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Bet Bet Friends, WWI tribute fob handcrafted in gold (9ct; 5.61g; 26x26mm), by Johnson & Simonsen (with their marking), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, CC', reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/Sapper. C.Clover./By/Bet Bet Friends./On his Return from/The Front'. In an unmarked contemporary case, good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Shire Of Donald, (Victoria), H.Goldsmith, President, For King And Country, WWI tribute medal in bronze (31mm) (C.1924/2a, with obverse of C.1924/2 and reverse of C.1911/14), by Stokes (& Sons), ring top suspension. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Gayndah, Queensland, tribute medal in gold with small enamelled colour patch (9ct; tot wt 11.78g; 38x54mm), by A&C Ltd (Angus & Coote Ltd), ring top suspension, obverse features 25th Battalion enamelled colour patch on white enamelled disc all sitting on a map of mainland Australia, obverse inscribed, 'Pte F.Palmer/25th Batt/Enl./3.2.15/Ret./3.4.16/Pres By/GFW & M/L'gue/Gayndah/Q'. Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Shire Of Heidelberg, Victoria, 1915, tribute medal in bronze (30mm) (C.1915/16), by Stokes & Sons, reverse inscribed, 'L.McBride'. Toned good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
For King & Country, patriotic fob in gilt and enamel (26mm), by Bridgland & King, scroll and ring top suspension hole, features flag bearing Australian and New Zealand soldier advancing right. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Australian Army Nursing Service, AIF, 1916, in enamel and silvered 9ct gold (27mm; tot wt 6.38g), by P.J.King, pin-back with safety chain, reverse marked, 'Australia's Appreciation' and numbered 682. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
Australia, War Chest For Our Soldiers, 1917, in gold and enamel (9ct; 2.49g; 21mm), by WFW, pin-back; Demobilised Soldiers Association WWI, small sized version in gilt and enamel (KC) (23x32mm), by Schlank, Adelaide, two lugs on reverse and impressed number 2256; RPF (Rockhampton Patriotic Fund), lapel badge in silvered and enamel (KC) (18.5x25mm), no maker, pin-back, reverse inscribed, '719/F.R.C.'. Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Guard Our Soldiers' Home, patriotic badge in gilt and enamel (27mm), no maker, pin-back, features bulldog on brick plinth, possibly a British issue. A few tone spots, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Australia, WWII patriotic brooch, 'Father on Active Service', in brass and enamel (26x21mm), pin-back. Some spotting on reverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
Tribute Certificate, by the Councils of the Shire of Patrick Plains and the Municipality of Singleton, presented to Lieutenant C.R.McNiven 45th Battalion, A.I.F., dated at Singleton 24th April 1921, under perspex in a timber frame (46x55.5cm) (certificate with water stains and some tears at edges); also a stop watch by Excelsior, in silvered bronze, inside the back cover inscribed, 'Lieutenant/Charles R./McNiven/45 Battalion' (glass cover marked and chipped at edge, not working); Letter of Introduction, current for 1954-55, under seal and signed by the Premier of NSW, J.J.Cahill issued to C.R.McNiven; also another similar letter issued by McNiven Bros Ltd to C.R.McNiven, the company Managing Director; a variety of other business and military related cards and documents all for C.R.McNiven including a coloured postcard that shows the two ice cream factories of McNiven Bros Ltd at Camperdown, Sydney. Poor - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
WWI Presentation teapot, in sterling silver (tot wt 430g), hallmarked for Sheffield 1919 by maker G & S Co Ltd (Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd), side inscribed, 'Pte C.B.Bond/5th Australian Pioneers/With The Best Wishes Of/Sir Arthur Pearson/and St. Dunstans'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Anzac Commemoration 1926, presentation case (18.8cm square x 2cm deep), with gold blocked title on lid and inside the lid is silk lined and inside the case is a blue plastic cover impressed in silver blocking with a map of Australia together with five stars each holding a British George V farthing dated 1914, together with a printed card that reads, ' "Remember Anzac"/Presented to/(written in ink - Mr W.E.Peverill)/for invaluable assistance,/Anzac Commemoration, 1926/ "Lest We Forget" '. The coins extremely fine, overall very fine and very scarce. (case + 5 coins + card)
Estimate $250
Passed in
Australia, Army Pattern 1882 pair of brown leather leggings/gaiters; ammunition pouch in brown leather with belt slides on reverse, marked by maker, '??der & Frost, 19U, for 45/577 ammunition and 303 types; small satchel with carry handle in brown leather (damaged). Good - fine. (pair + 2)
Estimate $400
Passed in
