Australian Icons

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ICONS 1 4. Bradshaw, Jack. The True History of the Australian (WJ Anderson & Co, 1 possibly 1911). 157pp. 8vo. 1., REWARD NOTICE Paperback, with 11 illustrations, 1863 including two rare ones of Kate Kelly. Bradshaw offers accounts Reward notice published in the of Gardiner, Hall and his gang, NSW Government Gazette, Melville, Thunderbolt, Morgan, November 27 1863. 32pp, Moonlight and . foolscap. One for 4000 pounds “for the apprehension of John $100 Gilbert, John O’Mealley, Benjamin Hall, and John Vane”, also noting a 50 pounds reward for the recapture of the convicts Frederick Brittain and Frederick Ward. Brittain was serving 16 years for robbing a mail coach – Ward escapes to become 6. Fitchett, WH. and his ‘’. Includes Gang : The true story of the descriptions of both outlaws. exploits of Australia’s most famous gang of bushrangers told $300 by a notable historian . Also refers to Gardiner, Hall, Thunderbolt and other bushrangers. Melbourne 2. REWARD (Fitchett Brothers, c1936). 63pp. NOTICES 1863 8vo. Paperback. Tear in the back wrapper. Good bright artwork on Reward notice published in the front cover. NSW Government Gazette, October 30 1863. 20pp, foolscap. $100 One for 4000 pounds “for the apprehension of John Gilbert, 5. Clow, RJ. The Cause of Kelly : 7. Haydon,AL. The Trooper Police John O’Mealley, Benjamin Hall, A Complete History of the of Australia: A record of mounted and John Vane”, also noting a 50 Primative Colonial War and the police work in the Commonwealth pounds reward for the recapture Police. In blank verse. Ballarat from the earliest days of of the convicts Frederick Brittain (Baxter & Stubbs 1919). 106pp. settlement to the present day. and Frederick Ward, both with 8vo. Original wrappers. Excellent London, Andrew Melrose. 1911 descriptions. copy. nd 2 Impression. 431pp. 8vo. $300 $300 Original cloth, a very good copy. Illustrated with 46 pages of photographs and 6 maps. 3. BUSHRANGER REWARD Includes chapters on Ben Hall NOTICES 1863 and his contemporaries, Ned Reward notice published in the Kelly, Black Trackers, NSW Government Gazette, Queensland native police and October 23 1863. 18pp, foolscap. much more . On the front page, one for 2500 $275 pounds “for the apprehension of John Gilbert, John O’Mealley, Benjamin Hall, and John Vane”, also noting a 50 pounds reward for the recapture of the convicts Frederick Brittain and Frederick Ward, both with descriptions. $300

Sheet, 28.5 x 20.5 cm, dated 20 connected to Irish families 1879- July 1879 for James Wilson alias 1881. We believe the scrimshaw Kelly. With full hand-written artist is indeed Kelly's step-father, details describing his original George King, who disappeared in Cattle Stealing charge in 1878 and fled by ship to New Beechworth, and subsequent trial Zealand. These scrimshaws are at Wagga on 29 June 1877 for personal mementoes passed on Horse Strealing, with his original to sympathisers. false birth details (Dublin 1855!), but noting he is now 6 foot, and a shoemaker. This document was created during the Kelly Outbreak, 8. Sadlier, and features an original black and John. Recollections of a Victorian photograph of Jim Kelly, 8.5 x 5 Police Officer . Melbourne (George cm, in prison gear. Additional Robertson, 1913). 312pp. 8vo. remarks include “17 th January Original decorated cloth covers, 1880 – Sentence remitted”. some wear. Lacks frontispiece. James Kelly then disappeared 12. A KELLY-FITZPATRICK With 47 photographs, including and was not seen till after DOUBLE SCRIMSHAW twenty relating to the capture of Glenrowan. In good condition, the Kelly Gang. with some loss of paper on the Two buffalo horns, each $120 two folds and two small tears on approximately 45 cm long, each left side, not affecting the writing. horn incised with symbols of lost love, adventure, horses, troopers,

