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Australian & Historical, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:88
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Day 2Lots with images:88
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:44
Date:14-Jun-2020
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A daguerreotype portrait of mother and child and an ambrotype portrait of a girl, mid 19th century
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Spring Street Melbourne, circa 1865, albumen print in gilt frame, print size 5.5 x 9 cm
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Early Residents of Adelaide 1870-1880', two attractively framed displays each with 9 mounted carte-de-visite portrait photographs, 54 x 44 cm overall, (2 items)
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Tasmania: A leather-bound album containing an extensive range of Tasmanian cartes-de-visite. Photographers noted include Anson Brothers, H.H. Baily, C. Cherry, Duval & Co., T. Nevin, C. Wherrett & Co., Wherrett & McGuffie, Alfred Winter, W. Burrows & Co., J. Bishop Osborne, etc. (49).
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Cartes De Visite: Four small albums (dilapidated) containing images (including tintypes) by photographers from Sydney, Dubbo, Melbourne, West Maitland, Sunderland, Mudgee, Hobart, Sandhurst, Hobart, Launceston, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, etc. (qty).
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Tasmania and New Zealand photo album with 66 albumen photo prints, sheet size predominantly 17 x 24 cm, photographic views by John Watt Beatie, Stephen Spurling as well as a selection of New Zealand views by John Richard Morris, 19th century, album 40.5 cm high
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Ps Hygeia Port Phillip paddle steamer, built in 1890 by Napier, Shanks & Bell for Huddart Parker & Co. At 300 feet and 986 tons with a capacity to carry 1600 passengers she was considered one of Australia's finest passenger ships and plied the route from Melbourne to Queenscliff and Sorrento for 40 years until she was broken up in 1931. Silver gelatin photo print, image size 23 x 20 cm
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Sydney Harbour from the North Shore, panoramic silver gelatin photograph, taken from the Holtermann Tower, late 19th century, 23 x 58 cm
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King George V and Queen Mary as Duke and Duchess of York, silver gelatin photograph of the royal couple and officers of their ship The Ophir, 6th May 1901, image size 22 cm x 27 cm
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Port Arthur convict settlement albumen photographic print by Beattie of Hobart, circa 1900, note with roof of the penitentiary is still intact and the remains of the old wharf can still be seen. 14.5 x 20 cm
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Stereo Cards: Melbourne Street scenes (11), plus 'Miss Ward, The Greatest Of All Lady Divers', (12 items)
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Circa 1901 Duke of Cornwall and York photo album with 12 albumen prints showing Melbourne Swanston Street commemorative archways, image size 15 x 20 cm
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Stero Cards: Boer War group by Underwood & Underwood, circa 1901, (17 items)
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Henry Parkes (1815 - 1896), Falk Studios (Australian, active 1885-1900), [Sir Henry Parkes], c1892 vintage silver gelatin photograph, with Parkes', signature with 'Sincerely, Henry Parkes' in ink on a, slip mounted below image, with original backing, incorporating the 'Falk Studios' blind stamp, 39 x 32 cm (approx). Laid down on acid-free paper. During its time, Falk Studios, run by H.W. Barnett, was, one of the most respected photographic, studios in Sydney. Sir Henry Parkes was Premier of NSW, five times…
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Chester Melvin Vaniman, (American, 1866-1912). [Hobart From Salamanca Place, Tasmania], 1904 vintage platinum photograph, panorama, annotated and dated 'registered 1904', and signed in negative lower right, 37.6 x 118 cm. Laid down on acid-free backing. This image was taken from the mast of a ship berthed alongside Princes Wharf, and shows Sullivans Cove and the city of Hobart beyond it, with Mt Wellington, in the background, capped in snow. Vaniman had intended that his panoramas, be exhibited in public…
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Chester Melvin Vaniman, (American, 1866-1912). [Hobart Seen from the West], 1904 vintage platinum photograph, panorama, annotated and dated 'registered 1904', and signed in negative lower left, 38 x 118 cm. Laid down on acid-free backing. Image shows the city of Hobart and the harbour, taken from a raised vantage point uphill from, Lansdowne Crescent, West Hobart.
