Catalogue
Colony of Victoria. Land Grant by Purchase of thirty one perches and three tenths of a perch in Carlton in the Parish of Jika Jika, to Edward Alexander Parry of Melbourne, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Henry Barkly, 17th October 1857, on vellun. Seal damaged, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Colony of Victoria. Land Grant by Purchase of one hundred and fifteen acres three roods and thirteen perches in the Parish of Ravenswood, to Frederick Fenton of Ravenswood, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Henry Barkly, 8th may 1862, on vellum. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Colony of Victoria. Certificate of Title issued to Henry Bentley for an allotment of land in Ferrars Place, Emerald Hill, Parish of South Melbourne, dated 6th June 1865, on vellum. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Colony of Victoria. Land Grant by Purchase of fifty two acres and two roods at Griffithston in the County of Dundas to John Forsyth the Elder of Grange Creek, Hamilton, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Charles Henry Darling, 24th August 1865. Slight cracking to seal, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Colony of Victoria. Conveyance between the Land Mortgage Bank of Victoria Limited and John Schubert of Moranding near Kilmore of land in the County of Dalhousie, signed and sealed 24th July 1876, handwritten on vellum and with five Victoria Stamp Statute stamps attached including fourpence, sixpence, one shilling, two shillings and ten shillings. Stamps fiscally cancelled, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Colony of Victoria. Deed of Co-Partnership between Richard Hanks, Henry Hinder and Alphonse d'Estampes, all of Daylesford, in the business of soap making, dated 27th March 1880, together with a letter dissolving the partnership, dated 5th August 1880; Agreement respecting future partnership, between Messrs. Edward Arthur Dowling of Melbourne and John Ramsden of Kew, in the business of a tea merchant, dated 16th January 1899; Articles of Partnership, between Edward Arthur Dowling and John Ramsden, dated 21st May 1900. All handwritten. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Colony of Victoria. Mining Lease issued to Richard Archer of Valhalla to mine a parcel of land measuring eighty eight acres one rood and thirteen perches in the County of Tanjil, Mining District of Gippsland, signed and sealed by Governor The Right Honorable John Adrian Louis, Earl of Hopetoun, 19th January 1891. Seal intact, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Colony of Victoria. Certificate of Discharge from Insolvency in the Estate of James Batchelor of Taggathy's Station, sealed and signed, 4th March 1869, handwritten on vellum; Appointment and Conveyance of trust premises to Henry Henty and Thomas Norman Henty, signed and sealed, 27th June 1893, handwritten on vellum and with a Tasmania Queen Victoria five shilling stamp attached. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Bushranger document, confidential letter dated 17 July 1879 from Sergeant of Police to Manager, Union Bank, Daylesford, a small town 36kms north east of Ballarat. The letter is a warning to be on the look-out for a group of criminals, including Andrew G. Scott, alias "Captain Moonlight" (Scott actually spelt his alias as Captain Moonlite) who had left Melbourne in company. A rare piece of Australian history (32cm X 20cm). Three horizontal letterfold lines and a few minor rust spots, very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
Bushranger document, confidential letter dated 6 October 1887 from the Manager of the Union Bank of Australia Limited, Melbourne to James Kidd Esq. of the bank's Collingwood branch regarding the likelihood of a bank robbery and the need to be armed and ready. An important piece of colonial history relating to the bushranger era (25.5cm X 20cm). A series of horizontal and vertical letterfolds, fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $0
The London Chartered Bank of Australia, high court voting proxies relating to the winding up of the company, dated 7th July 1893 (2); cheque form No. A117482, Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, Rural Bank Department, Dubbo (19..), overprinted Commonwealth Bank of Australia, form initialled but not used. Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $40
SOLD $50
