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SPORTING MEMORABILIA - General & Miscellaneous LotsGREYHOUNDS: Collection including 1989 Press Pass; books 'The Greyhound in Australia' by Agostini & Collerson[Sydney, 1973] & 'Australian Greyhound Pedigrees' by Munt & Quilty [Melbourne, 1989]; 1970s-90s magazines (26);Greyhound Racing Registers (10); plus a range of ephemera.

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CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous LotsCollection including range of 1977 Centenary Test souvenirs; replica Ashes urn (repaired); stamps, covers, FDCs &coins; cricket mugs (3); book 'The Art of Bradman'; 1987 cricket medal from Masters Games; also pair of cupsinscribed 'HM King Edward VIII, Crowned May 12th 1937' in anticipation of his cancelled Coronation. Inspection willreward. (Qty)

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100Balance of collection including Don Bradman signed postcard & signed FDC; cricket books (23) including '200Seasons of Australian Cricket'; cricket magazines (c.120); plus 1960s 'Football Record's (2). (Qty)

30120

Ex Lot 31Autographs International Test Cricketers signed cards all-different collection mounted and identified on 8 sheetswith players from England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, India, New Zealand, Pakistan & Sri Lanka; includingAlec Bedser, Rod Marsh, Alan Donald, Lance Gibbs, Kapil Dev, Martin Crowe, Intikhab Alam & Muttiah Muralitharan.(93)

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CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 32Bat 'Great Test Performances - Australia vs England' with 24 signatures including Bill Brown, Ian Healy, Sam Loxton& Richie Benaud, limited edition 214/400, mounted in display case, overall 49x110cm.

32150

Bats (Autographed) Two 'Gray-Nicolls' bats signed by 14 Australian & West Indies cricketers including Kim Hughes,Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman, Rod Marsh, Larry Gomes, Wes Hall & Roger Harper, fine condition although bothbats endorsed. (2)

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100Bats (Autographed) 1984-85 Australia v West Indies signed by both teams; 1985 World Championship of Cricketwith facsimile signatures of the 7 teams; 1992 World Cup with facsimile signatures of the 9 teams; 'County' bat with14 signatures including Merv Hughes, Doug Walters, Alan Connolly & Darren Berry. All housed in display cases (onewith no glass). (4)

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Books (21) including 'Bradman's Best Ashes Teams' by Perry [Sydney, 2002] & 'Spun Out - The Shane Warne Story'by Barry [Sydney, 2006]; other sports books (7); plus c1930-33 'The Australasian Pictorial' colour cricket posters (11)in poor condition. (39)

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100Books 'Wisden Cricket Almanack' for 1975-1999, all with limp yellow covers. Ex Ken Piesse library. (25)36 125

Ex Lot 37Books (Autographed) 'Images of Bradman', deluxe leather-bound edition by Allen & Kemsley [Bradman Museum,1994], limited edition 809/974 signed by Don Bradman; 'Ali - The Life of Ali Bacher' by Hartman [London, 2004] withAli Bacher's autograph tipped-in; plus 3 titles signed by author Roland Perry. (6)

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300Clothing comprising Chris Cairns match-used Gunn & Moore cricket trousers from 1993-94 tour to Australia, signedand endorsed "Ripped Trou Courtesy of Chris Cairns"; Mark Greatbatch match-used Gray Nicolls pair of battinggloves from 1993-94 tour to Australia signed (both); and Darren Lehmann pair of Gray Nicolls batting gloves, fromTasmania v South Australia at Launceston 2001-02 (Lehmann Man of the Match with 85 not out); plus AustralianCricket Tie from 1926 International Cricket Convention. Ex Don Wigan collection. (4 items)

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Ephemera including 'World Championship Cricket, Australian Tour 1968' programme with 6 signatures includingBasil D'Oliveira, Wes Hall & Bob Simpson; programmes for Australian Country Cricket Team tours to UK in 1961 &1965; book "National Cricket" [Christchurch, c1946]. (6)

