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Sporting & General Memorabilia, Session 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:481
Sale Title:Sporting & General Memorabilia, Session 2Lots with images:284
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:276
Date:6-Nov-2008
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Melbourne member's season ticket No.11 for 1883, signed by the 'Hon. Treas. W. M. Boys'
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'Richmond Football Club' member's season ticket for 1936, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. Also 1935 Member's Season Ticket in very poor condition. (2 items)
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Football Collectables: 1937 Trophy Cup 'Jeparit Junior Football Club, Most Improved Player, C.Ansell, 1937'; team photograph 'Brunswick City F.C. Premiers 1942'; Carlton Member's Season Ticket for 1985. (3 items)
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Richmond: Member's Season Ticket for 1938, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition.
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Carlton member's season ticket for 1939, with a fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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Richmond: Member's Season Ticket for 1939, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition.
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Essendon member's season ticket for 1941, witha fixture list and hole punched for each game attended
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Richmond: Member's Season Ticket for 1941, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition.
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Richmond: Member's Season Ticket for 1942, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. G/Vg condition.
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Essendon: Weg 'Essendon 1942 Premiers' poster, with caricature of Dick Reynolds (issued c2000), signed by Dick Reynolds, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 50 x 65 cm. With CoA.
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Collingwoodd: Member's Season Tickets for 1947 & 1966, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair condition. Also 'Collingwood Football Club, Players' album 1962' (Melbourne, 1962). (3 items)
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Collingwood: Display 'Collingwood VFL 1949' containing autograph pages (3) with 27 signatures including Lou Richards, Ron Richards, Bob Rose & Phonse Kyne (unfortunately many are pencil signatures that have been traced over in ink), window mounted with team postcard, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 50 cm.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Tickets for 1950, 1953, 1955 and 1956, each with fixture list and hole punched for each game attended. G/Vg. (4 items)
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Football Collectables: 1950-75 collection of football boots (6 pairs) - one signed by Kevin Sheedy, a few others signed on base; plus a range of football stops; Tasmanian football jumpers (4) - 1994 Tasmania from Perth Super-Rules Carnival, Wynyard, Kingston, Channel (plus Channel Fc jacket); also St Kilda - number plate surrounds & alarm clock; Swans tie; Melbourne windcheater; 1989 William Leitch Medal menu with c90 signatures. (c16 items)
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Jack Dyer (Richmond), signature on newspaper picture, framed & glazed, overall 29 x 36 cm.
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Richmond: Member's Season Tickets for 1952 & 1977, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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Carlton: Member's Season Ticket for 1955, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. F/G condition
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'Argus Fireside Football' game, c1956. Scarce.
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Tickets for 1957, 1958 & 1960, each with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. Superb. (3 items)
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North Melbourne: Member's Season Tickets for 1961, 1962 & 1964, first two with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended, 1964 ticket unused. Superb condition. (3 items)
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St Kilda: Autograph page with 13 signatures (7 on front & 6 on reverse) including Darrel Baldock, Ian Synman & Verdun Howell. Scarce group
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Richmond: 1967 original Weg poster, minor peripheral faults, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 83 cm.
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Framed and glazed original 'Saturday Herald' Weg poster commemorating Richmond's 1969 premiership
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Carlton: Member's Season Ticket for 1971, with fixture list & hole punched for each game attended. F/G condition
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Mick Nolan's Queensland Jumper, match-worn with No.25 on reverse. [North Melbourne 107 games, 1973-80. The Galloping Gasometer played a key role in North's first flag. Went to Queensland where he coached the state team)
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Essendon: 1984 original Weg poster, window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 65 x 82 cm. Good condit.
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Essendon: 1985 original Weg poster, window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 65 x 82 cm. Good condition
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Hawthorn: Original Weg posters for 1986 & 1989 (2); plus 1989 newsagency stand poster '(Hawks)/Color/Souvenir', all signed by Weg. Fair/Good condition. (4 items)
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Darren Millane (Collingwood), siganture on Collingwood sock; also 2 Collingwood signatures on pieces
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Essendon: 1993 & 2000 original Weg posters, both window mounted, framed (no glass), each overall 58 x 77 cm. Good condition. (2 items)
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Allies: Allies No.24 jumper from 1995 State of Origin series.
