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Trench art, WWI being an engraved piece (43mm) of white metal from a German aircraft, obverse, inscribed with a shield design and inside, 'Jne 7th/Battle/of/Messines' and below is a winged propeller with the date 19/17, reverse, inscribed, 'Fragment/of/German Biplane/Shot Down During/Battle of Messines/by/13th Brigade/17.6.17'; also white metal dog tag, 'No 3025 D.Bell/C of E/West Australia/13th Bge/A Coy 51st Btn', and on reverse, 'Mrs E Bell/Mother/Yarloop/WA'. In an unofficial case with some French tri-colour ribbon, the first with some tin oxidation on reverse, the dog tag with heavy oxidation requiring professional cleaning, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Tatura Internment Camp, Victoria, 1940 trench art of a local rock (17x9.5cm) with in relief map of Australia, rosella and kangaroo and carved and blackened details, 'Tatura Vic Internment Camp 1940', lacquered and with X003T written on base three times; also Germany WWI Iron Cross Second Class; dozens of letters from c1935 through to c1947 relating to Gustav Weissflog of Leipzig who was residing in Sydney during WWII and was interned, these documents include various letters sent to him at Tatura as well as letters to him from other internees at Camp 3, Rushworth, Victoria, also documents relating to his release. The trench art item with several chips, especially on edge, the Iron Cross with some rusting and poor ribbon, overall fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,400
Brass artillery shell casings, Howitzer 105MM M14 1962 (2.485kg; 37cm high), 40mm Mk4 1957 (0.84kg; 30cm high); vintage US Army bugle in copper and brass with yellow cord lanyard, much loss of brass plating and a few bumps to end of horn; military binoculars marked for maker 'Monron', in leather case (this with some damage). Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
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The Battle of the Coral Sea 50th Anniversary tankard, 1992, limited edition glass bottom tankard crafted in fine lead-free pewter and bearing a sculptured plaque of the USS Lexington embellished with 22ct gold, around is impressed the details of United States and Australian participating ships and air force units, together with a certificate from the issuer, Franklin Mint. Extremely fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
World War Medal Ribbon collection, formed by Mr. M. Gaughan of Sydney, housed in twenty eight (28) large spring back folders, each album assigned to a country, an area or service and filled with much added support information as photocopied literature, booklets and also a few badges and medalets, etc; all ribbons in each volume are generally described, of correct size and mostly prepared for wear and some with added clasps etc; an example of one volume France has 164 different ribbons and over 160 photocopied relevant pages taken from every relevant article, book or document on French medals and ribbons. Volumes on: Africa, Australasia (2 volumes); Austria-Hungary; Great Britain and British Empire (4 volumes); European; Far East; Fire Services; France; Germany (2 volumes); International and the Vatican; Italy; Life-Saving; Malaysia; Non-existant European Kingdoms; North and South America; Northern Europe; Police; Russia - Imperial; Spain and Portugal; United States (2 volumes); Warsaw Pact Countries. Approximately 2000 ribbons, many rare, a massive amount of support literature, a unique collection. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $750
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Great Britain, medal ribbons in cut lengths, for Military Cross; Military Medal; Territorial Efficiency; India General Service; General Service 1962; King's South Africa; most in multiples. Very fine - uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $100
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Medal mounting bars, mostly in brass and more than 90% as new, includes full size medal bars for 5 medals (10), 4 medals (8), 3 medals (3), 2 medals (5), one medal (7); miniature medal bars for 11 medals (1), 10 medals (1), 8 medals (3), 7 medals (3), 6 medals (3), 5 medals (5), 4 medals (6), 3 medals (5), 2 medals (4); a quantity of badge securing clips in various sizes and clutch pin grips; also German WWI mounting bar for 2 medals with attached ribbons for Iron Cross and Cross of Honour. Some good - fine but mostly uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Anzac Memorial, Alfred George Stephens (editor), published by The Returned Soldiers Association, Sydney, 25 April 1917, second edition 1916, board cover, 512pp with 13 vignette illustrations and 49pp of illustrations, 9 small maps, and a 214pp Roll of Honour of Soldiers & Sailors, Officers and Men of the Australasian Imperial Expeditionary Forces, namely AN&MEF and AIF, who Died on Service and Missing from August 4th, 1914 to February 8th, 1917 including casualties prior to embarkation and casualties subsequent to embarkation but prior to hostilities in the Dardanelles. Book title printing faded on spine, the first few pages fragile at spine, also some paper loss at edges to first few pages, the names John (3 times)/Johnny (4 times)/Johnnie/Jonnie written on back cover, one page with crease done during publication and some other pages with corner creases, a few spots of foxing but overall a good specimen of this very scarce book.
