1896-2012 collection in ten binders with newspaper & magazine articles; biographies of Australian competitors; correspondence between Olympic historians; ephemera; reprinted photographs (15); photographs (97) with many personally taken at 1964 Olympics; postcards (3); programmes from 1956 (19) & 1964 (3); 1956 tickets (9); signed items (12) with autographs including Herb McKenley, Lloyd LaBeach, John Bartram, John Treloar, Horace Ashenfelter, John Digley, Brenda Jones, Noel Freeman & John Chittick; Melbourne 1956 handkerchief; Rome 1960 Supporter badge; 1964 Tokyo silk pennant & 50th Anniversary pennant; 2000 torch relay information; Olympic Club certificate; 2006 Commonwealth Games binder with baton relay information; photocopies of articles, images & caricatures; mainly Fine/Very Fine. Ex Trevor Vincent OAM, winner of the Gold Medal in 3000m Steeplechase at 1962 Perth Commonwealth Games & competed at 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Weighs 21kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Annuals 'International Track & Field Annual' (32), an almost complete run comprising 1986, 1988-2016, 2019 & 2022, published by the Association of Track and Field Statisticians; plus 3 other annuals, mainly Fine.  Ex Trevor Vincent OAM. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Books 1956 Melbourne Olympics athletics programmes (5); books (14) including 'Australia and the Olympic Games' by Gordon; 'The Peter Norman Story' by Webster & Norman; 'Cathy Freeman - A Journey Just Begun' by McGregor; Betty Cuthbert photographs (2 - one signed), mainly Fair/Fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$140

Books 1956 Melbourne Olympics press clippings in large folder; books (24) including 'Olympic Saga' by Donald & Seth [Sydney, 1957], 'Olympic Diary Rome 1960' by Allen [London, 1960] & 'Pursuit of Excellence - The Olympic story' edited by Churchill [USA, 1976]; 'Official Olympic Souvenir programme' for 1984 & 1996; plus magazine, mainly Fair/Fine. Weighs 23kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Books 'The Complete Book of the Olympics' by Wallechinsky, editions for 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 & 2008. The 2000 edition with 10 signatures including Louis Zamperini (USA), Leon Gregory (Aust), Graham Gipson (Aust), Simon Baker (Aust), Marlene Matthews (Aust) & Jenny Lamy (Aust), mainly Fine.  Ex Trevor Vincent OAM. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Plaque c.1959 Meissen white porcelain plaque for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) National Olympic Committee, with discobolus on one side, Olympic rings over inscription on other side, 43x80mm, in original presentation case. Ex Trevor Vincent OAM. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Uniforms comprising 2006 Melbourne T-shirt, polo-shirts (2), baton relay T-shirt & shorts, rain jacket; 2018 Gold Coast T-shirt, baton relay T-shirt & shorts; 1996 Melbourne Olympic Bid T-shirt; 1964 Tokyo Olympics 50th Anniversary T-shirt, mainly Fine/Very Fine. Ex Trevor Vincent OAM, winner of Gold Medal in 3000m Steeplechase at 1962 Perth Commonwealth Games & competed at 1964 Tokyo Olympics. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1896 Athens Olympics holograph (written by oneself) ledger page headed "List of EH Flack's/Performances since June 1891" including his Gold Medal performances in the 800m & 1500m at the First Modern Olympiad, and also for the marathon: "I was leading 3 miles from Athens, had to give up as I was quite run out & could not have run another 100 yards to save my life. The race was won by Louis a Greek Peasant amidst general rejoicing", minor peripheral damage but overall fine & wholly legible. The ledger was apparently intended for his eyes only, and was discovered in 1960, some 25 years after his death, when his friend and accounting colleague Sir Gordon Allard took over Flack's old desk. Offered with a folder of research material including photocopies of articles, photographs (5), booklet 'The Lion of Athens' & ephemera. Ex Trevor Vincent OAM. One of Australia's most important Olympics artefacts. Edwin Harold ('Teddy') Flack was Australia's only entrant at the 1896 Games and, in winning two events, became our first Olympic Gold Medallist. The journal covers the period in which Flack also won the Mile at the 1893 Australasian Championships; and the 880yds & Mile at the 1894 Victorian Championships. He 'retired' after the 1896 Games to become a gentleman-farmer & successful accountant. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1908 London Olympics 1908-09 Wallabies rugby team photograph PPC, minor stain still fine used from Brisbane to Brunswick. [The 1908-09 Australian rugby union tour to the British Isles included winning the Gold Medal at the London Olympics] (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1956 Melbourne Olympics participation medal in bronze, designed by Andor Meszaros & minted by KG Luke in Melbourne, 63mm diameter, in original plastic presentation case.  Ex Trevor Vincent OAM. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1956 Melbourne Olympics small official poster of Olympic rings and Melbourne Coat-of-Arms, designed by Richard Beck, size 33x50cm (laminated, folded & pin-holes in corners); also Shell Olympic posters 1912-72 (two sets of 13). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1956 Melbourne Olympics car badge, with Melbourne Coat-of-Arms, Olympic rings & 'MELBOURNE 1956', Fine/Very Fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1956 Melbourne Olympics tin badges showing events (10), made in West Germany, superb condition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1964 Tokyo Olympics travel bags, one green with yellow piping with on side 'OLYMPIC TEAM/(Australian Coat-of-Arms)/ TOKYO 1964'; other purple with on each side 'Australian Olympic Team Tokyo 1964/(Olympic Rings)/ A V-Jet Passenger with QANTAS', mainly Fine. Ex Trevor Vincent OAM, winner of gold medal in 3000m Steeplechase at 1962 Perth Commonwealth Games & a competitor at 1964 Tokyo Olympics. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

