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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:950
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:703
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:592
Date:17-Aug-2010
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'Victorian Railways, Dimboola and South Australian Border Line' [Melbourne, 1885], 24 pages. Mainly good condition
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Victorian Railways, Railway Survey Plans: - Bacchus Marsh and Gordons line (Gordons to Ballan), 3 pages & (Ballan to Bacchus Marsh), 6 pages; Sale and Stratford line, 5 pages; Frankston and crib point line, 5 pages; Myrtleford and bright line, 9 pages. (Melbourne, 1885-88)
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'Victorian Railways, Yea and Mansfield line (Cathkin to Mansfield)' (Melbourne, 1888), 14 pages. Good condition
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'Victorian Railways, Kerang and swan Hill line' (Melbourne, 1888), 14 pages. Good condition
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'Victorian Railways, Avoca and Ararat line' (Melbourne, 1888), 15 pages; plus detailed curve and Gradient dia grams for the same line (Melbourne, 1888), 20 pages. Good condition
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'Victorian Railways, Avoca and Ararat line' (Melbourne, 1888), 19 pages - includes extra maps 1A, 1B, 12A & 15A. Good condition
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'Victorian Railways, Donald and Birchip Railway' [Melbourne, 1892], 13 pages. Good condition.
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V.R.: railway survey plans, Beulah to Hopetoun, July 1893, 16 pages, all plans 4 chains to an inch. Stamped and signed by Engineer for construction. Generally good condition
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Victorian Railways, Railway Survey Plans: - Beulah to Hopetoun, 16 pages; Natimuk to Goroke, 11 pages; rainbow to Nypo, 5 pages; Kooloonong to West Narrung, 4 pages. [Melbourne, 1893-1925]. Good condition
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'Victorian Railways, Wycheproof to sea-Lake' [Melbourne, 1894], 10 pages; plus detailed curve and Gradient diagrams for the same line [Melbourne, 1894], 24 pages. Good condition
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'Victorian Railways, Birchip to Cronomby' [Melbourne, 1898], 7 pages; plus detailed curve and Gradient diagrams for the same line [Melbourne, 1898], 14 pages. Good condition
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Victorian Railways, Railway Survey Plans: - Jeparit towards Albacutya, 5 pages; Newtown to Pitfield', 5 pages; Mildura to Yelta, 7 pages; Strathmerton and Tocumwal Line', 4 pages (the Tocumwal town plan shows in red manuscript a proposed temporary station on the Victorian side of the Murray and a short deviation to serve it). [Melbourne, 1898-1904]. Also detailed curve and Gradient diagrams for Mildura to Yelta, 11 pages. Good condition.
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V.R.: railway survey plans, Woomelang to Mildura, October 1900-November 1901, 33 pages, two plans 4 chains to an inch. Generally good condition
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Victorian Railways, Railway Survey Plans: - Beech Forest to Crowe's, 2ft 6in Narrow Guage, 8 pages; Noradjuha to Toolondo, 5 pages; Kow Plains to Murrayville, 5 pages; Rainbow to Nypo, 6 pages (on last map Nypo changed to Yaapeet). [Melbourne, 1908-12]. Fair/good condition.
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Victorian Railways, Railway Survey Plans: - Piangil to Pine Tank (Kooloonong), 7 pages; Red Cliffs to Millewa North, 3 pages; Werrimull to The Hut', 7 pages; Merbein to Abbotsford', 3 pages; Bowser to Peechelba', 6 pages. Also detailed curve and Gradient diagrams for most of the same sections. [Melbourne, 1918-25]. Fair/good condition.
