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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:502
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:502
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:348
Date:11-Aug-2019
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A cricket miscellany including Bradford Exchange plates for Victor Trumper, Greg Chappell, Bill O'Reilly & Don Bradman, a mounted ball signed by Adam Gilchrist & Tony Dodemaide, Jan.1997 at the Waca, a replica Ashes Urn in a presentation box, a bat & ball bookstop, a 1961 Melbourne Test souvenir banner and several other items in a large box.
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Graeme Payne (born 1956, lives and works in Grafton, N.S.W.), Sir Donald Bradman - Inspiration to a Nation, original acrylic on canvas, signed 'Payne' lower right, 104 x 143 cm (framed: 125 x 166 cm). With accompanying statement from the artist, '....In the background I have chosen to paint a crowded Melbourne Cricket Ground as he said it was one of his favourite grounds and one on which he achieved so many memorable feats.
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A cricketing miscellany including 2 boxed pairs of cufflinks, a signed photo of Doug Walters, 6 Weet-bix Aussie Legends cards in a frame (Brett Lee signed), a 1999 World Cup Champions medallion, the 2006-07 Cricket Ball Collection (by The Daily Telegraph), a 2006-07 Ashes Urn Presentation with ceramic balls in presentation box, a framed picture of Lords, a 2011 Icc World Cup replica trophy in presentation box, a folder containing various cricket-related stamp issues, various coins and medallions & a framed…
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An album containing a mixed range of postcards (62), trade cards (37) and cigarette cards (38) incls some later reprints.
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1903 W.D. & H.O. Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers (numbered)' complete set (25), Mixed condition, mainly Vf+. Cat.£425.
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Cricket Team', complete set (15). Mainly G/VG, also the 3 cricket-themed images from Sniders & Abrahams' 'Jokes' series of 1904-08. (Total: 18). Cat.£760+.
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Cricket Terms', complete set (12). Mixed condition. Cat.£390.
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Naval Terms', complete set (12). Mixed condition. (Often sold together with 'Cricket Terms' as a set.)
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W.D. & H.O. Wills: 1905 'Australian Club Cricketers' (Blue and Green backs), almost complete set (40/46), G/VG. Cat.£700.
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1905-10 Wills (Australia) 'Sporting Terms', complete set (25), G/Ef. Cat.£350.
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1906 Sniders & Abrahams 'Cricketers in Action', almost complete set (36/40). Mainly G/VG. Cat.£2,340.
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W.D. & H.O. Wills: 1907-08 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers', complete set (1-73 grey captions) plus the 1908 re-issued Series of 8 (66-73 red captions), G/VG. (Total: 81). Cat.£1,300.
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W.D. & H.O. Wills: 'Cricketers' (Small 's') complete set (50) attractively presented in a double-glazed frame which facilitates reading the details on the back of each card. Cat.£375. Overall 47 x 52 cm.
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W.D. & H.O. Wills: 1909 'Australian & English Cricketers' (Red borders, 'Capstan' & 'Vice Regal' backs), complete set (25), G/VG. Cat.£400.
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W.D. & H.O. Wills: 1909 'Australian & English Cricketers' (Blue borders, 'Capstan' & 'Vice Regal' backs), complete set (25), G/VG. Cat.£400.
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W.D. & H.O. Wills: 1910 'Australian & South African Cricketers' (Red & Blue borders, Capstan' backs), almost complete set (59/60), G/VG. Cat.£900.
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1911 W.D. & H.O. Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers' (with 'Capstan' or 'Vice Regal' reverses), complete set (59), mainly VG/Vf. Cat.£800.
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1924 W.D. & H.O. Wills (Australian Issue) 'Cricketers' (plain backs) part set (15/63) Rp types including Mailey, Hendry, Richardson, Tate & Hobbs. G/Vf.
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1926 Wills (Australia) 'Cricketers', complete set of the real photo series (63), VG/Ef. Cat.£500.
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D.C. Thomson & Co: 1926 'The World's Best Cricketers' (Green back) complete set (32) presented with The Rover magazine, 1938 John Player & Sons 'Cricketers 1938' complete set (5) and 1956 Kane Products '1956 Cricketers' (2nd Series) complete (25). Vf/Ef.
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1929 Wills (Australia) 'Cricket Season 1928-29', large part set (40/48), Vf/Ef, including four of the rare cards Bettington, Ironmonger, Kelleway & Scott.
