Catalogue
Medalets, including State of Queensland; Coronation (C.1911/22); Coronation Ashfield (C.1911/24); St Johns Church, Newton Tasmania (C.1916/9); Victorian Coronation (C.1937/10); Manly Childrens Victory (C.1945/7); Royal Tour (C.1954/2); Angus & Coote, Jewellers, Coronation 1953; Lithgow Small Arms Factory, 50th Anniversary (C.1962/?); Victory/Peace (C.1919/2) partly finished; Two-up penny commemorative, 1980s; Magician 'All Seeing Eye'; Archibald Fountain Golden Jubilee, 1932-1982, struck in silver. Mostly very fine - uncirculated, includes several scarce items. (13)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Wool & Basil Workers Association of N.S.W., 1911, union badge No.247, oval (19.5x28.5mm) in aluminium with pierced hole at horizontal sides for wearing, by G.A.Miller, reverse impressed, '1912/54'. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Arthur Yates & Co.Ltd., award medal in silver (39mm) by Amor, reverse inscribed 'Prevost Bros/Moss Vale/1912'. In original printed display box, edge bump, toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Political, gilt medalet (23mm), 'Vote for Hollis' (c1914); tin badge (23mm), 'Vote 6 Victoria's Referendum'; patriotic badge in gilt and enamel, Advance Australia Coat of Arms voided; Johns and Skinner reverse blank in bronze (20mm). Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Catrine Public School, award medal, Donor The Late W.G.Murray Esq, Sydney, New South Wales, undated (1914-15), in silver (45mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1914 by maker J.C & S (Joseph Cook & Son Ltd), with suspension ball and ring, reverse inscribed, 'Awarded To/Master Willie Gibb/For/Religious Knowledge/Session 1914-15/John Monie, F.E.I.S./Headmaster'. Nearly uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Gold fob, (9ct, 4g, 27mm), with black grosgrain ribbon bands either side and gold shields (9ct)(2) inscribed with an 'E'; RAAF sweetheart badge, pin-backed, boomerang shaped. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, (undated), in silver (69mm) by J.S.& A.B.Wyon, edge inscribed 'Awarded to Castle Salt Co-op Co Ltd For Collection of Salt - Sept 1917'. Edge nicks, very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $350
Handcrafted fob, in gold (9ct, 4.3g, 30mm) inscribed on reverse 'Castlemaine/Hill Climb/won by/H.A.Parsons/26.1.18'. Very fine.
Estimate $750
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Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, members badge, 1918; Bendigo College badge; Speed Munitions and Guns, 1914-1918 triangular badge; White Australia/Protection badge; Federated Society Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders Australia in silver and enamel, three other Union badges; and Australia patriotic badge, Birmingham by W & S. Fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
Wesley College Melbourne, prize medal, undated (1919), in bronze (51mm), obverse, college arms, reverse inscribed, 'Sports Meeting/C.J.Macfarlane/100 yards Under 14/Champion/1919'; another identical, reverse inscribed, 'High Jump Under 15/1920/C.J.Macfarlane'. Both in cases of issue by Stokes & Sons Pty Ltd, Melbourne, the second medal with several small scratches on reverse, otherwise both virtually uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $200
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Mackay P.R.F. Association, A.P. and I. Show, in silver (30mm) by Stokes & Sons, inscribed on reverse Awarded To 'Miss F.Morgan./Landscape In/Oils. (Copy)/1st Prize/1922'. Handling and scuff marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
Passed in
School award medals, undated, in bronze (6), including Geelong Grammar (51mm) by Stokes, inscribed on reverse 'Endowment/Trust/Visitor'; Melbourne Church of England Grammar (47mm), inscribed on reverse '1st/Throwing Cricket Ball/1923/C.W.Arnold/95¬ yds'; Wesley College Melbourne (51mm) inscribed on reverse '1945/Long Jump/Under 14 Champ/K.P.Chancellor'; Newman College University of Melbourne, Albert Power Debating Society (54mm) unnamed; Toowoomba Church of England Boys School (53mm), unnamed; Queensland University of Technology, Malcolm Moore Medallion (51mm), unnamed. Very fine - nearly extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Swimming, selection of swimming prize medals, Hurstville Amateur Swimming Club noted, also London Banks Amateur Swimming Assn prize medals in silver (27mm), 1923; another, 1926; London Schools Swimming Association (41x30mm), 1927. Fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Religious medals and badges, silver and gold medal, awarded to 'Edna Melling/For/Highest Collection/Mosman Baptist Church/Building Fund/1923', sterling silver partly gold faced (35x38mm); Australian Bicentennial 1788-1988, 'Robert Schuller Ministries, 1987' C.B. 1988/296; various badges, including Sydney Biblical Exhibition, 1936; Presbyterian Church of Victoria, C.E. 10th World's Convention, Melbourne, 1938; National Eucharist Congress, Sydney, 1953; City Temple Church of Christ, undated; Waverley Christian Community Centre, undated; 29th International Eucharistic Congress, 192-?, Sydney, Christian Education badge (30mm), undated; 21mm outer 15ct gold ring with crown 'Viriliter Agite' voided within circle, undated; C.C.C. below crown and Latin motto, by Angus & Coote; a small group of Papal badges; also, a small badge with the portrait of Christ (22mm) and Philippines Metropolitan Cathedral of Manila medal, Archdiocese 1558-1958 (43mm). Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $160
Passed in
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, silver prize cup (1.215kg, .925, 35x25.5x15cm) by W.Kerr (Jeweller, 542-544 George St., Sydney), with engraved wheat harvesting scene, on an oak wooden base (22.5x10cm) with silver plaque (10x4cm) by Kerr, inscribed 'Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W./Easter Show - Sydney 1926/North North-West Wheat Area Championship/Field Wheat Competition 1925-6/1st Prize Awarded to Chaffey Brothers/'Nemingah House' Tamworth'. Small dent in base of cup, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
