1842–1843. Black and red ink with watercolour on paper, backed with linen, titled and dated “November 1842” in ink on upper portion, 73.5 x 32cm. Old folds, stains, missing portions, creases. Annotations include “Vide subseq’t plan in substitution hereof, date of 25 October 1843.” The map shows a Camperdown Road..... More
![Plan Of Road From Dapto [Creek] To NW Corner Of W.F. Weston’s 500 Acres [NSW](/pictures/thumb/CL198-168.jpg?v=1576815156)
c1850–1860s. Ink and watercolour on linen, titled in ink upper left, 28 x 50.5cm. Old folds, stains. Shows West Dapto Road “to be opened as shown by a red line.” Provenance: Daniel Cooper estate. William Frances Weston’s 500 acres in Dapto, bordered on the north by West Dapto Road, were..... More
c1850–1860s. Black and red ink and watercolour on linen, titled in ink across centre, 53.5 x 56.5cm. Old folds, slight stains. Map shows New South Head Road, Reserved Road (later Manning Road) and Edgecliffe [sic] Road with Maravi House at lower right, fronting onto Edgecliffe Road. Provenance: Daniel Cooper estate..... More
c1860s–1870s. Black and red ink and blue pencil on linen, titled in ink lower right, 46.5 x 55cm. Old folds, creases, slight foxing, uneven margins. Shows the early street layout of Liverpool in Sydney’s western suburbs and notes 17 allotments of land owned by “D. [Daniel] Cooper.” Provenance: Daniel Cooper..... 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
c1870s–1880s. Ink on linen, titled lower centre, 38 x 61.5cm. Old folds, foxing overall, minor tears. Title continues “Proposed to be opened as a parish road under Act of Council, 4 Win IV, No. II.” Provenance: Daniel Cooper estate. The road proposed in this map is now called Kanahooka Road..... More
c1897–1913. Two softcover octavo booklets, one stamped with performance details “Olympia, Addison Road Station, London, commencing ‘Boxing Day’ Monday, Dec. 27” on back cover, one with ex-libris bookplate for magician “E.A. Dearn”, 24.3 x 18.5cm and 25.6 x 17.7cm. Slight foxing, minor chips and tears overall, one with missing corners..... More
c1913–1915. Twenty-four (24) colour process lithograph postcards with seven admission tickets for Baker’s Stadium boxing matches, each postcard printed with name of boxer in image and “Arthur McQuitty & Co.” printer’s line verso, some tickets annotated and stamped, 13.8 x 8.7cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and scuffing overall, missing portions..... More
1947–1978. Softcover “DJ’s” exhibition catalogue with lineblock cover, a Christmas card with linocut illustration and a handwritten note in ink, a typed letter signed by Mahood in ink, and five newspaper cuttings, 13.7 x 11.1cm (catalogue). Covers detached from catalogue, minor stains and tears. The group consists of eight individual..... More
1978–1979. Six items comprising artwork for five exhibition posters: one with C-type photograph; two with screenprint of which one is hand-coloured; two in pen and ink; plus one magazine article, one poster signed and dated “1978” in pencil lower right, many captioned with exhibition details, 25 x 27.5cm to 54..... More
1854. Letterpress, two pages, 72.8 x 21cm (overall). Framed together. Text includes “Victoria. Gold Regulations. Laid upon the council table by the Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, and ordered by the Council to be printed, 26th September, 1854. Rules and regulations made by the Lieutenant..... More
1857. Engraving on card, dated in plate lower centre, inscribed and signed in various hands in ink, 7.8 x 11.4cm. Slight foxing. Text includes “J. Mitchell sc. 69 Collins St West.” The membership card belonged to the Rev. John Dunmore Lang, (1799-1878) who was a Scottish-born Australian Presbyterian minister, writer..... More
1864. Letterpress certificate, signed, inscribed and dated “Twelfth day of April, 1864” in ink in various hands, 30.3 x 25.4cm (paper). Old folds, slight stains overall, rubbing to two lines. Text includes “(Copy of) Certificate of Marriage. I, John Dunmore Lang, being Senior Minister of the Scots Church, Sydney, do..... More
![Miner’s Right Issued To Philip Wells Of Melbourne [Gold-mining]. Samuel Calvert, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL194-30.jpg?v=1543548669)
