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The Goldfields Sale — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:382
Sale Title:The Goldfields SaleLots with images:332
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:221
Date:25-May-2011
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A lovely Goldfields set of Scales featuring a marble top, brass trays and a fine working mechanism, 15 cm high, 41 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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A set of Goldfields hand held Avery Scales, the beam 21 cm across
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A set of Goldfields hand held Avery Scales, the beam 15.5 cm across
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A set of Goldfields hand held Avery Scales, the beam 21 cm across
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A Ballarat gold Miner's pick, with a pointed tip. Ballarat picks had a cutting end and hammer end for breaking up the quartz reefs. Handles were typically short for digging and swinging in confined spaces, 68 cm long
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A Ballarat gold miner's pick, this one with a chisel tip, stamped with a maker's mark and 'Ballarat', also with the initials 'JLR', probably the owner, 72 cm long
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A small tinsmith made mid 19th century water bottle in excellent condition, 18 cm high; Together With an original Gold Miner's Pannikin, ex Montrose Cottage Collection. Some Goldfields reports talk about successful miners counting their Gold 'by the pannikin..' (2)
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A large, tinsmith made, well used original mid 19th century Gold Miner's water bottle, made for reliability in tough conditions, this one a magnificent specimen, ex Montrose Cottage Collection, 33 cm high
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A Goldfields Yoke, used by the Chinese Miners. The Chinese were masters at the efficient use of tools and increasing productivity. Later Gold Rush period, 90 cm long
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A tinsmith made mid 19th century Map Case. In the 19th century documents were extremely important, and when it came to travelling above ground, or underground in wet conditions, maps and plans needed to be well protected. This is an original Goldfields map and document carrier, suitable for hand carrying, or horse and coach travel, in remarkable condition, 100 cm long
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A fabulous pair of house hold candle boxes from the Ballarat goldfields, 19th century. One box was designed to be permanently fitted to an inside wall, the other was portable. They were made to be safe from rats and mice (which liked the lanolin), made from tin with good closing lids and stained in the 'Marbling' manner to look like timber. These come with original candles and are very rare, 26 & 30 cm long. (2)
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A Ballarat Miner's Safety hook. Miners soon discovered that even with a windlass and rope, pulling up a bucket of 'Wash Dirt' could be dangerous, especially to people down below, if the lip of the bucket caught and the contents dumped back down. to remedy this, they fashioned a Safety hook, which saved many headaches whilst also easy for disengaging the bucket at the surface, 33 cm long
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A Ballarat Gold Miner's Safety Hook, 23 cm long
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A very rare Blacksmith made iron collapsing and portable ladder with 'collar hooks', 360 cm long
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A nice set of Troy Cup weights
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A handsome set of Troy cup weights
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Various gold weights comprising: 8 ounce weights (2); a button weight; an incomplete box of weights; a brass and lead weight; a stack of weights; a box of grain weights; an incomplete set of Troy cup weights. (8)
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A mid 19th century gold miner's spider candle holder and pin, in exceptional condition with original candle, museum quality, 16.5 cm long
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An extremely rare Antique Vesta Box and original matches. Stamped 1851, this is a highly collectable piece, 6 cm high
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A very rare Goldfields Miner's Candle and Match box. It is only one of two known, and this is the better of the two. A tinsmith made portable candle holder (fold out) and vesta box with match striking surface. With matches. It also has a round hook to hang the open device on a nail, and an original candle in it. 14.5 cm long
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A set of mid 19th century goldfields hand held scales, in an oak box with 6 various weights, the box 19.5 cm long
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A petite set of 19th century goldfields hand held scales, in a nice box with 5 various weights, the case 14.5 cm long
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A set of 19th century gold fields hand held scales, in box with approx. 10 various weights, the case 17.5 cm long
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A set of mid 19th century goldfields hand held scales with 6 various weights, these were most likely brought over from the 1849 California gold Rush, the tin box 18 cm long
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An early set of goldfields Avery hand held scales, the beam 21 cm across
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A nice set of Goldfields 'Royal' hand held scales, the beam 21 cm across
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A good set of mid 19th century Goldfields Avery hand held scales, the beam 16 cm across
