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DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA continued...
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3557 |
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 AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 1840s Port Phillip District batch of documents including 1842 order to seize the assets of John Batman's
Estate, 1841 printed list of Intestate Estates, enormous 'Exemplification of the Last Will and testament of Benjamin Horne' and eight equally impressive Chancery Division Bills, condition variable but all wholly legible. A remarakable group of
original documents from the pre-Separation Period, offering exceptional research opportunities.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 1856-64 batch of original documents relating to the resignation of Supreme Court Judges and approval of their
pensions, most notably Chief Justice a'Beckett, generally fine to very fine. Historically important insights into the justice system in Victoria.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: Archive box of 1870s-80s original legal documents including court proceedings, bail bonds, conveyances, bills
of sale, leases including for Post Offices x8 and Police Stations x7, indentures, banking, railways, municipal, extradition warrants etc, plus some earlier material back to the 1850s. Also a range of subdivisional maps, some on vellum. Condition
variable but most are fine to very fine. An outstanding social history research opportunity: there could be a PhD in here.
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
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 NEW GUINEA & PAPUA: Lithographs (225x160mm) from 1888 photographs 'Hoisting the British Flag at Port Moresby, New Guinea' and
'...Addressing Chiefs on Board HMS Nelson...'; large photograph (295x245mm) by Frank Hurley of Hula Stilt Village & natives in the foreground; smaller photos x56 (many are reproductions) of indigenous subjects, infrastructure projects & several of
1930s aeroplanes on the New Guinea Goldfields, etc; 1953 Coronation four Planet News photos (255x205mm) of PNG Constabulary at Fulham Palace; and a folio of 1870s-80s pictorial extracts from 'The London Illustrated News' or 'The Graphic' x6 plus a
few duplicates; plus a few other non-Papuan extracts; generally very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
BOOKS
HISTORICAL & REFERENCE
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3561 |
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 Balance of library diverse range including 'The Book of Cricket - A New Gallery of Famous Players' by CB Fry [London, 1899] Parts
1-9 & 12 (of 16); reference books 'List of Australian Writers 1788-1982' in 2 volumes [Monash University, 1995]; ''Collecting Movie Memorabilia' by Chaneles [NY, 1977]; 'Old Violins' by Haweis [Edinburgh, 1910]; other references on cigarette cards,
postcards & Australian comics; 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' Volumes 15, 16 & Supplement [Melbourne, 2000-05]; 'On the Beach' by Neville Shute [1st Australian edition, Melbourne, 1957]; 'The Boys Own Annual' for 1907, 1908, 1923-24 & 1928-29;
'Punch's Almanack for 1921', condition varies, Poor/Fine.
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Estimate AU$350
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
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 Art 'Thea Proctor - The Prints', [Melbourne, 1980], original pictorial cloth with acetate dustwrapper, mainly Fine. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3563 |
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 Astronomy group including 'The Sun' by Young [London, 1882]; 'Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Sydney Observatory
in the years 1877 and 1878' by Russell [Sydney, 1881]; 'Results of Double Star Measures made at the Sydney Observatory 1871 to 1881' by Russell [Sydney, 1882], mainly Fair/Fine.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3564 |
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 AUSTRALIA: 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' Volumes 1-12 plus Index & Corrigenda [Melbourne University Press, 1966-1991]; plus
'A History of Australia Volumes 1-6 by Manning Clark [Melbourne, 1990-91]. Useful reference works.
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3565 |
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 AUSTRALIA: 'The Birds of Australia' by John Gould Volumes I, II, III, IV, VI & VIII published by Lansdowne [Melbourne, 1972-75];
plus Volume V published by British Museum [London 1989]; plus 'Handbook to The Birds of Australia' by John Gould [Lansdowne, Melbourne, 1972]. Superb condition - a couple of volumes have never been opened.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3566 |
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 AUSTRALIA: 'The Mammals of Australia, Incorporating the 3 original volumes' by John Gould [Macmillan, Melbourne, 1983], some
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3567 |
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 AUSTRALIA - EXPORATION: 'Discoveries in Australia; with an account of the Coasts and Rivers, explored and surveyed during the
Voyage of HMS Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43' by J Lort Stokes in two volumes [Facsimile reprint, Adelaide, 1969]; plus 'Australia Circumnavigated, The Voyage of Matthew Flinders in HMS Investigator, 1801-1803' edited by Kenneth Morgan
[London, 2015], superb condition.
