c1950s. Letterpress lineblock, 63.7 x 37.2cm. Stain and minor missing portions upper left and right. Linen-backed. Text includes “Presents the Sloggett’s comedy stage show. 2½ hours of fun and laughter. A family entertainment at family prices. Sensational! Bullet catching.” Held in SLV. More
c1950s. Colour process lithograph, 61.1 x 41.9cm. Minor surface loss to upper centre of image, repaired creases, foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Here’s Thredbo, the king of variety! More bowls! More trails! More supertrails! The Thredbo skier in your community is a good person to know. Important fact: some resorts stop..... More
c1950s. Colour lithograph, initialled “K.B.” in image lower right, 50.1 x 30.2cm. Repaired tears and missing portions, creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “Published by the headquarters of the Boys’ Brigade.” Handwritten text in faded ink in panel below image reads “14th St George Team. Meeting place: Carlton Baptist Christian Education Centre..... More
![Item #CL182-96 “Escape To Australia” [“Saturday Evening Post”]. John Falter, Amer](/pictures/thumb/CL182-96.jpg?v=1486091803)
1951. Colour process lithograph, signed in image lower left, 72 x 55.4cm. Repaired old folds and missing portions to edges, minor soiling. Linen-backed. Text includes “‘My fifteen years with the MacArthurs.’ ‘Can the new A-bomb stop troops in the field?’ by Stewart Alsop and Dr Ralph Lapp. ‘Hedy Lamarr sells..... More
c1951. Colour process lithograph, 101.6 x 63.3cm. Repaired tears and missing portions, creases and old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “Fast diesel electric trains.” Held in NLA. Built between 1951 and 1967 by Clyde Engineering in Granville, NSW for the Commonwealth Railways, diesel electric trains (GM1) commenced operations on the Trans-Australian..... More
1952. Colour process lithograph, signed “Jean Carlu & Dubois” in image lower left, 106.7 x 70.5cm. Repaired tears and minor missing portions to edges. Linen-backed. Text continues “Pan American World Airways. The world’s most experienced airline. Clipper, trademark, reg. US. Pat. Off., litho in USA. Copyright 1952 Pan-American World Airways..... More
1952. Colour process lithograph with screenprint, signed “[Rene Le] Libra” in image lower left, 102.2 x 63.7cm. Pinholes, minor scuffing to right portion of image and foxing to margins. Linen-backed. Text continues “Royal Dutch Airlines. Printed in the Netherlands by Kuhn & Zoon, Rotterdam. A 66 EnF/4430.” Held in NLA..... More
c1953. Colour process lithograph, artist’s name in image lower right, 100.1 x 63.2cm. Repaired creases and tears overall, minor cracking. Linen-backed. Text includes “Australian National Travel Assoc., Railway Building, Flinders St, Melbourne. No. 112. Litho McLarens, Melb.” Held in NLA. More
![Item #CL200-47 Australia [Kangaroo With Joey]. Eileen Mayo, Brit./Aust./NZ](/pictures/thumb/CL200-47.jpg?v=1601358089)
c1953. Colour process lithograph, signed in image upper left, 100.4 x 63.5cm. Repaired minor tears and creases. Linen-backed, framed. Text continues “Particulars at government, shipping, airline & travel offices. Australian National Travel Assoc., Railway Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. 153 Kearny Street, San Francisco 8, Cal., USA.” Held in the Museum..... More
c1954. Colour lithograph, 90.7 x 61.2cm. Linen-backed. Text continues “Australia’s overseas airline.” Held in SLQ. Rare poster. More
1954. Colour lithograph, signed “Peter Bennett” and dated in image lower right, 51.5 x 63.6cm. Repaired pinholes and minor missing portions to edges, and old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “Health week October 22-30. Issued by the Department of Health, Victoria, by authority the Hon. W.P. Barry, MLA, Minister of Health..... More
c1954. Ten colour screenprints, three initialled in image lower centre, 50.5 x 38.2cm (approx. each). Some posters with minor scuffing, stains or repaired tears to edges. Linen-backed. Most images include “Australia’s overseas airline. In association with BOAC and TEAL.” This group is part of the first issue of Qantas posters..... More
c1954. Colour process lithograph, poster, 36.7 x 48.4cm. Slight discolouration, repaired tears and creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “Tells of pearling, gold-seeking, crocodile hunting; strange mysteries of nature; pioneers of outback Australia. In these and many other epic stories of adventure! Available here!” The poster illustrates six of Idriess’ books: Forty Fathoms..... More
