted case. VG condition
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Viola: Czechoslovakian copy of a Stradivarius 15½ inch viola with label & fitted case Excellent condition
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Viola: 15½ inch post World War II Viola (Stradivarius copy), American shop label 'Sherl & Roth...Cleveland Ohio...1975', with vintage case. G/VG condition
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Bow: Victor Felique French violin bow with makers stamp, c1915-1920. Mother of pearl & ebony frog with silver finished fittings. Rehaired, a fine piece in excellent condition
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Bow: By Berini with makers stamp. Mother of pearl & ebony frog with silver plated fittings. VG condition
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Bows: Early 20th century, one with makers stamp (requires rehairing); the other, most likely German for a 3/4 instrument. (2 items)
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Bows: 3 assorted vintage European violin bows with hair. Good condition
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Bows: collection of (5) early 20th Century violin bows. All needing rehairing, mixed condition
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Bows: 2 European violin bows, both rehaired & restored. VG condition
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Bows: 2 European violin bows, early 20th century both rehaired. VG condition
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Bows: Collection of 5 violin bows, restoration required. Mixed condition.
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Etchings: c1813 ethnographic plates 'Isle of France' (2), & 'The Hospitable Behaviour of the Governor of Timor to Lieutenant Bligh'; Baxter prints (2, one framed); portrait of Baron Melbourne (British P.M.) not framed 19th century print of dancing peasants in antique mahogany frame (damaged). (7 items)
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Set of (4) antique gouache paintings on paper showing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (Italy) with tallships & boats in the harbour. Folk art style, restored & reframed late 20th century. 55 x 35 cm each
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Assorted lot of pictures: noted colourful c1902 lithograph 'Manchester Unity' certificate in original oak frame; 19th century lithograph 'Great Eastern Steam Ship'; framed photographs of industrial scenes (4); cartoon cel etc. Fair to VG condition. (9 items)
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Thomas Bush Hardy (British 1842-97): European seaside view, watercolour by one of England's most noted 19th century Maritime watercolourists. Titled, signed & dated 1892 lower right. 32 x 24 cm
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Joseph Hughes Clayton (1870-1930): 'Blea Tarn, Cumberland', framed English School watercolour landscape, in the Lake District. Signed lower right. Titled and signed also on the lower mount. Very slight foxing. 32 x 25 cm
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Walter J. Anderson (working c1900-30 Australia): 'Landscape Near Bowral', oil on canvas, signed and dated 1904 lower left, size 69 x 51 cm. Fair condition
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Elioth Gruner: 'The Art of Elioth Gruner' by Sydney Ure Smith & Leon Gellert (Sydney 1920) L/edition 30/600 signed by the artist twice. Endorsed inside front cover with signature dated 1923; signature also found with the edition number. Embossed title on grey boards with cloth spine. Fair condition
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Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980): Austrian born Expressionist; lithograph 'Exodus' (The Frogs-From Aristophanes), signed in pencil lower right margin. Framed, window mount & glazed. 30 x 24 cm Excellent condition
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Bookplates: 'Ex-Libris Keith Murdoch' by W.Hunter; 'The Library of the Royal Australian College of Physicians A.E.Mills Foundation' by Lionel Lindsay; 'Hugh D.Mcintosh Ex-Libris'; 'Sacre Coeur Burke Road Malvern' by Adrian Feint. Some foxing. Good condition. (4 items)
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Norman Lindsay: Etching 'C Minor Sharp Quartet', number 22/55 signed and dated in the lower margin 1927. Window mount (toned), framed and glazed. Slight damage lower right, minor toning. with purchase documentation circa 1976. 40 x 30 cm
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Norman Lindsay: Pencil on paper study. Artists initials N.L. signed lower right. Toning to the top third Window mount, framed & glazed. 35 x 36 cm
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Jan De Leener (Australian, active 1890s-1920s): 'Jerusalem - the Tower of David From the Bethlehem Road', watercolour signed 'J. De Leener' lower right, 26 x 46 cm