Estimate $200
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Under Furred Hats, (6th Light Horse Regiment) by G.L.Berrie (Lieut.), printed by W.C.Penfold & Co. Ltd., 88 Pitt Street, Sydney, 1919, hardcover, 179pp includes lists of casualties at Gallipoli and Sinai and Palestine, also b&w photos throughout. Some foxing and also some biro indicators throughout, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $380
The Seventh Battalion A.I.F., Resume of Activities of the Seventh Battalion in the Great War - 1914-1918, by Arthur Dean and Eric W. Gutteridge, printed by W. & K. Purbrick Pty Ltd, Tattersall's Lane, Melbourne, 1933, hardcover, pp191 with nominal roll with full honours and casualties and also roll of winners of decorations, a few b&w photos and maps. Some foxing, otherwise good fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
The Seventh Company (Field Engineers) A.I.F. 1915-1918, by R.H.Chatto, published by R.H.Chatto for the 7th Field Company Comrades' Association, printed by Smith's Newspapers Limited, Sydney, 1936, hardcover, 214pp, with nominal roll, roll of honour and awards, photos and drawings throughout, title page signed, 'Adrian Lord C/O Bank of N.S.Wales Sydney'. Cover loose at inside edges and with some colour loss and stains, otherwise fine and very scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $480
The Rising Sun, YMCA 4-page newspaper, Vol.1 No.4, London, England, November 19, 1918; Address delivered 4th Nov. 1918 by Monseigneur the bishop of Amiens in the church of Long (Amiens) in memory of Australian officers, n.c.os & men fallen in field of battle, single A4 size page, printed by H.Servais, Morialme; Memoriam for the Fallen, poem by Pte W. Harris, The Soldier Poet, contemporary printing A4 size page; The Gate of Eternal Memories, Menin Gate at Midnight, the Story of Captain Will Longstaff's Great Allegorical Painting, 15pp; Kitchener's Last Message, photo with message below; Souvenir of the First expeditionary Force from New South Wales to go to Seat of War, 1914, 32pp, with illustrations and Roll of Honour; photocopy of Government Gazette British Administration - German New Guinea Vol 1 No 1, 15 October 1914 with details of the AN&MEF Garrison Standing Orders and other relevant information detailed over 12pp; Exhibition of Paintings of the Battle of the Dardanelles, 50th Anniversary 1965, 16pp catalogue of paintings with some illustrations; Australian postal cover issued for Villers-Bretonneux/Robinvale commemorative with postal cancellations from Villers-Bretonneux, Somme (2 different) and Robinvale, Vic. Some with foxing, otherwise fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Gallipoli Legion of Anzacs, Anzac Dinner 24 April 1947 menu (2); Australians in Action : The Story of Gallipoli by Department of Public Instruction, 1915, soft cover, 32pp; Anzac Day to the Fallen, 1914-1918 and 1939-1940, a poem by 6027 sapper H. Groth ex 4th Div. Signal Coy., AIF; photocopy of the Government Gazette British Administration - German New Guinea Vol 1 No 1, 15 October 1914 with details of the AN&MEF Garrison Standing Orders and other relevant information detailed over 12pp. Some foxing, otherwise fine. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Australia in the War of 1939-1945 series, published by Australian War Memorial, Canberra, mostly reprints 1961-1968, includes titles, South West Pacific Area First Year; To Benghazi; The New Guinea Offensives; Tobruk and El Alamein; The Japanese Thrust; Greece Crete and Syria; Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942; Air Power Over Europe 1944-1945; Air War Against Japan 1943-1945; Air War Against Germany & Italy 1939-1945; Royal Australian Navy 1942-45 (printed 1968). General wear to dust jackets, otherwise in good condition. (11)
Estimate $100
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Hayward, J.B. & Son, Honours and Awards Army Navy and Air Force 1914-1920, London, 1979; Honours and Awards Indian Army 1914-1921; The Naval Who's Who 1917; Romanoff, Prince Dimitri, Orders, Medals and History of Montenegro, Copenhagen, 1980; Orders, Medals and History of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, Denmark, 1982; Marrion, R.J., Lancers and Dragoons, Uniforms of the Imperial German Cavalry 1900-1914; Littlejohn, D, and Dodkins, Col.C.M., Orders, Decorations, Medals and Badges of the Third Reich, Vols 1 & 2; together with publications in German including Orden & Ehrenzeichen 1800-1945, catalogue 1981/82; Europaische Orden ab 1700 Catalogue Ohne Deutschland; Grosser Deutscher Ordens-Katalog bis 1918; Handbuch for Ritter - und Verdienstorden, Graz, 1962; Osterreichisches Ordenshandbuch (2) hardbound and soft cover. General wear to covers, otherwise good condition. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Creagh, Sir O'Moore, and Humphries, E.M., The Distinguished Service Order 1886-1923, published by J.B.Hayward & Son, London, 1978. Good condition.