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A good looking set of 19th century goldfields Avery brass desk top scales. Originally made in th U.K. to be sovereign weighing bank scales, they were so useful and accurate that they soon found their way to the Australian goldfields to deal with the masses of gold being found here. Stamped 'To Weigh 16 Ounces', 67 cm high, 44 cm wide
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A small Miner's Windlass. This one made in the classic bush Miner's style with a short bush timber with loose iron collars on each end. The timber would have been cut to size when the Miner got to the Goldfield and the handle and iron rings would have been fitted. The collars would have gone over green timber and over time the wood has dried and shrunk and they have become loose. 166 cm long
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A fantastic early Goldfields Chinese Yoke. Obviously saw a lot of use and was repaired and reinforced by a Blacksmith. 86 cm long
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'The Diggers Ten Commandments', Original Imprint from Ballarat 1853, nicely mounted and framed. A keenly sought after document, very attractively presented, interesting and amusing to read. 27 x 23 cm
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Education: Various Goldfields related printed material comprising; 'Inspector's Register. State Schools', from Dadswells Bridge (near Stawell) 1901-04, with marvellous handwritten entries in an elegant old fashioned cursive; 'Education Department Regulations under the Education Act 1890..' booklet printed 1896, Stawell State School Copy; 'The School Paper, Grades VII and VIII', booklet printed Melbourne 1944, inside rare and unusual to see article by Nathan Spielvogel entitled 'At Eureka'; 'Blackie's…
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Goldfields Personal Histories: interesting collection of various personal papers from a W.B. Taylor of Ballarat, c. 1925. Includes a fabulous letter from the Mayor's office which conveys '. This City's Appreciation and Thanks For the Kindly Help You Rendered By Permitting US to Purchase From You Three Beautiful Gold Specimens Which Were Found Recently By You at Black Hill, These Specimens Were Handed To, Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York on the 29th...A Presentation to the Royal Visitors…
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Avoca/Pyrenees: A charming group of old material including cuttings, a brochure copy with very good historical information 'The Pyrenees Shire Avoca Shire Heritage Study 1864-1994', great old Goldfields photographs and an interesting hand written Mining Agreement from 1906 for an Operation at Waterloo, south west of Avoca
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Goldfields Newspapers: An Original Copy of the 'Clunes Guardian' from 1872; Together With 'The Walhalla Chronicle' 1897 and 'The Ovens and Murray Advertiser' July 1880, which has a long article on 'The Conviction of Edward Kelly', both possibly facsimiles. (3)
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Mixed Ephemera: Balance of Collection including approx. 18 Vintage Maps; Eureka Rebellion Reproduction Posters from sovereign Hill 125 Year Anniversary of the 1854 Uprising (10 posters in good folder); old newspapers from Stawell, Ballarat, Melbourne (approx.12); interesting Gold Nugget Auction catalogue (and prices) from Curnow's in Bendigo 1980; 'Glen Wills Goldfields Prospectus' brochure 1963; miscellaneous typed articles, brochures, other papers etc. (approx.50)
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Women On the Goldfields: Miners' Right, 'Colony of Victoria, Ballarat, date 7th September 1897 issued to Catherine O'Loughlin, Ballarat', with address at Brown Hill on the back of her claim, with sizes in feet
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Women on the goldfields: miners' right, 'Colony of Victoria, Ballarat, Date 23 February 1896 Issued to Margaret Bergman, Ballarat, with Address at Ballarat East
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Women on the goldfields: Mining Share certificate, 'Wangabelle Gold and Silver Mining Company, No Liability, Victoria. This Is to Certify That Mrs. Lascelles. of Ballarat Is a Member of the Above Named Company and the Proprietor of One Hundred Shares. 13 November 1907'; together with a Mining Share certificate for 'South Germen Reef Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Maldon.', unused document, very attractive. (2)
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Document: 'Statutory Rules 1974 No.62 Gold Buyers Regulations 1974', 19th Day of February 1974, 38 pages
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Goldfields Personal Histories: Hould Family of Stawell. a unique and intriguing collection of all sorts of documents and papers related to and tracing the history of the Goldmining Hould Family of Stawell and amongst them some rare and very collectable documents. Includes: 'Education Department of Victoria Certificate of Merit. Robert Hould Has Passed in All Subjects of Instruction Prescribed For the Sixth Class Stawell 4 September 1891' and similar for Bessie Hould July 1904; 'Elector's Right. District of…
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Mining Share certificates: 'The South Cosgrove Silver Mining Company, No Liability, Silverton New South Wales, Issued 5th June 1888 For 50 Shares..'; 'The North and South Cordillera Blocks Silver and Lead Mining Co., No Liability..To Certify George Munro of Sydney..One Hundred Shares..28th February 1888' (2). (3)
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Mining Share certificates: 'The North Brothers Home Tin Mining Company Limited, Mines County of Dorset Tasmania..22 August 1887 to Nathanial Haddow of Hotham in the Colony of Victoria..25 Shares..'