9. White, Henry. Tales of Crime and threatening gestures - and Criminals in Australia : Based relating to Kelly Gang, including Principally Upon Reminiscences one with chinstrap in the larrikin of Over Thirty Years Official Greta mob fashion, wearing a Experience in the Penal spotted shirt, being chased by a Department of Victoria . London mounted trooper; a woman with a (Ward & Downey, 1894). 296pp. knife with the bearing of Isley's 8vo. Original cloth. Some fraying portrait of Maggie Skillion; a to the endpapers at the spine. 11. A KELLY unicorn topped by a lonely camp The second edition, containing 95 GANG DOUBLE SCRIMSHAW, and arrowed hearts; an pages on the Kelly Gang, is rare. 1880 extraordinary Austral Coat-of- $250 Arms with an emu and kangaroo, Two cowhorns, nailed to a and plough-shares; with a scrolled wooden centrepiece, snake with indesciperable approximately 83 cm in total inscription. The other horn with width, on a further oblong cedar similar top and tailed decoration, base, approximately 28 x 19 x 2 and no Glenrowan briar. This one cm, locked to the rest with three holds a finely cut young woman hand-forged nails. Each horn has pointing at a scroll clearly incised been incised with portraits of Ned 'AM Fitzpatrick'; tall ships, an Kelly, gang members, and many American Eagle with flag, a articulated Glenrowan briar-roses cornstalker popping out from the to both sides. Kelly can be seen other-side-of-the-world; more wild on the right horn, with his horse animals and arrowed hearts of Daylight above, and lost love. dressed as a woman to the top. On the left horn, George King can be seen on the lower right, above him, with second from the top. Steve Hart appears again in fancy dress top left. Having sighted three double scrimshaws by this same artist, 10. JAMES KELLY, 1879 whose signature theme is the An original NSW Police Charge briar-rose, each set has been police force who hunted the Kelly the 6th October 1898. Her body gang in the period 1878-1880. was found in a lagoon off the Such relics were on show as early Condobolin Road. According to as 1880 at a display known in the the death certificate, there was no popular newspapers as the Kate evidence of foul play. Kelly Exhibition in Sydney 1881: ‘The brother and sister of notorious bushranger Ned Kelly have paid a visit in Sydney for the purpose of exhibiting themselves and some of the relics of the bushranging conflicts; but the police interfered, and the 13. A PHOTOGRAPH OF KATE exhibition has been stopped…’ KELLY, 1881, SIGNED Kate's story, ending in her tragic A sepia cartes-des-visite, 5.2 x early death in 1898, has lain in 8.8 cm; being an original mounted the long shadow cast by Ned. photograph from a Sydney studio This revolver, be it the fated showing Kate Kelly in full riding Fitzpatrick weapon or one of the habit, including hat and veil, 15. JESSE DOWSETT’S many appropriated by the Kellys facing the camera; this being a REVOLVER during the Outbreak, helps variant of one of a series (noted A .38 calibre revolver and leather reclaim her story, till now the by Keith McMenomy in his Ned carrying pouch owned and used subject of contemporary ballads Kelly, 1984 p239), another being by Jesse Dowsett, the Railway like Ye Sons of Australia : reproduced in the Argus noted as Guard who overpowered and owned by Mr A Skinner of The daring Kate Kelly how noble captured Ned Kelly at Glenrowan. Victoria. This photograph on offer her mien Dowsett had accompanied the police railway transports sent out is previously unknown and As she sat on her horse like an in pursuit of the Kelly Gang. He unpublished in any form, and is Amazon queen, signed to the reverse ‘ Kate Kelly’ was there when the with the following: “Bought at the She rode through the forest schoolteacher, Curnow, waved Waxwork Exhibition (signature); revolver at hand them down with a red (then) N.Z. April 13 1881 H.H.” Regardless of danger, who dare handkerchief, to warn them the Originally owned by Harold bid her stand. Kellys were derailing the train. He was there in smoking bush Hobson. Unique. As a teenager Kate Kelly rode the outside Mrs Jones’s Inn, and it ranges taking ammunition and was Dowsett who pulled hostages food to her brothers, being Mrs Reardon and her baby to wounded in the legs and hip. She safety, after police had repeatedly carried a revolver in 1879 and by fired on her, taking her to safety at 1880 was exhibiting revolvers and the Railway Station before rifles in Melbourne and Sydney. returning to the fray. One of the most significant Dowsett returned fire with Kelly women in the Kelly saga, this outside Glenrowan, watching in young woman, assuming the amazement as the bullets names Ada Hennessy and Kate bounced off his armour, like Ambrose, performed equestrienne 14. KATE KELLY’S REVOLVER “parched peas.” He saw Ned sit to displays at shows and circuses in A Henckell & Co, Solingen.32 reload, he saw Constable Kelly Adelaide, Sydney and Central calibre revolver, with a wooden shoot him and Steele wrestle him NSW. She would later work at the stock, inscribed with the initials to the ground. But it was Dowsett Promenade Hotel