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Darryl White (Brisbane Lions), signature on reverse of Brisbane Lions No.33 2005 Heritage jumper.
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Sean Denham (Essendon): Essendon match-worn No.38 jumper signed on reverse by Sean Denham.
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Geelong: Poster 'Geelong Football Club, Celebrating 1000 Wins, Geelong v St Kilda at Kardinia Park, 31st May 1997', signed by Gary Ayres (coach) & Barry Stoneham (captain), limited edition No.25, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 63 cm.
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Todd Viney (Melb.): Display comprising signed Melbourne football jumper, framed & glazed, overall 74 x 100 cm.
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Robert Harvey (St. Kilda - dual Brownlow Medallist 1997 & 1998), superb signature on 'Sherrin' football, mounted in perspex display case.
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Tony Lockett (St. Kilda/Sydney Swans), 'Tony Lockett - the Record' display, comprising signed Swans jumper, window mounted with three photographs, limited edition 425/1300, framed & glazed, overall 87 x 109 cm
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Hawthorn: Signed photos of Jason Dunstall (with Hawthorn CoA), Shane Crawford & Daniel Chick. (3 items)
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Football Grounds: Set of 12 framed prints - The M.C.G., Victoria Park, Windy Hill, Glenferrie Oval, Punt Road Oval, Western Oval, Princes Park, Kardinia Park Oval, Arden Street, Lakeside Oval, Junction Oval, Brunswick Street Oval; all window mounted, framed & glazed, each overall 36 x 42 cm. (12 items)
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Football Collectables: Bulldogs Team of the Century commemorative covers signed by Norm Ware & Jack Collins (with CoAs); signed photographs of Wayne Carey, Nathan Buckley & Saverio Rocca (4); 1990 Collingwood poster; 2001 Brisbane Weg poster. (Total 9 items)
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North Melbourne: 'Kangaroos Team of the Century' print by mark Sofilas, overall 100 x 56 cm. Peripheral faults, though would frame up very well.
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James Hird (Essendon), original oil painting by Claude Fantauzzo, oil on canvas, signed by James Hird, framed, overall 61 x 72 cm.
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Collingwood: Collingwood football jumper signed by 2003 team, with c29 signatures, including Nathan Buckley, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 91 x 101 cm, with CoA.
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James Hird (Essendon): Essendon No.5 Football Jumper signed on reverse by James Hird.
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Jason Akermanis (Brisbane Lions/Western Bulldogs): Original painting by Jeffrey Kelson, acrylic & pastel on board, signed by the artist and dated '07', overall 61 x 90 cm
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Cigarette And Trade Cards: 1958 Atlantic 'Victorian League Stars' part set [34/128]. G/Vg.
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1968 Ampol 'VFL Champions' folders & 45rpm records [2/12] - Barry Davis, Essendon & Royce Hart, Richmond
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1968 Heinz 'VFL Posters', Ken Fraser (Essendon). Fair/Good condition (peripheral faults)
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c1978 Ashfield Automatics coasters 'Western Suburbs Australian Rules - The Magpies', complete set [20]; also 1978 Scanlens 'Phillips Soccer League - Australia', part set [34/120 + 12 spares], plus Checklists [6/14 + 2 spares] & Competition cards (5). G/Vg. (Total 79)
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First Australian Kangaroos Tour to Britain 1908-09: 'The Australian Rugby Football League Tour of Great Britain 1908/9', four A3 pages of accounts - 'Statement of Receipts and Payments', 'Profit and Loss Account', 'List of Missing Vouchers' and 'Special Loan Account J. J. Giltinan', each with the handstamp 'Johnson and Johnson, Sydney, Incorporated Accountants', together with a reprinted team photograph 'The Australian Team (The Kangaroos) Which Toured England, 1908-9'.