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1929 Wills (Australia) 'Cricket Season 1928-29', large part set (40/48), F/Ef, plus duplicates. (Total: 82).Cat.£285+
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Amalgamated Press Ltd: 1932 'Australian & English Cricket Stars' (30/32) loosely inserted into special 'Triumph' and 'Champion' souvenir album with details of the forthcoming season, including the Ashes series which came to be known as 'Bodyline'. Mixed condition, mainly fine. Cat.£375.
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1932 Godfrey Phillips Ltd (B.D.V.) Test Cricketers, complete set (38) plus the scarce two corrected cards: No.18 Douglas Jardine (Surrey and incorrect Warwickshire cards) and No.31 T.B. Mitchell (two different players!). Superb condition. (Total: 40).
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1932 Godfrey Phillips (Australia) 'Test Cricketers' complete set of 38 in an album with other cigarette and trade cards including Hoadleys 'Early Australian Series (49/50). (Total: 162).
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1934 Dudgeon & Arnell's (Patrol Tobacco) Australian Test Team, complete set (16). Superb condition.
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Carreras Ltd: 1935 Popular Personalities, complete set of (72) oval shaped cards in the appropriate printed album. Includes many sportsmen and women, particularly cricketers Bradman, Hammond, Hobbs and Wyatt as well as Australians Walter Lindrum, Anona Winn and Cicely Courtneidge.
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Postcards: 1936-37 English Team in Australia: ten portrait postcards, including Allen (captain), Duckworth, Leyland, Fishlock, Hammond & Verity, all contained in a 'Stars of the Test Matches' folder 'Presented with 'Champion'. (10 cards).
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John Player & Sons 1938 'Cricketers' set, complete in the relevant Player's album, signed on the front cover by Don Bradman as well as beneath his card on page 15. Provenance: The Kevin O'Dowd Collection.
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1950-51 Argus badges 'Australia v England 1950-1951 test souvenir', complete set of 14 Australian team badges plus 17 duplicates together with 12 of the crickers in their State Team colours. Poor/VG. (Total: 43).
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1950-51 Argus badges 'Australia v England 1950-1951 Test Tour', 20 different English team badges plus 33 duplicates. Poor/VG. (Total: 53).
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1950-51 Argus badges 'Australian 1950-51 Cricket Series', 10 different N.S.W. team members plus 14 different Victorian team members, plus duplicates. Poor/VG. (Total: 33).
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Trade Cards: Three complete sets comprising D.C. Thomson 1957 'County Cricketers' complete set (64), Ef. Also, Kane Products '1956 Cricketers - 2nd Series' complete set (25), Ef, and Barratt & Co. 'Test Cricketers by E.W.Swanton' complete set (35), Vf/Ef. Total Cat.£410.
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1996 Victorian Cricket Card set of (100) by Futera in special album, set #616 of 1000.
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Don Bradman: 1997 Sanitarium (Weet-Bix) 'Sir Donald Bradman AC Greatest Hits', 2 cards from set of 16, both cards signed by Don Bradman. (2). Presented together in a small farme, overall 20.5 x 26.5 cm.
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Select Cricket Cards: 2008/09 (129), 2009/10 (170) in a Select Cricket Australia Collector Card album together with (468) spares, earlier issues, etc. in a tin. All in Xf condition. (Total: 765+)
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Australian XI - Gt. Britain 1938 (partially) signed official Autographs teamsheet: 13 members of the touring party have signed in pen, including Bradman, McCabe, Hassett, Barnes, Brown, O'Reilly and Fingleton.
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1956-83, a collection of six Australian Team sheets, all with minor faults or incompletely signed. A great source of autographs including Ian Johnson, Keith Miller, Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey, Len Maddocks, Dennis Lillee, Max Walker, Doug Walters, Allan Border, Rick Darling, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Rod Marsh, Jeff Thomson, Terry Alderman, Rod Hogg and Geoff Lawson. (6 sheets, 80+ signatures).
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1961 Australian Team, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Richie Benaud (captain), Neil Harvey, Graham McKenzie & Bob Simpson. Folded, otherwise Good condition.