2000 Sydney Olympics Torch three layers consisting of polished stainless steel, anodized aluminium and coated aluminium, 77cm, designed by Blue Sky Design (Sydney), manufactured by GA & L Harrington, with the display stand (which is rare). Ex Bret Hudson collection. (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

2000 Sydney Olympics booklets comprising Media Guide; programmes for Opening & Closing Ceremonies; 'Sydney 2000 - Where the Spirit Lies' booklets in English & French; official posters (14) including athletics, baseball, boxing, cycling, hockey, tennis & volleyball; plus Dawn Fraser signature on movie poster 'Dawn'. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

2000 Sydney Olympics album with photographs (197) & press clippings; newspapers in six folders; 1000 piece jig-saw puzzle; another album with photographs (225) from 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2001 IAAF Grand Prix & 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games; book 'The Treasures of the Olympic Games', mainly Fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

2000 Sydney Olympics two framed displays of Olympic pins/badges (total 97), each 74x56cm. (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games participation medal in bronze, 60mm diameter, in original presentation case.  Ex Trevor Vincent OAM. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games collection including framed display with section of athletics track and photos of Mens 100m Final & Opening Ceremony; scale models of floats & props used to plan Opening Ceremony; hand-drawn (11) & photocopied (23) designs of costumes & props for Opening Ceremony; two suit bags with grey pinstripe suit, hooded jacket, shirts (3), pants (2), polo shirts (2) & T-shirt. Ex Owen Gwynne, Group Manager of Ceremonies. [See our website for a full range of images covering this extensive lot] (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

BRET HUDSON: collection including 1996 Olympics tracksuit top, spray jacket, towel & certificate; ID/Security Passes (9) from 96 Olympics, Commonwealth Games 94 & 98, World Championships 91,92, 93, 94 & 95; book 'The Atlanta Dream' edited by Marcello Grand [Sydney, 1996] numbered 76/600 & signed by Bret Hudson; photographs (16) including one by Derek Bierman (featured in the book); Telstra Olympic sponsor's banner; pictures & press clippings; coins (3); stamps; compass, mainly Fine. {Bret Hudson is an Australian gymnast who competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics; 1994 & 1998 Commonwealth Games (1xGold, 2x Silver & 2x Bronze Medals); 6 World Championships (91,92,93,94,95 & 97), 26 National Titles; Australian Gymnastic Federation Hall of Fame Member}. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

BRET HUDSON: 1994 Commonwealth Games towel with 160 collectible pins/badges from Olympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games & Gymnastic competitions, mostly limited editions, includes team pins from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland & USA, mainly Fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

BRET HUDSON: medals collection including Participation Medals (9) from 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Commonwealth Games 1994 & 1998, World Championships 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 & 97; Medallions Atlanta to Sydney Flag Exchange, 2000 Torch Relay, Australia Day Ambassador; Prize & other Medals including Australian Championships - 1994 All Round 1st, 1998 Vault 1st, 1998 Parallel Bars 1st & one not engraved; Sports Star of the Year Awards 1994 & 1998; Great Britain v Australia, Pacific Alliance (2), mainly Fine. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

BRET HUDSON: Gold Winner's Medal from 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, 57mm diameter, engraved on reverse 'Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Vault', with neck ribbon, in original presentation box. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

BRET HUDSON: Silver Winner's Medal from 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, 57mm diameter, engraved on reverse 'Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Team Competition', with neck ribbon, in original presentation box. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000