Estimate $100
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Cardinale, H.E., Orders of Knighthood Awards and the Holy See, Gerrards Cross, 1983; Dorling, H.Taprell, Ribbons & Medals, London, 1983; Joslin, E.C., Catalogue of British Orders, Decorations and Medals, editions 1976, 1979, 1983; Bender, R.J. and Odegard, W.W., Uniforms, Organisation and History of the Panzertruppe, San Jose, 1980; Bender, R.J. and Taylor, H.P., Uniforms, Organisation and History of the Waffen SS, Vols 1 - 5, San Jose, 1982; Davis, Brian Leigh, Flags and Standards of the Third Reich, New York, 1975; Malmann Showell, J.P., The German Navy in WWII, London, 1979; Hartmann, T., Wehrmacht Divisional Signs 1938-45, London, 1970; Walker, A.S., Flags and Banners of the Third Reich, London, 1973; also four books in German; Werlich, Robert, Russian Orders, Decorations and Medals, Washington, 1981. General wear, otherwise in good condition. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Military history reference books, Australian Airborne, The History and Insignia of Australian Military Parachuting, by John O'Connor, 440pp, A4 size with hard cover, hundreds of images of badges, patches and certificates, as well as colour and b&w photos throughout, printed by Rose Graphics, Marrickville, NSW, 2005 (RRP $75); Shooting Awards and Prize Medals to Australian Military Forces 1860 - 2000, by John O'Connor, 186pp and 48 full colour plates featuring hundreds of badges and medals, A4 size with hard cover and dust jacket, copy no.324 of a limited print run of 500, printed by Ligare Pty Ltd, Riverwood, NSW, 2002 (RRP $88). Both with little use, as new. (2)
Estimate $100
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Australian military training books, Infantry Training Volume 1 - Infantry Platoon Weapons Pamphlet No.2 - Fieldcraft and Target Detection (All Arms) 1967 for Australian Military Forces, published by Chief Of The General Staff, Army HQ, Canberra, card cover, 124pp with illustrations; The Soldier's Handbook, notified in AROs for 31st May, 1965 - Military Board, Army Headquarters, Canberra, board cover, pp148 (218 x 179 mm), illustrated; both books marked 'RESTRICTED - The information given in this document is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the press or to any person not authorized to receive it.' Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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Australian Air Aces, Australian Fighter Pilots in Combat by Dennis Newton, 1996 first edition, soft cover, 122pp, includes photos and brief details of each air ace; Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force by Steve Eather, 1995 first edition, soft cover, 161pp, details individual histories of the squadrons of Australia's Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and Army Aviation; Air Training Corps, The First Fifty Years by Barry J.Videon, 1991 first edition, hard cover,137pp, includes an abbreviated history and photos from 1941 to 1991. The last book with a few light spots of foxing on first and last few pages, otherwise extremely fine, the first two books nearly as new. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
G-For-George, A Memorial to RAAF Bomber Crews 1939-45, 460 Squadron RAAF, by Michael V.Nelmes & Ian Jenkins, 2002 first soft cover edition, 240pp + Index, with b&w photos, signed by authors; The WAAAF In Wartime Australia, by Joyce Thomson, 1991 first edition, 422pp, with b&w photos; Alfresco Flight, The RAAF Antarctic Experience, by David Wilson, 1991 first edition, soft cover, 135pp, with b&w photos; Odd Jobs, RAAF Operations in Japan, the Berlin Airlift, Korea, Malaya and Malta 1946-1960, by Steve Eather, 1996 first edition, 194pp, with b&w photos; Sidney Cotton, The Last Plane Out of Berlin, by Jeffery Watson, 2002 first edition, soft cover, 262pp, with b&w photos, the story of an Australian pilot, inventor, businessman and spy who served in RNAS in WWI and in WWII was appointed to head up the RAF Photographic Development Unit as acting Wing Commander, and relates how, as a spy for MI-6, he took the Nazis for a ride. The second book extremely fine, the rest virtually unused, as new. (5)
