*** | Books 'Ballarat Golden City', original Booklet, with early views, historical piece | *** | |
*** | N.S.W. Signal lever labels, all standard small size, (14 x 6 cm; one still attached to metal backing plate, overall 23 x 7 x 8 cm). Noted: 'Shunt Dn or up goods to Botany ', 'Up Third home Main or Sub. To Mortuary'. (the latter could either be from near… | *** | |
*** | Adlake electric locomotive lamp with clear glass and a reeded concave lense, (15 cm diameter), rear opening access door and built-in carry handle, overall. Height = 32 cm. British patent 401812 and Indian patent 20076, but believed to have had NSWGR usage… | *** | |
*** | Sextant in case stamped 'A.M.' early to mid 20th century, 17 cm high | *** | |
*** | An English coromandel writing box, rosewood rolling rule and a pocket brass telescope, 19th century, the rule 54 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique carved whalebone toggle decorated with an anchor, 19th century, 2.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique Australian blackwood fid with rope binding, 19th/20th century, 30.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique brace and two rosewood and brass scribes, 19th century, (3 items), the brace 36 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three Stanley No.3 block planes, 23.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | Edward Preston antique brace drill, beech and ebony, 19th century, 36 cm high | *** | |
*** | Turn-hadle drill press (16 cm high); c. Early-mid 1900s. (4 items) cast Metal/Tinplate group with windup litho baby's crib (no key, length 13 cm), tinplate litho toaster, cast metal art-deco style gas pump (height 15 cm), vintage metal turn-handle drill… | *** | |
*** | Lifeboat Foghorn: Pump action brass foghorn in good original condition | *** | |
*** | Miners Rights, Colony of Victoria. 5 Shillings under the Provision of the Mines Act 1880. Apacket of approximately 48 | *** | |
*** | Miners Rights, Colony of Victoria. 5 Shillings under the Provision of the Mines Act 1880. Apacket of approximately 48 | *** | |
*** | Miners Rights, Colony of Victoria. 5 Shillings under the Provision of the Mines Act 1880. Apacket of approximately 48 | *** | |
*** | Steam Pressure gauge, circular with indicator arm, indicates 0 to 15 psi, marked: 'Exhaust steam Pressure When engine is Steaming. Keep as Much below black line as possible. Never Allow to Pass red line.', manufactured by D.S.K. Pty Ltd, mascot, stamped:… | *** | |
*** | Recording Instrument, made by the GRS Co. and patented 25-08-1903, believed to have had N.S.W.G.R. useage. Metal (overall 28 x 21 x 18 cm) with 4.5 cm high glass windows to all four sides; 16 outlets to top | *** | |
*** | A group of blacksmith forged miner's candle holder spikes. Buninyong. 19th century. Largest 14 cm long. (3) | *** | |
*** | A blackwood fid, Tasmanian origin 19th century 33 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Smiths porthole nickel plated ships clock, early 20th century, 26 cm across | *** | |
*** | Antique gold scales in timber box with glass pans and attractive set of weights, 19th century the box 18 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo | *** | |
*** | Antique Chinese pocket banjo goldfields scales, 19th century 31 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo | *** | |
*** | Railway station guard's lantern with coloured lenses, 19th century, 33 cm high | *** | |
*** | Ship's carpenter's box, solid teak with lift out trays, late 19th early 20th century, 25 cm high, 63 cm wide, 25 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Schatz German ship's clock with time and strike movement in brass case, 20th century, 18 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Gerdes & Co. Of Hamburg ship's bulkhead clock in brass case, with later wooden mount, 19th/20th century, the clock 18 cm diameter, 28 cm diameter overall | *** | |
*** | Surveyor's office equipment including Vernier callipers, slide rule, parallel rule, protractor in mahogany case, adjustable dividers, and a drawing set by Cooke Troughton & Simms, (6 items) | *** | |
*** | Stanley rule & level Co. No.113 compass plane, sole length 26 cm | *** | |
*** | Railway hardware: Fog Signalman's Handlamp, embossed LNER (UK). Complete except for wick, with red, green and clear lenses. 32 cm high. One minor dint and one small paint chip but still very good condit | *** | |
*** | S.S. Moorabool Huddart Parker & Co. Melbourne, souvenir life buoy picture frame, hand-painted on pine, late 19th early 20th century, 25 cm diameter. | *** | |
*** | A goldrush-era tin candle mould for 12 candles. New old stock found at the original premises of Clark Brothers Ballarat. These are fragile and usually much used so are usually found in poor condition. 