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Stereo Cards: group of Specialty Photo Coy cards featuring World War I scenes mostly involving Australian Forces, five cards showing Gallipoli images, others showing R34 British Airship, wrecked Zeppelin airship, German observation balloon being pierced by fire from an Australian aeroplane, German prisoners, plus numerous battlefield scenes. A highly desirable group. (35)
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Toye Brothers, Portland, VIC. A group of four shipping scene images, each approx. 11 x 16 cm and all depicting scenes on the wharves at Portland in Western Australia, circa 1921. The first is titled in the negative: 'Shipping Wheat, deep water pier Portland Victoria', the next three are titled in white ink: 'The SS Australford - first ship to take cargo of wheat from Portland', 'The SS Australford, first ship to load wheat at Portland, Mch 1921' & 'Shipping Wheat on SS 'Cufic' at Portland Vic. The Toye…
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Robert Percy Moore (1881-1948), Second American Fleet panorama photograph captioned 'Wellington, N.Z. 22/8/1925', most likely taken from the wireless station above the harbour. Original framing, image size 21 x 95 cm
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Aborigines: Group of 11 black and white photographs, circa 1940s
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A Panoramic View of A Prosperous City, View of Ballaarat, Victoria, Australia.1887, 1887 colour lithograph, Linen-backed. 32 x 87 cm. From the 1887 edition of W.B. Wither's 'History of Ballarat'.
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Gilbert & Sullivan Come to Williamstown, Iolanthe' Melbourne Amateur Opera Club, 1892 Letterpress, 58 x 30 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Will give their fourth performance of Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan's fairy opera?, at the Mechanics' Institute, Williamstown [Vic.], Mon., Aug. 1st, 1892. Anderson and Hartley, 337 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.', The opera satirises many aspects of British government, law and society. The confrontation between the fairies and the peers is a version of one of Gilbert's…
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Early Movie Theatre Poster, circa 1907 'No Flicker, The A cme of Perfection. Palace Electric Animatograph. Selwyn Conjuror and Expert Card Manipulator, printed by The Swift Printing Co., Sydney, red text with green surrounds, linen backed. 37 x 95 cm.
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New South Wales Real Estate Poster, Wall Park. Heart Of Seven Hills Estate, 1923 colour lithograph, 82 x 56 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'Cheaper land. On the Great Western Line within an hour from town. Eighteen trains a day. The dawn of a new commercial centre. One station this side of Blacktown, two stations beyond Wentworthville, one station above Toongabbie. Auction sale on the ground Saturday 3pm, May 26th, 1923. Buy where the price is right and make some money. Stamp duty to be paid by purchaser,…
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[Poster Number One!], Allan M. Lewis (dates unknown), Australia Calls You, c1924 colour lithograph, 99 x 61.5 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'To a scenic wonderland of mild winter and glorious summer. An infinite variety of enchanting scenery, from tropical luxuriance to snow-clad alps. Ask for illustrated booklet at railway stations, tourist offices & Australian agencies. Poster no. 1. Issued by the Australian Railways Commissioners. Waite & Bull Printers, Sydney.', A very similar image was also used as…
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New South Wales Real Estate Poster, Wangi Point Estate, 4th Subdivision, Lake Macquarie, c1920s colour lithograph, 57.5 x 90 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'The popular watering place of Newcastle & District. Wangi Point is the most central spot on Lake Macquarie. Terms: £1 deposit per lot. Torrens title. Solicitors to the Estate, Ernest Cohen & Linton, 375 George St, Sydney. For private sale by The Wangi Wangi Development Co. Ltd, 331 Hunter St, Newcastle, & P.F. Dimond, Secretary, 17 Castlereagh St, Syd…
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Dentures For All!, Chart of the Forms comprised in the, Anatoform System of Artificial Teeth, and their relationship to, Forms Of The Human Face, 1920s colour process lithograph with letterpress, 81 x 55 cm. Linen-backed. The Amalgamated Dental Co., Ltd. Marca di Fabrica. Made in USA. A set of six porcelain incisor teeth for dentures, Anatoform brand, made circa 1925 and supplied by the Amalgamated Dental Trade Distributors Ltd, London, is held in the Museum Victoria collection.