Estimate $60
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Target Charlie, the Exciting Story of Australia's Air War in Vietnam, by Steve Eather, 1993 first edition, soft cover, 132pp, many photos throughout; Military Aircraft of Australia, by Stewart Wilson, 1994 first edition, soft cover, 216pp, profusely illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos, and comprehensive details of the aircraft which have served in Australia's armed forces through war and peace; Wings Across The Sea by Ross Gillett,1988 first edition, hard cover with dust jacket,162pp, profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photos and technical drawings, a complete history of Australian Naval aviation from WWI to present. The last with a few small areas of foxing, otherwise extremely fine, the first nearly as new and the second extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $50
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Australian Airpower Collection, aircraft in Australian Service by Stewart Wilson, all soft cover, first editions, profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photos and technical drawings and aircraft details including number, source and disposal/remarks, includes Spitfire, Mustang and Kitty Hawk, 1988, 185pp; Meteor, Sabre and Mirage, 1989, 209pp; Lincoln, Canberra & F-111, 1989, 184pp; Beaufort, Beaufighter and Mosquito, 1990, 199pp; Dakota, Hercules and Caribou, 1990, 223pp; Catalina, Neptune and Orion, 1991, 175pp; Tiger Moth, CT-4 Wackett & Winjeel, 1994, 194pp. A few with minor spots of foxing, minimal use extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian Airpower Collection, aircraft in Australian Service by Stewart Wilson, all hard cover with dust jackets, first editions, profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photos and technical drawings and aircraft details including number, source and disposal/remarks, includes Wirraway, Boomerang & CA-15, 1991, 239pp; Boston, Mitchell & Liberator, 1992, 155pp; Anson, Hudson & Sunderland, 1992, 211pp; Phantom, Hornet and Skyhawk, 1993, 187pp; Sea Fury, Firefly and Sea Venom, 1993, 152pp; Vampire, Macchi and Iroquois, 1994, 198pp. All virtually unused, as new. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Legends of the Air Series, by Stewart Hunter, first editions, all profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photos and technical drawings, includes F-86 Sabre, MiG-15, Hawker Hunter, 1995, hard cover with dust jacket, 209pp, the story of three classic jet fighters of the 1950s; Boeing B-17, B-29 & Lancaster, 1995, soft cover, 189pp, the story of three classic bombers of WWII; Zero, Hurricaine & P-38, 1996, soft cover, 152pp, the story of three classic fighters of WWII; Vulcan, Boeing B-47 & B-52, 1997, soft cover, 160pp, the story of three classic bombers of the Cold War; also P51 Mustang, Super Profile, by Michael F.Jerram, 1984 first edition, hard cover, 56pp, with colour and b&w photos throughout. The last with some light foxing, otherwise extremely fine, the rest as new. (4)
Estimate $70
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The RAAF Mirage Story, compiled by Wing Commander M.R.Susans, 1990 first edition, published by the Royal Australian Air Force Museum, Point Cook, soft cover, 168pp, with b&w photos, a compilation of personal accounts by those who built, maintained and operated the RAAF Mirage. Nearly as new, and a scarce out-of-print book.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30