Victoria. Debentures, Shire of Mulgrave, 1919, Å‣100, with Å‣3 interest coupons attached; City of Malvern, 1919, Å‣100, with Å‣3 interest coupons attached. All coupons intact, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Fisherman's License, N.S.W Government Fisherman's Licence dated 12 April 1934; N.S.W. Government Fishing Boat Licence dated 28 January 1931, both issued at the Treasury, Sydney for a five shillings fee. Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Miners Rights, Victoria, Ballarat 15 november 1890, fee five shillings Robt. S. Brain government printer; South Australia, Kingswood, 3 October 1949, fee paid five shillings, K.M. Stevenson, government Printer, New South Wales, Lightning Ridge 27 july 1971 fee paid not stated; includes a modern fascimilie of the first miners right "dated" 20 January 1897. First item scarce. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Miners Rights, Victoria, Ballarat 20 August 1902; another 2 july 1909 another 4 June 1916; all with 2/6 fee, first with "Ballarat" ink rubber stamp, second and third with "Ballarat" printed, first Robt. S. Brain Govt. Printer, second J. Kemp Acting Government printer, third J. Kemp Government printer. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Miners Rights, Victoria, Ballarat, 14 June 1902; another 4 September 1907; another 31 March 1919; all with 2/6 fee; first and third "Ballarat" in rubber stamp, second printed 'Ballarat" all with different government printers or acting Government printers. Third miners right issued to "Frederick Thomas Stokes". Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Miners Rights, Victoria, Ballarat, 9 April; another 14 January 1903; another 4 July 1904 all with 2/6 fee; first with ink rubber stamp "Ballarat" others printed; all Robt. S. Brain Government printer. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Miners Rights, Victoria, Castlemaine Warrandyte, 28 March 1916; another Castlemaine Heidelberg, 22 March 1920; another Castlemaine Hurstbridge 19 April 1934 . All with 2/6 fee-first two Albert J. Mullett Government printer, third H.J. Green Government printer. Scarce. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Miners Rights, Victoria, Castlemaine Hurstbridge 8 November 1932 fee 2/6 H.J. Green Government printer; New South Wales, Armidale, 24 june 1925, fee 5/-; another Hill End 18 January 1947, fee 2/6; another, Lightning Ridge 31 August 1971, fee one dollar, second rare. Fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Miners Right, Queensland, for five shillings, No. 94387, issued 3rd Jan 1907 for period 19 Feb 1907 to 18 Feb 1908. Tears in three folds, fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Gold mining. Lake View Extended Gold Mine (W.A.), 10th November 1896; Maldon Goldfields Limited, 25th July 1899. Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Mining. Alberta Silver, Thackaringa, New South Wales, 1888; Leviathan Gold, Woods Point, 1897; Enterprise Deep Gold, Maindample, 1900; Browning's Luck Gold, St.Arnaud, 1900; Blue Creek & Fryers United Dredging, 1905. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Mining. Barrambie Ranges Gold, Murchison District, W.A., 1906; Edna May (W.A.) Amalgamated Gold, 1934; Great Boulder Mining and Finance, 1935; Consolidated Gold Areas, 1939; Mountain View Gold, 1949; Blue Spec Mining, 1951; Lancefield, 1954; Hill 50 Gold, 1956; Australasian Mining, 1968. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Mining. Bluchers Reef Company, Maryborough, 1890; Bell's Reward Silver, Whyte River, Tasmania, 1891; Bernhardt Gold, Steiglitz, Victoria, 1894; Ben Lamond Gold, Woods Point, 1896; The American Eagle Syndicate, Lucky Woman's, Linton, 1899. Fine - very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $250
SOLD $520
Gold mining. Bonnie Doon Gold, Siberia, W.A., 1896; Black Diamond Colliery Co., Korumburra, Victoria, 1896; Loch Fyne Central Gold, Matlock, Gippsland, 1897; Duke of Wellington Gold, Bamganie, 1901; Beehive Gold, Bulumwaal, 1901. Very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $520
Gold mining. Britannia Alliance Gold, Steiglitz, 1882; Landy's Dream Gold, Walhalla, Gippsland, 1896; Elsie Amalgamated Gold, Steiglitz, 1896; All Nations Extended, Beaufort, 1900; Blue Bell Gold, Myrtleford, 1901. Fine - very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $250
SOLD $460
Gold mining. Grant's Amalgamated Gold, Mount McDonald, New South Wales, 1882; Victoria Gold Mining Association (Charters Towers), Queensland, 1892; Mount Drysdale Gold, Cobar, New South Wales, 1895; New Fitzroy Gold, Kanowna, W.A., 1898; Prince Alfred Copper, South Australia, 1900. Very fine and rare. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Gold mining. North Coliban Gold, Malmsbury, 1884; New Prince of Wales Gold, Bendigo, 1895; Mount Matlock Gold, Matlock, 1896; McCaul's Reward Proprietary Gold, Black River, 1898; Ravensthorpe Gold, 1901. Very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Mining. Queensland Mining Prospecting & Investment Co., 1899; Pani-Ilota Limited, 1910; North Australian Exploration, 1912; Radium Hill Company, 1913; Oxide Creek Limited, Mount Oxide, 1913; Lode Hill Tin, Cooktown, 1914; Mount Booralong Molybdenite, near Armidale, 1918; Lucknow Extension Gold, 1925; Marshall-Longton Lucknow Gold, 1925; Silver Mountain Mining, Pine Creek, N.T., 1928; Mount Battery Tin, Torrington, 1928; Return Creek Tin, Mount Garnet, 1929; Georgetown Gold, Queensland, 1934; Pine Creek Enterprise Gold, 1934; North Bismarck (Lucknow) Gold, Lucknow, 1949. Fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
New South Wales. The Peel River Land & Mineral Company, 16th February 1857. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150