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[New South Wales Real Estate Poster], Lake Illawarra Township Estate, 1926 colour lithograph with added watercolour indicating sold blocks of land, 96 x 70.5 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'The Coming Tourist Resort. The Sportsman's Paradise. For private sale by The Lake Illawarra Estate Co., 68 Pitt Street, Sydney, and 237 Crown Street, Wollongong. Torrens title. Vendor C.R. Staples Esq. Equitable Building, 350 George Street, Sydney. Note: Lots colored [sic] red are sold. Central Avenue 100ft wide. All…
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Frank Newbould, (British, 1887-1951). Dairying in Australia, c1927 colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 50 x 76 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'R.B.M.I. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Waterlow & Son Ltd, London, Dunstable & Watford.', Following the British Empire Exhibitions of 1924 and 1925, in 1926, the Empire Marketing Board (Emb) was established to foster Empire trade without tariffs. It was to simulate imperial preference by redirecting…
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Archibald Bertram Webb, (British/Australian, 1887-1944). Irrigating Currant Vines. Australia, c1927 colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 51 x 76 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'RBP5. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Dobson Molle Ltd, Edinburgh.'
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Chas Shiers, (active 1920s-30s), Buy Australian Apples, An Empire's Heath Appeal, c1930s Colour lithograph, Linen-backed, 75 x 25 cm, Shiers' work can also be found promoting South African oranges and apples from New Zealand.
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Kookaburra Estate Gymea Bay Port Hacking' framed and glazed real estate land sale advertising poster, Sydney, N.S.W. circa 1929, printed by F. Cunninghame & Co. Sydney. 55 x 42 cm
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[When Dante the Magician Came to Sydney], Dante The World Famous Magician And His Big Novelty Company, c1930 colour linocut with letterpress, 101 x 76 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'Gala stage season, not a picture. Things you know can't happen, do happen, though you see them, you don't believe them! Presenting: Sawing a live woman in halves. The mystery of Princess 'Asra.' Sim-la seance, or 15 minutes with the spirits. The Houdini, steel lined trunk-Bring your own locks and ropes if you wish! And a host…
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Victorian Railways Travel Poster, to the Zoo by train, c1930s, Process lithograph, 101 x 64 cm. Text at base reads: 'Take a Kodak camera. VR [Victorian Railways], Poster No. 261. W.M. Houston, Government Printer, Melbourne.
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James Northfield, (Australian, 1887-1973), Lyre-Bird, Australia, c1930s colour process lithograph, signed in image lower right, 100 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Particulars at Government, Shipping & Travel Offices. Australian National Publicity Association, Railway Building, Flinders St, Melbourne. No. 104. Photo Litho., McLarens, Melbourne.'
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Albert Collins, (Australian, 1883-1951). The World's Loveliest Harbour, Sydney, Australia, 1930 colour lithograph, signed 'Albert Collins, S&J Australia 1930' in image lower right, 100 x 63 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Particulars at shipping and travel agencies. Australian National Travel Association, 435a Collins St, Melbourne, Australia. The Moore Young Litho. Co. Melb.', This is a pre-Sydney Harbour Bridge view of Circular Quay, showing ferry wharves, the Rocks, and the Sydney Heads in the…
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[Sydney Real Estate Poster], Sir Joseph Banks Estate, Botany, 1930 colour lithograph, 51 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. '36 shop sites fronting Botany Road and 10 residential sites. For auction sale on the ground on Sat. 1st March, 1930 at 3pm. Gas, water & electric lt Torrens title. Solicitors to the estate W. Arnott & Co., 115 Pitt St, Syd. Peach Bros. Auctioneers, 76-78 Pitt St, Sydney. Agents in conjunction F.A. Calder, Wingello House, Angel Place, Surveyors P.S. Nott & Son, 16 Bridge St, Sydney. C.S. Smith &…
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James Northfield, (Australian, 1888 - 1973), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 1932 colour lithograph, signed in the image lower right, linen-backed, poster 101 x 64 cm. Text continues 'Particulars at Government, Shipping, Travel Offices. Photo Litho McLarens Melbourne.