25 cm high, 25 cm long, 10 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A miners tin water bottle, 1850s by John Holloway Ballarat, and another example, slightly smaller. (2) | *** | |
*** | A miner's tin candle lamp, 23 cm high. Ex Ballarat, made by John Holloway, Montrose cottage collection | *** | |
*** | Books 'Gold at Gaffneys Creek' by Brian Lloyd & Howard Combes, 1981, 267 pages; 'Victoria's Forgotten Goldfield' by R.W.Christie & G.D.Gray, 1981, 136 pages, a History of the Dargo and Crooked river goldfields; 'Gippsland East Its Geology and Mining… | *** | |
*** | 'Victorian Railways - dining car Services menu', C1950s, set of four cards covering: breakfast, Lunch/dinner, light Refreshments, Liquor & wine services. Also: duplicates of the breakfast, lunch/dinner & liquor menus. All 125 x 190 mm, with printed… | *** | |
*** | Hornby No. 2 signal cabin 1932-34 in excellent near mint boxed condition. Has lift up roof panel and cut away area in front for Hornby control system. Has had interior light fitted without disturbing original appearance. In buff lift off lid with yellow… | *** | |
*** | Three antique clocks, two American nickel plated carriage clocks with alarm movements, the other a German timepiece on figural cast spelter base, early 20th century, the largest 29 cm high | *** | |
*** | Goldfields mine shaft safety hook, designed for hauling buckets, 19th century 60 cm high overall with rope attached | *** | |
*** | Group of ten assorted turned whalebone bodkins, 19th century, the largest 9 cm high | *** | |
*** | A hand forged whale hook, 19th century, 81 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique telescopic survey rule, extends from 5ft to 14ft | *** | |
*** | Antique ivory ruler, drawing tools, whalebone spoons, ivory glove stretcher, bodkins, boot hook and three clay pipes, 19th century, (13 items), the ruler 15 cm long | *** | |
*** | Alex Mathieson 24' brass and mahogany 71D antique spirit level, 19th century | *** | |
*** | Victorian Government Reports 1895-96: '1895 Victoria Department of Mines..Report on the Gold-Fields of Dargo High Plains, Big River, Glen Wills, Gibbo River, Cassilis, Bald Hill Creek, Sheep Station Creek and Haunted Stream', 4 pages; '1895 Department of… | *** | |
*** | A sailor's seam rubber, carved wood, 19th century or earlier, 16 cm long | *** | |
*** | Safe Manufacturer's Metal Plates: Chubb & Sons; T. Pitt & Co. Melbourne; M.G. Dyke & Sons, Richmond; J.L. Kelly, Melbourne; & M.G. Dyke & Sons, Melbourne. (5 items). | *** | |
*** | A tin miner's lamp, made by John Holloway in Ballarat, Montrose cottage collection; 25 cm high | *** | |
*** | Victorian Government Reports 1886: 'Gold-Fields of Victoria. Reports of the Mining Registrars', Quarter ended 31 March 1886, 105 pages, lovely colour lithos of Mt.Bogong and town of Rushworth inserts; Quarter ended 30 June 1886, 76 pages (2); Quarter… | *** | |
*** | 1923 Victoria Department of Mines: 'Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria (W.Baragwanath Director)..No.14, the Ballarat Gold-Field with Plates and Figures', 257 pages; together with 'Map, Sections and Plans to Accompany No.14 the Ballarat… | *** | |
*** | Miners Rights: Issued to Mary Thena at Ballarat, September 1890 and to James Govan at Ballarat, August 21, 1916. (2) | *** | |
*** | VR, Home Signal Arm, red front with white vertical stripe, white back with black vertical stripe, 142 cm, c1920s. Some chipping but still good condition | *** | |
*** | Edmondson Date Stamper (ex Victorian Railways), working condition, with ink roll, 23 cm high with 13 cm diameter base, painted in Victorian Railways green. The usual paint chipping but no dings - good condition. Also huge 1972 plan (328 x 99 cm) of… | *** | |
*** | Four timber cased Napoleon hat mantle clocks, two and three train movements, American, German and English manufacturers, early 20th century, the largest 24.5 cm high, 40 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A sailor's seam rubber, 19th century, an impressive 22 cm high, 10 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A Victorian mahogany writing box and antique shop bell, 19th century, the box 13.5 cm high, 35 cm wide, 23 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Antique gold scales in oak case with brass pans and square weights, 19th century ownership inscription inside lid 'C.A. Evans' the box 17 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo | *** | |
*** | Antique gold scales in mahogany case with brass pans and three lozenge weights, 19th century the box 17.5 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo | *** | |
*** | A miner's shovel with wooden handle, 19th century 76 cm high | *** | |
*** | An iron miner's spike candle holder, 22 cm long | *** | |
*** | Three sailor's whalebone fids, 19th century, the largest 11 cm long | *** | |
*** | A miner's pick, four pound solid cast brass with later timber handle, 81 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique portable safe, iron with hand-painted wood grained finish, 19th century, 12 cm high, 29 cm wide, 22 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Antique German brass bound oak ship's surgeon case, bearing several plaques, 19th century, 15 cm high, 47 cm wide, 29 cm deep | *** | |
*** | An antique ship's gaff hook, together with an antique harpoon tip, 19th century, (2 items), 57 cm and 30 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique blubber hook, together with a ship's gaff hook, 19th century, 53 cm and 50.