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Sporting Memorabilia, Session II — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:515
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia, Session IILots with images:502
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:404
Date:23-Sep-2023
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Royal Park Football Club: 1883 Member's Ticket in blue leather with 'R.P.F.C./1883' and borders in gilt on front and reverse. The interior page lists fixtures for 'First Twenty' & 'Second Twenty', the inside back cover a full printed page with details of the club Patrons, Vice-Presidents, General Committee and Match Committee. The inside front cover provides room for the membership number ('51'), member's name (illegible), and that of the Hon. Sec. (A.Warner). Royal Park F.C. was founded in 1864.
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1886 Football Medal, showing on front a footballer running with ball in hand and 'Stokes and Martin, Melbourne'; verso with 'Victoria 1886' with leaves between the word and the date with a blank centre; hold at top. Believed to be associated with an inter colonial football match. Only the third example known to us, one example is held in the Museum Victoria Collection, the second example was sold by us in April 2015 for $1159 inc Bp. In 1886 the Melbourne Football Club visited Hobart. The Tasmanian's won…
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Rare Essendon Footballer caricature postcard by Vasco Loureiro: 1905-06 'Our Footballers - Series No.1' picture postcard depicting Dookie McKenzie of Essendon in caricature: postally used (20th June 1905) from Melbourne to Sydney
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1906 Valentine's 'League Series' picture postcard for Collingwood, Used.
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Fred Booty 'Football Series' postcard 'Kicking a behind', postally used July 1906 from Kookynie W.A. to Zeehan, Tasmania.
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Valentines League Series postcard for Fitzroy used in September 1906 (stamp removed)
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League Football Series postcard 1907 Essendon extremely rare and in very fine condition
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Bairnsdale Football Club: 1908 membership fob #25 made by Bowman
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Essendon F.C. postcard by photographer J E Barnes (Kew) published by Lincoln, Stuart and Co General Outfitters; superb frontal appearance
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1910 The Weekly Times: Victorian Footballer 'W. Schmidt (Captain, Richmond)', VG condition.
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1910 The Weekly Times: Victorian Footballer 'G. Gibson (Richmond)', VG condition.
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1910 The Weekly Times: Victorian Footballer 'W. Busbridge (Essendon)', VG condition.
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Brunswick Football Club: 1912 membership fob #696 made by Bridgeland & King; together with Brunswick Football Club life member's fob featuring a magpie engraved to 'W. H. Stein Esq. 1926' made by Stokes (2 items)
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Ballarat: 1913 Ballarat Imperial Football Club membership bob (#132) by Stokes; Ballarat Football Umpires League 1913 Foundation fob by Stokes; 1935 Ballarat Football Club 1935 Diamond Jubilee membership fob (#163). (3 items).
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1914 Victorian 'Big V' Team, original team photograph by Talam Studios; with title, 'Victorian Carnival Team, 1914', and players names printed to lower mount, overall size 31 x 35 cm. Some faults to mount. Team includes Billie Dick (Captain), Dick Lee, Dave McNamara, James Jackson.
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Prahran A.J.M. (Jam Factory), 1917 Premiers, black and white team photograph in original oak frame with gilt slip and glass, with pencil inscription verso, sheet size 31 x 40 cm, 60 x 70 cm overall
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Richmond: circa 1920's membership lapel badge by Wittenbach & Co. together with five later fobs (6 items)
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Golden Point Football Club: 1921, 1927 (x2) and 1931 membership fobs (the last missing the clasp), (4 items). 1921 was a Premiership year.
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Horsham C.F.C. - 1921 Premiers: large photograph (30 x 38 cm) mounted on card; some peripheral damage to the photograph; overall 36 x 46 cm.
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Oakleigh Football Club: Attractive 9ct gold medal (4.9gms) engraved verso 'Oakleigh F.C. - Nicholas Medal - Won By - F. Bottomley - Best Placed Man - 1922'.
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Fitzroy Football Club: A football-shaped souvenir menu from the 1922 Fitzroy Premiership Dinner at Fitzroy Town Hall plus three badges, 1920s-60s including one featuring C.Fergie, a member of the 1922 team. (4 items). Only the 2nd example of the souvenir menu we have seen.
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'Wells Football Cartoons' by Samuel Wells (Melbourne, 1923). Covers loose and a little defective, but internally sound. This is only the 3rd example known to us and is in better condition than the other 2.
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Attractive 9ct gold football award fob (6.1gms) with football at top, engraved verso 'W.B.M.F.C. - A. Groves. Premiers 1924.'