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[The Mystery of Life], Abbot Chao Kung (Trebitsch Lincoln), c1932, Process screen with letterpress, 61 x 46 cm. Linen-backed. The text of the poster includes '[Kung] will give three public lectures on 'The three mysteries solved according to the teachings of the Buddha.' British Masonic Hall, 1623 Avenue Rd [Shanghai].' The subjects of his lectures would be 'The mystery of the World', 'The Mystery of Life' and 'The Mystery of the Self'. Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln (Hungarian: Ignac, German: Ignaz,…
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James Northfield, (Australian, 1887-1973). The River Derwent - Tasmania, Australia, 1930s colour process lithograph, signed in image lower left, 101 x 62.5 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'Australian National Travel Assoc., Railway Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. 153 Kearny St, San Francisco 8, Cal., USA. No. 117. McLaren & Co. P/L, Melb., Australia.'
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Harry Garnet Kelly, (Australian 1896-1967), Tasmania For Your Next Holiday, 1930s colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, 101 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'Mount Wellington and the Port of Hobart, Mercury Press, Hobart.
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Victorian Railways Travel Poster, Mornington & Mount Martha For Winter Sunshine. Victoria, Australia, No fog - no frost!, c1930s colour process lithograph, 101 x 63 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'Victorian Railways Australia Poster No. 172. Take a Kodak.
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[1932 French Legislative Elections Poster], Histoire Socialiste, 1932 colour lithograph, 119 x 77.5 cm. Linen-backed. Text at base: 'Imp. Centre de Propagande, des Republicains Nationaux, 102, rue Amelot, Paris (XIe), ou l'on peut se procurer cette affiche. Cette affiche ne peut etre placardee: pour la Province, qu'avec un timbre, de 1 fr. 44, plus taxes munip'les & departem'les, s'il y a lieu, pour Paris, 1 fr. 80.', A right-wing perspective, prepared for the French Legislative elections of 1932. Captions…
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James Northfield, (Australian, 1887 - 1973), Cattle of the Inland, Australia, c1930s colour lithograph, signed in the image lower right, 101 x 63 cm. Linen backed. Text continues 'Particulars at Government, Shipping, Travel Offices. Australian National Publicity Association, Railway Buildings, Flinders Street, Melbourne. No.106. Photo Litho McLarens Melbourne.
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[Victorian Centenary 1934], Florence Tatham Mellblom, (Australian, 1900 - 1983), Visit Portland The First Victorian Settlement, during the Centenary Celebrations from 15th to 23rd November 1934', 1934 colour lithograph, signed 'F. Mellblom' in image lower left, 63.5 x 101.5 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues in lower margin: 'Arbuckle, Waddell Pty Ltd Print, Melb.', Mellblom (nee Henry) was a painter, naturalist and photographer. She was born at Portland, Victoria, and studied art in Ballarat. She was a…
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Kenneth Murray, (Australia, active 1930s-70s), Health, Your Master Key to Success, c1934, colour lithograph, 77 x 52 cm. Linen backed. Text at base: 'Issued by the Department of Public Health, N.S.W. Enquiries Welcomed on all Health Matters. Murray was an exhibitor in the NSW Health Department's poster competition: 26 - 30 June 1934, Farmer's Blaxland Galleries, Sydney.
