c1840s-1870s. Group of five items comprising a colour lithograph valentine’s card addressed in ink and postmarked “General Post Office, Sydney, Feb. 17, 1840”, William Campbell’s visiting card, a newspaper cutting of an obituary, an ambrotype and a miniature oil portrait, most items accompanied by typed caption slips, sizes from 3..... More
c1960s. Gouache on wood relief carving, signed “S. Tours[?]” lower right, captioned in ink verso, 17.5 x 41.4cm. Minor scuffing, nail holes to edges. Background includes a kangaroo. Owned by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort and Company, Canonbar Station won numerous awards for its sheep. More
c2001. Inkjet print, signed by Hawke in ink lower centre, 14.9 x 20.9cm (paper size). Text reads “Val Smith. Labor candidate for Forde. Thank you for joining us today. R.J.L. Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia, 1983-1991.” Val Smith ran for the electorate of Forde (ACT) in 2001. More
1866–1870. Two architectural drawings and three related manuscript notes in ink, each dated and signed “Donald McPherson”, 9 x 21cm to 38 x 61cm. Old folds, slight foxing and stains, architectural drawings laid down on new backing. These documents, by a Donald McPherson, are relating to the construction of a...... More
1856–1888. Group of 12 documents in letterpress, sizes range from 33.2 x 20.9cm to 34.7 x 22.3cm. Some with slight stains or handling crinkles. This collection comprises of legislation and petitions concerning the treatment and living conditions of the Chinese in the goldfields and townships in Victoria and NSW from..... More
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c1880s. Double-sided colour lithograph, 9.5 x 16.8cm. Minor paper remnants to both sides. Text includes “May all your friends be kind and true this Merry Christmas Day. Gibbs, Shallard & Co.” One side depicts a cockatoo in a cage, a shield with an Aboriginal face flanked by spears, coral and..... More
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c1880s. Double-sided colour lithograph, 11.1 x 13.8cm. Minor paper loss to image verso. Text includes “Life has cares and many sorrows, and they stand about our path as the grim Australian warrior in the way. Face and fight them like a Briton, they will vanish in their wrath. And the..... More
1935-1942. Twenty (20) watercolours with ink on envelopes, all but one addressed to “Tom Whitford” and postmarked, all captioned and one image signed “W. Whitford” in ink lower centre, 9 x 14.5cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and minor tears. Each envelope is addressed to “Mr or Master Tom Whitford, Railside..... More
c1940s-1970s. Consists of 47 items of correspondence, including hand-written and typed letters, aerogrammes, a telegram, and various hand-made and printed greeting cards, all signed and most dated by various correspondents, sizes from 9.9 x 12.4cm to 22.8 x 29.6cm. Some with old folds, crinkles or minor foxing. The collection includes..... More
c1900s-1968. Consisting of 30 lithographs and 2 vintage silver gelatin photographs, in postcard format, some signed in image, most postmarked with date verso, sizes range from 13.6 x 8.5cm to 9.5 x 16.4cm. Minor creases, foxing or paper loss. Artists include Phil May, Donald McGill, Reg Carter, Alfred Leete, Fred..... More
c1861-1865. Three letterpress booklets encased in a custom-made phase box. Originally owned by Robert Fitzgerald (Aust., 1807-1865), a prominent and wealthy pastoralist, politician and magistrate in NSW. (a) Robert R. Torrens (Aust., 1814-1884). A Handy Book On The Real Property Act Of South Australia, 1862. Soft-cover letterpress booklet, 67 pages..... More
c1899-1920s. Consisting of 15 items comprising six albumen paper and six vintage silver gelatin photographs, one letterpress and lineblock booklet, and two process screen images, one of which is affixed to a letterpress card, two photographs with photographer’s line “Henry King, Sydney” embossed on backing below image, sizes from 7..... More
1856. Letterpress and ink, inscribed and dated “December 25, 1856” in ink, 20.8 x 22.1cm. Old folds, stains and minor perforations. This certificate, No. 226, was issued to “Hy [Henry] Bazin” in the district of Creswick for the cost of one pound. During the mid-19th century the gold output from..... More