in Albury in KK, uncovered some years ago in who successful took Ned’s 1884, at Glendore as a domestic, the demolition of a house in weapon from him, watched as his and at Cadow Station, in 1885. In Forbes, NSW, occupied by Ned’s helmet was removed and Forbes, she worked as a younger sister, Kate. Found in the prevented Steele from shooting domestic, where she met her cavity of her family home, it was him in an excess of passion. He husband, William 'Brickie' Foster, covered in lard and wrapped in received a little over 175 pounds, whom she married in 1888. Ten leather strapping. The revolver the second largest civilian share years and six children later she bears the insignia of the Royal of the 8,000 pounds reward. The was dead, reported missing on Constabulary, associated with the Railway granted him a raise of 1/- per day and Superintendent John Blaxland; together with a land “bounded on the South side Sadlier offered him relics from memorandum of release from the by an East line of 47 chains, Glenrowan, including the pistol Blaxlands to Cooper dated 22 commencing at a small bridge he’d seized and Ned’s boot. This February 1826. over a salt water creek, on the bulldog revolver recalls this East side by a North line to Rose seminal moment in Australian Bay, and on all other sides by the history and the figure of “little Together with a second indenture Water of Port Jackson Harbour Dowsett, what a plucky fellow he for the lease of same, as above, and the before-mentioned small is,” as Dr Nicholson recalled in his dated February 5 1822, signed creek. To be called ‘Point Piper’.” and sealed by Gregory and John narrative of that unforgettable morning. Blaxland; together with a memorial of the lease to Cooper It has been assumed that dated 22 February 1826. Macquarie granted this land to 16. GRANT TO ELIZABETH John Piper in 1816, but this NEEDHAM, 1796. supposition is based on the “By 1820 Blaxland had settled An original land grant, ink on elaborate and public laying of the down on his Brush Farm estate, foundation stone for his future paper, signed and dated 15 which Macquarie had September 1796 by Governor villa in 1816. Piper’s foundation Hunter, witnessed by David admitted to be a 'very snug good stone and subsequent failure to Collins, Secretary of the colony, of farm and very like an English one live on this land till 1822, can now 40 acres in the Parish of in point of comfort and be seen for what it was. A Petersham to Elizabeth convenience'. Here he conducted foundation stone built on a Needham; with to reverse the many experiments with crops and promise by Macquarie, but transfer of same by John & grasses, unsuccessfully with nothing more. Piper continued to Elizabeth Driver to John & tobacco growing but most live at Burwood Park during this Gregory Blaxland, dated 26 successfully with buffalo grass period, before moving into February 1808. In 5 separate and viticulture. He had brought Henrietta Villa, around the time of pieces, with separate paper seal. vines from the Cape of Good Macquarie’s departure from the Including a copy of same. Hope, found a species resistant to colony in 1822. blight, took a sample of his wine to London in 1822 and won a Land grants to women prior to silver medal for it. While in 1800 are rare, and this grant was England he published his Journal the largest offering to a woman of of a Tour of Discovery Across the the colony at the time. Elizabeth Blue Mountains in New South Needham was sentenced to Wales (London, 1823).” ADB seven years transportation in 1786 for stealing clothing valued at thirty shillings, arriving in the 18.COOPER & LEVEY, 1824 colony with the First Fleet on the An indenture on heavy paper, Lady Penrhyn . She married foolscap, 4pp, dated 24 January 20. THE SALE OF POINT PIPER William Snailham in Sydney on 17 1824 for the sale of a half-share in 1826. February 1788, who received 30 Needham’s farm from Daniel acres on the Hawkesbury in 1794; Cooper to Soloman Levey; signed An Indenture, 60 x 76cm, for the and following his death, she was by both Cooper and Levey, and “release” of Point Piper to Daniel granted this land by Hunter. She witnessed by WC Wentworth. Cooper, Solomon Levey and William Redfern for the sum of married John Driver, who suicided in 1809, and left the colony in 6000 pounds; signed by John and 1824 as a very successful 19. THE ORIGINAL LAND Anne Piper, ink on vellum, dated businesswoman. GRANT FOR POINT PIPER, March 2 1826; signed and sealed 1820. by both John and Anne Piper.