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H. H. 'Dally' Messenger, (1883-1959, rugby union and rugby league footballer, recognised as one of the latter game's greatest ever players, the 'Dally M. Medal' is awarded to Australian rugby league's best player each year in his honour): Postcard dated Jan. 8th 1909 addressed to 'Mr. H. H. Messenger, 'Kangaroos', Park Mount, Albert Road, Southport', writer mentions 'I hope you are now fully recovered from your illness, and in first class form for tomorrow. I want to see you beat Wigan', together with…
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Albert Arapeta 'Opai' Asher (1879-1965, played for both the Nz 'All Blacks' & Australasian 'Kangaroos'): Blazer, awarded c1960s, black wool, with badge on left breast embroidered 'N.Z. Maoris 1908-09/ N.Z. 1910-13-14/ (Kiwi)/N.Z. Rugby Football League/ Life Member', made by Kaiapoi Petone Group of Nz. Good condition. Rare.
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1909 Rugby League Scrapbook/Diary: Exercise Book with handwritten record of matches with teams, scores & attendances. Teams include Wallabies, Nsw, Queensland, Balmain, Central Western, Eastern Suburbs, Glebe, Manly, Metropolitan, New England, Newtown, North Sydney, Northern District, Northern Rivers, Ponsonby, St.George, South Sydney, Sydney, University, Western Suburbs, City v Country
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Walter Marston: Group with football-shaped fob, engraved 'Presented by S.Mahonen, Mt.Morgan, to /Best & Most Gentlemanly Player 1910/ Won by W.Marston'; plus gold pocket-watch, engraved 'To Walter from, Mother, 21st Birthday 16.8.10'. [Walter Marston played for Mt.Morgan, Queensland Country & Queensland]. (2 items)
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1913 Queensland Team, team photograph (15 x 19 cm, minor surface faults), on photographer's mount in very poor condition, though has names of some of the players, overall 37 x 30 cm. Ex Harry Sunderland collection.
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Queensland: Team photographs - 'Wallabies F.C. 4th Grade' c1913, (photo good, mount with some faults); 'Valley Premiership Team, Q.A.R.L., 1917' with players names printed on mount (photo good, mount poor). Ex Harry Sunderland collection. (2 items)
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Albert Arapeha 'Opai' Asher (1879-1965, played for both the Nz 'All Blacks' & Australasian 'Kangaroos'): Blazer, awarded c1960s, black wool, with badge on left breast embroidered 'Australasia/R F L/ (Kangaroo & Silver Fern)/ 1914', made by Canterbury of Nz, named on label 'Albert Asher'. One button missing, otherwise good condition. Rare.
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Rugby League Photographs: 1919 Queensland team photograph (15 x 9 cm); real photo postcard 'Australasian Rugby League (N.U.) Team 1921-22'; Frank Curran in his 1933 Nswrfl shirt; 1938 first Kangaroos tour of France (3 photographs inluding one showing both teams. Ex Harry Sunderland collection. (6 items)
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Harry Cavanough's Newtown Cap, blue velvet, wire embroidered 'N.D.R.L.F.C/ (N in Shield)/ 50 C.M' on front, and with tassle on top, made by J. Pearson of Sydney, endorsed 'H. Cavanough' on label. '50 C.M' probably refers to 50 club matches (counting 1sts and 2nds matches), together with a RP team postcard by Melba Studios, endorsed 'Newtown 1sts, 1918, Runners-Up in City Cup', with most of the players wearing honour caps. (Harry Cavanough played 31 games for Newtown 1921-24; 49 games for Souths 1925-28…
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1925 New Zealand Team, team photograph titled '1925 Kiwi Rl', overall 31 x 25 cm; plus team photograph 'Devonport 'League' at Whangarei 1935' and two press photographs of Bill Davidson. Ex Bill Davidson collection. (4 items)
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Harry Cavanough's 1926 NSW Cap, blue velvet, wire embroidered 'N.S.W.R.F.L/ (Kangaroo)/ 1926' on front, and with tassel on top, made by J. Pearson of Sydney, endorsed 'Cavanough' on label. (Harry Cavanough played 31 games for Newtown 1921-24; 49 games for Souths 1925-28 (all Premiership years); and 12 interstate games for NSW 1926-28).
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1928 English Tour To Australia: Rare programme 'Souvenir Programme of the English Rugby League Team's Visit to North Queensland, June, 1928' [Townsville, 1928]. Fair condition.