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East Fremantle Football Club: 1925 membership fob
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Two 9ct gold award fobs (9.6gms total), circa 1920s; both unengraved. (2).
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1920s-50s Newspaper and magazine ephemera featuring mainly Essendon, Footscray and Geelong, (14 items).
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1928 Carlton: member's season ticket (#3158 R. Peverell), with fixture list and holes for each game attended. Very Good condition.
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'The Weekly Times' 1928 series of team photos, (11 of 12; lacking Collingwood); mainly in very good condition, except Hawthorn, which is defective; each approx 31 x 42 cm overall. (11 items).
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'The Weekly Times' 1929 series of team photos, (8 of 12 VFL Teams ; lacking Collingwood, Hawthorn, Carlton & North Melbourne); also 6 Vfa Teams (ie. Northcote, Port Melbourne, Preston, Coburg, Oakleigh and Brunswick); mainly in very good condition, each approx 31 x 42 cm overall. (14 items). The Northcote Team includes Doug Nicholls. In 1932, Nicholls joined Fitzroy and in 1935 he was the first Aboriginal player to be selected to play for the Victorian interstate team, ultimately playing four interstate…
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Victorian Football Association (V.F.A.): 1930 (#48), 1933 (#2) and 1941 (#8) membership fobs (3 items)
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Collingwood Football Club: Two early supporter pin badges, one for 'E. Roberts, Draper' (2 items)
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Fitzroy: 'Queen of Fitzroy, Miss R. Rosen' badge circa 1930, together with a later End of Season Trip pin badge made by Pitcher (2 items)
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Princes Park original turnstile from the Carlton football club's home ground, early to mid 20th century, 107 cm high, 59 cm wide, 63 cm deep
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1932, 1935 & 1937 Carlton: member's season tickets (#3158 R. Peverell), with fixture list and holes for each game attended. Good/VG condition. (3).
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'Richmond Football Team Jig Saw Puzzle' circa 1933, complete (ex one piece at left margin) with original backing card and printed envelope, overall 20.5 x 28.5 cm. The team includes Jack Dyer, Jack Titus and Stan Judkins, Richmond's first Brownlow medal winner. Only the 2nd example we have seen, this set is better than the one we sold in 2010 for $401, which lacked 4 pieces.
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St. Kilda: 1936 Member's Season Ticket (#1469), with Fixture List, details of the Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss. Although finishing 7th in 1936 with 9 wins and 9 losses, St. Kilda forward Bill Mohr kicked 101 goal for the season, winning the VFL's leading goalkicker award and becoming the first St. Kilda player to kick 100 goals or more in a season.
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St. Kilda: 1937 Member's Season Ticket (#748), with Fixture List, details of the Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss. St. Kilda finished in 6th spot on the ladder with 10 wins and 8 losses.
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1937 Prahran Football Club Best & Fairest Player Award won by J.B. Lowry, being a lovely 9ct gold football-shaped fob with the details attractively engraved. [Weight: 8.4gms]. Prahran finished 4th on the Vfa ladder with 11 wins and 5 losses. They went on to win their first premiership in 1937, defeating Brunswick by 2 points.
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St. Kilda: 1938 Member's Season Ticket (#641), with Fixture List, details of Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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Carlton Membership Badge: undated enamelled badge, made by K.G. Luke, c.1930s.
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Subiaco Football Club: 1939 membership badge #261 made by Cumpston and 1966 membership pin (2 items)
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Carlton Football Club Membership Cards for 1939, 1941 and 1941, all complete and with holes punched for the games attended. (3).
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Collingwood: 1939, 1954 and 1959 Member's Season Tickets, with Fixture List & hole punched for each game attended; the last 2 in VG condition. (3).
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St. Kilda: 1939 Member's Season Ticket (#1470), with Fixture List, details of Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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Port Melbourne Football Club: Badges and fobs including an 'Old Payers Assoc'n', 1973 Social Club and an undated badge (4 items)
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Australian Rules Football group of six assorted domestic Melbourne league trophies, including handsome silver mounted football on turned wooden base
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Richmond Football Club: A rare group of original postcard-size photographs by C. Boyles of East Brunswick; comprising; 1943 (7 signatures verso), 1944 (3 signatures verso), and 1945 team photos, plus individual photos of Leo Merrett and Bert Edwards (both signed verso). (5 items).
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Collingwood: 1940 Member's Season Ticket, with Fixture List & hole punched for each game attended.
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St. Kilda: 1940 Member's Season Ticket (#3302), with details of Club leadership, Fixture List & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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'The Boy from Bakabugri': football themed comic strip by Pete Sullivan, 18pp staple bound, printed by Waverley Offset Publishing Group (Mulgrave, Vic); c.1970s. Rare.