An original land grant, Ink on 17. THE BLAXLANDS, 1822 vellum, 28 x 32cm, of 190 acres In early 1826, Governor Darling An indenture on heavy paper, 36 to John Piper for the area “to be takes over from Sir Thomas x 27.5 cm, 4pp, dated February 5 known as Point Piper”, signed and Brisbane as Governor of NSW 1822, for the sale of the Needham dated April 5 1820 by Lachlan and Piper, as Chairman of the grant of 40 acres from the Macquarie, with his seal, 10.7 cm Bank of as Blaxlands to Daniel Cooper, in diameter. Vellum folded twice, Naval Officer for the Colony, finds signed twice by both Gregory and in fine condition. The 190 acres of himself under investigation. condition, rest clean and clear but 1827, and he was again on the Marjorie Barnard has noted in her with some holes at the folds, Board of the Bank of NSW that definitive biography of Piper that signed by John Campbell as year. he had mortgaged his property to Provost Marshall. With to reverse the firm of Cooper & Levey in the transfer of this property to March 1826 for 20,000 pounds, John Piper for 220 pounds dated 22. FIDDEN’S WHARF, 1821 but probably only received half of 16 March 1821. An original land grant on vellum, that to help him settle his WC Wentworth purchased dated April 5 1821 by Governor accounts. This document though Vaucluse House and 100 acres Macquarie to Joseph Fitton for 40 makes it clear that Piper had sold thereon for 1500 pounds during acres of land at Hunters Hill; the whole of Point Piper, with its the fire sale of Piper’s properties, signed and sealed by Macquarie. mansion, houses and stables partly in cash, and partly by Folded in three, in fine condition. following the first advertisement transfer to Piper of 500 acres at With to reverse the transfer by for its sale in March 1826, and not Westbourne, next to Piper’s Joseph Fidden to Bernard in 1827. Alloway Bay in Bathurst. Williams on September 5 1821. Following the failure of Alloway Thus a letter from Kirkwood to Bank, Wentworth re-established This grant was located on the Piper in April 1826 makes sense: the family on Westbourne – which southern side of what is now “I cannot explain how I felt when I Piper originally purchased via this Fiddens Wharf Road, and fronted received your letter, with Point transfer in 1821, mortgaged to the present Pacific Highway, Piper sold, all the Hospitality of Cooper & Levey, and cleared by . However, he never took Sydney completely destroyed!” – Wentworth in 1827. formal possession of this land. and why Piper held only one more Instead, for the next 30 years he “magnificent fete” at Henrietta lived in a hut by the banks of the Villa that same month – before , at the foot of Cooper & Levey took possession. 22. AN ORIGINAL LAND GRANT Fiddens Wharf Road in present FOR REDFERN, 1825. day West Lindfield/Killara. Bernard Williams was the colony’s When Darling had looked into the An original land grant, ink of vellum, dated 30 June 1825 by first coxswain, living at Cadman’s affairs of the Bank of NSW he Cottage in 1816-17. found that nearly 60,000 pounds Governor Brisbane to John was on loan to 4 merchants, Thomas Campbell, for 185 acres friends of the directors, which bounded to the north by Redfern’s 23. HUNTERS HILL, 1821 farm, to be known as ‘Mount could not be called in without An original land grant on vellum, bankrupting them. Of this amount Lachlan’; signed and sealed by Brisbane, witnessed by Frederick dated April 5 1821 by Governor Darling deemed Piper was Macquarie to Thomas Wilson for responsible for 13,000 pounds Goulburn the Colonial Secretary. Folded in three, fine condition. 