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1928 English Tour To Australia: Pennants 'English, Rugby League Team', 81 cm long, fair condition; plus 'Meraloma' (Canadian Rugby Club), 71 cm long, fine condition (Before coming home England played some missionary games in Canada, which led to the formation of a rugby league competition in that country). Ex England player Jim Sullivan who toured Australia in 1924, 1928 & 1932 (the latter tour as captain). (2 items)
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1929 Queensland Team, lovely team photograph, endorsed at top 'Proof only from Melba, Sydney', and photographer's handstamps at base, photo 31 x 24 cm, mounted on base, overall 38 x 33 cm. Ex Harry Sunderland collection.
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1929-30 Australian Kangaroos: Dinner menu, 'The Rugby Football League, Patron: His Majesty the King, England v Australia at Hull, October 5th 1929', with attractive front cover, and list of England and Australian players on reverse.
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Swinton: Handkerchief 'Swinton Football Club 1931-32' with team photo, list of players names and Championships won by the club, overall 46 x 47 cm. Good condition
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1932 English Tour To Australia: Rare programme 'Nqrl, Programme, England v North Queensland, Played at Townsville, June 25th 1932' [Townsville, 1932]. Fair/Good condition.
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1932 English Tour to Australia: Embroidered Pennant 'Australia, (Australian Coat-Of-Arms), 1932', 72 cm long, made by David Jones Ltd, Sydney, one tiny hole, otherwise superb condition and extremely attractive, ex England captain Jim Sullivan.
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1932 English Tour To Australia: Embroidered Pennant 'England, Rugby League Tour, 1932', 73 cm long, made by David Jones Ltd, Sydney, superb condition and extremely attractive. Ex England captain Jim Sullivan. Probably unique.
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1933-34 Australian Kangaroos: Team photograph, with advertising at top, 'All Enthusiastic Users of Wardonia Razors and Blades', and at base title 'The 'Kangaroos' - Australian Team, 1933-34', and players names, overall 38 x 30 cm. Lower right corner of mount with faults, otherwise fine.
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Framed and glazed 1933-34 Australian Kangaroos Poster, 'L'Australienne 'Kangaroos Versus Angleterre, Stade Pershing, 31 Decembre', with a photograph of the Australian team, printed by William Walker & Sons
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'A Trieze! Organe Officiel de la Ligue Francaise de Rugby a Trieze', issue No.1, Juin 1934, of this French Rl magazine, announcing the forthcoming French team's tour to Australia in 1934-35. Fair/Good condition
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1935 Queensland Team, lovely team photograph, endorsed at base 'Proof Only From Melba', and photographer's handstamps at base, size 31 x 25 cm. Ex Harry Sunderland collection
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1936 Australia v England: Action photograph, mounted on page with hand-painted title, 'The 1st Test Match', and players names, overall 32 x 25 cm.
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Shield shaped green wool Australian Kangaroos badge embroidered with the Australian Coat of Arms and 'Rugby League, 1936'
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1936 British Lions Jumper: Match-worn British Lions jumper, with embroidered badge 'Rugby League Tour/(Lion, Daffodil, crown, Thistle, Rose and Shamrock)/ 1936' on left breast.
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1948 New Zealand Team, team photograph, with title 'New Zealand 'Kiwis' Rugby League Team, 1948', and players names on mount, overall 49 x 45 cm. Photograph good, mount in poor condition
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1948-49 Australian Kangaroos: Football-shaped dinner menu 'Balmain District Rugby League Football Club, Farewell Dinner and Dance, Tendered to Fred De Belin, Bob Lulham, Harold Matthews, Tom Prescott and Harry Thewis, Prior to Their Departure with The, Australian Rugby League 1948/49 Kangaroos', with c30 signatures. Some soiling, though rare and attractive.
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'A Man's Game - 10 Years in English Rugby League' by Vic Hey [Sydney, 1950]. Fair/Good condition
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1951 New Zealand v France, three action press photographs
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1952-53 Australian Kangaroos: Official team sheet 'Australian Rugby League Touring Team, 1952-1953', with 31 signatures including Clive Churchill (Captain), Keith Holman, Frank Stanmore & Harry Wells. Folded, otherwise Fair/good condition.