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James Northfield, (Australian, 1887-1973). Australia, c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, 101 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'Australian National Travel Association. Northfield Studios & J.E. Hackett.', This rare poster is probably an earlier version of the standard issue of this image, which is captioned Australian Parrots, printed in slightly muted colours, with a tree line behind the lake instead of clouds, and no grazing horses centre left. The previous example of this poster…
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James Northfield, (Australian, 1887-1973). The Dandenong Ranges, Victoria Australia, c1935 colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 99 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues: 'Take a Kodak. Victorian Railways Australia. Poster No.214. A particularly rare poster, being the first example we have offered.
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Victorian Railways. Fast Goods Trains between Melbourne - Sydney and Melbourne - Adelaide, c1930s, Process lithograph. Linen-backed. 101 x 62 cm. Text continues: 'Mondays to Saturdays, inclusive, each way. Full information from the Stationmaster. The locomotive depicted is H220, fondly known as 'Heavy Harry'. The rarest of the VR photographic posters of the 1930s, only the second, example we have seen.
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The Incomparable Sloggetts Mystic Comedy Show, 1930s colour lithograph, inscribed 'Yours as always in magic, Charles E. Sloggett & Mrs Charles E. Sloggett' in ink on image upper right, 101 x 36 cm. Linen-backed. 'Everything new except the name! Sensational living pictures. The incomparable Sloggetts original creation. The mysterious dolls house illusion. The incomparable Sloggetts Masterpiece - Decapitation. Mystery & comedy happily blended. Laughter born of bewilderment!, You will always remember the…
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Douglas Annand, (Australian, 1903-1976). Sydney Australia. See The New World Below The Equator, c1937 colour process lithograph, signed in image centre right, 101 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Particulars at Government, Shipping and Travel Offices. Australian National Travel Association, Railway Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. No. 111. Litho. McLarens, Melbourne.'
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[Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery], When In Launceston Visit The Museum, c1937 colour lithograph, 94 x 61 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'See the early Tasmanian relics (Beattie collection) and Chinese Joss House. Wholly designed and produced at the Examiner Office, Paterson Street, Launceston.'
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Australian Oranges, Sunbright and King Sol Oranges, c1938 colour lithograph. Linen-backed. 46 x 60 cm. Deep-Coloured. Juicy..Deliciously Sweet, The pick of the crop..fresh from Yanco. [Unknown artist and printer.]
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Victorian Railways Travel Poster, Gert Sellheim, (Estonia, Australia, 1901-1970). Visit the Seaside. Travel By Train, c1930s colour process lithograph, signed in image lower left, 101 x 63 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Victorian Railways Australia. Poster no. 165. Take a Kodak.', Estonian born, Sellheim studied architecture in Berlin, Munich and Gratz before travelling to London in the 1920s. He migrated to Australia arriving in Fremantle in January 1926. After a year of labouring work in rural WA he…
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Australia - Wool, c1930s colour process lithograph, initialled 'D.J.F.' in image lower right, 57 x 90 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'There are roughly 124,000,000 sheep in Australia. Wool provides 42% of Australia's total exports?Wool-classing is, a well-paid job which needs special training. Hydraulic presses, squeeze the wool into tight bales for dispatch to selling centres. The bales leave the shearing sheds for Sydney where they will be sold. Printed by Peverleys Ltd, EC4. Issued by the Australian…
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Sydney Ure Smith (Australian, 1887-1949) & Harry Julius (Australian, 1885-1938). Australia's 150th Anniversary * Sydney 1938, 1938 colour lithograph, signed 'Smith & Julius Studios - Sydney' lower right, 50.5 x 63.5 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Pageantry and Carnival. January 26 to April 25. Issued by the Australian National Travel Association. Offices: London, Los Angeles, Bombay, Toronto, Wellington, Batavia, Shanghai, Tokio, Paris, Cairo, Melbourne and Sydney. Particulars of travel and bookings at…
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Victorian Railways Travel Poster, Gert Sellheim, (Estonia, Australian, 1901-1970). Mt. Buffalo National Park, Victoria, Australia, c1939 colour process lithograph, signed in image lower left, 101 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Victorian Railways Australia. Poster no. 180. Take a Kodak.'
