Catalogue
Letterpress Printers Machinists Union of NSW 1902-1920. Reverse impressed 'Miller & Morris Sydney'. Silver with blue enamel. Smith #427. Extremely fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $210
Melbourne Eight Hours Committee 1915. 888 Labour Rest Recreation. Made by C Bentley. Sterling silver with dark and light blue and white enamel. Smith #445. Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Milk and Ice Carter's and Dairymen's Employees Union 1930s. Made by GA Miller Sydney and impressed on the reverse No 114. Brass with blue enamel. Smith #455. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Motor Transport and Chauffeur's Union. Made by Bridgeland and King Melbourne. Brass with blue and white enamel. Smith #460; Motor Transport Union. Reverse impressed 'AT Webb & Sons'. Gilt brass with dark and light blue enamel. Smith #46; Musician's Union of Australasia 1912-1916. Made by GA Miller Sydney. Gilt brass with blue enamel. Smith #479; National Union of Railwaymen Australia. Made by Perfection Badges Sydney. Brass with blue, white, red and green enamel. Smith #485; NSW Public School Teacher's Federation 1920-1921. Reverse maker's name S&D & Co (Aust) Ltd Sydney. Brass with blue, gold and white enamel. Smith #499; Plasterer's Federation of Australia 1960s. Made by Millers. Brass plated with white, black and green enamel. Smith #516. Nearly extremely fine - good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $180
SOLD $90
Plumber's and Gasfitter's Employees Unions of Australia. Reverse has maker's name Swann & Hudson. Sterling silver. Silver with red, white and blue enamel. Smith #517; Police Association NSW. Silver with blue enamel. Smith #520; Port Phillip Stevedore's Association. Made by Wittenbach & Co. Gilt brass with blue enamel. Smith #532; Postal Communications and Technician's Association. Made by AJ Parkes Brisbane. Brass with blue, cream and black enamel. Smith #535. The last very fine, others good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Printing Industry Employees Union of Australia 1916-1949. Made by AJ Parkes Brisbane. Gilt brass with blue and white enamel. Smith #537; Royal Australian Nursing Federation with Job Representative bar attached to the bottom. Gilt brass with blue and white enamel. Smith #565; Seaman's Union of Australia 1872. The date being the year the Union was founded. 1943 period. Made by Angus & Coote. Gilt brass with blue enamel. Smith #570; Sheet Metal Working Industrial Union of Australia. Circa 1920's. Made by Bridgeland & King Melbourne. Stamped on reverse '1449'. Brass gilt with blue and red enamel. Smith #577; Shop Assistant's Union 1963-64. Numbered '76' on the front. Made by Sheridan of Perth. Pale blue and orange enamel. Smith #585. Good very fine - good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Shop Assistant's and Warehouse Emp Fed of Aust NSW Branch. Period 1908-1916. Made by Miller & Morris Sydney. Silver with blue enamel. Smith #588. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $190
South Australian Police Association. Brass gilt with blue and white enamel. Pre 1985. In the mid 1980s the name changed to Police Association of South Australia. Smith #603; Transport Workers Union of Australia. Made by AT Webb & Son. Gilt with blue and white enamel. Smith #631; Transport Workers Union of Australia Tasmanian Branch. Brass gilt with red, white and blue enamel. The red denoting Tasmania. Smith #631; United Fire Fighter's Union member 1991. Made by AJ Parkes. Numbered on the reverse '2101'. Brass gilt with blue and yellow enamel. Smith #668; United Mine Worker's Federation of Australia. Circa 1990. Brass with yellow, green and white enamel. Smith #672; The Vehicle Builders Employees Federation of Australia. Brass with dark blue enamel. Made by AJ Parkes. Smith #679. Extremely fine or better. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $40
Transport Workers Union, NSW, badges, a range of types 1947 to 1973. Very fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $40
SOLD $10
Victorian Operative Bricklayer's Society. Made by Bridgeland & King Melbourne. Silver with dark and light blue enamel. Smith #686; Victorian Printers Operatives Union. Made C Thomas. Number 117 on reverse. Gilt brass with red, white and blue enamel. Smith #690; Victorian Railways Union - VRU. 1911-1920. Impressed on reverse 'VRU' Numbered 6664. Made by PJ King Melbourne. Brass with blue and white enamel. Smith #697; Victorian Society of Operative Plasterers 888. Made by Bridgeland & King Melbourne. Gilt brass with blue and white enamel. This badge has its original purple ribbon attached. Smith #699; Victorian State Service Federation. Made PJ King Melbourne. Number 548 on reverse. Gilt brass with blue and white enamel. Smith #701. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $210
