Catalogue
Pith Helmet by Davies Bryan & Co, Alexandra, Cairo & Khartoum marked "Christys' London For The Tropics". Written inside is the name "Lt S.L.Perry / 13th Batt / A.I.F." Very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,000
30th Battalion Glengarry and badge. A few small moth holes on cap, badge in extremely fine condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
N.S.W., army peak cap with Royal NSW Regiment hat badge, appears to be 1960's make.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Australia, puggarees; Light Horse, Artillery and Infantry as detailed in MBI65 dated 2 August 1930 (3); General Service; blue with three maroon folds. Fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Australia, 45th Infantry Battalion (The St George Regiment), c.1930, badge top for Warrant Officer's cane in brass (28mm) scarce; Sydney University enamelled collar badge pre 1939; Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps silver tie pin badge; CMF lapel badge; two WWII Returned from Active Service badges; and a WWII Mother's badge with one star. Also eight medalettes. Fine - extremely fine.(15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Chainsaw with two separate wooden handles in fitted leather waist case with saw made by Tyzacksons & Turner and reverse of leather purse stamped D W Orr & Co 1915; Gas Mask in poor condition and without filtration unit; Kodak camera c.1920's, uses Autographic film No. A-116. Good - fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
S.M.S. Emden naval rating's tally band. Fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,200
HMAS Sydney Memorabilia: Ashtray made of brass from Sydney 1 with the inside base impressed 'H.M.A.S.Sydney / 1913-1928' and around the edge is impressed with the place names 'Atlantic.', 'North Sea.', 'Cocos Island.', and 'New Guinea.'; HMAS Sydney enamelled brooch with the reverse stamped 'Gilt Imit Jewel'; New HMAS Sydney Appeal / 23.1.42 / Newcastle button badge featuring Sydney 2. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
HMAS Sydney, photograph framed by A C Green, 251 Nelson Place, Williamstown with ship name painted on border below photo (235mm x 180mm). Written in pencil on the reverse are the dates Nov 9th 1914 and Oct 3rd 1920. Some foxing but very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
W.W.I. badges and medallions. H.M.A.S. Melbourne 1914-1919 brooch in silver and enamel (28mm), City of Camberwell, Enlist or Assist Carnival badge, brass and enamel (29mm); "I Carry On" button in chrome and enamel (25mm); Zeppelin disc in aluminium (25mm); British, tribute fob in silver and gold (30mm), obverse inscribed "Presented/to/ Chas Astram/by/Ebenezer Ch/Swansea" reverse "For Service/to/King and Country/1914". Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Queen Victoria Happy New Year Tin for troops in South Africa 1900; Queen Mary Christmas Tin 1914; King Edward & Queen Alexandra Coronation 1902 Chocolate Tin; 'Queen's Own' Needle Case, two different types, one with Queen Victoria's portrait the other without; brass Vesta 66mm high in the shape of a champagne bottle labelled 'Henri Clicquot Reims'; battered cigarette case ornately decorated with ancient Egyptian scenes; YMCA wallet issued to A.I.F. 1916 stamped with the YMCA Australia logo; AIF Female Relative's Badge with much enamel missing; Victoria ARP badge; another for Victoria ARP Warden. Fine. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Identity tags (WWI) for 3176 G.L. Golding A.I.F. (2); rising sun hat badge and collar badges (2); 15th Light Horse (Northern River Lancers) hat and collar badges, in white metal; Australian Junior Red Cross badges (2). Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
A selection of military related items and ephemera, includes YMCA Field Service Department, Military Camp Liverpool, NSW 1913, illustrated six page leaflet setting out detail of work done in the camp by the YMCA; Melbourne YMCA Giant Gym Display, programme dated 20th Novgember 1913; ANZAC Dawn Service, Cenotaph, Martin Place Sydney, programme ANZAC Day 1943' colour copy of an aerial view of the "German Concentration Camp, Liverpool..."; Highrer Elementarey School, North Fitzrioy, Patriotic Fund Contributions Pupil's Pledge and Receipt Card for monthly contributions of two shillings dated 20.12.1918; World War 1 photograph of large Australian military contingent in Europe; immitation Australian ten shillings note photograph with digger and girlfriends? photo superimposed; India postcard dated 1911 with Company drills, class firing and uniforms infomation printed on the back; plus four reprints (1960's) newspapers featuring among others, the German Surrender and Armistice Day. First item rare. Very good - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
WWII, Prisoner of War, pamphlets and documents distributed by the allies to advise locals and Japanese of the surrender, including a letter of a scene and thank you note from Japanese POWs. also photos relating to POWs and a postcard from the RAN certifying that the bearer operated the controls of the Japanese Midget Submarine sunk in Sydney Harbour May 31st 1942.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Japanese WWII memorabilia: parts of first Japanese bomb on Port Moresby; Army Book; felt purse, home - made, containing Japanese minor coins; pocket diary 1942; razor blade (cut-throat type) in wooden scabbard but with missing handle; pocket compass with Japanese lettering but with glass face cracked; steel balls used in mechanical game of Pachinko; small parcel of unknown Japanese papers; Japanese combs handmade from bamboo, one narrow and one wide; Japanese handmade bamboo curtain container. The first seven items are housed in packets describing item, origin and the name of the Australian soldier who retrieved the item. Very good - fine. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Miscellaneous: Assortment of photos, cards and cigarette cards, mostly military related but also includes several featuring early Sydney and flood scenes in country New South Wales. Of particular interest is a series of photos relating to Pte W.W. Martin 58 Battalion A.I.F. KIA 29 September 1918 along with letters of sympathy from King George V and the Secretary of State for War. Many other named photos in the lot. There is also a Royal Air Force Convoy Note dated 1 July 1945 and signed by the vehicle driver LAC Goldberg and the recipient Corporal S Broadbelt. According to information supplied by the latter, following delivery of this consignment, Goldberg stole ammunition from the camp and while en route to Palestine he was captured and subsequently tried and executed. An interesting lot. Very good - very fine. (approximately 100)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
