Catalogue
Royal Shipwreck Relief & Humane Society of N.S.W., in bronze, reverse inscribed, 'Thomas S.Ramsden/For Saving Life/Circular Quay/Sydney/8th Oct.1917'. Ribbon dirty, medal toned good very fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $850
Australia, War Chest For Our Soldiers, 1917, in gold and enamel (9ct; 2.03g; 21mm), no maker, pin-back. Some small edge bumps, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Victoria, E.W.Cole, Coles Book Arcade, Melbourne, 80th Series medal 1918, in silvered (31mm) (D.96), by S&S (Stokes & Sons); Centenary Agricultural Show, 1934, in bronze (54mm) (C.1934/6a), by Stokes, unnamed. The first nearly uncirculated, the second with edge nicks, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
C.B.F.C. (C.B. (?) Football Club), 1920, prize fob in voided gold (9ct; 7.10g; 29x29mm), ring top suspension with ribbon bar, obverse inscribed, JFMc', reverse inscribed, 'Presented to J.McCarthy/Best Forward/1st Grade/C.B.F.C 1920'. Very fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $260
Torrington Rifle Club, 1920, prize fob hand engraved in gold (9ct; 2.99g; 24mm), by A & C Ld (Angus & Coote Ltd), scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Torrington/Rifle Club/Won by/Mrs Finnigan./May 1920.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
B.R.L. (Bundaberg Rugby League), 1921, prize fob in voided gold (9ct; 2.95g; 26x34mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'B.R.L/Junior Premiers/1921/"Railways"/E.Parry/Forward'. Very fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $130
Bundaberg A.P. & I. (Agricultural Pastoral & Industrial) Society, 1921, sports prize fob handcrafted in voided gold (9ct; 4.36g; 29x36mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'A.P. & I. Society/Bundaberg/1921/E.Parry./2nd In 5 Mile'. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
S.J.H. (Stanley James Hillsdon) Point Score, 1921, prize medal handcrafted in gold (9ct; 10.82g; 28x28mm), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'SG', reverse inscribed, '2nd/S.J.H. Point Score./S.Gassard. (sic, see note)/1921'. Very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $250
M.J.A.A.C (M. (?) Junior Amateur Athletic Club), undated, prize fob in voided gold (9ct; 2.71g; 27x30mm), reverse inscribed, 'Club Chp.s/1 Mile/J.D.Hillier.' Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Mt Usher Rifle Club, 1922, prize fob in gold (9ct; 3.03g; 20mm), scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'Mt Usher/2.4.22/Rifle Club', reverse inscribed, 'H'cap Shoot/3rd/E.Rowley'. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Rugby Union Football Competition, 1922, prize fob in voided gold (9ct; 2.36g; 23mm), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'R.U.F.C./Premiers 1922', reverse inscribed, 'H.Watson'. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Cycling, prize fob hand engraved in gold (9ct; 2.0g; 22x24mm), ring top suspension missing, obverse inscribed, 'R.W.', reverse inscribed, 'Most Points/3 Races/R.Walker/1923'. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Redcliffe Centenary, 1924, Commemorating First Settlement At Humpybong, in white metal (24mm) (C.1924/8), ring top suspension. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
C.Q. (Central Queensland) Premiership, 1924, prize fob in gold (9ct; 6.15g; 28mm), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'C.Q. Prem. 1924', reverse inscribed, 'W.F.Club/L.Jones/Forward'. Very fine.