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100Postcards humorous cricket artist PPCs by Harry Gallagher & William Rutledge Hamilton; also Taylor & Weg (2) forthe retirements of Greg Chappell & Rod Marsh. (5)

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Prints 'The First International Cricket Match played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1862' by Henry Burn; 'TheGrand Cricket Match, All England Eleven versus Twenty Two of New South Wales...'; 'The All-England ElevenVersus the Victorian Twenty-Two, Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 1st, 1864'. All framed & glazed, various sizes.Ex Bruce Ruxton collection.(3)

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100Programmes Centenary Test Match Challenge for Derek Randall's Testimonial souvenir programmes (9) with 6signed by participants including Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, David Hookes & Jeff Thomson; plus Derek RandallTestimonial booklet & dinner menu. Ex Ray Bright collection. (11 items)

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50Ties collection (50) including 1977 Centenary Test, Australian Cricket Society, range of club ties including Peking &Kowloon; plus Olympics green tie embroidered with 'MELBOURNE/ 1956/ XVI OLYMPIAD', Olympic rings & torchover map of Australia. (51)

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CRICKET - ENGLAND

Ex Lot 91RANJITSINHJI: Group of five Greetings Cards showing Ranji's palaces, with greetings messages, not signed.[Ranjitsinhji, played 15 Tests for England 1896-1902, and was ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to1933] (5)

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CRICKET - TEAM SHEETS & AUTOGRAPH PAGES

Lot 971936-37 Australian team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Bill Brown &Ross Gregory.

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CRICKET - TEAM SHEETS & AUTOGRAPH PAGES (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 981948 Australian team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall& Keith Miller; plus the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes; mounted on A3 page with signed action photograph ofDon Bradman.

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5001972 Australian team to England, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Ian Chappell, Keith Stackpole &Dennis Lillee.

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1977 Australian team, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, David Hookes &Jeff Thomson.

10090

Lot 1011977-78 Australian team, WSC official team sheet with 26 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), GregChappell, David Hookes, Dennis Lillee & Doug Walters. Superb condition.

101150

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1960 Commonwealth Tour of Rhodesia and South Africa, official team sheet with 13 signatures including RichieBenaud, Tom Graveney, Fred Trueman & Len Maddocks. Superb condition.

102120

Lot 1031936-37 England team, autograph page with 16 signatures including Gubby Allen (captain), Walter Hammond, BillVoce & George Duckworth.

103150

Lot 1041927 New Zealand team, autograph page with 14 signatures including Tom Lowry (captain), 'Curly' Page, MatthewHenderson (very rare autograph) & Herb McGirr. [From the tour to England to decide if NZ was ready for Test cricket:it was a success, and the MCC side visited NZ in the 1929-30 season]

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Lot 1051931 New Zealand team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Tom Lowry (captain), 'Curly' Page, StewieDempster & Bill Merritt; mounted on A4 page with team photograph. [The first tour by a NZ team in which Testmatches were arranged].

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Lot 1061937 New Zealand team, autograph page with 15 signatures including 'Curly' Page (captain), Martin Donnelly, WalterHadlee & Merv Wallace; mounted on A4 page with team photograph. [The third NZ team to tour England, and thesecond to play Test matches].

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1501949 New Zealand team, autograph page with 15 signatures including Walter Hadlee (captain), Martin Donnelly,John Reid & Merv Wallace; mounted on A3 page with team photograph. [The fourth NZ team to tour England, andthe most successful to date].

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1001954 Pakistan team to England (the first Tests between the two sides), autograph page with 17 signatures includingAbdul Kardar, Imtiaz Ahmad & Hanif Mohammad; plus 1962 official team sheet with 20 signatures including JavedBurki, Hanif Mohammad & Mushtaq Mohammad. (2)

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Lot 1091977-78 West Indian team, WSC official team sheet with 16 signatures including Clive Lloyd (captain), Joel Garner,Michael Holding & Viv Richards. Superb condition.

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1977-78 World team, WSC official team sheet with 15 signatures including Tony Greig (captain), Zaheer Abbas,Imran Khan & Barry Richards. Superb condition.

