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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:800
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:380
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:548
Date:24-Aug-2011
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Miniature Sewing Machines circa 1920-1950 comprising, A cast iron 'Peter Pan' machine (circa 1900) and a 'Little Betty' tin machine. Both working and very collectible. (2)
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circa 1940s-50s badges, noted two interesting Jewish sports badges - 'Inter State Sports Carnival/ Ajax/ 49-50' & '19th Interstate Sports Carnival/ Jasa/ Sydney 1951-52'. (8 items)
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Assorted Silver Plate Utensils, knives, forks, spoons, serving pieces, ladle. Well made heavy items. (21 items)
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Australian ephemera including, Man Magazine (1958), maps, travel brochures, utility rate cards and many other interesting items. Viewing will be nostalgic. ( 40+)
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Advertising Metal Sign circa 1950s, 'The New Champion 5 rib Spark Plugs'. Reverse: 'Norman Banks on Football 3AW', 30 x 60 cm, good condition
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Advertising metal sign circa 1950s, 'Eat at Guests'. Reverse: 'Skim Thru the Morning with Manions' breakfast Program, 3AW'. 30 x 60 cm
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Advertising Metal Sign circa 1950s, 'Lascalla Theatre Presents, The Best Selection of Films From All Over the world' Good condition 30 x 60 cm
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Advertising Metal Sign circa 1950s, 'True Heart of Your Car.' 'New Flash Charge Volcar Batteries 50% Longer Life' 30 x 60 cm
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Advertising Metal Sign circa 1950, 'Kevin Dillon Motors for Holden, Ivanhoe Jx 1228.' Good condit. 30 x 60 cm
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Advertising Metal Sign circa 1950, 'Tyres, New, Used and RecappedINDO 671 Nicholson St. North Carlton.' 30 x 60 cm
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Advertising Metal Sign circa 1950, 'Stop for Front End Alignment and Brake Adjustment' Kent Steering and Brake Co 800 Swanston St. Melbourne. 30 x 60 cm
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Advertising Metal Sign circa 1950, 'Why Buy When We Supply, Melbourne Towel Supply, Phone MX1149.' 30 x 60 cm
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Ampol tin Signs, paint on tin, each 54 x 30 cm, with some weathering. (2 items)
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Emu Eggs: Two carved emu eggs with Australian fauna and figures; two uncarved emu eggs; also carved boab nut with emus and Kangaroo by Joe Sampi. (5 items)
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Bruce Ruxton: Certificates & Plaques awarded to Bruce Ruxton (43), noted items from various RSL Clubs, Legacy, National Service 50th Anniversary, Schools, Kiwanis, Rotary, Australia Day Committee, all certificates framed. Plus Albums (3) containing letters & cards (440+), ephemera & press clippings, relating to the marriage of Bruce Ruxton & Jill McMahon in 1996. (100s)
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Miniatures: Huge collection of small bottles of spirits & liqueurs in 4 cartons (100s)
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Balance of collection: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), signed 'Great Moments' poster (with CoA) ; Essendon Premiership port (1984 and 1985) ; HO trains (3 locos and 20 carriages) in poor condition; small 'Coors' sign; toy car
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Aboriginal & Maori 78rpm Records: circa 1950s Records of the Hermannsburg Aboriginal Choir (3); plus two Maorirecords. (Total 5 items)
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Autograph book, circa 1920-23, with 30 signatures including aviators Ross and Keith Smith, Jack de Garis; General John Monash; General William Birdwood; Robert Grieve VC; cricket with Hugh Trumble, Warwick Armstrong, William Bruce, Roy Park, Edgar Mayne, Clarence Pellew, Bert Oldfield and 1921-22 South Africa (7) ; politicians/Governors including W.M.Hughes, Archibald Weigall, Matthew Nathan, Walter Davidson, Francis Newgate; Sir Drummond and lady Chaplin.
