Catalogue
Colony of Victoria, Land Grant by Purchase, to John Elder, William Elder and Nairne Guthrie Elder of Rokewood, of one hundred and eight acres three roods of land in the County of Grenville, Parish of Wurrook, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Henry Barkly, 14th May 1862; another., to John Elder and William Elder of one hundred and twenty three acres three roods and twenty nine perches in the County of Grenville, Parish of Kurucaruc, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Henry Barkly, 19th July 1859, both on vellum. (2)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
Colony of Victoria, Land Grant by Purchase, to Sarah Collins of Corindhap of fifty seven acres and three roods in the Parish of Corindhap, County of Grenville, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Henry Brougham, 21st October 1885, on vellum. Seal damaged otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Colony of Victoria, legal documents relating to land settlement including Leave and Release of Land, Melbourne, 1841; Mornington, 1854; Conveyance of Land, Richmond, 1845; Derrimut, 1854; Moorpanyal, 1855; Jika Jika, 1855; Trust Deed on Settlement, Boroondara, 1894; another., 1906. Very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
Legal Documents, Conveyance, Stirling to Ford 1849; Hume to Barber 1853; Barber to Ford 1853; Morehead to Freshwater 1856; Freshwater to Turner 1866; Turner to Bedford 1868; Bedford to Hall 1875 and others 1860, 1866, 1876, 1879; Probate, William Aitken 1869; William Campbell 1880; others 1876, 1897, mostly on vellum with impressed stamp duties. Mostly fine- very fine. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Victoria, Certificates of Title, North Melbourne, 1877; Northcote, 1877; Yarraville, 1885; Truganina, 1888; Prahran, 1889; Jika Jika, 1890. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Victoria, Certificate of Title, Henry Dinsdale of South Melbourne dated 4th July 1884 on vellum with one pound and one shilling duty stamps attached. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Colony of Victoria, Mallee Pastoral Lease of land in the County of Tatchera, to Walter Smith of Swan Hill, signed and sealed by Chief Justice Sir William Foster Stawell, dated 18th June 1884; Certificate of Insolvency in the matter of Julien Bourdeau of Daylesford, dated 12th February, 1863; Certificate of Discharge from Insolvency, Melbourne, 1899; Release by Creditors, 1894. Seal cracked and tears in folds on first document, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Colony of Victoria, Probate documents, for the wills of John Richardson of Talbot, 1880; William Stillwell of Ascot Vale, 1884; John Trestrail of North Melbourne, 1899; John Adamson of Fitzroy, 1899; William Anderson of Carlton, 1900; May Anderson of Moonee Ponds, 1900; Arthur Adams of Kensington, 1910; Henry Hoagland of Melbourne 1912. All handwritten on vellum. Very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Victoria, Benalla, a writ between George Robinson the younger and The Victorian Railways Commissioners regarding damages for land destroyed in the Baddaginnie fire on 20th December 1909, together with deed of submission to Arbitration, Solicitors letters and newspaper clipping relating to the incident. Very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Victorian Railways, selection of Victorian railway tickets, includes a number of special and rare tickets. Mostly extremely fine- uncirculated. (101)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Victorian Railways, collection of special and rare railway tickets, includes platform, cloak room, reserved seats, Royal Agricultural Show, Spirit of progress, open day, inspection of railway installations, navel base, Chalet, Mt Buffalo skis and stocks, tennis racquet, free storage of perambulator or go-cart, collapsible pram, railway museum, departmental DX free travel, show platform, extension of time, Flying Scotsman Society, Royal Show, Papal Visit, cup day, Victorian Railways Exhibition, Terang Railway Centenary VR. Motor Coach, vintage train excursion, 3AW Overnighters, free storage, plus several tickets overprinted 'SPECIMEN' and many more. Mostly extremely fine- uncirculated. (102)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Railway, Tramway and Ferry tickets and passes, includes Victorian Railways first class monthly ticket Albert Park and Melbourne 'to 1st December 1906', number 008; yearly and six monthly student passes (23); monthly tickets (3); special and souveneir tickets including AFL grand finals, Scienceworks, steam and Flying Scotsman commemorative tickets (11); Melbourne and Metroploitan Tramways Board newspaper prepaid fare stamp; Victorian taxi-Bus Services, Melbourne to St. Kilda; Short Road Ferry ticket City to Williamstown; Ballarat Tourist Tramway tickets, complete original packs of five, ten and twenty cents (200 tickets in each pack); plus a group of Sydney Ferries and State Rail of NSW tickets (67), the first item very rare. Mostly extremely fine- uncirculated. (110)
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