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Australian Team Sheets: 1961 Australian Team on Tour (Richie Benaud, Capt., Neil Harvey, Vice Capt.) with 19 signatures, 1964 Australian Team on Tour (Bob Simpson, Capt., Brian Booth, Vice Capt.) with 16 signatures, 1968 Australian Team on Tour (Bill Lawry, Capt., Barry Jarman, Vice Capt.) with 17 signatures, 1984 West Indies Tour (Kim Hughes, Capt., Allan Border, Vice Capt.) with 18 signatures, 1986 Tour of India (Allan Border, Capt., David Boon, Vice Capt.) with 15 signatures. (5 sheets, with a total of…
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Australia in England 1961: An official Australian team sheet signed by the whole touring party which included Benaud (Capt.), Harvey (Vice Capt.), Grout, Lawry, McDonald and Simpson. Also, a similar team sheet but, most unusually, with reproduction signatures. Together with an original press photograph (20.5 x 25 cm) of the team signed in ink by Alan Davidson, Neil Harvey, Richie Benaud, Peter Burge and Colin McDonald. (3 items). The five match series finished at 2-2. Lawry topped the batting for Australia…
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1972-79 collection of Australian Official Team sheets, all fully signed, comprising 1972 (Ian Chappell, Capt.), 1973 (Ian Chappell, Capt.), 1975 World Cup Tour to Canada & United Kingdom (Ian Chappell, Capt.), 1977 (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1978 to the West Indies (Bob Simpson, Capt.), 1979 World Cup Team (Kim Hughes, Capt.) and 1979 Tour of India (Kim Hughes, Capt.). (7 sheets, a total of 115 original signatures).
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1977-83 collection of Australian Official Team sheets, all fully signed, comprising 1977 (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1979 (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1980 Pakistan Tour (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1981 U.K & Sri Lanka Tour (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1982 New Zealand Tour (Greg Chappell, Capt.) and 1983 Zimbabwe Tour (Dirk Wellham, Capt.). (6 sheets, a total of 97 original signatures).
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1979-83 collection of Australian Official Team sheets, all fully signed, comprising 1979 World Cup (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1981 U.K & Sri Lanka Tour (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1982 New Zealand Tour (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1985 England Tour (Allan Border, Capt.), 1988 Pakistan Tour (Allan Border, Capt.) and 1991 Zimbabwe Tour (Mark Taylor, Capt.). (6 sheets, a total of 98 original signatures).
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1980-89 collection of Australian Official Team sheets, all fully signed, comprising 1980 to Pakistan (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1980 Centenary Tour of England (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1981 to U.K. and Sri Lanka (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1982 to New Zealand (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1983 to Sri Lanka (Greg Chappell, Capt.), 1983 World Cup Tour (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1983 to Zimbabwe (Dirk Wellham, Capt.), 1984 to West Indies (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1984 to India (Kim Hughes, Capt.), 1985 to England (Allan Border, Capt.),…
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1981-1990 A collection of four (4) framed team sheets, comprising: 1981-82 Pakistan to Australia (with 18 signatures), 1982 English Team v Western Australia (with 12 signatures), 1990 Indian Team to England (with 19 signatures) and 1993-94 New Zealand Team to Australia (with 17 signatures).
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Australia to Sharjah, U.A.E. March 1985 Official Australian team sheet fully signed by the squad captained by Alan Border, with Graeme Wood (Vice Capt.), Terry Alderman, Kim Hughes, Dean Jones, Simon O'Donnell and Kepler Wessels. Framed and glazed, overall 41 x 33 cm.
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New Zealand Team Sheets: 1990 United Kingdom Tour (John Wright, Capt., Martin Crowe, Vice Capt.) fully signed (16 autographs), also, New Zealand Womens Team Tour to England & Ireland 1996 (Sarah Illingworth, Capt., Maia Lewis, Vice. Capt.) fully signed (18 autographs).
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1991-99 collection of Australian Official Team sheets, all fully signed, comprising 1991 to West Indies (Allan Border, Capt.), 1991 to Zimbabwe (Mark Taylor, Capt.), 1992 World Cup Team (Allan Border, Capt.), 1992 to Sri Lanka (Allan Border, Capt.), 1993 to New Zealand (Allan Border, Capt.), 1993 to England (Allan Border, Capt.), 1994 to South Africa (Allan Border, Capt.), 1994 to Sri Lanka & Pakistan (Mark Taylor, Capt.), 1995 to West Indies (Mark Taylor, Capt.), 1995 Young Australia to England (Stuart…
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1998 Australian Team to India, official team sheet with 20 signatures including Mark Taylor (captain), Shane Warne & Steve Waugh. Fine condition.