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Athol Matson Nicholas (Australia 1942-): Floral still life watercolour in gilt frame, pencil signature lower right, 24 x 20 cm; plus Australian school landscape, watercolour, in gilt frame, pencil signature lower right, 24 x 20 cm. (2 items)
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V.R.Gregson (British): Flowers in a vase, oil on canvas, signed 'V.R.Gregson' and dated '45' at lower right, 50 x 60 cm. (Several similar studies by this artist are held by the Rossendale Museum, Lancashire)
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John Roy Eldershaw (1892-1973): River Scene, watercolour, signed lower left, image size 35 x 25 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 63 x 57 cm
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Kenneth Hood (1928-2002): Linocuts all signed & dated 1954. Titled 'Sad Girl'; 'Boy with Doves' & 'Watermelon'. Approx. 25 x 21 cm each. Window mount, framed & glazed. (3 items)
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James R.Jackson (1882-1975): 'Evening Sky', oil on canvas, 46 x 75 cm
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William Joshua Smith Oil painting on masonite board of Melbourne skyline looking across the Yarra at Prince's Bridge towards Flinders St. Station & St. Pauls. Artists name verso. 48 x 35 cm
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973): Etching 'La Celestine' c1968. Nicely framed in brass, window mount & glazed with documentation from Gallery Huntly Canberra c.1975. 9 x 6 cm. Superb condit
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Rafael Daniel Gurvich (1949- ), 'The Despondency of September', oil on canvas, 124 x 154 cm
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David Boyd: 'The Art of David Boyd' by Nancy Benko & foreword by Judith Wright, (Adelaide 1973), limited edition 827/1250 signed by the artist. Original dust wrapper (ripped, fair condition), slight foxing mainly to the endpapers. Good condition
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Brian Armstrong (Australia): 'The Red Curtain', oil on canvas board, signed 'Brian E. Armstrong' and dated '77' lower left, 50 x 60 cm
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Frank Harding (1935- ): Oil on board titled lower left 'The Euroa Withdrawal', with notation verso 'Ned Kelly and Joe Byrne Hold Up Euroa Bank'. with accompanying book 'Bush Bred and Bold', by Frank Harding, signed limited edition 998/1000 (South Australia, 1980). 49 x 39 cm. VG condition
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LeRoy Nieman (1921-2012): American Expressionist artist screen print 'Statue of Liberty'. Printed signature, window mounted, framed & glazed. 70 x 57 cm, VG condition
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Michael a Richecoeur: 'Guernsey' group of etchings limited edition 27/100 copies signed in the lower margin in original green leather folio. Excellent condition (12 items)
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Pro Hart (1928-2006): Prints 'The Turnstile' (70 x 54 cm) & 'Mehindee Races' (43 x 43 cm), both signed 'Pro Hart' lower right. (2 items)
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John Richard Howley (1931- ): 'Moomba Parade', oil painting on canvas, 1986. The image was used in the book 'John Howley', by Gavin Fry (published by Edmundt Alexander 2013). Howley is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria and has had 35 solo exhibitions since 1956. Unframed, signed and dated on stretcher. 61 x 30 cm
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Banks' Florilegium: (4) Reissued limited edition (100 copies) Botanical lithographs of copperplate engravings of specimens collected by Sir Joseph Banks on Cook's voyage 1768-1771. Blind embossed & pencil edition in the lower margin, not framed, 50 x 32 cm each; (3) Antique Chinese 'Tosa School' painting on silk 25 x 20 cm each; Landscape lithograph (8 items)
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Ken Griffiths Series of watercolour originals painted as illustrations for the retelling of the story 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'. Beautifully executed paintings each captioned with story text and signed by the artist, including title page in gouache. All with matching frames and mounts. Gri' ths has had One-man shows in Queensland and has been hung in the 1987 Archibald Prize. (13) of the works measure 25 x 19 cm with (2) larger works measuring 38 x 24 cm. VG condition. (15 items)
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Pro Hart (1928-2006): 'The Showdown - Port Adelaide Power VS Adelaide Crows', print by Pro Hart, signed by the artist lower right and numbered 904/1750, size 95 x 67 cm (few minor creases)