50 acres of land at Hunters Hill, and he suspended his position as bounded on the north-west by Chairman in April 1827. Friends Fitton’s Farm; signed and sealed rallied, but even Daniel Cooper’s Campbell was the first President by Macquarie. Folded in three, in “donation” of 7000 pounds was of the Bank of NSW, and later fine condition. With to reverse the against more of Piper’s property. Macquarie had commissioned him transfer by Thomas Wilson to At the public sale of the contents as the colony’s Provost-Marshall Bernard Williams on August 31 of Henrietta Villa on June 4 1827 in 1819 – responsible for the sale 1821. – whereby the auctioneer John of goods for debts. Perhaps it is Paul was acting for Cooper & then not unusual that this land Levey – Daniel Cooper purchased grant – not to be resold within five 24. A GRANT TO DWYER – THE it from his own company. years – was sold to Cooper & WICKLOW CHIEF, 1821 Levey in the same year it was An original land grant on vellum, granted; at the same time that 21. PIPER & WENTWORTH dated April 5 1821 by Governor they purchased the whole of the Macquarie to Michael Dwyer for An original land grant of 500 Waterloo Estate, comprising 1400 50 acres of land at Cabramatta, acres in Bringelly, “bounded on acres of Alexandria, Waterloo, signed and sealed by Macquarie. the south by John Blaxland’s Rosebury and Zetland (itself an Folded in three, in fine condition. Ludenham farm” to William 1823 land grant). Governor Johnston signed and dated 31 Darling appointed Campbell as August 1819 by Lachlan his Collector of Customs, Michael Dwyer, born in Wicklow, Macquarie, with his seal in fair following his removal of Piper in Ireland, in 1772, and was captain at the Battle of Hacketstown we contend they have in most Sydney Morning Herald, dated during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. cases been provoked by wanton September 28; 8pp, with columns While other units surrendered, aggression against them…” detailing the South Eastern Dwyer continued a successful Important. goldfield activity and four columns guerilla resistance until on Gold Field Regulations. December, 1803, when he surrendered on condition he be 27. A good copy of the 1827 sent to America. The English Sydney Gazette, dated June 8, reneged and sent them to Botany 4pp, large broadsheet; including a Bay for life, where they arrived in front-page advertisement for the 1806 and were treated as free sale of All the Elegant Furniture et settlers. Governor Macquarie al at Point Piper… together with gave him a pardon in 1814, and shares in that highly lucrative this much delayed land grant. He Establishment, the Bank of New died in 1825. Dwyer and his wife South Wales! Also notice of Piper are the only ones interred in the & Campbell’s executorship of the late Andrew Frazer, and an article 31. ROSE BAY FROM THE 1798 Memorial at Waverly , 1877 Cemetery, whereon the following on James Hardy Vaux. is carved: “In loving memory of all An albumen silver photograph, 13.5 x 18.7 cm, showing a Scene who dared and suffered in Ireland 28. A fair copy of the 1827 from the North Shore, Sydney in 1798” and “Pray for the Souls Sydney Gazette, dated June 20, Harbour by Nicholas Caire, of Michael Dwyer 4pp, large broadsheet; including a produced in 1877 by his Anglo- the ‘Wicklow Chief’ and Mary his front-page advertisement for the Australiasian Photo Company, wife whose remains are interred sale of various lots, land and being no. 46 in Caire’s Views of in this vault.” shares in Captain Piper’s estate, New South Wales. Mounted, with noting that “All Persons, indebted copyright blindstamp and printed to Capt. Piper, are requested to description to reverse. 25. GOVERNOR BOURKE TO pay the Amount of their Debts into DANIEL COOPER the hands of James Norton, Esq” An original land grant on vellum, and a front-page notice to all 38 x 53 cm, dated October 3 1835 Justices of the Peace by by Governor Bourke to James Governor Ralph Darling. Holt, being agent for Daniel Cooper “surviving partner of the firm Cooper & Levey” for 2 Roods and 35 perches of land in Sydney , bounded on the west by George Street… and on the north by Market Street…”; signed and sealed by Bourke with 32. VICTOR TRUMPER’S extravagant wax. Folded in six, in BATTING GLOVE fine condition. 