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Collingwood: 1941 Member's Season Ticket, with Fixture List & hole punched for each game attended.
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St. Kilda: 1941 Member's Season Ticket (#1860), with the Fixture List, details of the Club leadership & holes punched for each game attended.
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Victorian Football League Patriotic Match (1942) stick pin made by K. G. Luke
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Essendon: 1942 Grand Final Souvenir pennant mounted on original stick. Remarkably good condition for so ephemeral an item. 42 cm wide, the only example known to us.
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St. Kilda: 1942 Member's Season Ticket (#931), with the Fixture List, details of the Club leadership & holes punched for each game attended.
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St. Kilda: 1943 Member's Season Ticket (#1152), with the usual Fixture List replaced by a printed statement 'Matches to be Played as Arranged by V.F.L.' & holes punched for each game attended.
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St. Kilda: 1944 Member's Season Ticket (#1385), with the usual Fixture List replaced by a printed statement 'Matches to be Played as Arranged by V.F.L.' & holes punched for each game attended.
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World War II: scarce charity match programmes - 1944 RAAF v Combined League played at Collingwood, 1944 South Melbourne v Combined Army played at St Kilda, 1945 A North Team v A South Team, played at Richmond. Great array of League players included in teams. (3 rare survivors).
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North Broken Hill Football Club: 1945-2001 duplicated range of membership badges including 1945, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1959 and 1963 (13 items)
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1940s-50s collection of rarely seen full pages from Australasian Post, Sporting Life and The Argus, each featuring a coloured photo (many full page) of the current VFL stars or teams. Noted Bob Pratt, Dick Reynolds, Jack Dyer, Don Cordner, Ron Clegg, 1946 Essendon Premiership team and 1947 Carlton Premiership team. (40+); mixed condition.
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St. Kilda: 1945 Member's Season Ticket (#1624), with the usual Fixture List replaced by a printed statement 'Matches to be played as arranged by V.F.L.' & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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West Broken Hill Football Club: 1946-1980 range of membership badges and fobs including 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955 (17 items)
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Victorian Football Association (V.F.A.): Range of membership fobs including 1946 (#120), 1951 (#458), 1965 (#31), 1969 (#432) and 1972 (#8) (9 items)
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Norwood Football Club: A small collection comprising a 1944 (Norwood-North) Premiership Dinner invitation (Mr. M. Bloustein); 1946 Premiership Dinner Menu & Programme; a 1950 Premiership Dinner Menu & Programme; a 1950 Premiership Dinner invitation (Mr. M. Bloustein); 1954, 1957 and 1959 membership medallions and a 1983 Pre-season trial game programme (with defects). (8 items). Mr. M. Bloustein was the Honorary Secretary of the South Adelaide Football Club and one of the speakers at the 1948 dinner.
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Carlton Football Club Membership Cards for 1946, 1947 (a Premiership year), 1948 and 1949, all complete and with holes punched for the games attended. (4).
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St. Kilda: 1946 Member's Season Ticket (#2652), with Fixture List & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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light staining at upper-right, otherwise good condition; also 1946 'Annual Report and Balance Sheet' (some staining/foxing), as presented to members at the 1947 Annual Meetin Essendon: 1946 'Essendon Football Team, Premiers' duotone image (20 x 13 cm), also 1946 'Annual Report and Balance Sheet' as presented to members at the 1947 Annual Meeting. The Premiership image is believed to be very scarce. (2 items). This was the first of six successive Grand Final appearances by Essendon between 1946 and 1951,…
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Central Broken Hill Football Club: 1947-1977 range of membership badges or fobs including 1947, 1949, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1965 (15 items)
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St. Kilda: 1947 Member's Season Ticket (#2108), with Fixture List & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of G. Moss.
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Tasmanian Amateur Football League: Perth 1948 A.A.F.C. carnival pin badge
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Essendon Football Club: Late 1940's 'Bomber' made by Luke, a 1989 membership fob (#14) and a Past Players & Officials Ass'n undated badge by Luke (3 items)
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West Adelaide Football Club: 1948-1999 range of membership badges and fobs including 1948, 1954, 1956, 1962 and 1964 (16 items)
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Victorian Football Association fobs for 1947 (#221), 1948 and 1980 (#18), (3 items).
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Richmond: A 1940s football-on-stick lapel pin, a 1950s roaring Tiger tin badge, a pair of 1970s RFC triangular cufflinks, a single tiger attacking cufflink circa 1970s and a 1983 coterie fob by Brim. (6 items).
