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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A - - 19th Century

Lot 44 44 1880 Australian Team original photograph 'The Australian Eleven, 1880', size 17x11cm, with players names on mount. Superb condition. 300

Lot 45 45 1893 Australian Team Carte-de-visite photograph 'Eighth Australian Cricketing Team, 1893', with players names on mount, published by London Stereoscopic Photographic Co. 500 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1901 to 1927

Ex Lot 47 47 1901-02 Australian Team original photograph of team for the First Test at the SCG, most players wearing their Australian caps and blazers, size 26x18cm; also photograph of the giant scoreboard erected on the 'Evening News' building; and a third photograph of the crowd watching the scoreboard. Fine condition. (3) 700 Page:3 Oct 20, 2019

CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1901 to 1927 (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 48 48 COLLINGWOOD CRICKET CLUB: Team photograph '1906-7' with players & committee names on mount, noted TW Sherrin, EW Copeland (after whom the Collingwood FC best & fairest is named) & a very young Jack Ryder (who was Bradman's captain in his first Test 22 years later), framed (no glass), overall 92x77cm, some faults at top right. Lovely detailed historic photograph. 200 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1928-1948 - The Bradman Era 56 1934 photograph showing CL Badcock & ROG Morrisby walking out to bat in the 1934 v Australian XI match at Launceston, both wearing their Tasmania caps. 40

Lot 57 57 1948 'The Invincibles' display with dinner menu with 18 signatures on reverse including , Lindsay Hassett & Sidney Barnes, window mounted with team photograph, overall 50x85cm. 450 62 DON BRADMAN: Signature on piece, window mounted with photograph of Don & Jessie Bradman in 1934, framed & glazed (glass cracked), overall 34x46cm. 75 Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1928-1948 - The Bradman Era (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 63 DON BRADMAN: Four displays with slightly faded Don Bradman signatures, including classic photograph of Don Bradman & walking out to bat; photograph 'Australian Test Cricketer Don Bradman arrives at Southhampton 31.5.1938'; photograph 'Don Bradman Australian XI Captain 1947-48', all framed & glazed, various sizes. (4) 200 64 DON BRADMAN: Signature on photograph 'Some of the 1948 Australian XI at Balmoral Castle', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 48x40cm. 90 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1949 Onwards 73 1956 Arthur Mailey & Johnny Taylor Testimonial Match at SCG photograph with both teams, players' names printed on the mount, noted , Ray Lindwall, Arthur Mailey, Johnny Taylor & Richie Benaud, size 35x29cm.. 100 Page:5 Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - ENGLAND Page:6 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - ENGLAND

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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - ENGLAND 90 W.G.GRACE: Large photograph of Grace batting by Hawkins & Compy of Brighton, with caption 'Mr.W.G.Grace. Photographed with the Bat with which he made over 1,000 runs in May 1895. Mr Grace also used this Bat when he completed his One Hundredth Century also in May 1895', signed at lower right "W.G.Grace 1895", size overall 28x39cm. Some age toning to photograph and mount, otherwise good condition. Together with book 'W.G.' by Robert Low [London, 1997]. [W.G.Grace is considered cricket's greatest ever player. In 1895, at 46 years old, he had a remarkable year and was the sole recipient of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year award, the first of only three times that Wisden restricted the award to a single player, there being normally five recipients] 3,000 CRICKET - TEAM SHEETS & AUTOGRAPH PAGES

Lot 105 105 1931 New Zealand team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Tom Lowry (captain), 'Curly' Page, Stewie Dempster & Bill Merritt; mounted on A4 page with team photograph. [The first tour by a NZ team in which Test matches were arranged]. 250 Page:8 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

CRICKET - TEAM SHEETS & AUTOGRAPH PAGES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 106 106 1937 New Zealand team, autograph page with 15 signatures including 'Curly' Page (captain), Martin Donnelly, Walter Hadlee & Merv Wallace; mounted on A4 page with team photograph. [The third NZ team to tour England, and the second to play Test matches]. 150 107 1949 New Zealand team, autograph page with 15 signatures including Walter Hadlee (captain), Martin Donnelly, John Reid & Merv Wallace; mounted on A3 page with team photograph. [The fourth NZ team to tour England, and the most successful to date]. 100 Page:9 Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - CIGARETTE & TRADE CARDS