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Erotica: 1890s-1900s photograph album with 84 erotic and pornographic photographs. Average size: Mainly 2 sizes (15 x 11 cm and 10 x 13.5 cm); sepia or black & white. Accompanied by an earlier purchase invoice from Sotheby's New York (June 1990) for Us$4,675
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Tasmania: Antique c1880s leporello (concertina) photo album displaying 12 Tasmanian carte-de-viste views with captions, in red cloth boards with gilt embossed title and decoration. Note very early view of Hobart harbour probably 1860s. Slight toning, VG condition
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Leporellos: Antique concertina photograph albums of Sydney (2), Melbourne & Tasmania c1880s. Facinating panorama views & street scenes. Fair/Good condition (4 items)
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Leporellos: Very nice group of concertina antique photograph albums with gilt decorated boards. Quebec, Bruxelles, London, Cairo, Alexadria, Port Said & the Suez Canal. VG condition (6 items)
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1928 Amsterdam Olympics Postcards: Group of postcards all from football tournament, 6 relate to the final Argentina v Uruguay, whilst 5 relate to earlier games. (11 items)
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Advertising: a terrific group of Australian cards, noted 'Hannam's Heater' with Ernest Shackleton reference; 'Borthwick's Puncture Cure' Melbourne; 'Capewell Horse Nails' Brisbane; 'Melbourne Steamship Co'. G/VG condition (6 items)
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Antique album with cards including an impressive collection of the 'Great White Fleet' U.S. Navy 1908 (52); advertising, Australiana, Insurance Companies; World War I themes, 'Serravllo's Tonic' Trieste Italy & much more a lovely collection in VG to excellent condition (110)
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Advertising: Very nice group of cards; noted Australian photographic store advertising for Drapery, tea & coffee shops (6); American 'Ayer's' medicine cards (3); 1908 Franco-British Exhibition card; Tasmanian Chemist advertising for R.H.Overell of Hobart plus medicine cards (2). G/VG condition (13 items)
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Advertising: Group of predominantly Australian cards: noted, 'Swallow & Ariell's' (3); 'Wertheim' (2); 'Nestle Chocolate'; 'Empire Tobacco' (3); Cocoa advertising (2); 'Foss' Vanilla'; 'Caille Outboard Motors & Boats' (2); HMV 'Teacher's Whisky'; 'Wolfe's Schnapps'; Coal company; Sewing machines; umbrellas & News Agent's. Some rare cards well worth inspection. G/VG condition (20 items)
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Two Albums of vintage cards: Ballarat, Bendigo, Tasmanian mining (Queenstown), Franco-British Exhibition, novelty cards etc. (160+ items)
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Anzac & Australian military cards showing scenes of Gallipoli (10), troups parading in London (12), 'Anzacs in France, Back From Pozieres', Scottish, French and English cards, novelty, Port Said etc (170+ cards)
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Comic Postcards, c1910-70s collection in album, a large assortment of comic cards including English saucy seaside postcards. All in good condition. Great value. (300)
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'Titanic': Nice Postcard Group, Noted 'The Most Apalling Disaster in Maritime History' card postmarked Southampton '4pm 1 May 12' (16 days after 'Titanic' sunk); R.M.S.'Carpathia' postcard (rare); 'The S.S.Titanic' card postmarked New York 15 May 1921 (one month after 'Titanic' sunk); Tuck's card with souvenir postmark 23MY12; 'In Memoriam' postcard; 'Nearer My God to Thee' postcards Nos.21 & 23. Mainly G/VG condition. (7 items)
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'Titanic': Modern Postcards, One with '80th Anniversary, Maiden Voyage, Southampton 10 April 1992' postmark, signed by survivor Eva Hart; other with '85th Anniversary R.M.S.Titanic Maiden Voyage' postmark, signed by last survivor Millvina Dean. VG condition. (2 items)
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c1920s circus poster 'Greatest Show on Earth, Wirth'S, Circus and Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals', printed by Robert Harding P/L, colour lithograph, has been folded, some losses, size 102 x 37 cm
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c1930s-70s German travel posters, all 50 x 75 cm, one duplicated, others all different, noted Aachen, Hildesheim, Nuremberg, Ulm, Marktbreit & Maulbronn Abbey. Excellent group in good condition, tape reinforcing on back edges. (6 items)