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Imperial Football Club Warracknabeal 1908 Premiership medal, presented to E.Holdsworth, 9ct gold manufactured by W.C. Schafer
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Norman 'Hackenschmidt' Clark (1878-1943) Carlton Hall of Fame Inductee - 1989, A Carlton Football Club illuminated presentation, oak-framed, hand-painted and dated 12th March 1909, signed on behalf of the Committee by the president, J. Urquhart, the treasurer, Reg Blay & the secretary, John 'Jack' Worrall (acknowledged as league football's first coach and the man who, as a journalist, coined the term 'Bodyline'.) 86 cm x 70 cm overall including the frame. From Stawell Gift champion to Carlton premiership…
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The Weekly Times: circa 1910 'Victorian Footballers' series - Ernie Cameron (Essendon). Fine Unused.
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Collingwood: 1912 Annual Report, 25pp with a great deal of information.
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Fitzroy Football Club: A life membership certificate issued for Mr. W.J. Walker in March 1913, signed by the club president, D.J. Chandler and other board members. A most attractive colour lithograph, nicely presented in a period timber frame. Overall 72 x 54 cm. William John Walker played 169 games for Fitzroy, between 1903 and 1914. A ruck shepherd, Walker was a best and fairest winner at Fitzroy in 1909. He was a member of premiership sides in 1904, 1905 and 1913, the last as club captain.
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Carlton: Champion Footballers Series: Alf Baud postcard, circa 1915. Unused. Rarity rating: 10.
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Carlton: Champion Footballers Series: Edward Brown postcard, circa 1915. Unused. Rarity rating: 10. (cnr bend lower right.)
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Carlton: Champion Footballers Series: Perce Daykin postcard, circa 1915. Unused. Rarity rating: 10.
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Carlton: Champion Footballers Series: William Dick postcard, circa 1915. Unused. Rarity rating: 10.
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Carlton: Champion Footballers Series: Charlie Fisher postcard, circa 1915. Unused. Rarity rating: 10.
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Carlton: Champion Footballers Series: Andy McDonald postcard, circa 1915. Unused. Rarity rating: 10. (small band at lower right cnr.)
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The Australian Jam Company Football Team, Premiers 1917, a fine studio portrait of the team (by Tesla of Chapel Street, Prahran) which won a workplace football competition that year. Attractively presented in a period frame, glazed, overall 59 x 70 cm. A very fine and rare picture. The Australian Jam Company (later Henry Jones IXL) occupied the building still known as 'The Jam Factory' between 1876 and the early 1970s. 'A social history of workplace Australian football, 1860–1939' by Peter Burke (2008) in…
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1923 Essendon Football Club Premiership Medal in 15ct gold, made by H.E.Brown, with large E.F.C. in black and red enamel surrounded by the words 'Premiers V.F.L. 1923', The premiership match, attended by 46,566 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 17 points over Fitzroy, marking that club's fifth premiership victory. Curiously, the medal has been engraved for R.J. Dillon, who does not appear to have played in the Grand Final, nor in any other game for the First team. Although not listed on the…
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Edward 'Carji' Greeves (Geelong): original pen signature (on piece) mouned below a portrait photograph of the first Brownlow medallist, 1924. Greeves is the namesake of the Carji Greeves Medal, the Geelong Football Club's best and fairest award. Framed & glazed, overall 37 x 29.5 cm.
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South Australian Football League 'Programme of Matches Season 1927' 8-page card with printed details of the A Grade and B Grade matches with manuscript details of the Central Umpire who officiated in each of the A Grade matches, also, an invitation to a dinner in Adelaide, Nov.1939, of the Australian National Football Council, an Aug.1946 Programme and Itinerary for a S.A.N.F.L. visit to Perth, July 1947 Visit to Mount Gambier (S.A.N.F.A. v Mt. Gambier & District), July 1950 Official Programme & Itinerary…
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Carlton 1929 Membership Card (#2450), dark blue with silver details on cover, office bearers and List of Matches inside. Carlton finished 3rd on the ladder in 1929.