Lot 115 115 1926 Wills (Australia) 'Cricketers', almost complete set of this real photo series [62/63]. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. 250 FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES 134 Footy Folder A3-sized including action photographs in a variety of sizes to A3 (90+); signed items (28) noted , , Brian Dixon, Don Scott; Herald-Sun Grand Final lift-outs; 'Football Notes of Len Smith' ex Allan Jeans collection; photocopy of letter to Allan Jeans from John Kennedy; colour facsimiles of team pictures. Ex Ken Piesse library. 200

Lot 145 145 Photographs c.1880 photo backed onto glass (20x30cm) showing a footballer wearing a canvas & leather lace-up jumper, Club unidentified but possibly Melbourne, glass crack in lower right corner & small faults top right, though superb detail and stunning appearance. 500 Page:10 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Ex Lot 146 146 Photographs almost all originals published in 'Inside Football', 'The Age', 'Sporting Globe', etc, in club order; plus feature folders of images of players Salmon, Lockett, Dunstall, Platten & Brereton (with all of whom Ken Piesse has written books). Ex Ken Piesse library. (c.1470) 1,000 150 1905 Worker's Football Team real photo postcard captioned 'R.S.F.A. LS & Co. Champions 1905-6' showing players wearing lace-up jumpers, sent to Collingwood. [Unidentified club; a gold fob engraved 'R.S.F.A., R & M, Premiers 1908' is known] 100

Lot 151 151 1908 Jubilee Carnival real photo postcard of the New Zealand team, endorsed at base 'Australasian Jubilee Carnival/New Zealand Team', showing the players wearing their distinctive uniforms featuring the Silver Fern. [This was the only time that a team from NZ competed; captained by former Collingwood player Tom Wright - who would be killed in action in France in 1916 - NZ proved to be the surprise packet of the tournament, winning 6 out of the 11 matches they played on the tour, including carnival matches against NSW & Queensland] 300 Page:11 Oct 20, 2019

FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

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FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 154 SOUTH AUSTRALIA - PORT ADELAIDE: Jumper window mounted with 2003 team photograph and team sheet with 40 signatures including Warren Tredrea, , Chad Cornes, Peter Burgoyne & , framed & glazed, overall 82x122cm. 150 162 CARLTON: Photograph of Bruce Doull & Helen D'Amico signed by photographer Clive Mackinnon, framed & glazed, overall 41x51cm; plus b/w photograph of the famous 'Jesaulenko, you beauty' mark in the 1970 Grand Final, framed & glazed, overall 41x54cm. (2) 100

Lot 168 168 COLLINGWOOD: 'Collingwood Football Club, VFL Premiers 1928' photo montage with portrait of each player wearing their Collingwood jumpers, including (captain), , , plus committee members & staff, with plaque below printed 'Presented to G.Mountford with the compliments of the Collingwood Football Club', framed & glazed, overall 58x72cm. [George Mountford was the founder of Mountford's Hat Stores, and was a member of Collingwood for about 50 years when he died in 1931. Wonderful photograph of 'The Machine', the 1927-30 Collingwood teams that won four premierships in a row] See also Lot 48 1,500 Page:13 Oct 20, 2019

FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 177 177 ESSENDON: Original photograph of the 1908 Essendon team, taken at the round 3 match v Carlton at Princes Park with 25,000 people in attendance. Photograph fine though mount with peripheral faults, overall 26x21cm. Players identified on reverse. {These two teams would meet again in the Grand Final}. Ex Jim Martin, who played for Carlton, Essendon & Fitzroy. The first person to play in consecutive premierships at two clubs - 1912 at Essendon & 1913 at Fitzroy. 800

Lot 186 186 FITZROY: Haydn Bunton Sr Replica of Haydon Bunton's personal photograph album, with reprinted photographs (121) used by author Chris Donald in writing Bunton's biography; plus book 'Haydn Bunton - Best and Fairest' by Donald [2003]. Ex Ken Piesse library. 200 189 FOOTSCRAY: , two displays with signatures window mounted with photographs, one 34x31cm, other 34x36cm. (2) 100 195 GEELONG: Graham 'Polly' Farmer, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with two action photos, framed & glazed, overall 35x84cm. 100 197 GEELONG: Collection with "ABLETT - Gazza the Great" number plate; signed displays of Gary Ablett Sr & Garry Hocking; 2002 display of Select Geelong cards; 1977 Member's Season Ticket; GFC mobile phone. (6) 150 Page:14 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 205 205 MELBOURNE: Original photograph 'Visit of the to Tasmania, July 7-17 1913. Leaving Headquarters on a trip to Mt Wellington', showing the players on two horse drawn vehicles outside Killalea's Carlton Club Hotel. Some tone spots on mount, though attractive photograph . 200 Page:15 Oct 20, 2019

FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 218 218 ST KILDA: c.1936 Large team photograph of players, committee & staff, some tone spots on mount, overall 51x29cm. Noted coach , Jack Perkins & Billy Mohr. {The jumpers include the club logo, which was added in 1933}. 100 Page:16 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A HORSE RACING - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Lot 278 278 BOBBY LEWIS: Rare sepia studio photograph (8x13cm) of a young Bobby Lewis in his riding gear. {Bobby Lewis rode four Cup winners from 33 starts, and also rode Phar Lap to a controversial third placing in 1929. He was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in the inaugural season}. 150 HORSE RACING - Pre-1901 281 Photograph c.1898 rare original photograph of 11 jockeys including a young Bobby Lewis about 20 years old. Only a part of the photograph remains intact, but a significant and historic Australian photo from the period. {Bobby Lewis rode over 900 winners, he and Harry White are the only jockeys to have won four Melbourne Cups}. 100

Lot 293 293 1890 Melbourne Cup race finish photograph showing Carbine winning the race, on a mount with some faults, overall 40x24cm, extremely rare. Endorsed at lower right "E.T.H. Xmas '37 PJP", and with further inscription on reverse "Carbine's Cup, 1890, 10st 5lbs highest weight ever carried in the Cup. Time 3.28¼ Jock. R Ramage". [Over the next decade jockeys adopted the modern riding posture - the so-called Martini glass; in this photograph all the jockeys are riding with straight legs] 200 Page:17 Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A HORSE RACING - 1901 to 1929 308 Photographs - Melbourne Cup Home turn photograph (38x11cm) from 1912 with the jockeys colours hand-painted onto photo, with the winner Piastre running fifth on the rails. Plus photograph (38x11cm) of a Melbourne Cup field in the home straight, with the jockeys colours hand-painted onto photo (from the colours this is possibly 1918, though further research required). (2) 150 321 1904 Melbourne Cup Large b/w glossy photograph (38x30cm) of the winner Acrasia with the jockey Tom Clayton with hand-tinted silks and cap. {Photograph appears to be from 1960s}. 100

Ex Lot 323 323 1915 Melbourne Cup Race finish photograph, 39x21cm, with the jockeys colours hand-painted onto photo; plus large photograph (36x26cm) of the winner Patrobus being inspected by an official with a large crowd watching. {Patrobus ridden by Bobby Lewis was the first horse to win the triple crown - Caulfield Guineas, VRC Derby & Melbourne Cup}. (2) 300 324 1921 (circa) photograph of steeplechasers Glenard & Monrose, titled on mount 'Last Fence October Steeple, Flemington, Won by Glenard. Mr R Kinmear Owner, EJC Durier Trainer, C Matherson Rider', framed & glazed, overall 57x40cm. 80 Page:18 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A HORSE RACING - 1929 to 1932 - The Phar Lap Era

Lot 339 339 1932 Phar Lap's Last Race: Photograph of Phar Lap with jockey Bill Elliot up and trainer Tommy Woodcock, size 21x16cm. Photograph backstamped 'Copyright/ The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd. Melbourne Australia'. Pinholes in corners, otherwise fine condition. 200 Page:19 Oct 20, 2019