Estimate $190
SOLD $180
H & H T'mt (Home & Home Tournament), 1925, prize fob handcrafted in gold (9ct; 3.98g; 23x34mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'H & H T'mt/R.Hodge/1925'. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
G'ville Waratah Football Club, 1925, prize fob in hand engraved gold (9ct; 3.05g; 30x29mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'S.Turner/G'ville Waratah/F.C/1925'. Toned very fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Welcome U.S.A., July 1925, in gilt (34x26mm) (C.1925/5), uniface, ring top suspension; Sydney Harbour Bridge Opened, 1932, in gilded (39mm) (C.1932/3), reverse upset to 11 o'clock; Coronation of Edward VII Australian Commonwealth Celebrations, 1902, in gilded (C.1902/35); Peace medal, 1919, in silvered bronze (C.1919/2); Coronation of George VI Australian Celebrations, 1937, in gilded (C.1937/3); Australia's 150th Anniversary, 1938, in bronze (C.19385); Royal Visit to City of Sydney Playgrounds, 1954, in bronze (C.1954/10) (cut mark on both sides); also Boy Scouts small top badge section of Scout Patrol Leader badge (missing pin-back); RAOB (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes) lower section of jewel, handcrafted in voided silver (24mm), with horn and ring top suspension (missing ribbon and attachments). The first good very fine and scarce, the rest very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Brunswick Football Club, 1927, prize fob in gold (9ct; 8.95g; 29mm), by D.H.McDougall, scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'VR', reverse inscribed, 'Brunswick/Football Club./Presented by/M.Coombs./to V.Rudd./Best all round Player/Premiers/1927'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $270
SOLD $200
Bert Hinkler, 1928, in oxidised silver plate (50mm) (C.1928/1), by C.D.Richardson for Stokes, Melbourne . Nice dark toning, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Bert Hinkler, airman 1928 in bronze (50mm), Stokes (c.1928/), later medals (4), five more each cased, thus as pair (Cloncurry) and (Cook silver and bronze, MCC of Sydney). The first polished, otherwise extremely fine - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $180
SOLD $110
The Royal Agricultural And Horticultural Society Of South Australia, (undated), in silver (69mm), by J.S. & A.B.Wyon, edge inscribed, 'Awarded to Australasian Implement & House Furnishing Co. Self Oiling Windmill. Sept. 1928.' Some contact marks and a few light scratches, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Q.A.N.F.L. (Queensland Australian National Football League), (1928), prize fob in gold (9ct; 3.76g; 28x29mm), ring top suspension removed and pin-back fitted, reverse inscribed, 'Q.A.N.F.L./Windsor/Jnr. Premiers/J.Chadwick/Captain/1925-28/. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
(Victorian) Police Wrestling Championships, 1929, prize fob in gold (9ct; 4.20g; 24x34mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Police Welter Weight/Wrestling Championship./Won By/J.C.Draper/7-10-29.'. Very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $80
Grand Council Of Queensland, PAFS (Protestant Alliance Friendly Society), fob in voided gold and enamel (9ct; 4.92g; 24mm), scroll and ring top suspension, unnamed; IOR (Independent Order of Rechabites), fob in voided gold (9ct; 1.64g; 19.5mm), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'A. Barker/1929,'; Masonic (no lodge name) Past Master fob in gold (9ct; 3.54g; 21.5mm), by J.T.J (Birmingham), scroll and ring top suspension; another Masonic (no lodge name) Past Master fob in voided gold (9ct; 2.64g; 26mm), ring top suspension, unnamed (tot wt of all 9ct gold fobs 12.74g). Chip in enamel of first fob, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Cleveland St I.H.S. (Intermediate High School), prize fob in silver and gold (30x29mm), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'WMcL', reverse inscribed, 'Cleveland St I.H.S./Swimming/1930/Breast Stroke H'cp/W.McLeod.'; Royal Life Saving Society, Bronze Medal (32mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'J.McLeod/9.12.31'; prize fob in voided silver (25x32mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, '1932/J.McLeod/1/2 Mile Walk.', stored in a leather clip-close folder. The medal and fobs very fine - extremely fine, the folder very good. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Victorian Rifle Association Grand Championship, second prize medal in sterling silver (66mm, 26.8g), won by L.A.Righetti 1931, complete with suspender, clasp and original ribbon. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Blackwood F.C. (Football Club), 1932, prize fob in gold (9ct; 4.58g; 25.5mm), scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'BA', reverse inscribed, 'Blackwood F.C./Best Player/B.Armstrong/1932/Presented by/J.T.Bryan.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
QFL (Queensland Football League), undated, prize medal in silver (33x27mm), by A.J.Parkes, ring top suspension and pin-back (pin missing), reverse inscribed, '(Won By)/Wynnum F.C./(Presented To)/G.Beames'. Dark toned very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Australian Tramway Employees Association, 1910-33, member's badge in silvered and enamel (26x37mm) (Smith 169), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse impressed, 'SA/2337'. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Boot Operators & Rough Stuff Cutters Union of N.S.W, union membership badge in silver (26.5mm) (Smith 197), pierced hole at top for suspension, obverse with impressed number 457. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60