Catalogue
Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary, New York 1945. 376 pages with photos, maps and illustrations turnabout. Damage to spine and corners of cover, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
A lithoprint of Lord Melburne by Sir Thomas Lawrence (14 x 18cms), mounted ready for framing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $75
SOLD $0
An album with a fold out section containing prints of the Australian Aboriginal Kings and Queens including, King David of the Warrnambool Tribe, Queen Mary-Ballarat Tribe, Queen Eliza-Yarra Tribe, King Tom Derrinallum-Tribe, also a brief account of the Australian Aborigine. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Booklet the final cruise of the HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928. Photographs of James M. Gordon and his crossing of the equator certificate. Issued on board HMAS Sydney 27.2.1925 also his Freemasons Grand Lodge of Freemasons hand book. Good-very fine (5).
Estimate $100
SOLD $310
QM News, daily publication giving latest World War II news available to all aboard the troopship Queen Mary. Issues one-fifteen complete also issue nineteen. Very good (16).
Estimate $25
SOLD $100
Guinea gold wartime news (4); New Guinea action, naval signal 'Germany has excepted peace terms', 23-6-19; Northeen Picnic Race Club, programmes; Japanese occupation of Ocean Island and Naven-native Legends'-diary; piece of Borneo at Joss House, Darwin; letter signed H. E. Holt; souvenir postcards of Japanese midget submarines. Good-fine. (22 items).
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Germany World War II death certificate dated 18 March 1942 officially registered and stamped.
Estimate $25
SOLD $20
London Gazette, Thursday March 5 to MOnday March 9, 1695 on a page printed both sides by Edward Jones, in the Savoy. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Great Britain, George III, Act of Parliament, document 17th May 1803, to prevent the Bank of England from issuing cash in payments etc.
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
Bank of England, framed behind glass 42 x 35 mms, a receipt issued 29th February 1718, for Ã…â€Å‣244.10.0 for `consideration of Ã…â€Å‣200 (and) interest or share in the Capital Stock and Fund of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England' from John Field signed and witnessed.
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
Sir Joseph Banks et al, Commission and appointment of Sir Joseph Banks, Sir George Clerk, and others to establish a uniform set of weights and measures for use throughout the Colonies, issued 10th June, year 58 of George III (1818), this affixed with blue duty seal for Ã…â€Å‣1.10.0. and royal privy seal in wax of King George III, framed and glazed both sides, 60 x 80 cms., together with three (3) copper harvest measure jugs of this time (early 19th century), for a gill, one and a half gill and a half gallon each stamped with official measure on the side of each vessel, (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Safe Passage Document, framed behind glass 39 x 47 mms., issued by Major General Ralph Darling, commanding Mauritius on 11th February 1819 to the Schooner 'Little Mary' (60 tons), commandered by William Rollon?, bound for Port Jackson, New South Wales, signed Ralph Darling at Port Louis, affixed with two ink seals of Isle of France etc.
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Reconveyancing, various documents between H.H. Macarthur, John Stirling et al, and Archibald Clunes Innes, 24th June 1847, with wax seal of Supremne Court of New South Wales, and signature of Sir Alfred Stephen Knight Chief Justice, re land grants Hasting river area, another between William Terry and James Chapman re property in Argyle St, (Rocks area) Sydney, another a pre-marital agreement on property rights between Miss Laura Pearson and Rev. Patrick Flinn, 31st December 1896. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Conveyancing, various documents between John Stirling (Chairman of the Bank of Australia) to Mrs Eleanor Terry Widow of Glebe NSW, of 2nd April 1849, for areas a) Hastings East, b) Hastings North, c) Fitzroy South. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Appointment as Power of Attorney for Helen Stirling, daughter of John Stirling, initiated in Glasgow, Scotland on property in New South Wales appointing John Robertson to be executor, intersting details of seven pages, with City of Glasgow Common Seal, dated 20th May 1868, another document on vellum for probate in the will of George Murphy of Cooks River, ist April 1878, with wax seal of Supreme Court of NSW, another Morgage document for Ã…â€Å‣400 for Cornelius Prout to Savings Bank of NSW 14th January 1837 (in fragments). (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $10
Indentures and Conveyancing as a bound document, various documents between William Dawes, Sydney, Frederick Wright Unwin, Ann King, Bank of Australasia, John Brown and Charles Falconer 4th January 1838, and others bound with other indentures involving John Gurner, John Brown July 1852 etc., all for 25 pages on velum, as seperate documents, another indenture between Hilder and Phypers, 21st June 1881, another release, Miss Sophia Moore Gurner (trustee of will of John Gurner), 15th day June 1886, another between Francis Woodward and William Wiley 7th January 1884 etc. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Conveyancing, various documents between John Hardy et al, and Allen Campbell, re Yass property, 27 Sept., 1849, another Trustees of John Gilchrist estate and William Moore, Balmain Estate, 28th November 1860 ( 2 documents), another of George Turner with Oswald Bloxsome and Frederick Unwin, 30th April 1843, in New George St, another between George P. Slade and Matthew Morrow, March 12, 1877, land at Waverley Sydney. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $30
Title Deed copy of Balmain Estate, for J.J. Glassop, (1879), another the grant title of purchase of unnecessary road to Frederick William Edwards of Coonabarabran a road to the Castlereagh river for Ã…â€Å‣3.15.0, 23/5/1889, with seals etc., another a Assignment of equity 30/4/1869 between James Brown and the Bank of Australasia, for Ã…â€Å‣11,417.0.7, another a grant 16th May 1839 to John Jones, George St North, Sydney of land. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Miscellaneous items, Debenture E. Wilson to A. Webster, 11/3/1882 on vellum from Hobart, two chrome dispensers one for sixpence and other for half sovereign or sixpence, early NSW postcard foldouts (including Snowy mountains, Jenolan Caves etc (9), various others Russia banknotes (3), receipts etc. (4). (19
Estimate $30
SOLD $40
Morgage document on vellum, to Frederick Williams on the 5th July 1869 in Sydney.