29. POINT PIPER CDV, 1867 A right-hand glove, match-used A sepia cartes-des-visite, 5.5 x 9 by Victor Trumper in 1898-99 and 26. A clean copy of the 1827 cm; being an original photograph given by him to his doctor and Sydney Gazette, dated May 23, of Point Piper showing the “new” team-mate at Gordon Cricket 4p, large broadsheet; includes the house owned by Sir Daniel Club, LB Heath around 1913. first notice of the sale of furniture Cooper, and a fifty foot gaff-rigged Purchased from the Estate of LB at Point Piper, much on John racing cutter; photographed by Heath. Trumper’s records in 1898 McArthur and two columns of the Barcroft Capel Boake in 1867, prompted his addition to the 1899 case of Lieutenant Lowe and with his studio stamp to reverse. touring team to England, objections to “the common law Boake emigrated from Ireland in right of an aboriginal native to be 1858, and was the father of the 33. THE WINNERS, BY HS tried by a jury” by WC Wentworth Australian poet Barcroft Boake POWER “with respect to the propriety of (1866-1892). Pen and ink, 43 x 58 cm, subjecting the natives to the mockery of a trial, according to depicting winning horses and their our laws for outrages, to which… 30. A bright copy of the 1869 owners at the 1904 Royal Easter Show. Harold Septimus Power Hospital for Children. (1877 - 1951), artist, was born on Lethbridge has signed the 31 December 1877 at Dunedin, upper reverse, but a keen eye New Zealand. In 1900 he moved will spot Bradman's 'DGB' to Adelaide where he worked as signature in the upper reverse an illustrator for the Observer, the space just below the corded Register, the Critic and other grip. This bat marks the papers. In 1904 he was beginning of Bradman's Test commissioned by the trustees of career. Bradman played his the Art Gallery of South Australia first Test in November 1928 to paint an animal picture ('After scoring 18 and 1 on a wet pitch. the day's toil') for 100 guineas. An With this bat he also scored Australian War artist during WW1, 106 for St George v Gordon, he was successful both in and a double – 131 and 133* for Australia and overseas, prompting NSW, both in October. Unique Arthur Streeton to note: 'One is 35. NORMAN LINDSAY’S and desirable. impressed first by a tremendous UNKNOWN SEAS (1922) display of colour and a dauntless A new proof edition from the feeling of optimism … He displays original etching plate, 36.5 x 29.2 remarkable knowledge and vigour cm, being trialled for a future in his paintings of animals'. edition. Beautifully mounted and framed, this is an excellent example of one of Lindsay’s most popular etchings.

36. DON BRADMAN'S FIRST TEST BAT A Warren Bardsley 'Model-de- Luxe' made by Duke & Son, England, signed to the reverse under the heading's 1928 34. ARTHUR UPFIELD’S BIBLE England and Australia, 19 A Holy Bible, 12 x 7 cm, Oxford, signatures from the 1928-29 inscribed 'Arthur W Upfield, Alma English team headed by House, Gosport' and signed and Chapman, including Jardine, 37. DON BRADMAN BY SAM dated by father 1.9.1911. Tate (2), Hendren, Leyland HOOD, 1930 Following his failure at recent Patuadi, Larwood; and to the An original sepia photograph of examinations, Upfield was sent to right reverse 17 signatures Bradman executing the cover- Australia by his father to seek his headed unusually by Jackson drive during his World Record 452 fortune in 1911. The ticket and (probably over-exited) but not out, for NSW v Qld 1930 at this bible, were his father's parting including an early Bradman, the SCG No. 2 ground. This gift. Arthur Upfield went on to Ryder, Woodfull, Andrews, classic work, 30 x 23 cm, was write 29 novels with the Aboriginal O'Reilly, Richardson. Later Bradman’s favourite, being first detective, Boney as key inclusions collected by created as a supplement to the character. These were published Bradman for this charity item Sydney Mail that year, and much world-wide. include Richardson, later as the cover of his Ironmonger and Alexander. 47 autobiography Farewell to Cricket signatures in all. This is Don Mounted by the photographer for Bradman's first Test cricket bat, Tom Howard, treasurer for the put up by him for 'The Most 1930 Australian Cricket Team; Popular Boy Cricketer then by descent. Competition' arranged by the Sun newspaper in August 1930. The winner was George Lethbridge whose 27,554 runs represented over one hundred pounds to the Royal Alexandra and top middle edge, but otherwise beaut. Produced in Sydney c1934. Floating on hard card with protective tissue.

