41 Ron Skate (Australian, 1913-1990)
Melbourne, Victoria. Wing Your Way With ANA, c1950s. Colour process
lithograph, signed and Australian National Airways logo in image
upper right and lower centre, 95.6 x 60cm. Replaced and repainted
portions to upper and lower centre of image and to margins, repaired
slight tears to margins, minor foxing. Linen-backed.
Text continues "Australian National Airways Pty Ltd. Australia's
most experienced airline. Photo Litho. McLarens, Melbourne."
$1,650
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42 Anon
Australia [Girl In Swimming Cap], c1950s. Colour process lithograph,
100.5 x 64cm. Slight wear to corners, minor foxing overall. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Australian National Travel Association. Railway
Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. 153 Kearny Street, San
Francisco 8, Cal, USA. Litho. McLaren & Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne,
Australia. No. 114."
$4,400
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43 Percy Trompf (Australian, 1902-1964)
See The Heart Of The Continent. Winter Holidays By Rail To Central
Australia, c1950s. Colour and process lithograph, signed and
Commonwealth Railways logo in image lower left and right, 101
x 63.5cm. Repaired missing portions to corners, repaired tear
and minor scuffing to centre of image. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Alice Springs, Oodnadatta, Lake Eyre, Marree,
Port Augusta, Port Pirie Junction, Adelaide. Commonwealth Railways.
C. Brooks, Govt Printer, Melbourne." There were two versions
of this poster: one with a steam train, and the later version,
as depicted here, with a diesel train.
$3,600
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44 Anon
To The West In Air-Conditioned Comfort. Trans-Australian Railway.
Fast Diesel Electric Trains, c1951. Colour process lithograph,
100.6 x 62.8cm. Repaired tears, creases and old folds to image.
Linen-backed.
Text
continues "P.C. Grosser Litho. Melb." Held in National
Library of Australia collection. Diesel electric trains (GM1)
commenced operations on the Trans-Australian Railway on 23 September
1951.
$3,300
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45 Douglas Annand (Australian, 1903-1976)
P&O - Orient Lines. Pacific Cruises, c1954. Colour process
lithograph, signed in image lower right, 99 x 61.8cm. Repaired
minor tears, creases and old folds. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Incorporated
in England." SS Oronsay, pictured, made her maiden voyage
in 1954.
$3,400
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46 Dick Negus/Philip
Sharland (British)
Fly By BOAC To Great Britain, 1954. Colour lithograph with screenprint,
signed in image lower right, 100.6 x 63.3cm. Repaired minor tears,
creases and pinholes to edges of image. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "British Overseas Airways Corporation in association
with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, South African Airways, Tasman
Empire Airways Limited. 54/631. Printed in Great Britain."
Text on a bus pictured in the image reads "Fly BOAC to all
six continents."
$1,650
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47 Laban
Fly By BOAC. USA, Canada, 1956. Colour lithograph with screenprint,
signed in image lower left, 101.4 x 63.6cm. Replaced missing
upper right corner, repainted pinholes and repaired slight tears,
creases and crazing. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "British Overseas Airways Corporation in association
with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, South African Airways, Tasman
Empire Airways Limited. 56/606. Printed in Great Britain."
$1,650
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48 Laban
Fly By BOAC. Britain, Europe, 1956. Colour lithograph with screenprint,
signed in image lower left, 101.5 x 63.6cm. Repaired slight tears
and creases to image. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "British Overseas Airways Corporation in association
with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, South African Airways, Central
African Airways Corporation, Tasman Empire Airways Limited. 56/615.
Printed in Great Britain."
$1,850
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49 Anon
Sydney. 3rd Commonwealth And Empire Law Conference. Air India,
1965. Colour process lithograph, logo in image lower right, 100
x 63.8cm. Minor staining and surface loss to edges, repaired
tears and creases. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "25th August-1st September 1965. Printed in India
by Prasad Process Private Ltd, Madras-26." Logo reads "My
own work. 65/1."
$1,650
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50 Anon
There's No Place Like Home. Qantas, c1970s. Colour process lithograph,
annotated "24/4" in red ink in an unknown hand on image
lower right, 62.1 x 94.9cm. Linen-backed.
Satirical
depiction of a "typical" Australian suburban scene.
Possibly aimed at the expatriate market in Great Britain.
$770
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