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Coin cases, 25.5 x 2.5 x 20, by Abafil of Milan Italy, these with only one tray each. As new. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
George VI, ten shillings notes Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) Coombs/Watt (1949) Elizabeth II mint set 1988 with Coin Fair brochure, metal coin case or purse circa 1920 (made in England) two pocket watches and two wrist watches all in need of repair. Also Roma Bowling Club ashtray 1945. Fair-uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Australia, postcards (6) Visit of the United States Fleet, 1908; W.W.I. Liberty Loan Cinderella stamps sheet of twenty five; W.W.II Australian/Japanese P.O.W. propaganda leaflet; Great Britain, an album of cigarette cards (141) themes of trees, Royal regalia, hunting, Navy. Very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Collector cards, cigarette, Hoadleys Bubble Gum, Smile Away Tobacco, featuring famous filmstars, footballers, cricketers, jockeys, also post cards. Good - very fine. (approx 115)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
An album of cigarette cards with militaric themes including British Army crests and badges, also Sanitarium cereal packets cards and more recent trading cards. Another album with cigar labels and a packet of matchbox holders (9). Fine-very fine. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
United States Fleet Visit, Saturday July 25th 1925, official programme for the Moonee Valley Racing Club, top right corner missing, with some handwritten notes, together with a miniature edition of the Evening News, Sydney, July 23, 1925, front page stained. Good - very good. (2)
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Official Souvenir & Programme, Opening Date 19th March 1932, 180 pages, contains a history of the bridge and the bridge railway, details of its construction and the builders, Sydney's tourist attractions, banking in Australia, trade, commerce etc., plus many other aspects of Sydney, N.S.W. and Australia from Aborigines to the State's transport. Illustrated throughout with many historic and period photos. Sold with a special certificate to certify the bearer signed the Official Visitors Book of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 10th August 1938. Two items.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Royal Visit 1927, 1954, Coronation 1937, items including teaspoons, bottle openers, tea strainer, matches, serviette ring, car badge, bottle tops, also framed and glazed photograph montage of the Prince of Wales, visit to Australia, and H.M.S. Renown. Good - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Australian Workers' Union 1934-35, Victoria Riverina Branch, membership ticket, twenty five shillings, Mr L. Horne, Ballarat Boorhoc Station, 22.10.1934, issued by C. Davies, together with Patriotic Fund Raffle, ticket for two shillings, 1955, State Savings Bank, withdrawal form, Colac c.1920's, Miners Right, Colony of Victoria. Good very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Gollan, Robin, The Coalminers of New South Wales. A History of Their Union, 1860-1960, Melbourne 1963, 249pp. ex library copy with several small library stamps. Scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Snowy Mountains Hydro=Electric Authority, Conducting Officers' Manual, March 1965, 270 pages, covering the various parts of the scheme. Includes a general introduction to the project, a history, economic benifits, power transmission system, water distribution, irrigation, Authority's programme, project details and the indirect activities and features oof the scheme. Contains diagrams, graphs etc plus an index, a rare manual from this famous Australian Engineering feat.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Cricket ephemera, W.E.Smith Ltd., Social Cricket Match Souvenirs, Yarra Bay, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937 (2). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Test Cricket, souvenir of the Test Matches between Australia and England, 1936-37, containing English XI Matches, Day by Day, interesting cricket feats, score sheets for the five test matches, produced by the Mercury, Tasmania's daily newspaper, printed on card and paper. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
An Illustrated Diary of Australian Internment Camps, by an Officer of the Guard, Lieut Edmond Samuels, published by Tyrrell's Limited, Sydney, signed and dated by the author, July 1930. Water stained, good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Books and Prints, Solomon, R.C., The Convicted Gunsmiths of New South Wales A definitive history 1788-1850; Antill, R.G., Settlement in the South (history of Nowra NSW); Japan Business; Hong Kong Business, both Encyclopedias for doing business with these countries; together with large scale steel engravings c.1880 (after Landseer, Edwin etc.) (6); The Shakespeare Gallery with (31) loose steel engravings of scenes from Shakespeare's works c.1870; Cricket, signed large photo by Hall (framed) of Les Fallowfield (Northern District Cricket Club, Waitara), 8th November 1941 (compiled five successive centuries, breaking Victor trumper's 44 year record), to Les Gilmore. Very good - very fine. (42)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Comics, A group of Walt Disney comics, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Uncle Scrooge etc mostly 1967-72 period (76) plus a selection of 'The Nam' comics (1980's). Very good-Extremely fine. (89)
Estimate $160
SOLD $0