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1930 British Rail travel poster 'Lincoln, on the London and North Easter Railway of England and Scotland', artwork by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth (1879-1952), printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London, colour lithograph, backed on linen, 125 x 100 cm. Condition A. Very attractive and colourful
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1931 Australian Natives Association, chromo-lithographed Ex-President's Certificate (Footscray Branch No.65), window mounted, framed & glazed in original carved wooden frame, multicoloured and attractive, overall 70 x 90 cm
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1933 London Transport poster, 'London's Leisure Hours. Study the Artist's Masterpieces, Picture Galleries Are Open Daily, Travel By Underground', artwork by Austin Cooper (1890-1964), lithograph in colours, printed by the Baynard Press, linen-backed, size 63 x 101 cm. Condition B+
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1933 London Transport poster, 'Says Santa C. 'It Seems to Me, That Now I'm London Bound, I Must Park the Sledge on the Outside Edge, and Travel Underground', artwork by Frederick Charles Herrick (1887-1970), lithograph in colours, printed by the Baynard Press, linen-backed, size 63 x 101 cm. Condition B+. Wonderful Santa poster!
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1934 London Transport poster, 'To the Cinemas, By London Transport', artwork by Cecil Walter Bacon (1905-), showing map of cinemas in London, lithograph in colours, printed by the Dangerfield Printing Co.Ltd, linen-backed, size 63 x 101 cm. Condition B+
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c1950s travel poster, 'Qantas World Routes', artwork by Anna Drew, stylised pictorial map of the world showing Qantas routes, printed by Posters Pty Ltd, linen-backed, size 99 x 72 cm. Condition B (repaired peripheral tears)
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c1950 travel poster 'France, Land of Chateaux', artwork by Jean Picart Le Doux, printed in France, published by and for the French Government, o' set, linen-backed, size 62 x 100 cm. Condition B
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c1953 Victorian Railways travel poster No.269, 'To the Hills, By Train', colour lithographed by W.M.Houston, Government Printer, Melbourne, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 110 cm. Condition A
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Railway Posters: c1957-80s group including: 'Become a Railway Apprentice'; 'Label Luggage Properley'. Size and condition varies. (18 items)
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c1958 'I Married a Woman' Rko Radio Pictures Movie poster. Colour lithograph, presents well has been folded with several small rips on the creases. 105 x 69 cm, good condition
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1960s-80s Qantas travel posters, size 64 x 100 cm for Japan; size 36 x 50 cm (7) for Australia, Pacific Islands, India, Greece, Vienna, Malaysia & America; size 31 x 49 cm (3) for Southern Cross Route, Sydney direct & London direct. Condition A/B. (11 items)
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c1960s travel posters, 'Visit Western Australia. Floral Emblem of Western Australia...' showing a Kangaroo Paw flower in front of the Perth skyline; 'Western Australia. The Wild Flower State. Christmas Tree (Nuytsia Floribunda)'; 'Britain'. depicting children and a fisherman. Each 62 x 100 cm. Condition varies, A/C. (3 items)
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Picasso Poster: 'Picasso, 60 Years of Graphic Works. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 25 October 25 December 1966', lithograph in colours, printed in France by Mourlot, Paris, size 51 x 74 cm. Limited edition of 2500. Excellent condition
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c1960s National Safety Council of Australia posters, No.1774D 'Fire, Prevent It' & No.1966A 'Fire', each mounted on board, 50 x 63 cm. Fair/Good condition (latter with some faults). (2 items)
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c1960s-70s City Rail travel posters; Trackwork posters and 'Wonderland' poster. Fair to VG condition. (40 items)
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c1970s Qantas travel posters, 'Businessmen Fl Y Qantas, It's a Shrewd Move!', 'For Superb Performance!/ Actors Fl Y Qantas' & 'For Miles of Fun!/ Globetrotters Fl Y Qantas', artwork by M.Schlesinger, printed by Posters Pty Ltd, all linen-backed, each 38 x 76 cm. Condition A-. (3 items)
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Number Plate - Caminhos De Ferro Mocambique (Mozambique Railways). Large plate (52 x 36 cm) No.474. Quite spectacular. Some dirt but will clean up
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Destination Blind - Sydney Bus. Randwick/Botany region. Dirty, no tears
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Destination Blind - Sydney Bus. North Shore. Very good condition.
