Anzac Soldier
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
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German Concentration Camp (GCC) Album 1914-1916 [Souvenir Of Holsworthy Internment Camp]
c1916. Letterpress booklet with process screen illustrations, owner’s stamp with the name of Dr Charles Albert Monticone and cancelled adhesive label to title page, 22 x 29cm. Old vertical fold, slight foxing, some wear to cover, otherwise in good condition. This booklet in German text was an important record of..... More
Registration Of Aliens
1917. Letterpress, handbill, 43.4 x 25.7cm. Old folds, creases, stains, slight missing portions and tears overall. Text includes “Commonwealth of Australia Department of Defence. Amended notice. Notice is hereby given that all persons (male and female) who are not British subjects and who are not exempted under the Regulations are..... More
“Matinee” Organised By Madame Melba And Mr Cyril Maude
1917. Letterpress and line block programme, 30.3 x 23.6cm. Minor handling creases, scuffing and tears to lower edge. Text includes “Her Majesty’s [Theatre, Melbourne]. In the presence of the Governor-General (Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson) and the State Governor (Sir Arthur Stanley). In aid of the State War Council’s Amelioration Fund for..... More
A Souvenir Of The Great World War And The Glorious Part Played By Australia And New Zealand
c1919. Colour lithograph, printed on cotton, captioned in image, 47 x 63.5cm (fabric). Foxing and stains. Framed. Caption continues “The landing of our gallant sons of empire on the Gallipoli Peninsula. ‘The Scrap Heap’: a view of the Emden after the fight with the Sydney off the Cocos Keeling Islands.”..... More
The Triumph Of Liberty And Justice [WWI]
1919. Cotton crochet doily with verse, 49.5 x 55.2cm. Minor stains to edges. Framed. Verse reads “After years of strife / the triumph of liberty and justice / Peace 1919 / Float our bunting on the breeze / Australia’s flag of pride / for which her many valiant sons /..... More
Digger On A Camel
c1919. Painted plaster, 64.5 x 54.7 x 20.4cm. Very rare. Possibly a souvenir inspired by the Imperial Camel Corps in Egypt. The Corps, consisting of Australian, British, New Zealand and Indian troops, was a brigade-sized military formation which fought in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in WWI. Its personnel were..... More
SOS [Influenza Pandemic In Australia]
c1919. Letterpress notice, 25.5 x 28.5cm. Ink stains to lower left, tears to edges, minor creases, old mount burn, tipped to old backing. Text reads “SOS. If you want any attention from the doctor, nurse or helper, put this card on the window bar, showing the SOS. If you want..... More
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Prime Minister Billy Hughes [Autograph] In “A Voyage With The Mails Between Brisbane & London, Australia & Great Britain. A Memento By An Amateur Photographer”
1921. Hardcover quarto with woodblock print on blue cloth pictorial boards, 66pp, autographed “W.M. Hughes” and dated “2/6/21” by then-Prime Minister Billy Hughes along with other passengers, 30.5 x 25cm. Replaced spine and endpapers, scuffing and slight soiling to boards, some foxing throughout. Published by The London Stereoscopic Company. Fourth..... More
Grace Bros’ General Catalogue
1923. Hardcover quarto in two-colour cloth illustrated boards, 30.3 x 24.5cm. Slight fading to front cover, tears to upper and lower hinges of spine, split gutters. Printed by The Snelling Printing Works, Sydney, vi + 514pp. Contains section markers to signify categories of items, an unused order form, and pages..... More
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[Design For Romanesque-Inspired Apartments]
1927. Watercolour with crayon and pencil, partially legible signature “Harold […]” and dated lower left, 47.9 x 62.2cm. Slight stains to upper portion of image, minor crinkles. British-born architect Harold Crone moved to Australia after serving in WWI. He worked for several years at the Sydney architectural firm of Scott..... More
The Australian Museum Display Card
c1927. Colour process screen with letterpress, poster format, and two small merchandising pamphlets, 20.8 x 30.5cm to 30.1 x 50.1cm. Missing portions, repaired tears, slight stains, surface loss, discolouration. Two laid down on acid-free backing. Text on poster includes “Natural history groups, ethnological exhibits, relics of Captain Cook. Free popular..... More
Dinner Given To Mr Bert Hinkler On His Arrival At Sydney