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Mining Share certificates: 'Lady Brassey Extended S.M. Syndicate, Thackaringa, Barrier Ranges New South Wales..To N.Haddow of Broken Hill..May 1888..'
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The Glen Lyell Mining Company: 'The Glen Lyell Mining Company, No Liability, Mount Lyell..' issues to A.Haddow 1897 thru 1900(7); a Receipt, Glen Lyell Mining Company from A.Haddow; Shares issued to W.Hay Dickson 1897; together with various documents and papers from Mr.W.Hay Dickson, Mining and Financial Agent, including documents relating to Glen Lyell Shares, Bank Documents, hand written memos and letters and a litho of the Company's various Claims. (21)
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Mining Share certificates: 'The Ovens and Buckland Alluvial Gold Mining Company, No Liability..June 1900..Issued to A.Haddow..' Nos.308 and 309 sequential. (2)
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Mining Share certificates: 'The Jacksons Reef Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Kimberley Western Australia..Issued to Nat Haddow of Melbourne..1888'
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Mining Share certificates: 'The South Federation Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Saltpetre Creek, North Gippsland..Issued to Andrew Haddow of North Melbourne..July 1889'
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Mining Share certificates: 'Gladstone Company, No Liability, Upper Buckland, Victoria', 5 sequential share certificates (303-308) to N.Haddow, September 1889. (5)
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Miner's Right: Colony of Victoria Miner's Right issued to Henry Breenwood at Bendigo 1895; Together With a group of early photographs showing mining ground and workings. (6)
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Mining Share certificates: 'New Star of Tasmania Gold Mining Syndicate, No Liability, Denison Tasmania..Issued to A.Haddow 8th Day of May 1900'. (2)
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Mining Share certificates: 'Forbes Consols Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Maindample..', Shares issued to J.Prince Cameron in April and May 1899. (6)
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Mining Share certificates: 'Great Southern Mount Lyell Mining Syndicate, No Liability, Mount Lyell Tasmania..Issued to James Haddow of North Melbourne November 1897'; together with 'Renison Bell North Mining Co., No Liability, North Mount Dundas Tasmania August 1897 to A.Haddow'. (2)
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Mining Companies: 'Directors Report: the Bonnie Doon Extended Gold Mining Company, No Liability. General Business and Mining Report, and Receipts and Disembursements For Half-Year Ending 22 May 1894; Together with Printed Document 'Private, the Great Australian Tunnel Gold Mining Company, Mount Delegate Near Bendoc East Gippsland Victoria, 21 May 1891..To Andrew Haddow. Dear Sir, It Is Useless to Detail the Various Acts of Alleged Mismanagement of the Late Company, Which Has Culminated in the Revocation of…
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Mining Companies: 'Balance Sheet of the Central Blocks Silver Mining Company Limited as at 30th June 1893'; 'The Central Broken Hill Silver Mining Company Co., No Liability, ..23rd April 1895..to Mrs.Florence McColl, Elgin St. Carlton regarding the transfer of dividend to Mr Reverce of Noumea..'; 'North Long Tunnel Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Walhalla..Notice of the Half-Yearly General Meeting of Shareholders..26th June 1894..' (3)
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Mining Share certificates: 'Fenby's Reward Gold Mine, No Liability, Mount Elliott, Corryong..', issued 1896-97 to Andrew Haddow (7) and Arnold S. Burbidge (4). (11)
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Mining Companies: Documents and Correspondence etc. concerning 'Fenby's Reward Gold Mine, No Liability, Mount Elliott, Corryong' comprising: A Post Office Telegraph for Transmission September 1896 for Jas Haddow, Taylors Hotel Corryong; 2 letters to Jas Haddow at Taylors Hotel Corryong from Arnold Burbidge regarding a financial dispute September 1896; Map, Griersons Claim with 3 newspaper clippings regarding Fenby's Reward Mine 1896; Together With A Map of Victoria Showing Auriferous Areas. (5)