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | Collection of sundries including watches, medallions, corkscrews, bottle openers, wallet with gold mount, ruler etc, (27 items) | *** | |
*** | An antique wood plane, iron and timber, blade marked 'T. Sorby', 19th century, 8.5 cm sole, 10 cm long overall | *** | |
*** | Antique wooden plough plane with two arm adjustable fence, stamped 'No.9', 19th century, 27 cm fence length | *** | |
*** | Rare Australian cedar wood plane, 19th century, 14.5 cm sole | *** | |
*** | Three antique wood planes comprising a John Green moulding plane, circa 1800, a router plane and a coffin plane, 19th century, the router plane 39 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Eclectic group with Surprise stainless steel Co vintage bed warmer (35 cm high), two Art Deco bakelite/phenolic trinket boxes, Kgv 1932 'Christmas Broadcast to the Nation' tin box (missing one foot), Evans & Matthews (Birmingham, England) small pewter jug… | *** | |
*** | Stanley No.10½ English made plane with post 1936 mark. Nice rosewood handle, all in fine condition, 24 cm long | *** | |
*** | Black & white magazine: 'Black & white. A Weekly illustrated record and Review' Vol.I: Feb - June 1891, Vol.II: July - Dec. 1891, Vol.III: Jan - June 1892 and Vol IV: July - Dec. 1892. [London : black & white Publishing Co.], includes double-page and… | *** | |
*** | A miner's lamp and pannikin, with old tallow candle, 12 cm high, 11 cm diameter. Ex Ballarat, made by John Holloway, Montrose cottage collection | *** | |
*** | 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,… | *** | |
*** | Australiana: books including 'Whaling Ways of Hobart Town' by Philp (Hobart, c1936); 'Black Opal' by Prichard (Sydney, 1946); 'The First Hundred Years' by Palmer and McLeod (Melbourne, 1954). (9 items) | *** | |
*** | 1916 Victoria Department of Mines. 'Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria..No.38 The Tanjil or Russell's Creek Gold-Field, with Geological Map and Sections by R.A.F.Murray', 21 pages; '1917 Victoria Department of Mines. Records of the Geological… | *** | |
*** | Books Central Highlands Victoria, vintage books and pamphlets comprising: 'Gold & Colonial Society' by G. Quaife 1975; 'Wedderburn Goldfields Scrap Book' by Charles Bishop 1982; 'Sebastopol Victoria, An Historical Survey of Early Sebastopol 1864-1964' by… | *** | |
*** | 'Victorian Railways - dining car Services menu', C1950s, set of five cards covering: breakfast (two different menus), Lunch/dinner, light Refreshments, Liquor & wine services. Also: duplicates of the breakfast & liquor menus. All 125 x 190 mm, with… | *** | |
*** | Large Railway lantern, c1900, original in every respect. Original clear glass lens unbroken, small clear glass on reverse broken.40 cm tall, 25 cm wide. Some dents and paint missing. Must view | *** | |
*** | A whaler's spoon, carved wood, 19th century, 27 cm long | *** | |
*** | Whalebone and ebony dominoes in timber box, 19th century, the box 16.5 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Bendigo goldfields ore specimen, together with a vial of alluvial gold from the Adelaide hills | *** | |
*** | A carpenter's tool trunk, painted pine fitted with one drawer, (tray missing), 19th century, 25 cm high, 55 cm wide, 30 cm deep | *** | |
*** | An antique parallel rule in original silk oak box labelled ' E. Esdaile & Sons, Sydney', 19th century, the box 32 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Two American cast iron money boxes, one in the form of an elephant the other a bank safe, 19th century, 8 cm and 10 cm high | *** | |
*** | Shop counter display cabinet, circa 1920, 98 cm high, 217 cm wide, 57 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Harpoon bomb head fragment, early 20th century, 22 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique skew rebate plane with wooden screw adjustable fence, 19th century, 27 cm fence length | *** | |
*** | [N.S.W. Railways & Tramways] Goverment Tramways: 'Rules, Regulations, and By-Laws for the Conduct of the traffic and for the Guidance of the officers and men in the service of the railway Commissioners of New South Wales.' [Sydney, William Gullick | *** | |
*** | An antique railway signal lamp with bracket mount, early 20th century, 23 cm high including bracket | *** | |
*** | Maritime & trade References: 'The dictionary of trade, Commerce, and Navigation...' (London, 1844); 'Progress report from the Select Committee on Deepening the river Hunter...' (Sydney, 1857), and 'Review of Interstate Conferences of harbour and maritime… | *** | |
*** | Astro compass Mk.II housed in original, 20th century, 27 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Dumpy level stamped 'Wild, Heerbrugg, Switzland, T1A-14,2002', 28 cm high | *** | |
*** | Britains vintage lead toy soldiers, armoured cars, battleships and plane, early to mid 20th century, very well loved!, the largest 9 cm long | *** | |
*** | Ship's Foghorn: 1950's Yahagi Works siren from Sanyo Trading Co.,working condition, lacks blind lever | *** | |