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Lot 961       Australian Singles

Estimate $1,250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200

LIFE SAVING MEDAL. China War Medal 1857 with reverse details removed by machining and engraved: 'Presented to William Pullen as a reward for bravery in saving a fellow creature from drowning in Hobson's Bay 22nd November 1866.' Very fine.

Possibly the earliest award for life saving in Victoria.

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