Australia, WWII, Army uniform jacket with Rising Sun collar badges and metal Australia title bars and colour patch for 1 Aust Corps of Signals; also slouch hat with puggaree and same colour patch; dog tags (2, circular and hexagonal) named to Pavitt. C.A. NX95844; Record of Service Book and Demobilization Procedure Book for C.A.Pavitt; b&w framed photo of C.A.Pavitt; photo album full of b&w photos from 1930s-1940s, includes many war related including in the various Pacific Islands; wartime military map of Torres Straits including Horn Island and Thursday Island; another b&w studio photo of C.A.Pavitt in uniform; trench art, artillery shell base made into an ashtray with holder at top for match box, on the side of this is a faded colour patch image. Good - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $900
SOLD $950
Identity disc, in aluminium (35mm) to '10336/G.Riddell/10 Fce/C.E.'; Overseas Club Melbourne 1915-16, fob in gilt and enamel (25mm) by C.Bentley, '1548' impressed on reverse. Enamel chipped on second item, fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Military baton, (swagger stick), in timber with chromed knob at top end, with a metal tag affixed that is inscribed, 'Maj Christie/Baton/CUO D Ruming/1972'. Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
WWI Military whistle, in nickel (8cm long), with suspension ring with original leather strap attached, upright broad arrow mark with 1 below and below this the year 1916, above the arrow is the maker's name, 'A.De Courcy & Co/Frankfort St/Birmingham'. Good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
WWII Military whistle, in chromed nickel (8cm long), with suspension ring, upright broad arrow mark with 1944 above and above this the maker's name, 'J.Hudson & Co/Birmingham'. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $160
Royal Navy Uniform CPO hat with Tally HMS Neptune, Leading Telegraphist with three good conduct chevrons, Medal Ribbons for MBE, GSM Northern Ireland, Iraq War, Jubilee Medal and LSGC. Fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
World military berets, includes USA Special Forces black beret, made by Denmark's Military, N.Y. with US Special Forces Group embroidered flash badge and pinned on this is an enamel and silvered 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) badge; New Zealand khaki/green beret made by Hills Caps Ltd, Wellington, NZ in 1963, fitted with enamelled badge (QC) of Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment; another blue beret also made by Hills, fitted with United Nations embroidered badge and fitted to this is a gilt and enamel UN badge. Good very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
NSW Mounted Police, white leather pith helmet, screw at top but no finial fitted. Small split at front for fitting badge, no chin strap, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Commonwealth Of Australia, Munitions Establishment badge No.S25, in bronze with half red and half white enamel (47x29mm), by Wallace Bishop, Brisbane, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
WWI, Munition Worker's hat badge in bronze (54x43mm), lug back, reverse, 'Issued/By/Department/Of/Defence/Stokes & Sons/Melbourne', also impressed, 1714. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
WWII, Civil Constructional Corps, badge in bronze (29mm), by Amor, Sydney, two lugs on reverse. Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
W.A.T.S (Women's Auxiliary Transport Service), Queensland, WWII, badge in gilt and enamel (25mm), by Handford, Brisbane, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Australian Munition Workers Association, badge in brass and blue enamel (31x33mm) (Smith 128), by Bladon, London, pin-back, reverse, 'England/1917/No.1345'. Some scratches on enamel, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
Australia, The Rats Of Tobruk Association, member badge with 59 overlay on KC, in gilt and enamel (25x30mm), by Miller & Sons, Sydney, pin-back, reverse numbered 885. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Australia, The Rats Of Tobruk Assoc, Ladies Auxiliary Life Member badge, by A.J.P. (A.J.Parkes), pin-back with safety chain, reverse inscribed, 'Ruth Royle/1977'. Uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $150
Australia, The Rats Of Tobruk Associat(io)n, Ladies' Auxiliary badge with 82 crown overlay on top, in gilt and enamel, by Millers Ltd, Sydney, pin-back, reverse numbered, 'T/187'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
British Red Cross Society awards, all in gilt and enamel, includes Proficiency in Red Cross Nursing, reverse impressed, '27854 F.Wray'; Proficiency in Red Cross First-Aid, reverse impressed, 'O1953 F.Wray'; Proficiency in Anti-Gas Training, reverse impressed, '7220 F.Wray'; For Merit (KC), reverse impressed, '8924 F.Wray'; Civil Nursing Reserve badge (KC), in sterling silver and enamel, pin-back; A.R.P (Air Raid Precautions) badge (KC), in silver, hallmarked for London 1938 by maker, Royal Mint. The second award with an enamel chip on the lower arm of the cross, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90