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Original photograph mounted and titled below 'Runners-Up, Victorian Sub District League, 1929', framed & glazed, overall 44 x 48 cm. The yound team features several players who went on to careers with VFL teams: Fred Froude (Collingwood and then St.Kilda coach), Les Allen (Carlton & Nth Melbourne) and Les Harvey (Collingwood).
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Original cartoon artworks by Edgar Alan (2 items) and Jerry M. (1 item), all dated 1937 and in small frames, the images focus on the apparent 'violence' on the field. Two are b&w, one is pen and watercolours. Each approx. 12 x 18 cm. (3).
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1939 V.F.A. Premiership Medal in 9ct gold, awarded to W. Spokes of the Williamstown Football Club. The premiership was won by the Williamstown, coming from fourth on the ladder to defeat Brunswick by nine points in the Grand Final on 7 October in front of 47,000 followers. It was the club's third Vfa premiership, and it was a strong revival after having won the wooden spoon in 1938. After his career with Williamstown, Spokes went on to play for Fitzroy in 1943-44.
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A St. Kilda Football Club pin badge depicting a seagull as the central motif, circa 1940.
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VFL Era Medallions & Badges: An interesting group, 1930s-60s, comprising 'Football League 2nd 18 Umpires Assoc.' (2 different types), 'Victorian Football League Trainers Club', 'Victorian Football league Patriotic Match', 'VFL Trainers & Staff Association' and a big V 'Victorian Football League' badge. All in metal with coloured enamel finishes. (6).
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Patriotic Match - Carlton Versus Essendon Saturday, April 24th, 1943, Proceeds in aid of Merchant Navy Service' rare programme for this football match. Thirty-six players are listed as the Carlton Team (including Jim Francis, Jack Wrout, George Gneil & Bob Atkinson) with thirty-five players listed for Essendon (including Dick Reynolds, Jack Cassin, Tom Reynolds & Allan Hird). The back cover advises other activities for the day: a Baseball Match between a U.S. Services Team and a V.B.A. Team, and a…
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1945-46 (No.512), 1954-55 (No.1258) and 1958-59 (No.C757 - Country Membership). (3 items).
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Carlton: A collection comprising of a 1945 V.F.L. Premiers official photograph with printed players' names to mount, 1953-2004 almost complete run of membership cards (with many duplicates), various cards on lanyards to 2012 and other oddments.
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A 1946 Richmond Football Club stick-pin with the RFC logo against a yellow and black background. (Possibly an 'end-of-season' trip badge?).
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Victorian Football League Inter-State Team, Adeleaide, July 27,1946, official photograph (by Dimond Studio) on printed mount with all the names (and their teams) in the mount. The result was Victoria: 16 goals, 21 behinds to South Australia: 11 goals, 14 behinds and there were 47,816 in attendance. Framed & glazed, overall 50 x 50 cm. The Victorian team included Bill Twomey (Collingwood), Alan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Bill Morris (Richmond), Dick Reynolds (Essendon) Captain, Jack Murphy (Collingwood) Vice…
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S.G. Wells (Australian 1885-1972), (Victorian Football League & Racing Season 1949). Pen and ink with colour pencil, four panel cartoon strip, signed in image lower left, publishing annotations in pencil in upper margin, stamped 'Herald, 29 Jul. 1949' verso, 22.5 x 46 cm. Captions include '1948-49 Racing Season ends tomorrow and resumes the following Saturday!, 4th Card' It could also be the end of one or more VFL teams!, Carlton v. Dons, big game tomorrow. Can Ollie Grieve keep Mr 'Goalman' quiet' (Last…
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Richmond: A range of club publications including the 1949 Annual Report, a1968 Membership card, a 1969 invitation to become a member, 1971, 1974, 1976 and 1981 Annual Reports, several press photos and various other items. (16 items)
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Carlton: 1952, 1953 & 1954 'Kia-Ora Sports Parade' programmes, each signed in pencil by a number of Carlton footballers including Perc Bentley, Bruce Comben, Max Thomas, John Spencer, Ern Henfrey, Richie Green, George Ferry, Jack Mills, Tony Walsh, Jack Spencer, Gerald Burke, Ken McKaige, Doug Guy, Bernie Moran, etc. (condition Poor to Good). Also, a 1953 Carlton scrapbook (lacking cover) with Argus 1953 'Football Portrait' cards (6, with tape stains to corners), newspaper cuttings, a 1953 fixture by The…
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Collingwood: 1953-56 autograph book containing a double page headed 'Collingwood 1st 18' including Lou Richards, Bob Rose, Mick Twomey, Kevin Clarke and Gordon Hocking, also, a section titled 'XVIth Olympiad Melbourne 1956 - Autographs of Competitors collected at the Olympic Village, Heidelberg' with approximately 90 autographs.