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1956 New Zealand Team, panoramic team photograph titled 'New Zealand 'Kiwis' Rugby League Touring Team, Australian Tour, 1956', with players names in image, produced by Melba of Sydney, framed, overall 110 x 28 cm.
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1959-60 Australian Kangaroos: Official team sheet 'Australian Rugby League Touring Team, 1959-1960', with 29 signatures including Keith Barnes (captain), Johnny Raper, Rex Mossop and Clive Churchill (coach)
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North Sydney Bears: Collection of 'North Sydney Leagues Club' membership badges from 1964 to 1986. (16 items)
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Bulldogs: collection of 'Canterbury-Bankstown Leagues Club' membership badges, complete run 1965-81, plus 7 spares. (total 24)
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Sharks: Collection of membership badges with 'Cronulla-Caringbah Leagues Club' complete run 1965-66 to 1968-69 (plus 1 spare); 'Cronulla-Sutherland Leagues Club' range from 1969-70 to 1984-85 (9 + 1 spare). (Total 15)
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New South Wales Leagues Club: Collection of membership badges from 1967 to 1982; plus lapel pin. (15 items)
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1968-71 'The Rugby League News' (Qrl-Brl) programmes (5); plus 1978 Ipswich & West Moreton Rugby League programmes (2). Poor/Good condition. (7 items)
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Balmain: Collection of 'Balmain Leagues Club' membership badges, from 1969-70 to 1990-91. (Total 14)
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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: Collection of 'Manly-Warringah Rugby League Club' membership badges from 1970 to 1988-89. (11 items)
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1974 British Lions Jumper: Match-worn British Lions jumper, with 'Gt. Britain Rl Tour/1974' badge on left breast, and number '11' on reverse.
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1978 Australian Kangaroos: Menu/Programme 'Anglo-American Sporting Club (Manchester), presents a Boxing- Dinner Evening, Our Guests of Honour, The 1978 Australian Rugby League Touring Team'; 23 signatures on covers.
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1980 State Of Origin Official's Jumper, from the first State of Origin match, red with 'Q/(football)' logo, and sponsor's logo 'Nqx Transport'
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1981 Grand Final - Parramatta Eels v Newtown Jets, autograph pages (7) with signatures of Eels (25) & Newtown (27). (Total: 52)
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Hugh McGahan's Kiwis jumper, match-worn, with '(Kiwi & Silver Fern)' badge on left breast, number '13' on sleeves and back. (Hugh McGahan played 115 matches for Easts 1985-91, and represented New Zealand in 53 tests, many as Captain)
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First British Rugby Tour Abroad, 1888: Rare ticket, the ealiest known rugby ticket, 'Association Cricket Ground, Saturday 4th August 1888. Return, International Football Match, England v N.S.Wales. The Members of the English and N.S.Wales Teams request the pleasure of Company at their Return Match. Complimentary'. Together with a Nsw 'Waratah' cloth badge from the game. Good condition. [The first British Rugby Team to tour abroad made an unofficial tour to Australia and New Zealand. In a tragic boating…
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1895 Itinerary Card, 'New South Wales Rugby Union, Central Queensland Tour, July 1895', with engagements in centre pages. Split along fold, and some adhesion to back cover, though extremely rare.
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W.P. McLlachlan's Wellington Honour Cap, black velvet, wire embroidered 'Wr' on front, embroidered on brim and around sides '1897, 1898, 1901, 1902', and with tassel on top, made by Chas. Hill & Sons of Wellington. Good condition.
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T. Bain's Canterbury Honour Cap, black and tan velvet, wire embroidered 'Cfr' on front, embroidered around sides '1907, S.I, 1908, 1909, S.I, 1910, 1911', and with tassle on top, made by Wallace and Gibson of Wellington, and with name tag endorsed 'T. Bain 7'. (S.I. refers to South Island).
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1919 Rare Programme: 'N.S.W. Rugby Union Football, A.I.F. Team v New South Wales, Sydney Sports Ground, Saturday July 5th 1919'. Good condition.
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