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[A 1940 Calendar for Goodyear Tyres], George Rapp, (American, 1898 - 1941), Good Year Made In Australia. Great Achievements Make Great Names, 1940 colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, 90 x 52 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Calendar 1940. Printed in Australia. 5 - Pio - 38.
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Don't Be A Litterbug, 1940 colour process lithograph, 74 x 48 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Where there's dirt there's danger. A clean community means better health. Authorised by Hon. C.A. Kelly Mla, Minister for Health.', Christopher Augustus 'Gus' Kelly (1890 - 1967) was NSW Minister for Health 1941 - 1950.
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[A Timely Reminder], Save the Children. Diptheria Immunization, c1940 colour lithograph, 75 x 49 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes 'Diphtheria caused 50,000 cases and 2000 deaths, in New South Wales in the ten years 1929-1938. Those who died, were nearly all young children who could have been saved by, immunization against diphtheria. Issued by the Department of Public Health, 52 Bridge St., Sydney.
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World War Two Recruiting Poster, You Love Them. Fight For Them! Join The A.I.F. Now!, c1943 colour and process lithograph, 76 x 49 cm. Linen-backed.
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John E. Head (Australia), [Australian Fauna], c1945 colour lithograph, 34 x 101 cm. Linen-backed. Text reads 'Head's Studio, Melbourne.' Shows a magpie, kingfisher, parrot, pink cockatoo, kookaburra and koala. An illustrated booklet entitled Birds of Australia by John E. Head (Head's Studio, Melbourne) is held in the State Library of Victoria. The 5 bird images in the poster are almost identical to those reproduced in the book. What was the purpose of this poster?
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Avoid Disease. Be Clean. Starve Rats, Late 1940's colour lithograph, 46 x 61 cm. Text continues 'Issued by the Department of Health, Victoria. By Authority the Hon. W.P. Barry, Mla, Minister for Health.', William Peter Barry was Minister for Health in Victoria from Nov.1945 to Nov.1947, and again from Dec.1952 to March 1955.
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Bcpa 'Southern Cross' Route Spans The Pacific, c1948 colour process lithograph, 75 x 49 cm. Linen-backed. Text at base 'British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Ltd. Deaton & Spencer Pty Ltd., Lithographers. Printed in Australia.', British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines or Bcpa, was registered in Sydney, in June 1946. It was formed by the governments of Australia (50%), New Zealand (30%) and the United Kingdom (20%) to pursue trans-Pacific flights. Bcpa was later taken over by Qantas and ceased operations in…
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Circa 1950s 'Dance By The Billabong' chromolithograph with artwork by Richard Richardson, printed for schools in Australia, printed by Legend Press Pty Ltd. Sydney. 41 x 58 cm
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Percy Trompf, (Australian 1902-1964), See The Heart Of The Continent. Winter Holidays By Rail To Central Australia, c1950s colour process lithograph, signed 'Trompf' in image lower left, 101 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Commonwealth Railways 11. A. C. Brooks, Gov't Printer, Melb.
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James Northfield, (Australian, 1887-1973). The North-West Tasmania, For Your Next Holiday, c1950s colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 99 x 64 cm. Linen-backed. Text in lower margin identifies the printer: 'Mercury - Hobart.'
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If You Possess A Broadcast Receiver Be Sure You Have A Current Listener's Licence, 1952 colour lithograph, signed 'Shar' in image lower left, 24 x 30 cm (but appears to be a proof on 33.2 x 37.7 cm sheet). Text continues 'A radio licence covers all receivers operated by a family living at the same address. P.M.G. 52/9.'