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Mining Companies: Miscellaneous typed and handwritten correspondence regarding Mining Company activities comprising: 'Altannor Hydraulic Sluicing Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Buckland River'; 'The South Federation Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Saltpetre Creek, North Gippsland' January 1898, concerning accounts, wages etc. a very stern letter to G.Metzler from W.J.Runting about the 'King Golden Gate Gold Mines, No Liability, Mount Jukes' 1901; a partial letter with notes and drawings regarding a…
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Mining Companies: 'Fenby's Reward Gold Mine' Shares, receipts etc. 'First Call, second Call Etc.' with Victoria one Penny stamp Duty stamps, 1896-97. (12)
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Mining Companies: Miscellaneous handwritten notes comprising: An 1896 Memo from J.Shorter, to Broken Hill Chambers Melbourne, 'Dear Sir..' regarding the West Australia Gold Fields Prospecting Co; Together With an 1896 handwritten working document, interesting reading. (2)
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Mining Companies: A hand written document stamped 'South Federation Gold Mining Company Co., No Liability, Copy of Inventory of Mine made 2 December 1898', a very interesting and detailed document listing all that was needed to run a Gold Mine at the time
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Mining Companies: 'Grierson's Gold Mine' Meeting of the board of Directors notices 1895 (2); together with 'J.Quilliam, Stock& Share Broker..November 1896. Bought From J.Haddow Esq., 200 Fenby's Reward. Shares' and 'Fenby's Reward Gold Mine, 8th January 1897. Received From A.Haddow Esq. 5 Pounds Loan..', with Victoria one penny stamp duty stamp. (4)
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Miners Rights: Issued to Mary Thena at Ballarat, September 1890 and to James Govan at Ballarat, August 21, 1916. (2)
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'Prospectus of Eganstown Gold Mines, No Liability (Near Daylesford Victoria), 1959'
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Gold Mining/ Personal Histories: Don Sheddon papers. Don was a bit of a Legend in Ballarat and particularly within the gold Mining Community. He was a Metallurgist, assayer, and was the last of the 'Old School' of cyanide gold extractors in Ballarat. For some time he was partnered up with Bert Strange in extracting gold from mining 'Slums' using various cyanide techniques. He was also a very good Prospector. This lot is a collection of correspondence to and from Don Sheddon which is of significant interest…
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Illustrated London News: Saturday May 22, 1852 Article 'Gold Fever in California and Australia' and illustrations 'First Escort of Gold'; 'Gold Commissioners Issuing Licences and Weighing the Gold-Dust'; 'Gold in Australia, the Ballarat Diggings'
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Illustrated London News: May 29, 1852. Sketches, Map & Article 'Gold in Australia - Port Phillip District'; 'Buninyong Hill'; 'Gold Diggers Resting'; 'Map of Port Phillip Gold Fields'; 'Washing Gold'; 'Modes of Carrying the Gold'
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Illustrated London News: July 3, 1852. Article and sketches, 'Mount Alexander Gold-Diggers at Evening Mess' and 'The Forest Creek Diggings, Mount Alexander, Port Phillip'
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Illustrated London News: July 3, 1852, Sketches and Article 'The Golden Point, Ballarat'; 'Mr.Stutchbury The Government Geological Surveyor'; Mr.Hardy The Government Commissioner for the Gold District'; 'Shipping Detained in Hobson's Bay Williamstown, Port Phillip'
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Illustrated London News: February 26, 1853, Sketches and Article 'Gaol and Commissioners Station' and 'Sabbath at the Old Post-Office, Forest Creek - Bishop Perry Preaching'
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Illustrated London News: February 26, 1853, Sketches 'Travelling to the Diggings'; 'A Winter Journey to the Diggings'; 'Escort of Gold'
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Illustrated London News: October 29, 1853 Article 'Mammoth Nuggets of Australian Gold' with sketches 'Victoria Bank, Melbourne - Exhibition of Mammoth Nuggets of Gold' and 'Newly Built Street in Melbourne'
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Illustrated London News: February 2, 1889 Illustrations 'Sturt Street Ballarat, Victoria by our Special Artist Mr.Melton Prior' and another London Sketch