HORSE RACING - 1929 to 1932 - The Phar Lap Era (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 340 340 1932 Phar Lap's Last Race: Photograph of Phar Lap with jockey Bill Elliot up and trainer Tommy Woodcock (partially obscured by Phar Lap's head), with text in image lower left "3-20-32, Phar Lap, Wm Elliot up, A.C.Hdcp. $50000 Added", size 21x16cm. Photograph backstamped 'Copyright/ The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd. Melbourne Australia'. Fine condition. 200 Page:20 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A HORSE RACING - 1932 Onwards 353 Balance of collection, noted Tommy J Smith signed display; racebooks (5) including 2012 Melbourne Cup; photographs of Craig Williams & Brett Pebble; race finish photograph. (9) 40 371 Photographs large colour 1950s photograph on mount with caption below 'TAA presents Australia Today/Caulfield' showing horses entering the parade ring after a race with large crowd and grandstands full, framed & glazed, overall 99x78cm. 300 372 Photographs Horse photographs, many taken from 'Racetrack' magazine in the 1970s-80s, also includes c.40 with facsimile jockeys signatures, plus nice range showing Black Caviar. (364) 200 412 GEORGE PODMORE: Six original 6x4" photographs of George Podmore returning to scale on mounts in Singapore & Penang. Together with a Christmas Card from Pat Quinlan depicting an original b/w photograph of Welltown (3rd in 1964 Melbourne Cup). {George Podmore is best known for riding Evening Peal to victory in the 1956 Melbourne Cup}. (7) 100 422 DORIEMUS: Large colour photograph, signed on reverse of frame by trainer Lee Freedman & jockey Damien Oliver, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 54x44cm. {Doriemus won the Caulfield & Melbourne Cups in 1995, the eighth of just nine horses to complete the double in the same year}. 100 431 JEZABEEL: Large colour photograph, window mounted with plaque 'Jezabeel, (Zabeel NZ - Passefleur NZ), Winner of the 1998 Melbourne Cup, Trained by B Jenkins, Ridden by C Munce, 2nd Champagne NZ, 3rd Persian Punch IRE', framed & glazed, overall 78x63cm. 100 433 MAKYBE DIVA: Colour photographs of Makybe Diva winning the 2003 Melbourne Cup (signed by Glen Boss), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46x36cm; and winning the 2004 Melbourne Cup, framed & glazed, overall 33x23cm. (2) 100

