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Auction House:LawsonsNumber of lots recorded:153
Sale Title:Australian HistoryLots with images:153
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:105
Date:1-Aug-2019
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Surf life Saving 1933. Program of the 1932-33 state Championships, Bondi 18 March; together with colour supplement showing All Blacks 1932 team
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1956 Melbourne Olympics robe shorts & vest of Leslie Fadgyas, the Leslie Fadgyas collection consists of a pair of green shorts with yellow stripes and a white vest with diagonal green and gold stripes, together with a green and gold gown, with 'Australia' to reverse; which comprise a fencing uniform from the 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne. Leslie Fadgyas was the oldest participant for Australia in those games, at 39 years 190 days, who competed in both the individual and team sabre events. Fadgyas…
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1956 Melbourne Olympics Singlet, Australian Olympic Team athlete's white fencing singlet. It has diagonal green-gold-green stripes running from the right shoulder to the left hip, and an embroidered white badge on the left breast that depicts the Australian Coat-of-Arms inside a black outline of Australia. '1956 Australian Olympic Team / official Garment / made by Melbourne sports Depot' is on the label inside. This singlet belonged to Leslie Fadgyas, number '126' this number being on the reverse.
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Australian Perfect cricket bat signed to the front by George Hele, Bodyline umpire, with a long inscription to reverse signed by Don Bradman, Christmas 1932, followed by the signatures of Chipperfield, Ward, Barnett, Fingelton, Fleetwood-Smith, O'Reilly, Waites, Badcock & McCormack. A rare Bodyline momento
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Herschell Gibb's 6s cricket bat with two signed jerseys, in a 2007 World Cup match South Africa V the Netherlands, Herschelle Gibbs drove Daan van Bung for six 6s in one over, emulating Gary Sobers test match effort. Here is the original bat, signed by the Gibbs, together with his signed match shirt for the game, and the bowler's match shirt, signed, but noted 'They were only small sixes'. With Coa. A cricketing legend, and a Museum piece.
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Don Bradman match used & signed bat full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman - World's Record' cricket bat, inscribed 'Don Bradman. Private' in the ownership position, and with presentation inscription 'To George Miles, in appreciation & with best wishes, from Don'. The bat has been heavily used, and is believed to have been match-used by Bradman against the 1931-32 South Africans, against whom Bradman scored 806 runs with a high score of 299*, and an average of 201.5. While Bradman's bat with which he scored 226 V…
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English Captain Gubby Allen bat, a Stuart Surridge Perfect cricket bat, signed to reverse left by England Captain Gubby Allen, and dated by him *.1.36 Jack Scott 1936-37', beautifully signed to reverse by both the 1936 England and Australian teams, captained by Allen and Bradman 33 autographs, and both umpires for the series Scott and Borwick. Further signed to the front by Jack Scott twice and both 1947 Ashes teams, captained by Bradman and Hammond. 30 autographs. Together with Scott's Australian test…
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1964 Ashes Series - a halved cricket stump signed by Australians Bob Simpson, Brian Booth, Barry Jarman, Bill Lawry, Wally Grout, Peter Burge, Neil Hawke and Englishmen Fred Titmus, Colin Cowdrey and Ted Dexter, in presentation case
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A framed 1930s Arnotts advertising mirror hand coloured and featuring the classic Arnotts parrot eating a biscuit, signed lower right H Rousel. Some fading and losses, notably to the parrot size 56 cm x 36 cm
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Early Australian World War I period 'The Sydney Mail' newspapers including. 11 Nov 1914, 28 Oct 1914, 20 Jan 1915, 9 Aug 1916, 18 July 1917 & cover for 23 Sep 1914
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Collection of commemorative newspapers including Sydney Morning Herald 'Man on the Moon', the Australian Women's Weekly 1788-1938, the sun Herald 'Beauty Spots around Sydney' & the Sydney herald 1831 facsimile
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5 Issues including 'Mickey Mouse Weekly' 30 May 1953 souvenir Coronation issue, 'Play Box' Coronation number 30 May 1953, Nelson Lee 'Library of School Stories' 1929 & 2 copies of 'The Magnet' 1932 & 1934
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