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Illustrated London News: December 24, 1853, 2 Illustrations the important one being 'The Christmas Picnic at the Diggings' Together With June 3, 1854, 3 Illustrations, the important one being 'News Store in the Ballarat Gold-Fields'
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Illustrated London News: December 13, 1873. 2 Illustrations, 'Christmas Day at the Australian Gold-Diggings' and 'Australian Diggers Keeping Christmas Cheer'
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'the Graphic, June 14, 1879', A Double Page Lithograph 'Life in the Victorian Gold Fields, Sketches from the Alluvial Diggings'
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Kelly Gang: the Graphic, September 4, 1880, 'Capture of the Kelly Gang of Australian Bushrangers', 6 fantastic lithographic illustrations; Together With Illustrated London News, September 11, 1880, Article and 2 Illustrations 'Ned Kelly' and 'Night Atttack on the Glenrowan Hotel' (and following page of text, remainder of article). (3)
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New Zealand Goldfields: Illustrated London News: 10 pages of Articles and terrific Illustrations capturing life on the Goldfields of New Zealand. December 3, 1853 'Conference of Lieutenant-Governor Wynyard and Native Chiefs in Coromandel Harbour' and 'The New Zealand Gold-Field - Discovery of Gold near the source of the Kapanga Stream, about Forty Miles from Auckland'; August 30, 1862 'The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago New Zealand'; Nov 14, 1863 'Teviot Township on the Molyneux' and 'Dunstan or Upper Town and…
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Goldfields Sketches: A group of nice period lithographs, 'Luck at Last'; 'Gold Escort'; 'The Disappointed Gold-Seeker'; '..The Road to Mt.Alexander Gold Fields..' (4)
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The Graphic June 14, 1879, 'Life in the Victorian Gold Fields, Sketches from the Alluvial Diggings', double page spread, lovely lithos
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Goldfields Sketches: Printed lithographs 'Stamping Batteries, Port Phillip Gold Mining Company, Clunes' and 'Messrs. Lewis and Munday's Patent Buddles, Port Phillip Gold Mining Company, Clunes'. (2)
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Books 'The Prospector's Handbook (A Guide for the Prospector and Traveller in Search of Metal-Bearing or Other Valuable Minerals)' by J.W.Anderson, London 1886, 32 pages, nice old copy
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Books 'The Victoria Gold Ready Reckoner', by William Clarke, Gold Broker and Assayer, 86 Elizabeth Street Melbourne, published by Sands and Kenny (Melbourne & Sydney)1857. A fine and early example, hard to find, in original leather case
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Books 'Fortunes in Minerals (Simple Tests and How to Make Them)' by Ion Idriess, 2nd Edition 1947 in Hardcover and lovely condition, 228 pages, collectors item
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Books 'Gold (the Metallurgy of)' by T.K.Rose, edited by Prof. Roberts Austen, published by Charles Griffen & Co., London 1896. Inside cover, inscribed 'Frank Mouslry, with the Author & Kind Regards, Royal Mint, Perth W.A. This volume was presented to me by Dr. Rose in London 1897 and is not the property of the Mint.' Frank (Francis) Mauslry was born on 14 February 1864. He was brought out from London to be the first assayer at the Western Australian Royal Mint. His mandate was to get the assaying 'right',…
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Books Eureka Rebellion/Police: the Victoria Police Gazette, 1853-55, the 382 page compiled publication containing police reports from this period encompassing gold Escort Robbery, murder, embezzlement, prostitution, cattle stealing and escaped convicts, and most importantly police reports relating directly to the December 1854 Eureka Uprising, particularly outlining police attitudes to James Scobie, Frederick Vern and Lawlor & black. a very hard to come by publication and important article of Eureka…
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Books Police: The Victoria Police Gazette 1863 and 1866 issues. Bound volumes of the monthly publications listing released prisoners, murders, desertions from Her Majesty's Services, larceny and much more, with frequent references to persons and activities in the Goldfields in these important years in Central Victoria, scarce; Together With a bound volume of the South Australian Government Gazette, 1844, an early record of developments in South Australia. (3)