c1955. Colour and process lithograph, 76.6 x 101.5cm. Repaired minor tears and creases to margins. Linen-backed. Text includes “Key to areas of mission influences. A network of Methodist missions covers the world: British Methodism/American Methodism/Australasian Methodism. Tonga, Samoa, Fiji (Fiji Fijian), New Guinea, Papua, Fiji (Fiji Indian), Solomon Is. (New..... More
1956. Colour process lithograph, signed “[Alfred Reginald] Thomson” in image lower left, 100.9 x 64.4cm. Old stains, slight foxing, surface abrasion, crazing. Linen-backed. Text continues “India, Australia & the East. Printed in Great Britain. Sanders, Phillips and Co. Ltd., London SW9.” Ref: P&O Heritage Collection. More
1956. Colour screenprint, signed “Laban” in image lower left, 101.9 x 63.2cm. Linen-backed. Text continues “British Overseas Airways Corporation in association with Qantas Empire Airways Limited, South African Airways, Tasman Empire Airways Limited. 56/604. Printed in Great Britain.”. More
![Item #CL189-98 Tasmania For Your Next Holiday [Cataract Gorge]. Max Angus, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL189-98.jpg?v=1504844315)
c1956. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 100 x 63.2cm. Repaired minor tears to edges. Linen-backed. Text continues “Cataract Gorge from Royal Park Launceston. Mercury Press, Hobart.” Held in NGA, noting Frank Burdett (Aust.,1897-1971) as lithographer. More
![Item #CL189-99 Tasmania For Your Next Holiday [Mt Wellington]. Harry Kelly, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL189-99.jpg?v=1504844316)
c1956. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, 100.1 x 64.2cm. Repaired minor tears to edges. Linen-backed. Text continues “Mount Wellington and the Port of Hobart. Mercury Press, Hobart.” Held in SLV; and NGA, noting Frank Burdett (Aust.,1897-1971) as lithographer. More
1956. Colour process lithograph, signed in image upper right, 100.4 x 63.5cm. Repaired minor creases or tears. Linen-backed. Text continues “Particulars at government, shipping and travel offices. Australian National Travel Association, Railway Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. No. 108. Litho., McLarens, Melbourne.” Held in NGA. ‘‘The word ‘koala’ comes from the..... More
1957. Colour process lithograph, signed in image upper right, 100 x 62.7cm. Repaired minor tears and old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “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. 119.” Held in..... More
c1957. Process screen, 51 x 38cm. Old creases, repaired tears. Linen-backed. Text includes “Buying a refrigerator? Nothing less than the world’s best seller is good enough for you!” Black-and-white proof with text amended in pencil. Refrigerators were manufactured by General Motors-Holdens, established in 1931, after a merger between General Motors..... More
c1957. Process screen with letterpress, 60.2 x 44.5cm. Stains, small missing portions to image. Linen-backed. Text includes “General Motors-Holden’s Ltd congratulates Domestic Equipment Co. on the occasion of the opening of their new store in Hobart! See Frigidaire at Domestic Equipment Co., 108-114 Collins St. Also at Burnie, Devonport, Huonville..... More
![Item #CL189-102 Australia [Boomerang]. Gert Sellheim, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL189-102.jpg?v=1504844261)
1957. Colour and process lithograph, signed in image upper right, 100 x 63.1cm. Major repairs overall, including paper loss, tears and discolouration. Linen-backed. Text continues “Australian National Travel Association, Railway Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. 153 Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cal., USA. Litho., McLaren & Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia. No..... More
1957. Colour and process lithograph, 100.5 x 63.7cm. Repaired tears and missing portions. Linen-backed. Text continues “See more, do more, and save time.” The car in the image is a 1957 Holden. Australian National Airways (ANA) ran from 1936 to 1957 until its merger with Ansett. More
![Item #CL193-48 Australia [Boomerang]. Gert Sellheim, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL193-48.jpg?v=1532500338)
1957. Colour and process lithograph, signed in image upper right, 100.1 x 64cm. Slight foxing to lower portion of image and edges, repaired minor creases. Linen-backed. Text continues “Australian National Travel Association. Railway Building, Flinders Street, Melbourne. 153 Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cal., USA. No. 115. Litho, McLaren & Co..... More