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Estimate AU$140
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3568 |
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 AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 'Victoria Illustrated, Second Series', published by Sands Kenny & Co [Melbourne, 1862], complete with
engraved illustated title and 43 full-page captioned engraved plates, mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3569 |
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 AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 'Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria' for 1969 & 1973. Huge reference books in varied condition. A key
resource for researching the history of Melbourne and Victorian properties, residents, businesses and streets.
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Estimate AU$80
SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3570 |
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 AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 'Recollections of An Australian Squatter by William Adams Brodribb & Account of a Journey to Gipps Land by
Lavinia Hasell Bennett', Facsimile edition in slipcase [Melbourne, 1976], limited edition 316/350, mainly Fine. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
PHOTOGRAPHS & PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHS & PHOTOGRAPHY
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Lot Description |
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| 3571 |
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 Collection Diverse range 1890s-1960s including 'Steamboat Pier at Sorrento', 'Federal Coffee Palace, Collins St West', 'RMS
Orient', 'King George VI & Queen Elizabeth'; Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation photos (4) including Wackett Trainer & Boomerang Fighter; colour photos of JFK & Jackie Kennedy (15); cricket photos in Poor condition including 1928 West Indies & 1930
Australia, various sizes and condition.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
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 Glass Lantern Slides 1930s-50s (circa) collection, most published by TW Cameron, 430 Bourke St, Melbourne, noted 1937 Coronation of
King George VI (26); Israel, Egypt & Middle East (135); Great Britain (40); Religious (91); Human Body (50); Ants & Their Ways (19); unidentified views (47) & others (64), condition varies, mainly Fair/Fine, also 500+ later Art History slides
including India, China, Japan, France, Albrecht Durer, Germany & Royal Shakespeare Theatre; plus Agfa CP66 slide projector. Weighs 42kg.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3573 |
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 AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: Group including 1880s photograph album with albumen images (42) of Tasmania (12) including HMS Egeria,
England (18), Ireland (10) & Belgium; glass photographs/lantern slides (9) including HMS Powerful, Prison Hulk "Success", 2nd Officer Bedwell, yacht Heatherbell & St John St, Launceston; two 1849 maps by Arrowsmith including 'Map of The South Western
or Unexplored Portion of VD Land'; books 'Souvenir and Guide The North-West Coast, Tasmania' [1904], 'Picturesque Hobart Tasmania and Surroundings' [1925] & 'Tasmania Illustrated' [1929], mainly Fair/Fine. Believed to be ex 2nd Officer Bedwell.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES: 1890 (circa) 'C Rudd's New Views of Sydney and Vicinity', No.'383 - Pitt Street, Looking North from
Park Street' & No. '385 - Hunter Street, Looking East from George Street'; plus TF Chuck & Son carte-de-visite photograph of a fireman or policeman in uniform, mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
AUTOMOBILIA & GARAGENALIA
AUTOMOBILIA & GARAGENALIA
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3575 |
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 Oil Tins diverse collection including 2 Imp Gallon - Shell (3) including Double Shell & Triple Shell; Two US Gallons (2) - Imperial
& Silver Shell; 5 Litres (3) - Castrol & BP; 1 Imp Gallon (2) - Mobiloil & Castrol; 3 Pints - Castrol; Five Half Pints - Shell; One Quart (4) - Duplex, Marvel Mystery Oil, Mobiloil, Texaco; One Pint (4) - Castrol, Shell, Jack Oil & Firezone Oil;
round One Quart (5) - Shell, Phillips 66 & Castrol; One Litre - Shell; One Pint - Ampol; small tins (6), mainly Fair/Fine condition.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
| 3576 |
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 Oilers diverse collection including banjo shaped, conical shaped, dome shaped, ½ Pint, 1 Pint; noted oilers from USA, Australia,
Great Britain & Italy, mainly Fair/Fine condition. Inspection will reward.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-29, 08:00 PM |
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