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Edmondson Tickets: Box of tickets, appears to be mainly Victoria, suburban & country, with a smattering of other states. Appears to all unused. Much unusual material - noted: some rarely seen Racecourse tickets; St Kilda tickets with printed date of '21 June 1979'; many unusual country destinations. (1000+)
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Ballarat Tramway Ticket: souvenir ticket No.189, for the opening of the electric system, August 18th 1905, in postcard format. 'The Electric Supply Coy. of Victoria Ltd'. Ticket used, with punched hole, soiled but fair condition. Very rare!
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Victorian Railways: Monthly Tickets (8) 1906-37; aluminium yearly tickets (13), male & female, 1972- 81, from a range of suburban stations; 1914-21 Victorian Railways Institute Passes (3), used by employees attending Vri training classes; plus 'Victorian Railways Ticket Checkers' Manual' (1961) - a remarkable book both illustrating (in full colour) and describing each and every ticket available on the VR in 1961. (22 items)
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Tickets & Passes: Tasmanian Government Railways folder containing a collection of various unused largerstyle tickets, luggage labels. Collection of VR weekly tickets; VR & Mmtb weekly tickets; 'Employees Weekly Duty Passes'; VR: interesting group, noted various refreshment services tickets (6); sleeping berth tickets (7); reserved seat ticket overprinted 'Parliamentary', unused. Also, book: 'Victorian Railways Ticket Checkers' Manual' (1961), illustrating all Victorian tickets in use in 1961. (c140)
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Interesting accumulation of Parcel Labels in stockbook (100+), mainly VR & Nswgr, a few Qr. Also: a collection of mainly freight wagon labels, chiefl y VR but a little Sar & Tgr, 1940s-60s. Also: some odds & sods, noted booked parcel labels, tickets forms (various). Labels for VR Safeworking Equipment (2). Also: group of small 3D items, noted Square Keys (carriage keys x 3); railway rubber stamps (6). 'Southern Aurora' menus (2); 'The Ghan' items. (100+)
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Photos of Sydney Trams. All early 20th century, in period album, mainly originals but a few reprints, various sizes from 9 x 6 cm to 21.5 x 16.5 cm. Some interesting material. Generally very good condition
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Commonwealth Railways. Large format blueprints/plans - all very early (some dated 1918) for: Temporary Station Platform (which would have been 73 chains (about 1,468 metres) from Kalgoorlie); Interlocking at Loco Yard Port Augusta; Motor Car Shed; Engine Pit, Buffer Stops, Mileposts, etc; Standard Switch levers & connections; Steel Stands for C.1 Water Tanks; Standard 25 ft (762 cm) Lattice Signal Mast with Balanced Arm a lot of scu' ng but readable. Also: South Australian Railways. 5 x rolling stock plans…
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Maps - Sydney Tramways. System maps for: a) 1929 two copies of 1929 map, 13.5 x 42 cm, map b&w but list of destination sign symbols in colour; b) undated large full colour map, 20.5 x 131 cm. (3 maps)
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Maps & Posters. a) VR system map, 1939, 62 x 49 cm (all silos marked in m/s). b) South Australian system map, 1938, 44 x 73 cm. c) Queensland system map, 1939, 49 x 68 cm. d) 1929 Sydney tramway map, 13.5 x 42 cm (map b&w but list of destination sign symbols in full colour). e) Poster: VR 'The Electric Train Bulletin', posted weekly at all suburban stations, May 2 1939, 'Whenever It Rains Please Shut the Carriage Door ...', 63 x 50 cm f) 1988 poster for Bicentenary steam train trips behind 3801 (NSW). (6…