38. JIM PIKE’S RACING BRIDLE FOR PHAR LAP A racing bridle, being 59 cm to two strapped chromed metal bits each 14.5 cm, the reins being 145 cm long, with full strapping; as used by jockey Jim Pyke on Phar Lap during the 1930-31 season. 43. BEER! BY WALTER Provenance: Mrs Olga Pike. JARDINE SOLD An original five colour lithograph by Walter Jardine, 58 x 44 cm, for Tooheys Oatmeal Stout with a 41. typical top-class Jardine table- AUSTRAL GIN! setting and a massive bottle of stout. Floating on hard card with An original four colour lithograph, protective tissue, in immaculate 56 x 45 cm, for London Type Dry condition, produced by William Gin, bottled in Bond by Tooheys Brooks & Co in 1934. Ltd, Sydney; showing a celebrating Sydney couple c1934. Fine condition.

39. HERE’S TOO’EE An original three colour screen print , 101 x 77 cm, promoting Toohey’s Mild Bitter Ale, 44. produced by Publicity Studios, MRS ‘ARRIS & MRS ‘IGGS Sydney c1932; great art deco abstract Austral male holding an 42. A An original five colour lithograph immense bottle of Ale, tears to ROYAL FLUSH! probably by Jardine, 58 x 44 cm, lower edge middle, and left edge, showing two popular characters of An original five colour lithograph but rare in this clean state. the early 1930s discussing – what by Walter Jardine, 58 x 44 cm, for Floating on hard card with else but Toohey’s Oatmeal Stout. Tooheys Club export Lager with a protective tissue. Floating on hard card with gambler’s hand showing a royal protective tissue. flush and a bottle of pouting ale.

40. TOOHEY’s OATMEAL In immaculate condition, c1933. STOAT! Floating on hard card with protective tissue. Rare. An original full colour chromolith, 99 x 74 cm, being a Walter Jardine painting of oats being harvested – ready and whisking straight in to the full glass of stout. Some small tears to top left edge A coloured lithograph, 75 x 48 cm, press photograph of Gilmore with showing a mother with child three young Aboriginal children, against a red Australian Ensign, inscribed, signed and dated Kings with the caption: ‘You Love Cross 1956; a press photographic Them… You fight for them!’ of Gilmore having tea in her Kings Produced for the Australian Cross apartment c 1956; a press Government in 1941. A large tear photograph of Gilmore reading to right edge, and some to top Mao Tse Tung, inscribed signed left-hand edge, but still very and dated to reverse 1962; a handsome propaganda. Floating large sepia photograph 23.5 x on hard card with protective 18.5 cm, of a portrait of Gilmore tissue. aged 25, inscribed to the front in 45. ink “There were no white hairs RALLY ROUND THE FLAG! when this was taken. Now, white- A four coloured lithograph by haired I sign it with affection for Walter Jardine, 52 x 42 cm, Annis McKren, Mary Gilmore showing a bottle of Tooheys Flag 7.11.1949”. Plus a publisher’s Ale with foaming glass on a red flyer for The Rue Tree, Robertson Australian Ensign. Terrific design. & Mullens 1931, signed and dated Small tear in centre of flag, beneath a poem by Gilmore in repairable, rest fine. Floating on 1945; together with a photograph hard card with protective tissue. of the verse ‘Yea and Nay’ with a Produced by William Brooks & Co long inscription to reverse signed c1933. and dated by Gilmore in 1957 (7 48. RACEPLAY! in all) Race-Play, an Australian-made bakelite game, with a windup winning post, 5 x 25 x 3 cm, with eight horses 6cm long, each named and with the colours of Ajax, Bernborough, Carbine, Peter Pan, Phar Lap, Shannon, Windbag & Flight. Together with its original cardboard box 6 x 29 x 12 cm made by M & L Plastics, Melbourne c 1946. 