Estimate $25
SOLD $10
Promissory note for pound 31.19.6 to Mr John Halls, Asst Surveyor, Richmond (Tas), payable at Mr Stokells (Market Place) Hobarton, signed W.M.Dawson, Hobarton, 8th July 1832. Endorsed and countersigned on back. With folds and spike hole, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bill of exchange, Hobart Town, Van Diemans Land, 20 December 1844, for pound 32.6.0, between John Dunn Esq and Sir John Kirkland, Army Agent, London. Creased and with spike hole, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Bank of N.S.W. , Castlemaine, 5th September 1857, cheque for pound 137.10.0. Creased and stained on right top corner, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Union Bank of Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 7 July 1892, bill of exchange for pound 143.0.0 between Mr Andrew Blyth and the Union Bank of Australia, London. With folds and pin holes, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Cheques, Promissory Notes and Seconds of Exchange, various including Promissory note by D. Henry 52 Collins St, Melbourne April 10, 1877 for Ã…â€Å‣53.3.0, Second of Exchange, ESA Bank, 15th August 1906, another Bill Ã…â€Å‣86.11.0 to Mr.Doyle Mooroopina 17/9/1881, Tooth & Co, Ltd. cheque Ã…â€Å‣1 1/12/1921 and interest receipt North British & Mercantile Insurance Office, Edinburgh 15/5/1876, Ã…â€Å‣58.6.8., others (4) from USA and Canada, c. 1900's - 1920,s. Fine-extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Gold license, Colony of Victoria, issued 21 August 1854 to Thos Carter for a period of three months, license No.43. With a backing of light canvas/oil cloth, fold cracks to paper and some staining, otherwise fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Miners Right, Ballarat, 1916 to Alice Whelan (unusual to woman), framed in glass 31 x 36 mms, another similarly framed for Tasmania Electric Telegraph, 28/8/1888 (Telegram Richmond to Hobart) `Reserve us two tons if good', Receipts for Gold mining shares, glass framed 24 x 32 mms, display of (3) receipts from various mining and prospecting groups, c. 1889-1894 in Victoria. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Mining, Yudanamutana Copper Mining Company of South Australia, 5 shares, 1862, (Registered Office London), Standard Exploration Company, Feb. 23, 1900 (London) (wound up 1902 with signature of Whittacker Wright a fraud noted p.124 Liebig Michael P.A., 'Terra Australis'), Eclipse Gold Mines (1959, Sydney), Vees United (Sydney, 1935), others Phelps Dodge Corporation (1955, 1962, New York). (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Mining, South Homebush Gold Mining Company (1880), Mount Morgan Developments Ltd, (1934), Lake Windermere, Gold, Silver Mining Co., (Tasmania), (1907), Andersons Silver Mining Co., (Hobart) (1895), Robnertson Freehold Prop. Gold Mining Co. (Hobart, 1897), Heathcote Gold Mining Co., (Bendigo, 1898), Marionoak Mining Co. (Tasmmania, 1929), New Guinea (North), development (Melbourne, 1935). (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Mining, Golden Point No.1 Gold Mining Co, (Lefroy, Tasmania, 1896), Morse's Creek, Bucket Dredging Co., (Bright, Vic. 1905), Junction Dredging Com. (Porepunkah 1905), The Red Bluff Copper & Pigment Company, (Forcett Tas., 1908), Rangeng Tin, (Puket, Siam, 1928). (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100