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Residue of a railway collection. Noted: VR 'Diagram of Gradients & Curves', original of the 1927 edition; Vri metal badge (blue & gold) showing Flinders St Rs; VR 1974 First Class railway pass; assorted pay slips; a file containing some 100s of pages from the magazine 'Ticket News'. (100s)
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Photographs. An accumulation ex the Norm de Pomeroy collection - a mix of originals & reprints Australian & US (inc. a selection from Erie Rr 1948. Inspection will reward. (100s)
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Photographs, ex the Norm de Pomeroy collection, from three signficant rail tours: 20 x last train to Thorpdale, 1958; 11 x last train to Beech Forest, 1962; 21 x Nowingi-Millewa South line, 1974. (52 photos)
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D VR & V/Line Working Timetables & Master Train Plans, 1971-1991, all regions, plus system-wide MTPs. Just a little duplication. An excellent resource for studying changes to the system over these 20 years. (60 timetables)
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'Tramways Their Construction and Working' by Clark, 1st edition, 1878, London, Crosby Lockwood & Co 472pp inc numerous fold-out illustrations. Fairly good condition
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British Books. a nice collection of better titles, including many early volumes, mainly hard covers. Noted: 'The Beauty of Old Trains' by Ellis, 'Britain's Railway Liveries 1925-1948' by Carter; 'The First Passenger Railway' by Lee; 'Our Iron Roads' by Williams, 1883; 'The Railways of Great Britain' by Lord Monkswell, 1926; 'Triumphs of Steam' by Frith, C1910. (31 books)
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Books: collection of US Operating & Instruction Manuals: 'C&Nw Railway Co Safety Rules' (1944); Canadian Pacific 'Summary of Motive Power & Rolling Stock Equipment' (1956 & 1965 editions); 'Formula For Scientific Freight Train Rating (1911); Instructions Relating to Superheater Locomotives (1916); Laws, Rules & Instructions For Inspection & Testing of Locomotives Other Than Steam' (Icc, 1926); Michigan Central Railroad Co 'General Rules & Regulations' (1923); 'Railroad Curves & Earthwork' (1920); 'Uniform…
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Early US Books, Technical Manuals & Magazines. Noted: 'Elements of Blueprint Reading' (1927); 'Et Locomotive Brake Equipment' (Westinghouse, 1911); 'Freight Train curve Resistance on a One-Degree curve and on a Three-Degree curve' (1927); 'Impact Tests on Railway Bridges' (1910); 'Laying Offshoes & Wedges' (1927); 'Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Convention of the Traveling Engineers' Association' (1905); 'Railway Car Lighting' (1927); 'Resistance to Flow Through Locomotive Water Columns' (1911);…
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'Railway and Locomotive Engineering. a Practical Journal of Railway Motive Power and Rolling Stock', Vol.XIV, Nos.7-12, July-December 1901. Includes fold-out illustrations. Leather- & cloth-bound and endorsed on cover: 'Ballarat Loco Class. This Book Is Not to Be Taken Out of the Class Room' Ex de Pomeroy collection
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Books & Ephemera: c1902-83 folder containing an erratic mix of various VR forms; 'What Every Stationmaster & Assistant Stationmaster Should Know' by 'L.F.' (Melb., 1926); 'Report of the Victorian Railways Commissioners For the Year Ended 30th June 1924'; 1927 Ashburton Line timetable; minute book, containing brief m/s classroom notes made by long-term VR employee R.B. Craigie, dated 19-06-1922
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