1928. Process screen and letterpress folded menu card, signed “Virgil” in image centre, 20.2 x 12.7cm (folded.) Slight foxing, scuffing. Text continues “Given by C.C. Wakefield & Co. Ltd, after his epoch-making flight from England to Australia. Wentworth Hotel, Monday, 12th March 1928.” Some menu items are named after aviators..... More
The Beautiful Riviera Estate [Proposed Development Of West Head Area, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, Sydney]
c1929. Letterpress and colour process screen leaflet, four pages, 26.4 x 21.1cm (folded). Slight crinkles and foxing overall, some offsetting of text to back page. Text includes “This property consisting of 639 acres is the most picturesque in the County of Cumberland… £1,000,000 to be made out of The Riviera..... More
Lang’s Note
c1931-1932. Line block, 8.6 x 12.4cm. Minor crinkles and foxing to upper margin. Text continues “Lies, lies, lies. I promise to pay repudiate. Face value - nothing. Payable on demand. James J. Lee, printer, 545 George Street, Sydney.” The “Lang Plan” proposed the repudiation of interest payments to overseas creditors..... More
Fox-Hoyts Radio Club Scrapbook
1930-1932. Consisting of mostly newspaper clippings annotated with name of newspaper and date of issue in ink or pencil, 50 x 37cm (scrapbook). Minor water damage and soiling, cracking to spine and tears to edges of pages. The contents of this scrapbook strongly suggest that it was compiled by John..... More
The Brown Bomber [Joe Louis]
1935. Painted plaster, title, initials “E.A.W.” and date “9.24.35” incised into base, 30 x 14.5 x 13.5cm. Minor chips to plaster. Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951 and reigned as the heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949. Ref: Wiki. More
Souvenir Of Japanese Midget Submarine Sunk In Sydney Harbour
1942. Group of seven process screen souvenir cards, six in postcard format, one annotated “periscope” in ink in upper margin, each with letterpress captions including date “30th July, 1942” with Royal Australian Navy emblem, and one card stamped “T.J.M. Collins” verso, 13.9 x 8.8cm or 8.8 x 14.2cm (approx. each)..... More
Atomic Bomb Game. Good For Nerves [Dexterity Puzzle]
c1945. Colour process screen card encased in painted metal and plastic with two plastic capsules each containing a metal ball, concealed magnets, text including publisher verso, 11.8 x 8.3 x 2.2cm. Minor scuffs to edge of metal case, otherwise in good condition. Text includes “The object of the game is..... More
Grace Bros Bondi Junction [Myer]
c1954. Charcoal and gouache on board, signed “Deller” in gouache lower left, captioned in ink verso, 50.6 x 60.8cm. Pinholes, minor paint loss and creases. Caption reads “Aerial perspective of new department store, Oxford St, Bondi Junction for Grace Bros Pty Ltd. D.T. Morrow and Gordon, Architects, 129 Pitt St..... More
Joan Murray Sacked
1957. Letterpress and process screen newspaper headline, 59.5 x 41.8cm. Creases, old folds, soiling. Text continues “Daily Mirror. Thursday, May 30, 1957. Printed and published by Donald Bennett, 112 Beach Street, Coogee, for Truth and Sportsman Limited, at the office of the company, corner Kippax and Holt Streets, Sydney.” The..... More
McNiven’s Ice Cream Company, Camperdown, NSW
1950-1959. Twelve (12) vintage silver gelatin photographs and five items of printed ephemera in a leather spiral-bound folder, most with typed caption on backing below image, one photograph with “Brogan Bros” studio stamp verso, 7.8 x 5.3cm to 15.5 x 21cm (photographs). Slight silvering, scuffing and handling creases to photographs..... More
“Obscenity: An Australian Survey, No. 1”
c1965. Process lithograph poster and letterpress magazine with process screen and colour lineblock illustrations, some images signed in block, 50.6 x 38.2cm, 24.4 x 18.4cm. Slight discolouration, repaired tears and missing portions to edges of poster, minor crinkles and stains to magazine cover. This is the original promotional poster for..... More
Australian Speedboat Events
1969-c1970s. Group of four posters, consisting of two colour screenprints, one letterpress with ink, and one process screen with letterpress, sizes range from 20.9 x 38.2cm to 51 x 35.5cm. Most with repaired tears, some with old folds, minor foxing. All linen-backed. More
Rally For Democracy, November 11. Maintain Your Rage [Whitlam Dismissal]
1976. Process lithograph pamphlet, signed “Nicholson” in image lower left, 20.9 x 15.5cm (folded). Minor crinkles. Text includes “[Kerr’s rules. Est. 11.11.75]. Assemble 4pm, Treasury Gardens [Melbourne, Victoria]. 5pm, City Square. Remember the Kerr-Fraser conspiracy. Remember the public outrage. Remember November 11. We can’t ignore the consequences! Authorised by B...... More