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Autograph Book, circa 1937-40, with 20 signatures including Don Bradman & Hubert Opperman
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Autograph Book & Pieces, circa 1956-58, with 62 signatures of athletics & sports champions, including Walter Lindrum, Herb Elliott, Shirley Strickland, Betty Cuthbert, Alec Bedser, Hector Hogan, Marlene Matthews & Norma Thrower
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Autographs: Book 'The History of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club - Volume II: 1941 to 1968' by Barnaby [Melbourne, 1972] with 32 signatures inside including Jack Nicklaus, David Graham, Peter Thompson & Greg Norman; Rush (Tv series) subway poster (122 x 184 cm) with 8 signatures including Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey, Catherine McClements, Ashley Zukerman & Nicole da Silva. Also 1988 Bicentennial Golf Classic programme, Vip pass, ephemera & video; 1998 Presidents Cup programme
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Autographs, noted Hugh Jackman signed photograph (with theatre programme for 'The Boy From Oz'); Barry Humphries signed Fdc (with Dame Edna theatre programme); cricket signatures (8) including Mark Taylor, Ian Chappell, Ian Botham & Shane Warne; plus Fdc signed by America’s Cup skipper John Bertrand (framed with commemorative spoon)
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Queen Elizabeth (the Queen mother) (1900-2002), signature 'Elizabeth R' on handwritten note on 'Clarence House' card. Also Queen Elizabeth II - 1986 hand-written note on 'Buckingham Palace' letterhead, thanking her for their best wishes on her 60th birthday (not written or signed by the Queen). (2 items)
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Princess Margaret (1930-2002), signature 'Margaret' on handwritten note on 'Clarence House' card
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Don Bradman, nice signature on 1990 Scanlens (Stimorol) trade card No.37 from 'Cricketers'
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Don Bradman, nice signature on title page of his book 'The Art of Cricket' (Sydney, 1998). Limited edition to celebrate the Don's 90th year
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Don Bradman, signature on 1997 Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman First Day Cover
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British Prime Ministers: - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903, British Prime Minister 1885-86, 1886-92 & 1895-1902), signature on hand-written letter on 'Hatfield House' letterhead. Together with an 1860 signed letter from Sir Benjamin Hawes; and an 1869 letter from Treasury. (3 items)
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British Prime Ministers: - Arthur Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930, British Prime Minister 1902-05), signature on piece. Plus Edward Heath (1916-2005, British Prime Minister 1970-74) signed photograph. (2 items)
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Sir Noel Coward (1899-1973, English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music), signature on autograph page (minor tone spots); together with postcard of Noel Coward in 1936. Also 'The Phantom Phonecard No.1' (3 - all in special folders signed by artist Glenn Ford); Leonardo Nierman USA phonecard folders (5 different); 'Rocky - 20th Anniversary' media kit
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Cricketers: Autograph collection of English Test cricketers on cards (101) & pictures (33), noted Ian Botham, Allan Lamb, Basil D’Oliveira, Colin Cowdrey, Alec Stewart, Phil Tufnel, Graham Gooch, David Gower, Mike Gatting, Derek Randall, R.E.S.Wyatt, Denis Compton, Geoff Boycott, Tom Graveney, Ted Dexter
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Cricket: 1983 Australian cricket Society menu with three signatures (Harold Larwood, Stork Hendry and David Hookes) ; 1989 Ashes menu with 20 signatures; 1992 WA v South Africa programme with 19 signatures; 1996 SA v WA Sheffield shield Final programme with 30 signatures. (4 items)
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Millvina Dean (last survivor of the 'Titanic'), Nice Signature on 1998 Coin First Day Cover Bearing 'Titanic' stamps & coin
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Entertainers: Gladys Moncrieff signature below photograph; Lance Fairfax signed photograph; Virginia Perry postcard with facsimile autograph; plus cigarette cards 1925 Wills 'Famous Film Stars' (90)
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J.Paul Getty (1892-1976, American idustrialist, world's richest man), signature on 1943 cheque
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Michael Jordan, signature on 'Wilson' basketball
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Craig McDermott and Mick Doohan: 'Stuart Surridge' cricket bat, signed by Craig McDermott and Mick Doohan - world motor Cycle Champion. Ex Craig McDermott collection
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Military: Omar Bradley (1893-1981, senior US Army commander during World War II) signature on piece, window mounted with photograph. Plus Edward Kenna Vc signature on piece window mounted with picture. (2 items)