46. A LUNA PARK WOODEN RATTLE, 1933 A wooden rattle with ratchet that “clicks” so loudly tis closer to a machine gun. Painted in red and blue, purchased from the Luna Park sale (Gray’s, 1982). 50. LORD FURY – RACE WORN SILKS. Ray Selkrig's orange and green racing silks, with Anthony 49. MARY GILMORE Horderns & Sons label, initialled COLLECTION. by the jockey; as raced to win the Five original photographs of Mary Melbourne Cup in 1961. Faded, Gilmore, most of which are with some small tears to lower inscribed by the poet on the back front, but otherwise in good between 1949 and 1962; condition. Provenance: Mr NS including a 15 x 20.5 cm press Cohen, then by descent. photograph of Gilmore with Ms Faith Bandler, with a long 47. inscription signed and dated JOIN THE AIF NOW! Kings Cross 1958; a 20.5 x 15 cm 52. AUTOGRAPHS FROM Burge, Grout, Jarman, Umpire BEULAH BONDI TO JIMMY Egar, Favell, Shiell, G Chappell, STEWART Frost, Paulson, I Chappell, An original red Autograph book, Watson and more; also Pakistan 10 x 13 cm, packed with 1964 team (2p), Sobers, Australian musical stars and Goddard, Peter Pollock, Barry fabulous visiting acts from the Shepherd, RV Walter Robins, early 1960s to the late 70s, on Tony Locke; a few AFL stars Neil single display pages; including Dansie, David Kantilla, Haydon Graham Kennedy, Bobby Limb, Bunton; and tipped in a perfect Peter Allen, Margot Fonteyn, and rare Big O – Roy Orbison! Digby Wolfe, Beulah Bondi, Tommy Hanlon, Lionel Long, Digby Richards, Gladys Moncrieff, Lucky Starr, Bill McCormack, Robert Helpmann, Miss Australia 1966, 68 & 69, George Mallaby, A LARGE GROUP OF ORIGINAL Warren Mitchell, The 4 Kinsmen, POLICE CHARGE SHEETS FOR 51. THE 1961 MELBOURNE George Golla, Don Burrows, CONVICTS 1880-1897 EACH CUP Michael Pate (2), Dennis Lillee, WITH ONE OR TWO Kamahl;The Harlem Globetrotters The Melbourne Cup for 1961, as PORTRAITS ON A4 COLOURED (61), Moscow Circus stars, PAPERS WILL BE AVAILABLE won by Lord Fury. Original Hardys Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Brothers hand beaten 18 carat FOR SALE DURING THE Jacques Loussier Trio, Diana EXHIBITION FROM $350 EACH. gold cup with three handles Dors, Peter, Paul & Mary, Louis (making a total of 32 oz of gold) Armstrong, James Brown, Arthur engraved thus: 'MELBOURNE Fiedler, Slim Whitman, Herb CUP/1961/Won by/Mr & Mrs Albert, Val Doonican, Winifred

N.S.Cohen's/LORD Atwell (2), Efrem Zimberlest Jnr FURY/Edwards11 - Sea (2), Chelsea Brown, Harry Ruffle/Trainer F.B. Lewis/Ridden Secombe, James Stewart, Derek by Ray Selkrig/Time Nimmo, Bernard Heinze, Roy

3'191/2"/Equals Australian and Orbison, the Tijuana Brass, and Race Record'. With the change to Chubby Checker. Whacko! metric, Lord Fury's record cannot be beaten. On a hand-turned base of Queensland maple crafted by William Drummond & Company, Melbourne (with their label to base). In its original presentation box of plus blue velvet. Together with Ray Selkrig's parade silks and red cap

(the latter two in excellent condition). Rare and desirable. 53. AUTOGRAPHS FROM Provenance: The owners by descent. RICHIE BENAUD TO THE BIG O!

An original Autograph book, 10 x 14 cm, holding signatures of numerous Australian cricketers, mostly on single display pages, including Stackpole, Redpath, Victorians (65 & 66), Harvey, Benaud, O’Neil, McKenzie, Simpson, Lawry, Marks, Mayne, Sincock, Hawke, Martin, Rennenberg, Thomas, Rothwell, Vievers, Allen, Trimble, Corling,