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VOC Dutch East India Company cannon, a cast model in brass (length approx 34cm; wt approx 1.8kg), wheels attached with copper wire. Heavily pitted and metal deterioration, otherwise about good, a renovation project.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
RAFCYC (Royal Air Force Changi Yacht Club), beer tankard in pewter, marked on base, 'Malayan/C.K.T./Pewter', decorated with plain and patterned panels, in the central plain panel is inscribed, 'R.A.F.C.Y.C./2nd'; another beer tankard in pewter, with clear glass bottom, marked on outer base, 'Mui/Soon' on one side and on opposite side, 'Swa/Tow' (Swatow is local dialect for Shantou, a coastal city and Special Economic Zone in Guangdong Province in China), the body of the tankard is engraved with a large Chinese dragon and at the base is inscribed, 'R.A.F.C.Y.C. New Year 1949'. The last tankard with some dents, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
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RAN Junior Recruit Memorial 50th Anniversary Medallion, (2010), in oxidised pewter (80mm), unnamed, in case of issue bearing the crests of HMAS Leeeuwin and Cerberus on lid, with certificate signed by Rear Admiral B.L.Adams AO, RAN (Ret). Case with some foxing, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $100
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Air Combat Collection, a model aircraft collection (1:100 scale), each fighting aircraft on a plastic stand with identification name at base, a collection of 32 models. Some parts, mainly armaments, have come loose and need to be reattached, and some stands need to be refitted, otherwise extremely fine. (32)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Australia Training Manuals, includes Signal Training (All Arms) Pamphlet No 7 Radiotelephone Procedure, 1969; Manual of Land Warfare Part Two Signals Training Volume 1 Pamphlet No 1 Land Force Tactical Communications (All Corps), 1981; Training Information Bulletin Number 18 Laying, Recording and Marking of a Minefield, undated; Manual of Land Warfare Part One Volume 1 Pamphlet No 5 Fire Support (Provisional), 1977. Fine. (4)
Estimate $50
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Australians in Action, with title page Australians in Action in New Guinea, by Signaller L.C. Reeves, photographs by Signaller H. Ellis, with introduction by Lieut. Col. Paton, published by W.C. Penfold & Co Ltd, Sydney, 1915, 97pp + ads; Riders Of Destiny, The 4th Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance 1917-1918, An Autobiography and History, by Patrick M. Hamilton OBE, second edition 1996, hardcover with dust jacket, 189pp, b&w photos and some maps throughout, with recommendations for awards and a nominal roll; Australian Imperial Force, Staff, Regimental, and Gradation Lists Of Officers, January, 1916, official booklet, 272pp, top right hand corner marked Lt. Bond. The first with damage to cover, foxing, otherwise good, the second good very fine, the last with foxing and some damage to lower right corner of the first few pages, otherwise very good. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Morale, A Story of Australian Light Horsemen, by George Berrie, first edition 1949, 252pp, foreword by Lt.-Colonel M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., Croix-de-Guerre, M.L.A. Some spotting on spine, minimal foxing, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
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When The Empire Calls, New Patriotic Song dedicated to the Members of the Colonial Contingents in South Africa, Tenth Edition, words by Hugh Macdonald, M.L.A. and music by Alfred Hill, with signature of Alfred Hill beside his printed name, large document (27.5x36.5cm), with coloured soft cover, 5 pages, copyright to W.H.Paling & Co Ltd, Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle. Front cover loose, with foxing on front and back cover and spotting on other pages as well as some edge nicks, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $30
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