Gold fob award medals, 15 carat 'C.A.Flay ... for Public Services .. in Denmark' (West Australia) (40x30mm, 7.25g); Points Competition, 1926-27, won by E.J.Hodges A.J.S.M.C.C in 15 carat gold (33mm; 14.57g); 9 carat by Goldings for AFL (uninscribed)(38x25mm; 3.92g); plus silver by WJD, hallmarked Birmingham. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $720
R T S (Richmond Technical School), fob in gold and enamel (9ct, 8.2g, 25mm) by Stokes, inscribed on reverse 'John Richards/Dux of/Junior School/Dec 28'. Very fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $200
Athletics, P.S.A.A.A (Primary Schools Amateur Athletics Association), 1928 in 9 carat gold (28mm; 3.63g), uninscribed. Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Sydney Harbour Bridge medals and badges, Sydney Harbour Bridge metal badge (1932), green, blue and white enamel; tinnie with 'Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932' brown and white; another, with legend 'Sydney Harbour Bridge Souvenir 1932' in brown and gold; another, partly finished metal badge in the shape of Australia, with the design of the Bridge within; Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opened 1932 with The Marcus Clark Big Store on the reverse (39mm) (C.1932/3); another, a later issue?. Fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Sydney Harbour Bridge, vintage lapel badge in copper and enamel on bronze (16x34mm), pin-backed. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Queen Victoria, Diamond Jubilee medal 1897; George V, Silver Jubilee medal, 1935; Fifty Years of Australia medal, 1951; Honorary Justices of Peace, Victoria medalet, 1927; Adelaide Festival of Arts medal, 1968; Sydney Opera House Opening medal, 1973; ANDA Diamond Jubilee of the 1938 crown commemorative medal, 1998; Pope Paul VI, Mission to the United Nations medal, 1965; 200th anniversary of the Brandenburg Gate commemorative medal in .999 fine silver (8.5g). Fair - uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Tennis badges, all metal, includes Lawn Tennis Assn of Victoria; Mackay & District 1940; Willoughby District; Vanderville Tennis Club (The Oaks); White City Club; also, Davis Cup, 1965 Umpires' badge and a souvenir programme from 1944 for a series of exhibition matches at White City courts, between Australian and USA players on 15th July 1944, players include 'Dinny' Pails and Jack Crawford. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $90
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Amateur Swimming Association N.S.W (Est.1892), sports prize medal in silver (44mm) 'H(i)gh b'(oar)d Diving Snr. Ch(ampionshi)p, 1947-8, 2nd, D.Hyde' in five lines; another, bronze (44mm) 'Springboard? 1 Mte. Diving Snr Chp. 1947-8, 3rd D.Hyde' in five lines. Extremely fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $170
SOLD $110
Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, group of badges, including members, lady members, lady's badges, member's guest badges, guest badges, superintendent, member's child (leather), supporter, for service, plus various other souvenir badges, Australian Bicentenary commemorative medal produced for 'Royal Easter Show Exhibitor 1988' (C.193); R.A.S. of NSW 'Evening Harness Parade' 2005 (32mm), a wide selection, all different, mostly 1948-1998. Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (37)
Estimate $150
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Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations, 1951, in bronze (36x68mm) with suspender bar 'Queensland' (C.1951/1), by Denham, Neal & Treloar. Dark toning, very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Melbourne Olympic Games, 1956, participant's medal, in bronze; Western Australia Sesqui-Centenary, 1979; Broken Hill Centenary, 1983, 'silver tree' medal; Royal Wedding, 1981, struck by Amors, designed by M.R.Roberts; Wollongong Sesqui-Centenary medal, 1984; Great Britain, Elizabeth I, modern commemorative medals (3). Uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $260
Numismatic society medals, Australian Numismatic Society, Brisbane Commonwealth Games, 1992; 75th Anniversary 1913-1988 (C.1988/2); Tasmanian Numismatic Society, Cricket in Tasmania, 1832-1982 (C.1982/3); Numismatic Society of South Australia, NAA Coin Fair, Adelaide, 1992 (gilt, proof-like); Bathex 1995, Bathurst Philatelic Society 1895-1995 in bronze; another, counterstamped on a penny Bathex '95 Exhibition; Numismatic Assn of Victoria, Exhibition, 1964 (C.1964/4). Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Lane Cove Country Club, Warren Gibson Shield, 1967 (35x27mm) by Amor; Lane Cove National Park, Trust Ranger Official Collector (38mm) by Amor. Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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Capricornia Coin Club, 1965-1985, set of three medals (49mm) to commemorate twenty years of the club, struck in stg silver, nickel and bronze, depicting the design of the NSW 'dump' of 1813 on the obverse, all stamped No 1 on the edge at 6 o'clock, produced by A.J.Parkes and sold in the official plush blue case of issue. Unique as Set No 1, uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $170
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Australian philatelic medals and plaques, Philatelic Association of NSW, 'For Meritorious Service to Philately' bronze (50mm); another, Philatelic Society of Australia, bronze (47mm); ANPEX Sydney 1959, nickel plated award plaque (45x33mm) (2); ANPEX 1970 Sydney, bronze (2); Anpex '72, bronze plaques (3), all unissued. Very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60