1866. Engraving and letterpress, artist upper left, inscribed and dated in ink, 13.4 x 19.3cm. Old folds, stains, minor perforations and repaired tears. Text and inscriptions include “Colony of Victoria. no. 52782. Five shillings. District and place in which issued: Jamieson [Victoria]. Date: 22nd November 1866. Miner’s right. Issued to..... More
1868. Letterpress on silk with tasselled woven ribbon border, 32 x 19.5cm. Slight stains. Framed. Text includes “Royal Victoria Hall [Brisbane]. Monday, July 27, 1868… to their band master, Mr A. Seal, under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Hon. Maurice Charles O’Connell, Governor; the Hon. R.R. McKenzie; the..... More
1882. Lithograph, folded leaflet, text including date and lithographer, annotated in various hands in ink and pencil verso, 45.1 x 28.5cm (paper). Old folds with wear and discolouration, minor tears to edges, old tape verso. Text includes “Married Women’s Property Bill has become law, whereby it is enacted that married..... More
c1886. Printed souvenir silk scarf, 59 x 66cm. Slight foxing to edges and stains to lower portion, minor perforations. Framed. Text reads “1884. W. Beach beat E. Hanlan, on Parramatta River, NSW (August 16); 1885. W. Beach beat T. Clifford on Parramatta River, NSW (February 28); 1885. W. Beach beat..... More
1889. Letterpress handbill, 34.4 x 21.9cm. Staple holes, slight crinkles, stains, foxing. Text includes “Petition to the Honorable the Speaker and the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Colony of Victoria. The humble petition of the undersigned men and women resident in Victoria: respectfully showeth that the exclusion of..... More
c1898. One line block and three halftone prints, mounted together, each captioned below or in image, 20.1 x 25.1cm to 32.1 x 21.3cm. Slight stains, missing portions and repaired tears to edges. Captions include “Section through engine house & accumulator” and “Pumping station, Sydney.” Images show views of the building..... More
![Exhibition Invitation, Leicester Galleries, London]. Charles Conder, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL166-32.JPG?v=1492486413)
1905. Hand-coloured lithograph, text with date in image centre, initialled in image lower left, 12.5 x 15.6cm. Minor soiling to upper margin. Text reads “Messrs Ernest Brown & Phillips request the honour of your company at the private view of an exhibition of pictures by Charles Conder, on Thursday, Dec..... More
![The Great White Fleet Visit To Australia [US Navy] Collection](/pictures/thumb/CL194-102_10a.jpg?v=1543548290)
1908. Sixty-three (63) items comprising of 40 vintage silver gelatin photographs in stereo card format; 16 postcards; two framed paintings; one framed lithograph; two commemorative booklets; and two pieces of lithographic ephemera, one painting signed “B. Barker”, several items captioned with ship names and dated “August 1908”, sizes include 4.6..... More
1888-1910s. Thirty-three (33) process screen and 148 photographic postcards (181 in total), some images captioned or dated in negative or letterpress, some with photographer’s blind stamp or studio line verso, 8.8 x 13.8cm (approx. each). Minor silvering or developing flaws to some images. Photographers include Brokenshire Bros, Broken Hill; and..... More
c1914. Printed cotton scarf, captioned throughout, 47.5 x 61.5cm. Stains and foxing overall. Captions include notes on the landing places of various allied troops, including the ANZACs. Captions on flags in corners read “Australia, well done! New Zealand, well done! Army and navy, well done! Eclipse of the star &..... More
![The Blood Vote [Anti-Conscription Campaign]. AfterClaude Marquet, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL179-10.JPG?v=1492666352)
1916. Letterpress and line block, handbill, artist’s name in lower portion, 32 x 25.4cm (paper). Missing portions, old folds. Text includes “‘They gave me the ballot paper, the grim death-warrant of doom, and I smugly sentenced the man to death, in that dreadful little room. I put it inside the..... More
c1916. Painted plaster, 29.4 x 9.9 x 11.9cm. Surface loss and chips overall, cracks to neck of figure. Uncommon plaster of a WWI digger. More