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'VR, Railway construction, Manangatang to Bryden's tank' (Melbourne, 1919), 8 pages; plus detailed curve and Gradient dia grams for the same line (Melbourne, 1919), 7 pages. Good condition
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Photographs: Locomotives: Victorian Railways, 4-6-0 loco. & tender (framed, 77 x 52 cm); 'The Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia', 4-6-2 loco. & tender (Southern Pacific), framed 67 x 37 cm; side profile of a 2-4-2 loco. & tender, 'John Hick' No.20 from Crewe Works (framed, 56 x 49 cm). 'John Hick' is spotty; others good condition. (3 items)
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Large photographs of Victorian scenery, as displayed in railway carriages, with original captions, mounted on hard card. Depicts: Goulburn river, Jamieson; view near bright; Winter, Mt. Buffalo National Park; Alexandra; Mitchell river, Bairnsdale; Kalimna, Lakes entrance; Portland; port Campbell; power's Lookout, Whitlands. From 18 x 38 cm to 68 x 43 cm. Condition varies. (9 items)
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Card-mounted group, all featuring railwaymen: Large group of Victorian Railways, employees, circa 1940, 63 x 19 cm; Victorian Railways, Rolling Stock Branch staff at head office c1918, 30 x 43 cm; Victorian Railways, Way & Works office staff, 1918 (with all names, below), 30 x 43 cm; and similar photo dated 1913-1914, 30 x 43 cm. (4 items)
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Railway Signs: NSW platform parcel's van Signs (all 45 x 74 cm) from Regent Street, c1950s, 'Western Parcels Express': 1 = 'Bathurst'; 2 = 'Orange'; 3 = 'Forbes - Parkes, Condoblin, Forbes, Molong, Manildra, Tottenham, Bogan gate, Albert, Trundle'. All tan & black on off-white with tan frame; all have blackboard inserts for platform and departure details; all have extra stations added in m/s. One-off signs! Generally good condition. (3 items)
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NSW Framed Signs: 'Return of Parcel Vans Working At Regent Street' (framed 38 x 23 cm); 'New South Wales Government Railways Chief Electrical Engineer's Branch. Y1344. Notice To The Staff. The agreement covering the supply of electricity to the Bookstall at Woolstonecraft Railway Station .' (framed 19 x 22 cm). Fair condition. (2 items)
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NSW Signs: 1) 'No Smoking' - someone has added a small label 'Locomotives Excepted', 15 x 91 cm; 2) 'State rail Authority', 12 x 100 cm; 3) bracketed sign: 'Sh', each letter on an individual plate, 13 x 15 cm; all placed into a bracketed sign, 17 x 98 cm; 4): a similar bracketed sign: '10.60'. (4 items)
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NSW sign (61 x 91 cm) from Darling harbour pertaining to freight train loading, c1970s: 'Cootamundra freight centre - Boorowa, Binalong, Wallendbeen, Cootamundra, Tumut, Mt Horeb, Stockinbingal, Galong, Harden, young, Gundagai, Coolac, Batlow, Temora, Bethungra, Caragabal, Junee', Picton added in m/s, with two 56 x 100 mm blackboard inserts for the platform No. And departure time; green & black on white with green frame. A one-off sign! some scratches and minor chipping. Also: 'Burwood 8am lorry', 20 x 61…
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NSW Platform Sign (55 x 64 cm) from Sydney Central station, c1950s: 'Wollongong - Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall, Helensburgh, Lilyvale, Otford, Stanley Pk, Coal Cliff, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona, Bsllambi, Corrimal, Towradgi, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, Coniston, Cringla, Port Kembla', Allans Creek added in m/s, black & blue on white with raised blue frame. A one-off sign. Some paint chipping to the frame but still good cond
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NSW Platform Sign (61 x 91 cm) from Sydney Central station, c1970s: 'Wollongong - Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall, Helensburgh, Lilyvale, Otford, Stanwell Pk, Coal Cliff, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona, Bellambi, Corrimal, Towradgi, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, Coniston, Cringla, Port Kembla', with two 80 x 100 mm blackboard inserts for the platform no. and departure time; blue & black on white with blue frame. A one-off sign! Some scratches and minor chipping
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NSW platform sign (61 x 92 cm): 'Cooma - Tarago, Queanbeyan, Michelago, Cooma, Canberra, Bredbo, Nimmitabel, Bombala', with two 80 x 100 mm blackboard inserts for the platform No. And departure time; green & black on white with green frame. A oneoff sign! some scratches and minor chipping
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NSW Parcel's Van Platform Signs (61 x 91 cm) from Regent Street (near Sydney Central), C1970s, both 'North West Parcels Express. Armidale Regional Centre': 1) 'Uralla, Armidale, Black Mountain, Guyra, Ben Lomond', with two 132 x 100 mm blackboard inserts for the platform no. and departure time; red & black on white with red frame; some dirt, scratches and minor chipping. 2) 'Armidale, Uralla, Guyra, Ben Lomond, Black Mountain', with two 90 x 100 mm blackboard inserts for the platform no. and departure time…
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NSW parcel's van platform sign (54 x 64 cm) from Regent Street, c1950s: 'Short Main line P.V. - Homebush, Flemington, Lidcombe, Berala, Auburn, Clyde, Rosehill, Camellia, Rydalmere, Dundas, Telopea, Carlingford'; 'Motor lorry' added in m/s & Lidcombe and Rydalmere crossed out, with one170 x 85 mm blackboard insert for the platform No. And departure time; tan, red & black on white with 3D tan frame. A one-off sign! 62 x 3 mm slot cut out to the right-hand top, paint chipping