Lot 435 435 MAKYBE DIVA - 2005 MELBOURNE CUP: Saddlecloth number "1" for the 2005 Melbourne Cup (one of only two saddlecloths printed), window mounted with colour photograph of Makybe Diva, framed & glazed, overall 96x88cm. {Makybe Diva became the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup on three occassions (2003, 2004 and 2005}. 8,000 436 MAKYBE DIVA: Display 'Makybe Diva, 3X Melbourne Cup Champion', framed & glazed, overall 53x43cm; plus print 'Makybe Diva', framed & glazed, 101x47cm. (2) 100 438 MIGHT AND POWER: Large colour photograph, window mounted with plaque 'Might and Power, (Zabeel - Benediction), Jockey J Cassidy, Trainer J Denham, 1997 Melbourne Cup', framed & glazed, overall 77x58cm. 100 441 PETER PAN: Large b/w glossy photograph (42x29cm) of Peter Pan with the jockey Darby Munro with hand-tinted jacket and cap. [Photograph appears to be from 1960s]. Also laminated reproduction photograph of English jockey Steve Donoghue and Pat O'Keeffe (retired middleweight champion of England), size 29x38cm. {Peter Pan won the Melbourne Cup twice, in 1932 & 1934}. (2) 100 447 ROGAN JOSH: Large colour photograph, window mounted with plaque 'Rogan Josh, (Old Spice - Eastern Mustique NZ), Winner of the 1999 Melbourne Cup, Trained by JB Cummings, Ridden by J Marshall, 2nd Central Park IRE, Equal 3rd Lahar & Zazabelle NZ', framed & glazed, overall 78x62cm. 100 448 SAINTLY: Large colour photograph, window mounted with plaque 'Saintly, (Sky Chase - All Grace), Jockey D Beadman, Trainer JB Cummings, 1996 Melbourne Cup', framed & glazed, overall 69x54cm. 100 449 SHOCKING - 2010 MELBOURNE CUP: Replica Saddlecloth number "1" for the 2010 Melbourne Cup (one of only two saddlecloths printed) Together with four photographs of Shocking winning the 2009 Melbourne Cup, one signed by jockey Corey Brown. {Shocking trained by Mark Kavanagh won the 2009 Melbourne Cup, and ran 18th as topweight in the 2010 Melbourne Cup}. 500 451 SYDESTON: 1990 CAULFIELD CUP: Race-finish photograph 'Fosters Caulfield Cup, Caulfield 20-10-90, Sydeston 1st', framed, overall 70x47cm; plus Sydeston's racing silks & cap. Ex Bob Hoysted collection. 500 Page:21 Oct 20, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A MOTOR SPORT 475 Photographs large signed photos of Michael Schumacher & Mika Hakinnen; plus two large unsigned photos of Ayrton Senna. (4) 100 OLYMPIC GAMES 481 1936 Berlin Olympics: Group with 'Olympia 1936' in two volumes; postcards (2 with Olympic postmarks; 2 unused); Olympia-Berlin torch relay postcard; book 'Olympische Spiele Berlin 1936'; also photograph of 1932 India Olympic hockey team. (9) 150 487 1956 Melbourne Olympics: Photograph of MCG during Opening Ceremony with 5 signatures including John Landy, Merv Lincoln, Ian Browne & Judy Patching; plus large reprinted b/w photograph 'Australian Athletic Team, Olympic Games - Melbourne 1956' (men only in their Australian blazers). (2) 100 COLLECTABLES - GENERAL 516 Ephemera 1880s Victorian scrapbook including 3 large photographs of Oban, Scotland; small album of 1896-1910 ephemera; c.1939 Trooping of the Colours booklet; 1958 Hobart Regatta silk programme; advertising postcards & ephemera (27 items) including Swallow & Ariell's Pure Jams; Australian military postcards & photographs (26 items) plus 'The Aussie Wallet, Xmas Wishes from Australian YMCA 1918'; 1930s-40s NSW/Qld survey maps (8). (Qty) 250 531 JAPAN: Passport issued 1897 at British Consulate in Hiogo, Japan to Miss Tennant with a British Two Dollars Consular Service revenue stamp attached (scarce and attractive document); also vintage photographs (7) of the Ainu indigenous people of northern Japan; plus scrap album of cigarette packets. (9 items) 100 PHOTOGRAPHS & PHOTOGRAPHY 555 MILITARY: Group of photographs from an American soldier from the 37th Division in the Pacific campaign, noted New Zealand (31) with scenery & Maoris; Solomon Islands (9), and a few of an unidentified Chinese family. Plus a real photo postcard of natives fishing endorsed Noumea. (45) 100 556 MILITARY: 1903-14 Military Camp group photographs on backing card comprising "East Camp of Rangers Sunbury 1903", "First Light Horse Camp Lancefield 1904", "Sgts Mess 10th ALH Kilmore Camp 1912", "Sgts Mess Wallan Camp 4th to 15th March 1913" & "Officers 10th ALH" (undated), condition variable. Rare & appealing. (5) 200 557 MILITARY: Three large photographs of WWII minesweeper/corvette P.47, each mounted on board 45x35cm, fine condition; also two football press photos showing 1950s VFA team about to leave to play South Australia & 1960s Victorian VFL footballers visiting an oil refinery (they look bored!), both with some creasing. (5) 100 Page:22 www.abacusauctions.com.au Oct 20, 2019

PHOTOGRAPHS & PHOTOGRAPHY (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 558 558 MUSIC: Photograph titled on reverse 'Jenny Fabian London 1963', with 'JEREMY FLETCHER' photographer's handstamp on reverse. [Jeremy Fletcher is known for his photographs of the 1960s music scene; Jenny Fabian was a famous groupie] 100 559 SPORTS: Roy Battley in boxing pose (amateur lightweight champion of Victoria 1911, severely wounded during WWI); c.1898 Parisien Panel photo of an Adelaide team on a 3-man tandem bicycle; an Adelaide Lacrosse team, good condition. (3) 75 560 SPORTS: Team photographs comprising Geelong College Running Team 1920; Melbourne Teachers College athletic team 1928; St Peters athletic team; North Footballers Cricket Club 1929-30; Teachers College Football Club 1928. (5) 100 Page:23 Oct 20, 2019

PHOTOGRAPHS & PHOTOGRAPHY (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Ex Lot 561 561 TASMANIA: c.1950s photographs showing manufacturing, agriculture & few town scenes each with 'Produced by The Teaching Aids Centre, 57 Brisbane Street, Hobart' handstamp on reverse. (19) 50T MILITARIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 597 18th BATTALION AIF Archive with 1914 staff photograph; 1916 Memorial Service for men who fell at Gallipoli; Reunion programmes for 1928, 1929 & 1938; photographs (3) of Japanese surrender at Brunei 1945; also 1917 group photograph of School of Technical Training, Royal Flying Corps, Reading (including Australians). Condition varies, though scarce group. (8 items) 150