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A Female Magician & Mentalist, Deloras. A Terrific Act Of Rare Entertainment, c1955 colour lithograph, inscribed and dated 'Yours in magic, Charles E. & Deloras Sloggett, 11/10/55' in ink on image upper right, 95 x 35 cm. Linen-backed. Printed by Cunninghame & Co. Sydney. 'Charles E. Slogett proudly presents. The celebrated, sensational, scientific lady hypnotist and mentalist. Unlimited laughter born of bewilderment. The impossible made possible. In addition, the internationally famous, the incomparable…
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Ronald Clayton Skate, (Australian, 1913-1990). Freight Without Delay With Ana, 1950s colour lithograph, signed in image upper right, 99 x 63 cm. Linen-backed. 'Australian National Airways Pty Ltd. Australia's most experienced airline. Photo-Litho., McLarens, Melbourne.', Australian National Airways (Ana) ran from 1936 to 1957 until its merger with Ansett, to become Ansett-Ana. The 'Ana' was dropped in 1968.
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[The Qantas Lockheed Constellation], Fly to Europe. Qantas and B.O.A.C. c1955 colour process lithograph, signed 'Morley' in image centre, 99 x 70 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Qantas Empire Airways in association with British Overseas Airways Corporation and Tasman Empire Airways Limited.', Image includes a Vh-Eab Lockheed Constellation and the Arc de Triomphe. The Vh-Eab carried the Olympic flame from Athens for the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.
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Gert Sellheim, (Estonia, Australia, 1901-1970). Australia [Boomerang], 1957 colour and process lithograph, signed in image upper right, 100 x 63 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Australian National Travel Association, Railway Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. 153 Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cal., USA. Litho., McLaren & Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia. No. 115.', The appropriation of Aboriginal imagery became a characteristic of postwar, modernism within Australian art and culture. To achieve a…
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Michael Leunig, (Australian, b.1945). The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, 1974 colour screenprint, 106 x 56 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Wanted for unnatural activities and the indecent assault of Wangaratta Wahine. The latest album by The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band.'. Provenance: Mic and Jim Conway, founders of the band. The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, also known as Soapbox Circus or Matchbox, were an Australian jug band formed in 1969. The band's second album Wangaratta Wahine was released in…
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After the Dismissal, Michael Callaghan, (Australian, 1952-2012). Give Frazer the Razor, 1977 colour screenprint, 76 x 56 cm. Text continues 'Cutback the ruling class. Fight for a worker's economy.', The poster was produced at Earthworks Poster Collective (1971-1980). An extremely scarce survivor of the charged political atmosphere that, ensued in the years following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor Government.
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A Melbourne-Based Feminist Art Project, Lip Service. A Women's Art Event To Benefit The Feminist Art Magazine 'Lip, c1977, screenprint printed in two colours, 76 x 51 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Art and craft, performance, film, dance and music. At 431 Clarendon St., South Melbourne. Fri, 23rd - Sun., 25th Sept, Lip was a Melbourne-based feminist art journal which ran from 1976 to 1984.