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NSW parcel's van platform sign (44.5 x 61 cm) from Regent Street, c1950s: 'Short Main line P.V. - Petersham, Lewisham, Summer Hill, Ashfield, Croydon, Burwood, Strathfield', with one 57 x 25 mm blackboard insert for the platform No. And departure time; tan, red & black on white with tan frame; metal rather than the standard board, and with 3D frame and hanging hooks to the top. A one-off sign! minor faults
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NSW Platform Signs from Sydney Central station, c1970s: 1) '3.15 Pm West - Broken Hill, Adelaide, Perth' (ie Indian Pacific), days of travel & reference to the 1.40 pm Monday are added in m/s, 46 x 61 cm with two 98 x 68 mm blackboard inserts for the platform no. and departure time. 2) 'Lithgow - All stations St Marys to Lithgow', 28 x 61 cm with two 70 x 88 cm blackboard inserts. 3) 'Bathhurst', 23 x 61 cm with two 113 x 80 cm blackboard inserts. All tan & black on white with tan frames. All one-off signs…
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NSW. A group of miscellaneous signs: 'St. Leonards Substation Electrical branch Dept of Railways', 28 x 115 cm; 'South Australian and Western Australia', Sydney central station sign, 45 x 61 cm; 'Please Address Your Luggage name and Destination Only', 46 x 46 cm; 'Employees unable to report for duty Must ring 21.94127 or 21.94168 before Commencement of shift. Also Notify Midday before resumption of shift', 46 x 45 cm; 'Public Transport Commission of N.S.W. Rail division. Electrical branch Elec. Equipment…
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NSW - Locksley: a group of unusual station signs with picked-out lettering which appear to have been especially made for this station at some stage, slightly different patterns, from 5 x 33 cm to 8 x 39 cm. The expected paint chipping but no dents. (4 items)
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Basting spoon standard 800 silver c1825, Berlin, fiddle pattern, total weight 84 gms, in good condition
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Egg spoons c1830, fiddle pattern (square cut to handle top), silver gilt bowls, Kronstad Russia, 71 gms total weight. In good condition. (6)
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Table forks 800 standard silver, 1866, fiddle pattern, Austria, total weight 283.5 gms. In good condition. (6)
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Teaspoons, standard 800 silver c1866, Fiddle pattern, Austria 85 gms total weight. In good condition. (6)
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Table spoons, standard 800 silver, fiddle pattern, (1866) St. Petersburg, total weight 283.5 gms. In good condition. (6)
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E.P.N.S. Silver Plate including, serving pieces, spoons, warmer, goblets, trays, revolving condiment holder, coffee pot, etc. A large assortment. Something for everyone. (30+)
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Sterling Silver Cotton Ball Holder (1895), marked Birmingham. Cut glass with decorative sterling top and glass insert with stopper. Some chipping to stopper but otherwise in very good condition
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Sargisons boxed set of 6 sterling silver spoons, designed by Harold Sargison, made by Sargison's, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1920 - 1940. Beautiful Arts & Crafts beaten bowls, twisted handles capped with amythist stones.
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E.P.N.S. Boxed serving sets (5) comprising six butter knives; knife and fork cake set (6 knives 6 forks) ; cake serving sets (2) ; salad serving set. Also part cutlery service for 8 in matching pattern in individual material tied holders. Plus separate serving for six of cake knives and forks. (33 items)
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Cutlery Set: 800 Silver Flatware, c1935-40 boxed set comprising six place settings plus serving utensils. Made in the Dutch East Indies, all pieces have cast applique and chiselled decoration of traditional style orchid flower and scrolls with graduated beads to each handle. Housed in a three drawer teak chest. Certificate of Valuation included. Complete in stunning condition. Marked with makers initials 'S.R.S.'. (108 items) Total Weight (excluding case): 5.85kg.
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E.P.N.S. and Sterling assortment including, boxed set of six sterling silver coffee spoons, Epns Sugar and creamer, sterling handled serving pieces, assorted Epns single pieces of cutlery. (19 items)
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9ct gold wrist watch (by T Gaunt & Co Melbourne; 15 jewel), also burnished steel pocket watch with porcelain dial. Both working. (2)
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Swatch watch collection, c1990s, comprising man's automatic 23 jewel wrist watch; polka; Plaza; Citibank millenium watch; R.S.V.P. Bongo; hook; fish. All mint in original cases with directions. Great value. (8 items)
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Penfolds Bin 95 'Grange' - Vintage 2004, Shiraz. In wooden presentation box. (1 bottle)
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Penfolds 'Bin 707' - Vintage 1997, South Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon. In wooden presentation box. (1 magnum)
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Yarra Ridge 'Achilles' Pinot Noir 3 litres - Vintage 2001, signed by 8 swimming champions including Michael Klim, Nicole Stevenson, Leisel Jones & Geoff Huegill. In wooden presentation box. (1 bottle)
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Scotch Whisky: Johnnie Walker Blue Label 700ml; plus Glen Moray Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, 12 Years Old, 750ml, in attractive tin commemorating The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
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Penfolds Grandfather port; Janneau Grand Armagnac; Dorville Xo French Brandy; Remy Martin Centaure Napoleon cognac; King William tawny port. (5 bottles)
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