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Marilyn Monroe (1926-62, golden globe award winning American actress and sex symbol, whose fame surpassed that of any other entertainer of her time), superb signature on piece, window mounted with colour photograph of the famous dress scene from 'The Seven Year Itch', framed and glazed, overall 53 x 45 cm. Rare, and report from Scientific document Services
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Oscar Winners: signed photographs of Maggie Smith (1970 & 1979); Clint Eastwood (1992 & 2004); Daniel Day-Lewis (1989 & 2007); JudiDench (1998); Emma Thompson (1992 & 1995); Geoffrey Rush (1996); Ben Kingsley (1982); & facsimile of Mel Gibson (1995). (8 items)
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Anna Pavlova (Russian ballerina, 1881-1931), signature on real photo postcard
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Elvis Presley, lovely signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 45 x 54 cm, with CoA, and report from Scientific document Services
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Elvis Presley, nice signature on autograph page. With CoA, and report from Scientific Document Services. Would look great framed with an attractive picture or album cover
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The rolling stones, 'Eleca' electric guitar signed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie wood and Charlie Watts
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Ayrton Senna, signature on 'Nava' helmet
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United States Governors: 1997 collection of signed photographs (34), letters (16) & ephemera (3); plus some that are autopens/facsimiles (16) & unsigned photographs (3); noted George Patakiof New York (signed photo & note), Fob James Jr of Alabama (2 signed photographs), Mike Huckabee of Arkansas (signed photograph & letter), Zell Miller of Georgia (2 signed photographs & letter), Philip Batt of Idaho (2 signed cards), etc. (Total 72 items)
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'The Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company', two share certificates to David Scanlan of Melbourne, November 1859. Very attractive and scarce. (2 items)
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'St. Kilda and Brighton Railway Company', 6 share certificates to George Henry Hough (2) and Henry Austin (4) of Melbourne, dated 1859. (6 items)
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'The Pre-Emptive Right Gold Mining Company, Phoenix Lead, Smythesdale', 29 share certificates to J.K.Davies of Springdallah (near Ballarat), December 1864. (29 items)
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'Grand Trunk Lead Gold Mining Co., Springdallah', 6 share certificates to John Sanderson of Springdallah (near Ballarat), January 1865. (6 items)
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'The Independent Quartz Mining Co., Registered, Black Hill, Ballarat', 2 share certificates to William Lewis of Ballarat, November 1865. (2 items)
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'Kent & Surrey Gold-Mining Company, Bull-Dog', share certificate to J.K.Davis of Piggoreet (Victoria), April 1865
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'Monitor Gold Mining Co., Registered, Western Creek', 26 share certificates to James K.Davis of Springdallah (near Ballarat), April 1865. (26 items)
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'The New Independent Gold Mining Co., Registered, Eureka Lead, Ballarat', 6 share certificates to William Lewis of Ballarat, April 1865. (6 items)
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'Peru Company Registered, Smythesdale Race Course', 11 share certificates to J.K.Davis of Piggoreet (Victoria), April 1865
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'Arrah-Na-Pogue Freehold Gold Mining Co., Registered, Ballarat', 2 share certificates to J.M.Middleton of Melbourne, June 1866. (2 items)
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'Llanberris Quartz Mining Co., Registered, Ballarat', 10 share certificates to John Bole of Ballarat, 1866-69. (10 items)
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'Wellesley Quartz Gold Mining Company, Registered, Mount Egerton', 14 share certificates to J.Thomas of Ballarat, 1869. (14 items)
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'Suburban Bus and Tram Car Company', 12 share certificates to J.T.Arnold of Melbourne, July 1870. (12 items)
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'The Melbourne and Avoca Gold Mining Company Registered', 4 share certificates and 4 Bonus Shares certificates, most to Andrew Haddon of Melbourne, 1871-72. (8 items)
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'St.George & Band of Hope United Company, Registered, Sebastopol Hill, Ballarat', 5 share certificates to W.B.R.Gledhill of Ballarat, May 1871. (5 items)
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'The Bank of Adelaide', share certificate for 75 shares of £5 each to John Bullock of Adelaide, June 1872
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'Dutchman’s Tin Lode Mining Company' (NSW), share certificate to Jane Higgs of Penzance, England, July 1883
