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Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II, special Newcastle souvenir ticket to travel on a Royal Visit Tourist bus for travel in February 1954; Anzac Day Celebrations, 25th April 1961, department of Government Transport N.S.W. special free bus ticket for travel by an Ex-Service Member and Employee of the department of Government Transport, both items rare. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Melbourne Cup Tour, N.S.W./Victorian Government Railways Inter System passenger Ticket. Special booklet of eleven coupons for a first class trip to the Melbourne Cup circa 1955. Contains first class tickets for rail tickets, sleeping berth, admission, tours, luggage and dinner, all overprinted specimen. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Military related ADC oupons for beer, No 1 issue of 2/19th Battalions magazine, Malaya June 1941, World War II envelopes (3), ration book 1941, Malacca night dance coupon, British Identityu card 1943; various commercial receipts 1920's & 30's postcards e.t.c and laminated Japanese military map Borneo. 920)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Internment Camps, research on Hay notes and the 'Dunera', Liverpool and Berrima camps in World War I and South Australian camps in World War II. Includes a large display board of the Dunera and Hay notes, all as assembelled by Max Bullus author of the Hay Internment Camp notes, Sydney 1994.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Documents, relating to Captain William Parsons, Master Mariner (1803-1880) a series of original letters (5) 1844-1855 to Captain W. Parsons, set up in a portfolio folder with photocopies of background material.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Painting of the M.V.City of Rayville, water colour and gouache, 72cm x 43cm, by Philip J Gray. Framed and glazed.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Victoria Old and New. A Pictorial Contrast. History of the Growth of Victoria, with Comparitive Illustrations of the fifties (1850's) and To-day. Published by Lake, Sons and Cowell, 34 Queen St. Melbourne, 1912, 74 pages, profusely illustrated, many period advertisements, soft cove. Scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Tourists Handbook of Australia, published by Howard Smith Company Ltd, Market St. Melbourne, 1905. A souvenir of the Company's Jubilee. Printed by Sands and McDougall Ltd, 365 Collins Street, Melbourne, 256 pages, with seperate sections on Victoria, N.S.W., Queensland, South Australia, West Australia plus general infomation about Howard Smith Steamship Company, prousely illustrated with many period advertisements, colour maps, index. Hardbound (a litle rubbing bottom corner) contents in excellent condition. Rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
The Pocket Street directory of Sydney and Immediate environs, third edition (1920's), 96 pages, 22 maps, also includes index of Commonwealth and State offices, hotels, wharves, hospitals, theatres, halls and street numbers. A few stains on the cover, otherwise contents clean and in very good condition.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Handbook of Fiji 1937, Fourth edition, second impression, October 1937, edited and revised by George K. Roth, 160 pages, well illustrated, map, bibliography, index, contains brief details about the currency and banking in Fiji, soft cover (back loose).
Estimate $70
SOLD $0