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St. Kilda: 1948 Member's Season Ticket (#980), with Fixture List, details of the Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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Richmond Football Club: 1949 and 1950 End of Season Trip pins (2 items)
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Glenelg Football Club: 1949-2005 range of membership badges and fobs including 1949, 1954, 1955 and 1965 (15 items)
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St. Kilda: 1949 Member's Season Ticket (#1588), with Fixture List, details of the Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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North Melbourne Football Club Seasons Ticket (#3159), with details of the club leadership, the fixture, and room for holes to be punched for each game attended. In addition the card has been signed by numerous North Melbourne footballers including: Les Foote, Don Cordon, Wally Carter (coach), Ted Jarrard and approximately 15 others.
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South Broken Hill Football Club: 1950-1980 range of membership badges and a fob including 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959 and 1961 (13 items)
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Essendon: red and black pennant with portrait caricature of John Coleman in his Essendon jumper titled 'Essendon's Goal Champ J Coleman of The Dons', circa 1950, 42 cm long, mounted on original wooden stick. The only example known to us.
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'Genuine John Coleman Shorts' original label from P. L.B. Clothing Manufacturer's label featuring the Essendon great in action in club colours
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1950-51 Argus club mascot badges 'Vfa & Country League Club Mascots' including Post Melbourne, Prahran, Williamstown, Brunswick, Sandringham, Camberwell and Oakleigh. (15 different). Mixed condition.
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The Argus Weekend Magazine: A collection of the team photos published each week during the season and cut from the pages of the magazine; VFL teams complete (except Collingwood) but additionally with Vfa teams Oakleigh, Brighton, Coburg and Port Melbourne. Also, the 1949 South Melbourne team photo. Mixed condition; mainly fine for these. (16 items).
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St. Kilda: 1950 Member's Season Ticket (#752), with Fixture List & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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Original cartoon artwork by Wells illustrating the 1950 season scramble to make the final four in July, pen and ink with some later colouring, artwork 40 x 50 cm, framed and glazed overall 60 x 71 cm.
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St. Kilda: a circa 1950s 'The Saints' pennant (39 cm long) with a contemporary enamel and brass lapel pin, (2 items). Superb condition.
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A Football (mainly) miscellany, including 1950 Sporting Life Football Fixture, 1960 Southern Stars Membership Card, 1963 College Lawn Football Club Membership Card, 1973 & '74 South Melbourne Membership Cards, 1974 Caulfield Football Club Membership Card, Carlton 1979 Premiers medallion, several Grand Final Football Records, etc.
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Melbourne Football Club: Membership badges and fobs dated 1951, 1969, 1971, 1992, 1993 and an undated Life Member badge (#175) (6 items)
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St. Kilda: 1951 Member's Season Ticket (#1035), with Fixture List, details of the Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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Footscray: Old Players Association and Membership pins, circa early 1950s (2 items)
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Collingwood: 1952 Grand Final team photograph signed in gold by Lou Richards, overall 30 x 40 cm.
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Geelong: 'Legends of Kardinia Park - 1951-52 VFL Premiers' commemorative jersey signed by Fred Flanagan and Bob Davis (at a private signing in 2006).
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The Argus Magazine Supplements: collection of 1952 full-page team photos (5 teams - Fitzroy, Hawthorn, St. Kilda, Melbourne & North Melbourne) plus full-page team head-and-shoulders portraits (7 teams - Richmond, South Melbourne, Footscray, Carlton, Essendon, Geelong & Fitzroy) plus a full page of 12 portraits headed 'They Skipper the League Teams'. Mainly fine. (Total: 13 items).
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Various Argus football publications: 'Let's Look at Football with Hugh Buggy' (1952); 'Footy and the clubs that make it' (1953); 'Full history of the Finals - VFL Premiers' (1953).
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St. Kilda: 1952 Member's Season Ticket (#1985), with Fixture List, details of the Club Leadership & holes punched for each game attended; issued in the name of R.G.W. Moss.
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North Melbourne Football Club: 1953 End of Season Trip pin
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Melbourne Football Club: Membership badges and pins dated 1953, 1970, 1996 and one undated (4 items)
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West Torrens Football Club: 1953-1975 range of membership badges and fobs including 1953, 1956, 1959 (2 including Players & Officials), 1960 and 1961; also Woodville Football Club 1967-1979 range including Committee Member and Repco undated badge. (21 items)
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Ballarat North City Football Club / North Ballarat Football Club: Range of membership badges and fobs including 1953, 1954, 1959, 1966 and 1977 Committee Member (12 items)
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