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'The Hepburn Estate Leasehold Company, No Liability. Smeaton & Kingston', 4 share certificates to D.Binnie of Ballarat, August 1886. (4 items)
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'The New Garden Gully Freehold Company, No Liability, Garden Gully Reef, Sandhurst', 2 share certificates to W.T.Vance of Melbourne, July 1886; Nuggety-Ajax South Gold Mining Co., Daylesford' share certificate, 1906; 'Upper Watut Gold Alluvials, New Guinea' share certificate, 1935. (4 items)
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'The Imperial Banking Company Limited' share certificate, 1888; 'The English, Scottish and Australian Bank, Limited' blank share certificates (7); 'The Savings Bank' unused cheques (3) circa 1905; 'The MarconiWireless Telegraph Company of Canada' share certificates (8), 1906. (19 items)
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Books, noted 'The Life & Explorations of Dr.Livingstone' [London, circa 1880]; 'The Connoisseur - An Illustrated Magazine For Collectors' Vol.1 Sept-Dec 1901; and much more Condition varies. (21)
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Victorian Government Blue Paper, '1854-5. Victoria. Report Upon The Various Plans for the Improvement of the Port of Melbourne', 10pp; together with an 1855 Map by the Surveyor General’s Office (64 x 59 cm), showing proposed canal, docks & railways. (2 items)
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Sydney Newspapers: 'The Empire' elephant folio volume July 1 1862 to Sept.30 1862, with c78 complete newspapers with Australian & Overseas news. Fair/
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Sydney Newspapers: 'The Empire' broken elephant folio volume from Jan 1 1868 to June 30 1868 (incomplete run), with circa 142 complete newspapers with Australian & Overseas news. Fair/
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Aborigines: Engraving 'Scene on the Murray River' [circa 1870], showing aborigines hunting birds with boomerang, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 37 cm. Plus book 'Our Living Stone Age' by Ion Idriess [Sydney, 1963], First edition, with dust-jacket. Fair/Good condition (2 items)
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Newspapers: Huge collection of full newspapers, pages from newspapers, loose cuttings, cuttings in scrap books (1000s) in 9 large cartons. Strong in railways, royalty (particularly the 1954 Royal Visit); and newspaper collectibles (ie. First Editions, Centenary Editions, etc). From complete copies of 'the Brunswick & Coburg Medium and East Bourke Boroughs Advertiser' Aug.23 & Nov.6 1886 comprehensively up to the 1980s, strong on the 1910s and 1950s/60s, mainly but not exclusively from Victoria. Also: Feely…
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Australiana: Books & ephemera including 'The Little Green Road to Fairyland' by Annie Rentoul & Ida Rentoul Outhwaite [London, 1925]; 'A Vision Takes Form - The Sydney Opera House' by Curtis [Sydney, 1967]; 'Oceana, or England and Her Colonies' by Froule [London, 1886]. (c31 items)
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Books For Prints & Engravings: 'The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia', by Garran [Melbourne, 1886-88], Volumes 1 & 2 only (missing maps); 'Australia 1788-1938' by Ziegler [Sydney, 1938]; 'L’Illustration - Journal Universel' 13 issues in bound volume [Paris, 1908]. Bindings in horrible condition, though wonderful source of prints & engravings
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Books, noted 'For the Term of His Natural Life' by Clarke [London, 1887]; 'The Handy Volume Shakespeare' 13 volume box set [London, 1866-67]; 'Robert Louis Stevenson - Memories' [London, 1912]. (19 items)
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Victoria: 'Victoria - Acts of Parliament' circa 1900-05 in 6 volumes; plus 'Victorian Statutes 1890' in 7 volumes
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Circus: circa 1891 'Programme of Barnum’s Grand Show' from the P&O ‘Arcadia’, from the same album as the musical programme of the 1891-92 England cricket team’s tour to Australia (see Cricket section). Affixed to an album page, with on reverse pictures of ship-board life and a small photo titled 'Bridge across the Ganges Canal'. Very unusual and scarce
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1901 Federation: Invitation, 'Australian Commonwealth Celebrations/ The Government of Victoria requests the honor of the presence of [Capt.W.Davis & Mrs Davis], at a Conversazione in the Exhibition Building on the Evening of Tuesday 7th May 1901 at 8 p.m.', attractive multi-coloured invitation (37 x 30 cm), designed by G.B.H.Austin, printed by Sands & McDougall Ltd. Very
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1901 Federation: Invitation, 'Australian Commonwealth Celebrations/ The Government of Victoria requests the honour of the presence of [Capt.W.Davis & Mrs Davis], at the Royal Review at Flemington on Friday 10th of May 1901', attractive multi-coloured invitation (37 x 30 cm), printed by Sands & McDougall Ltd. Vg condition
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'The New Popular Encyclopedia' Volumes 1-12 (of 14) [London, 1901]; 'The Library of the World’s Best Literature' (13 volumes) [New York, 1902]; 'The International Library of Famous Literature - in Twenty Volumes' [London, circa 1905]; 'The Historians’ History of the World' (13 of 25 volumes) [London, 1907]. (Total 58)