Waterside Workers Federation of Australia. Silver with dark and light blue enamel. Number 705 on reverse. Smith #707; Waterside Workers Federation of Australia. Made by Millers Ltd Sydney. A variety of the previous badge in brass and red enamel. Numbered on reverse lug 2658. Smith #707; Waterside Workers Federation Melbourne Branch. Made by Stokes Melbourne. Number 3348 on reverse. Brass gilt with green enamel. Smith #726; Waterside Workers Federation of Australasia Sydney Branch. Numbered on front 1481. Made by Millers Ltd Sydney. Made of brass. This badge is unusual in that it has a sheaf of wheat distributed around in 4 places. On the reverse are the initials 'WWF of A' within the form of a cross and the number '39' stamped in. I presume the '39' is 1939 the year of service. This badge is not listed in Smith's book but I believe would fit in between Smith #737 - #746. Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Wool and Basil Workers Association of NSW die struck '1911' and stamped '241' on the obverse whilst the reverse is stamped '1912' with the number '60' above. Made by GA Miller which appears on the obverse. Smith #757. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Zinc Workers Union. Brass with red and yellow enamel. Made by Collins. Smith #763; Operative Food Processors Association. Tin plate badge, coloured dark blue and white; Operative Food Processors Union. Base metal with blue enamel. Made by GA Miller Sydney. Numbered on back 58; Commonwealth Accountants Students Society. Made by PJ King Melbourne. Number 3395. Brass with blue enamel. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Victorian Railway Institute - VRI. Made by White Bros. Stamped on reverse No 5405. Gilt bras with blue enamel Silver with blue enamel; Australia. Made by Sheridan of Perth. Gilt with blue and white enamel, numbered on reverse '2570';Meat and Allied Trades Federation of Australia. Gilt brass with red enamel; Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia with Shop Steward Bar at the bottom. Gilt brass with dark blue, white and brown enamel; Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union of Australia 1883-1990. 'Touch one Touch all'. Made by Perfection Badges; Public Transport Union delegate badge. Brass with red, black, green and yellow enamel; Public Transport Union. Larger than the prior badge and with the 'delegate bar' at the bottom. Mostly extremely fine or better. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Ambulance Employees Australia National Section LHMU. Base metal with red, white and black enamel; Hospital Salaried Officers Assoc Australia. Made by Sheridan of Perth. Black on gilt brass; Health and Community Services Union - HACSU Union Representative. Brass with blue, white and black enamel (slight damage to some enamel). Made by J & J Cash; Australian Workers Union Qld. Brass gilt with dark and light blue and white enamel; Labour Historical Graves Committee 1856-1996 140th year anniversary - 8 hour day committee. Made by Badger of Hobart. Gilt brass with green paint. Good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Stevedoring Industry Commission Reg'd Waterside Worker, numbered on front 2085. Base metal with red, white, blue and black enamel. Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Wireless Institute of Australia. Made by Stokes & Sons of Melbourne. Silver with red, white and blue enamel. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Amalgamated Road Transport Workers Union of Australia. Made by GA Miller & Sons Sydney. Brass with blue and white enamel. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $30
Australian Society of Magicians 1907. Made by GA Miller Sydney. Silver with red and white enamel. Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Hand Spinners and Weavers Guild of SA. Made by Aust Engravers Adelaide. Brass with black and white enamel. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Federated Carters and Driver Indl Union of Aust. Tin plate badge with black and white paint; Broken Hill Relief Fund. Tin plate with red and white paint. Presumably from the early 1930s; Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Assoc of SA 1/- token. Gilt brass. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
8 Hour Day 1906. Silver with British hallmarks. An 8 hour day sports fob engraved on the reverse 'dumb bells'. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $300
Shop Assistants and Warehouse Federated Employees Union. Numbered on the reverse 886 - brass. Very fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $130
Union Badges, a small collection covering a wide selection of unions, also includes several political and union club badges. Fine - uncirculated. (47)
Estimate $170
SOLD $140
Territory of New Guinea, pattern or proof penny, 1929. Some spotting, otherwise nearly FDC.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Territory of New Guinea, one shilling, 1935 - 1945, assorted dates. Fine - extremely fine. (150)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Territory of New Guinea, George VI, shillings, assorted dates. Very good - extremely fine. (500)
Estimate $500
SOLD $560
Territory of New Guinea, George VI, shillings, assorted dates. Very good - extremely fine. (500)
Estimate $500
SOLD $580
Territory of New Guinea, George VI, shillings, assorted dates. Very good - extremely fine. (500)
Estimate $500
SOLD $580
Territory of New Guinea, George VI, shillings, assorted dates. Very good - extremely fine. (500)
Estimate $500
SOLD $580