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Toni Robertson (Australian, b.1953) & Chips Mackinolty (Aust., b.1954). Walls Sometimes Speak. An Exhibition Of Political Posters, 1977 colour screenprint, 'Earthworks Poster Collective' logo in image lower right, 73 x 48 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Toni Robertson & Chips Mackinolty. Plus Mary Callaghan, Michael Callaghan, Angela Gee, Pam Harris, Andrew Hill, Colin Little, Jan McKay, Marie McMahon, Mandy Martin, Peter Mumford, Jude Munro, Annie Newmarch, Anne Roberts and Paul Worstead. Sydney:…
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Jan Mackay, (Australian, b.1950). Women Propose..A New Feminist Cinema, 1978 colour screenprint, 57 x 77 cm. Linen-backed. Text includes '2 programmes: 'It's not a bed of roses', Nov. 24 - Dec. 3. Films on body image, fashion & romance, rape, prison. 'With babies and banners', Dec. 8 - Dec. 17. Films on marriage, motherhood, childcare, work & change. A season of recent films by Australian Women. Filmmakers Cinema, St Peters Lane, Darlinghurst.', Mackay created a number of striking posters promoting female…
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Toni Robertson, (Australian, b.1953). International Women's Day, 1978 colour screenprint, 'Earthworks Poster Collective' logo in image lower right, 50 x 75 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'March on March 11th. Assemble Town Hall 10am. Food, concert & films. Paris Theatre, 12 noon.', Robertson's work is held in several prominent Australian galleries, including the Museum of Applied Arts and Science, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, The National Gallery of Australia and the Caruthers Collection of…
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Circa 1960's to 1980s 'Royal Show' advertising poster cards, the largest 64 x 39 cm, (6 items)
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Politics & the Law, Jan Mackay (Australian, b.1950) & Toni Robertson (Australian, b.1953). Release Violet and Bruce Roberts -, Why Are They Still in Jail?, 1980 colour screenprint, 'Earthworks Poster Collective' logo in image lower left, 58 x 92 cm. Linen-backed. 'In December 1975 Violet Roberts and her son Bruce Roberts were arrested and later convicted of murdering Violet's husband, Eric Roberts. Violet and her six children had endured years of violence and abuse at the hands of Eric Roberts. However,…
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Pope Shot' & 'Pope's Day of Terror' Thursday, May 14 & Friday, 15, 1981 Melbourne newspaper banner posters, each 66 x 51 cm. The first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. The Pope was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali A?ca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck four times and suffered severe blood loss. A?ca was apprehended immediately and later sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court. The Pope later…
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Martin Sharp, (Australian, 1942 - 2013), [Sydney Opera House], 1983 colour screenprint, initialled 'S' in image lower right, signed and dated '5.4.92' in ink on image lower centre, 100 x 74 cm. Linen-backed. The poster is a text-free version of the 1983 issue, created for the 10th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House which opened in 1973.
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Ron Tandberg (Australian, 1943 - 2018), If It's Not On, It's Not On, c1991 Lithograph. Linen-backed, 30 x 100 cm, Text continues 'Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing and Community Services.'
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Railway Tickets & Other Rail Travel Ephemera: A huge accumulation of Edmondson-type tickets, noted Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, France, India, Japan, New Zealand, England, Ireland, etc. Most appear to be 1930s to 1970s. (1000s).
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[N.S.W. Railways], Rules, Regulations, and By-Laws for the Guidance of Officers and Servants of the Railways of New South Wales. [Sydney, Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1885] 205pp, original red boards with gilt titles. Also, the 1907 edition [Sydney, William Gullick] 286pp, and New South Wales Government Railways and Tramways. Ambulance Corps' Handbook, Copiously Illustrated.' [Sydney, William Gullick, 1910] 275pp. (3 volumes).
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[N.S.W. Railways & Tramways], Government Tramways of New South Wales: 'Rules, Regulations, and By-Laws for the Conduct of the Traffic and for the Guidance of the Officers and Men in the service of the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales'. [Sydney, William Gullick, Government Printer, 1898] 92pp, original black boards with gilt titles. Also, 'New South Wales Government Railways - Passenger Fares and Coaching Rates. 1st July 1907.' [Sydney, William Gullick, 1907] viii + 88pp., bound presentation copy…
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Melbourne Trams rare and early destination roll made from a solid hexagonal block of timber, 'Sandringham, Melbourne, Royal Avenue, Black Rock, Depot', circa 1900, 94 cm wide
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Australian Railway Union Victorian Branch Past Officers Certificate Presented To K.T. Bridge In Recognition Of Services Rendered As President Of The Shunters Section, 1937', attraction colour lithograph with photolithograph inserts and red wax blind embossed seal, original oak framing. 46 x 33 cm
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