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Real Estate Flyers, noted 1909 Upper Macedon; 1909 The Parade Hotel, Richmond; 1910 Murrumbeena; 1910 Carlton; 1918 Roseheath Estate Camberwell (nice); circa 1950 Ashburton; circa 1950s Ashwood; 1956 Ashburton. (8 items)
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'Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Australian Pavilion. The Pocket Queensland' published by The Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau [Brisbane, 1915]. Good condition
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'Rabaul Record', newspaper of Rabaul, New Guinea, 13 issues 1916-18, comprising Vol.1 Nos.1-6 & 8; Vol.3 Nos.1-6
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'Pals' magazine, bound volume, Vol.1 Nos.1-26, Aug.28 1920 to Aug.13 1921
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Red Cross Fund vignettes designed by Edmund Dulac & Frank Brangwyn circa 1915, in two blks.6 together with the original order forms/packaging from the 'Daily Mail' and the 'Evening News'. (14 items)
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Boys Magazines: 'The Magnet' range of issues 1925-39; 'The Gem' incomplete run 1927-39; 'Boys Realm' (3 issues 1928); plus few Billy Bunter books, in 3 cartons. Fair/Good condition
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1925 US Fleet Visit: scarce race book 'Moonee Valley Racing Club, Race Meeting, Held on the Occasion of Visit of the United States Fleet, Saturday July 25th 1925, Official Programme'. Fair/
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Photography: Huge library of books and magazines (mainly 1930s-60s). Noted: Dalzell, 'Practical Stereoscopic Photography' [London, 1936]; Stubbs, 'the Modern Encyclopedia of Photography' in 2 volumes [London, circa 1930s]; 'Kodak Reference Handbook' [New York, 1947]; Hurley, 'Sydney - A Camera Study' [Sydney, circa 1946] (faults). (100s)
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Ephemera, noted 'Sydney Harbour Bridge, Official Souvenir & Programme, Opening date 19th March 1932'; National Bank calendars (17); 1930s Nestle’s albums (2); photograph of fancy dress party titled on reverse 'Lorne Xmas 1913'
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'Australian Chivalry, Reproductions in Colour and Duo-tone of Official War Paintings' edited by Treloar [Australian War Memorial, 1933]. Fair/
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Scouting: 'The Jamboree Daily - Official Organ of the Australian Jamboree Camp, Frankston, Victoria. December 27th, 1934 to January 5th, 1935', complete run bound with green board covers. Plus circa 1930 Boy Scout Kodak Camera (English). (2 items)
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World War II & Family Ephemera: Large accumulation, noted HMAS Sydney Christmas Card; hand-drawn map 'Action between ‘Sydney’ and ‘Colleoni’ Friday 19th July 1940'; World War II letters (5), telegram & photos (c20); plus range of family photographs circa 1880- 1970s (c350); 1969 Moon Landing newspaper
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‘The Age’ newspapers, bound volume 1 May 1942 to 30 June 1942
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Aborigines: Small library including 8 signed books by Charles Mountford, noted 'The Art of Albert Namatjira' [Melb., 1944]; 'Brown Men and Red Sand' [Melb., 1948]; 'Ayers Rock - Its People, Their Beliefs and Their Art' [Sydney, 1965]; 'The Aborigines and Their Country' [Adelaide, 1969]. (9 items)
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The Beatles: Ticket for Melbourne Festival Hall Monday 15th June 1964; plus box of ephemera including circa 1950 political comic book 'The Calamitous Career of Dictator Bob'; 1956 Olympics ticket; circa 1950s Moet & Chandon brochure; Volkswagon brochures (2); maritime brochures & menus (7); theatre programmes (9); newspapers including death of King George VI. Fair/Good condition
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circa 1950’s comics, 'Bluey and Curley', x2 one 'a Sun News - Pictorial Feature' the other less its cover. Plus 'Ben Bowyang', 'The Herald’s Famous Australian Character'. All in reasonable condition with iconic Australian advertising. (3)
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Ephemera: 1956 Melbourne Olympics programmes (4) & tickets (8); 1950 Empire Games programmes (4 - each with c20 signatures on front covers), souvenir issue of 'The New Zealand Sportsman' & coffee mug; 1953 Coronation programme; 1954 Royal Visit to Queensland programme/booklet
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Aborigines: 'Records of the American-Australian Expedition to Arnhem Land - 1. Art, Myth and Symbolism' by Mountford [Melbourne, 1956], signed by the author. Good condition with dustjacket
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Aborigines/Photographs: 'Australian Aboriginal Portraits' by Mountford [1st Ed, Adelaide, 1967], signed by the author (no d/j); plus 'Australian Tree Portraits' by Mountford [1st Ed, Melb., 1956], signed by the author (with d/j). (2 items)
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