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Books Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Edited by Andrew Garran, Sydney, Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company 1886. 3 bound volumes. Folio, 800 pages. Many engraved illustrations including full page. Folding maps loosely inserted: Queensland, N.S.W., Tasmania, South Australia, middle Island New Zealand. Full Morocco gilt, volumes 2 and 4 showing wear to spine and rubbing of covers, some foxing to first and last few leaves in each. Lovely old books. (3)
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Books 'All Around the World, An Illustrated Record of Voyages, Travels and Adventures, in All Parts of the World, with Two Hundred Illustrations, after Drawings by Gustave Dore, Berard, Lancelot, Jules Noel and other Eminent artists, and Six Finely Engraved Maps, Full Coloured', First and second Series, 1877, professionally rebound. Magnificent Specimens. (2)
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Books New South Wales Police Gazette: the Weekly Record of Crime, Original Copies from 1888 with entries concerning deserted wives and families etc., stealing from the person, murder, cattle rustling, escaped convicts and lunatics, burglaries, infanticide, deserters from Her Majestys Services, missing friends and much more! Together With 12 original copies from 1918, fascinating reading; a 12 page typed 'forward' by D.H.Eyb, Senior Sargeant, NSW Mounted Police, 1994, 'History, Duties, Organisation and…
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Books A delightful Victorian Period Scrap Book with clippings and pictures (engravings/etchings etc.) from the era. Approximately 160 pages, charming
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Books A fascinating hand written Diary, kept by a Reverend J.B.Penman, a Methodist Missionary, with daily entries for a year describing his journey by ship from Sydney and adventures in Rabaul (New Guinea), Sumatra and more, probably c.1890
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Books Victoria and Its Metropolis Past and Present volume II (the Colony and its people in 1888), Melbourne: McCarron, bird & Co., 1888, 823 pages, a very intriguing historical reference book
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Books Government of Victoria 1888, A Bill to Establish a Code of Substantive General Law. With the Advice and Consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Victoria. A Draft Document with hand written notes throughout, 490 pages
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Books A fascinating group of old Mining related Reference books comprising: 13 Volumes from the I.C.S. (International Correspondence Schools Ltd.)Reference Library, London 1907, covering dozens of subjects ranging from Winding & Haulage to Assaying, Mine Gases and Steam Turbines; 'A Text-Book of Geology', P.Lake and R.Rastall, London 1913, 494 pages; 'Plane and Geodetic Surveying Vol.II', D.Clark, London 1951, 582 pages; 'A Text-Book of Coal Mining', H.W.Hughes, London 1901, 527+ pages. (16)
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Books 'Gold Reef and Silver Tussock, A History of the Shire of Leigh', by Gladys Seaton 1988, signed by the author, 203 pages including fantastic old photographs, very collectable
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Books 'Dunolly, the Story of An Old Gold-Diggings Town' by James Flett, highly sought after first edition in hardcover, large format from 1956, with colour plate inside front cover, 160 pages
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Books 'Maryborough Victoria Goldfields History' by James Flett, first edition in Hardback, 1975, 120 pages; together with 'The History of Gold Discovery' by James Flett, 1981 edition, 295 pages. (2)
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Books 'Dunolly Story of an Old Gold-Digging' by James Flett, nice 1980 Hardcover edition, 216 pages; Together With 'the History of Gold Discovery in Victoria' by James Flett, 1979, 495 pages. (2)
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Books 'A Handbook of Practical Cyanide Operations' by W.H.Gaze, Melbourne 1898, 239 pages, a sought after edition
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