1878. Twelve of 13 soft-cover booklets in letterpress and lineblock, No. 4 with lithographic frontispiece, 22 x 13.5cm (approx. each). Loose cover with missing portions to No.1, minor wear to some covers, foxing. Text includes “from authentic sources and the personal reminiscences of an old colonist, with an appendix of choice..... More
1938. Colour process screen with gilded embossed vignette frames and text, 49.2 x 36.5cm. Slight stains, tears, creases and missing portions to margins. Text includes “A century and a half which have witnessed many marvels, but none stranger than the birth and growth of the Australian nation…C.H. Bertie. Designed and..... More
1887. Hand-coloured lithograph, text with date and title in image, 18.9 x 24.5cm. Slight foxing overall, minor tears and crinkles to margins. Text includes “The Australasian Builder and Contractor’s News, May 21, 1887. Messrs Backhouse & Haslam, Architects.” The competition was won by architect John Smedley for a more modest..... More
c1955–1963. Colour process lithograph, printer’s proof, 50.3 x 50.5cm. Minor creases. Text includes “Comprising: conductor’s cap, badge, bag, whistle, ticket book, ticket punch, toy money. Manufactured by A.L. Lindsay & Co. Pty Ltd, 5 Foster Street, Leichhardt NSW. Buffalo Bill Products, no. 106.” Image includes different types of Australian buses..... More
c1930s. Letterpress and process screen, advertising flyer, 25 x 31.3cm. Slight soiling, foxing. Framed. Text includes “Your luggage and parcel problems solved promptly and carefully by N. Palmer. Phone: Tweed Heads, 58, day or night. Rallings and Rallings, 578 Stanley Street, South Brisbane.”. More
1862–1883. Black and red ink on linen, dated “2nd July 1862” and annotated with lease holders up to 1883 in ink throughout, 85 x 103cm. Old folds, stains. Map noting land leases and important houses running along Edgecliffe [sic] Road, Addison Street (now Wallaroy Road), and Piper Street (now Queen..... More
1961-1962. Six hand-written letters in ink on letter sheets or letter cards, and three C-type photographs, each letter postmarked from “27 June 1961” to “16 Jan. 1962”, 15.5 x 12.7cm to 29 x 17.5cm (letters); 9.2 x 11.8cm (photographs, approx. each). Letters are addressed to “James Robinson Esq., 7/73 Kirribilli..... More
1826. Handwritten copy of original letter in ink, including date “Sydney 19th Jan’y, 1826” and transcription of signature “J.Oxley, Esqre, Surveyor General”, 22.9 x 18.5cm (paper). Minor stains, old folds and creases. Framed. Contemporary copy of a letter from Surveyor Robert Hodder to Surveyor General Oxley, about land being claimed..... More
1925. Bone china tea cup and saucer, caption printed in cup with text and date on saucer, “Aynsley England” maker stamp and number “Rd. No. 702537” on cup base, 9.2 x 5.2cm (cup); 13.8cm (saucer diameter). Minor rubbing to cup gilding and plate motif. Text reads “Souvenir. Australian pavilion, Wembley..... More
1856. Hardcover quarto with quarter leather and buckram boards, containing 71 tinted lithographs: one printed in colour and two with hand-colouring, each accompanied by topographical descriptions in Danish, with artist, lithographer, title and publisher’s line “Em. Baerentzen & Cos. Forlag, eneberettiget” in lower margin, 36.1 x 30cm. Boards split and..... More
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1928-c1933. Two watercolour and pencil drawings, each captioned and signed by architect “Keith Frederick Giraud”, chapel design dated “1928” and annotated “University of Sydney” in pencil below image, 57.4 x 39.7cm to 70.8 x 41.8cm (paper). Pinholes, slight foxing and crinkles. Keith Frederick Giraud was awarded the Australian Medallion and..... More
c1900. Pair of metal globes printed in colour, mounted with removable brass rings on timber stands, 5.7 x 15.6 x 15.6cm (each). Minor crazing, wear, discolouration and oxidation to globes, some wear to stands. These globe stands, designed to resemble larger floor-standing globes, are attributed to Tasmanian Thomas Hinton (Aust...... More