Stevedoring Industry documents, includes Foster Report 1946; Interim Report by Commmittee of Inquiry 28.2.56; Report of Committee of Inquiry October 1956 with AppendicesCommentary on Some Aspects of the First Report of the Australian Stevedoring Industry Board (October 1951): Commonwealth of Australia Reports on Australian Stevedoring Industry Board- Ist Report 30.6.1950; 2nd Report 30.6.1951; 4th Report 30.6.1953; 5th Report 30.6.1954; 6th report 30.6.1955; together with Rules of Seamen's Union, Fed. Ship Painters' and Dockers' Union of Australia; ASTMS Rules; Fed. of Aust. Uni. Sraff Assoc.; Union card for Hong Kong and others (2). Fine and interesting selection. (16)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Fitzpatrick, Brian & Cahill, Rowan J., The Seaman's Union of Australia, 1872-1972, Sydney 1971; McKellar, N.L., From Derby Round to Burketown, The A.U.S.N. Story, University of Qld., St.Lucia, 1977; Wyner, Issy., With Banner Unfurled, The Early years of the Ship Painters and Dockers Union, Sydney, 1983. Fine, all with owners name signed inside. (3)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Shipping memorabilia, gilt enamelled brooch pin badge 'SS Marathon'; EPNS napkin ring with badge mounted N.Z.S.Co 'M.V.Rangitata' silver presentation pencil in Prouds Sydney box inscribed 'T.S.S.Ulysses' (E.B. Birmingham 1934) and a petition dated 29/9/25 'T.S.S. Largs Bay'. Also post WWII Japan Occupation Forces souvenir .950 fine silver S.S. cigarette lighter. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Tug- boat memorabilia of tugboat owner James Wallace includes parchment copy of licence for the Marine Board of N.S.W dated 8th July 1880; certificate of Discharge for N.G . Wallace 1920; copy of Elizabeth Wallace 1938 U.S.A visa for alies seaman 1921, property settlement and transfer 1940, newsclippings, letters and statiojnary, box of family personel letters and photos, marriages e.t,c, pair ten gallon ration tickets, Commonwealth liberty Loan 1943 with receipts, embroided braids, hat badge with enamelled ships flag and brss button. All in tin plus framed photo of two tugs (lot).
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
150th Anniversary Celebrations, 26 January- 25th April 1938, including N.S.W Celebrations invitation leaflet containing aerial photograph of Sydney Harbour Bridge and city; colour booklet entitled 'An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Founding od Australia'; illustrated souvenir booklet in colour of the 'Exhibition of the Coronation Robes, Australia 1938'; Colesanco', G.J Coles employees magazine for January 1938 also with aerial photograph of Sydney Harbour Bridge, and details of the 150th anniversary plus several other leaflets, Christmas greeting card and brochures about ANZ banking Museum, Melbourne. Very fine- uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Masonia memorabilia, including membership cards, photos, manuals and guides, menus including Farewell Luncheon to Lord Gowrie VC, Sydney 1938. Fine - extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Lodge documents, including United Grand Lodge of Victoria constitutions and rule book 1927; City of Prahan Lodge Masonic Installation 1913; another 1914; another Queanbeyan Installation and Investiture 1930; NSW Lodge Capital No. 612 Visitor's Card; City of London, South London District IOOF rules 1888. Fine- extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Victorian Government Parliamentary Papers, reports relating to the establishment of the Royal Mint in Melbourne and various Victorian exhibitions. Contains- 1869 Royal Mint, Melbourne establishment and salary costs; 1880 Silver and copper coinage sent to Deputy- Master of Mint; Melbourne; 1879 First report Melbourne International Exhibition 1880; another Second Report; 1883 Rules and regulations made by the Exhibition Trustees; 1877-8 despatch respecting the space applied for by Juvenile Industral Exhibition; 1887 Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne VIC 1888, First Report; 1877 Report of the Victorian Commissioners to the Sydney Exhibition of 1876; 1869 expenditure relating to the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown. Mostly very fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Numismatic society memorabilia, Association of Australian Numismatists, Special Number of 'The Australian Numismatist' October 1947, giving details of Australia's numismatic societies at the time; also infomation and membership cards for 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42; The Numismatic society of south Australia programme 1945-46, Syllabus 1949-50; Numismatic Association of Victoria, souvenir leaflet for an 'Exhibition of Coins, Tokens & medals Commemorating the Centenary of the Issue of the Annand Smith & Co. Tradesmen's Token' held in Melbourne on 21st & 22nd October 1949'; N.A.V Association Dinner menus for 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 plus 500th meeting (5th April 1977) special programme and souvenir ticket. The first four items rare. Mostly extremely fine- Uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
German New Guinea, coin postcards depicting a complete set of German New Guinea coins from twenty marks to one pfennig, another with same design but different printer. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Facsimile Collection of Historic Australian coins, issued in 1970 by Ibis Imprints Sydney.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Victorian Football League, cigarette cards, mostly 1933, including Collingwood, S.Coventry; Fitzroy, H.Bunton, H.Moriaty; North Melbourne, S.Barker, J.Lewis; South Melbourne, W.Mohr, H.Comte; Carlton, St Kilda, Hawthorn, Essendon, Melbourne. Good - very fine. (80)
Estimate $100
SOLD $290
Cigarette Cards, Complete set of fifty Will's 1908 cigarette cards 'Time & Money in Different Countries', each card shows a person, a coin and the time in each country. Mostly extremely fine- uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $180
SOLD $140