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North Melbourne: 1955 Membership Card, 1957 North Junior Membership Card, 1958 Patron's Membership Card together with a 1963 - 1994 range of Annual Reports (6), a Schimmelbusch dinner menu and a 1995 20th Anniversay magazine signed by Ron Barassi. (11 items).
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c1957 Greig's Honey Football glass for Geelong. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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c1957 Greig's Honey football glass for Hawthorn. Fine condition (without 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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c1957 Greig's Honey football glass for North Melbourne. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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c1957 Greig's Honey Football glass for Melbourne. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base).
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c1957 Greig's Honey Football glass for St Kilda. Fine condition (with 'Greig's Honey' at base)
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1960 Collingwood Football Club Membership badge (No.1151) with original lanyard.
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An accumulation including the rare 'Tarax Polly Farmer's Footy Game' issued in 1964 (7/6 plus 6 bottle tops!), 1956 Pelaco Football Fixture, 1964 Footscray Patron's Membership card, 1964 C.U.B. Football Fixture, 1969 Richmond felt banner, several badges (incl. Vafa and Saafl), etc.
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Collingwood: Original artwork by Weg of a 'gutless' Collingwood player, endorsed 'Half Back' on reverse, circa 1970. 35 x 22 cm.
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Weg Posters: 1968 Carlton, 1970 Carlton, 1974 Richmond & 1976 Hawthorn. (4) all defects.
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Collingwood 'The Magpies', circa 1970 yo-yo by Dowell. Lacks string, but very rare.
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Carlton: 1970 original Weg Premiership poster (showing a Blues player with 6 fingers!). Very Good condition except for some light foxing along the top edge..
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Friday, 17 September 1971 original Weg poster carrying his representation of 'Alf's Tip' (Alf Brown, the Chief Football writer for The Herald). The Hawthorn 'Hawk' towers over a scrabbling Saint and Tiger (about to face each other in the preliminary final). He turned out to be correct, of course, with Hawthorn defeating St.Kilda in the Grand Final by 7 points in front of a crowd of more than 118,000 people. Extremely scarce, only the second example we have offered. In very good condition except for a…
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Collingwood: '25 Year Member' badge with ribbon and bar (engraved to G.Bruce) dated on reverse 1947 - 1971 in box of presentation, together with several other membership badges 1979 - 83. (10 items).
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St. Kilda Preliminary Final: 18 September 1971 original Weg poster for St. Kilda's preliminary final win over Richmond. The pink paper stock indicating that the news covered by the poster was 'late breaking'. Extremely scarce, in fact, the first example we have offered. Very good condition. Having lost the semi-final to Hawthorn the previous week, St.Kilda had to face Richmond in the preliminary final. In front of a crowd of over 102,000 they won the match by 30 points, only to be defeated by 7 points in…
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Premiership Eve 'Weg' Poster: Friday, October 6, 1972 original Weg poster depicting the finalists, Richmond and Carlton on the eve of their Premiership match with the admonition 'Read Alf Brown' at base. Extremely scarce, only the second example we have offered. (Carlton won the match, 28.9 (177) to 22.18 (150), with more than 112,000 people in attendance.)
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Len Thomson's 'Long Service Certificate' from the Collingwood Football Club, an illumonated manuscript expressing 'appreciation of your services during the past five years...', signed by the office-bearers of the club and on the surrounding mount by Des Tuddenham and Len Thompson. Len Thompson played 268 games for Collingwood between 1965 and 1978.
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Collingwood: Small range including 1970s Scanlans cards (Len Thompson, Graeme Jenkin, Peter McKenna, etc.), a Nathan Buckley phone card, a Gavin Brown 1997 AFL Captain's Collection plate, a Magpies cup, saucer and plate set, etc. (14 items).
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Saturday (morning) September 29, 1973 'The Sun' poster with Richmond predicted to be triumphant, 'Says Lou'. Artwork by Jeff Hook. Scarce. Very good condition.
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Richmond: 1974 original Weg Premiership poster. Very good condition.
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