WWI Postcards. An assortment of postcards sent by 2367 Private Hamilton McLachlan 34th Battalion A.I.F.to his mother. Pte McLachlan was awarded the Military Medal, Mention in Despatches, and French Medal of Honour - Bronze for war services. The cards include a Field Service Post Card, two Australian Comforts Fund cards as well as three photos of McLachlan with his Army tent mates, a battlion group photo and an ANZAC Day reunion photo. On his return to Australia he became a police officer and later was awarded the Imperial Service Medal. An interesting lot to an Australian war hero. Very fine. (15)
Estimate $60
SOLD $280
Floldout picture postcards entitled "Souvenir of Australia's Fighting Sons, eleven pictures (including) views mena, Liverpool, Randwick camps and Battalion photos of our famous boys now fighting at the Dardanelles European War 1914-15". Very rare photgraphic souvenir. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
World War I, sweetheart postcards (13), The Khojak Tunnel Baluchistan postcard, and a Tuck's Birthday card dated 1920. All cards in colour, the first 13 featuring poems of love & a desire for a safe return from the front. Very fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Military: First Day Covers for Air Training Corps 1991;RAAF Radar 1992; 100th Anniversary RAAMC 2003; HMS Victory 200 Years of Service 1978; Royal Canadian Air Force 60 years 1984; Canada Commemorative of VC 2004; Centenary of Birth of Canadian VC winner Air Marshall W A Bishop issued from his birthplace and signed by Group Captain A J Bauer (No 488 of 500 issued); 30th Anniversary First RAF Flight of Canberra bomber by 7 SQN from RAF Kinloss on a target towing sortie 14 May 1979 issued on a cover commemorating Captain J A Liddell VC, MC.; unofficial Combattants De La Somme medal 1914-1918-1940 on blue and yellow ribbon (Australians eligible to apply); Extremely Disabled War Veterans Association Australia enamelled membership badge; and silver ring set with a red garnet. Very fine - uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Photos of Gallipoli 1915 showing various scenes with several featuring ANZACs (16); Dance Programme Cards - six from 1890's including one for Durham Light Infantry G & H Companies Annual Ball 1893 with pencil still attached on cord; Concert Programme from 1902 hand-drawn for P&O's 'India'; also from the same period - Birthday Card featuring a Guardsman Drummer, another by Davidson Brothers featuring a lakeside scene, a Bright New Year Bookmark and a coloured studio portrait of a young woman by M. Marco; two photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the Gallipoli campaign. Stored in banknote album. Very fine. (29)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Military Prints by Monty Wedd. Ranger, Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Regiment 1870; Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, Tasmania Volunteer Rifle Regiment 1887; Gunner, New South Wales Volunteer Artillery 1873; Trooper, Queensland Mounted Rifles 1893. All prints (37cm x 45cm) in colour and framed under glass. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
New South Wales Lancer in uniform, photographic print, 31cm x 25cm, taken at the time of the Boer war. Very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Map of Papua New Guinea, in silk; cotton tea cloth "Its a Long, Long, Way to Tipperary" , WWI. Some foxing and frayed edges, fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Militaria: Transport tickets used by Walter A Rabey D.C.M., A.I.F. during WWI in Britain, Belgium and Egypt, including a Combined Leave and Railway Ticket from Weymouth to France named to W A Rabey 17/A.I.F.; REMEMBER ANZAC nickel-silver badge (24mm x 55mm) shaped like a shoulder title with reverse stamped - depose oaire 16/3/16 No. 85; WWI Wounded Stripe in metal without backing plate; sew-on bayonet in wreath emblem. Very fine. (35)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Trench art, WWII, hat with top feauturing a 1939 Australian penny. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Powder flask in metal; gun shell 40mm,diffused, base stamped K 3 Mai 1918 Sp255 119A; cartridge nosing from American Civil War 1861-65 New Orleans mounted on board; cylinder valve head (135mm) in white metal for use as an ashtray; Egyptian scarab soapstone carving (approx. 90mm long), a souvenir of the Middle East; Artillery Scale Ruler by J.W.Handley, Australia 1941; shrapnel pieces from Bullecourt with note confirmimg provenance; ARP Lamp Shield in black bakelite. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
World militaria and medals, including Great Britain, WWI Princess Mary gift tin, Army General Service belt buckle (VR), sword belt buckle, 2nd Bn The P.A.Somerset Light Infantry, award medallion in silver, inscibed 'E.Coy / 1912-1913', Royal Society Safe Driving Competition, five years Drivers award, three bars 1967, 1969, 1970; Siam/Thailand, medals (3); Germany, Fire Service award. Good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Great Britain: Silver War badge WWI numbered 473723 on reverse and with pin missing.; Medal of British Red Cross Society Medal For War Service 1914-18; For King and Country Medal in bronze with ornate pin-back suspender bar. Engraved on reverse "For Services Rendered" (38mm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
British Badges: Large assortment of hat and collar badges and shoulder titles mostly pre-1930. The bulk of the lot is made up of hat badges. Fine-very fine. (140)
Estimate $400
SOLD $520