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CRICKET - CIGARETTE & TRADE CARDS1984-96 cricket cards (246) including 1996 'VCA Centenary' [100] in album; ephemera with 1892 invoice fromVictorian Cricketing & Sports Compy & 1950s Melbourne Sports Depot catalogue.

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FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULESNewspapers cuttings, notes & references regarding older players and coaches, in two suitcases from a lifetime ofcollecting. Ex Ken Piesse library.

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Newspapers cuttings, obituaries, notes & references. A-Z in files in four boxes. An insight into how journalistsresearched in the pre-computer days. Ex Ken Piesse library.

144100

Lot 167CARLTON - TOM GORMAN: Rare 2-page process printed pamphlet 'Address by Edmund Finn Esq, Delivered at theMelbourne Athenaeum, May 26th 1880... re death of Tom Gorman', 11 stanzas written by Edmund 'Garryowen' Finn[Melbourne, 1880], in which he asks Carlton and Melbourne Footballers to donate for the widow's purse. Togetherwith book 'Garryowen's Melbourne' [Melbourne, 1967]. A very rare (possibly unique) item of Australian Rulesliterature. [Tom Gorman was an original member of Carlton's teams from 1864-71. In 1880 Tom and 3 of his childrendied of the diptheria epidemic in Hamilton]

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HORSE RACING - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Lot 266Playing Cards Double pack featuring Phar Lap; double pack featuring racing scenes; plus 1988 Action playing cardsfull deck (56) each showing different past champions. The illustration is above Lot 270.

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Prints 1906 colour lithograph 'Flavus, Imported Thoroughbred Stallion' supplement to 'The Sydney Stock and StationJournal', framed 59x55cm; plus reprinted 1937-38 Capstan calendar 'Capstan Cavalcade of Famous Winners'including Carbine & Phar Lap. (2 items)

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HORSE RACING - 1929 to 1932 - The Phar Lap EraPHAR LAP: Collection of colour pictures/prints, noted finish of 1930 Melbourne Cup; 'Souvenir Phar Lap' publishedby National Museum of Victoria; print published 'With the Compliments of Club Razor Blades'. Condition varies.Inspection recommended. (6)

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HORSE RACING - 1932 OnwardsBalance of collection, noted Tommy J Smith signed display; racebooks (5) including 2012 Melbourne Cup;photographs of Craig Williams & Brett Pebble; race finish photograph. (9)

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1938 Calendar 'Cavalcade of Melbourne Cup Winners' featuring 11 winners including The Trump, Peter Pan, HallMark & Phar Lap, with advert for Bob Ashton's Sports Centre in Wagga, size 38x52cm. Fair/Good condition.

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1940 Capstan Calendar depicting a series of photos of all runners in the 1939 Melbourne Cup - The Start, SevenFurlongs from Home, One Furlong from Home & The Finish; also horse racing records, swimming, athletics, olympicsand boxing records, size 54x90cm. Fair/Good condition.

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150MELBOURNE CUP: Collection of Media Kits (15) for 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978,1980, 1981, 1990, 1992 & 1993; plus range glossy brochures/media guides (17) from 1973 to 2008; also range ofephemera. A scarce group. (c40)

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OLYMPIC GAMES

Lot 4801896 Athens Olympics: 'The Olympic Games, BC776 - AD1896', published by Charles Beck [Athens, 1896] text inGerman & English, rebound in black leather (covers loose and spine missing). Ex Edwin Flack with his name on titlepage (part guillotined off when book bound).

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3001956 Melbourne Olympics: Tickets for Basketball for Nov.23 (2 consecutive); Nov.24 (3 consecutive); Nov.28 (2consecutive) & Nov.29 (4 consecutive). Some tickets with faults or staining. (11)

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OLYMPIC GAMES (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Ex Lot 4921956 Melbourne Olympics: Collection of small figurines (14) sold as souvenirs, including athletes (2), torch runner(2), javelin, discus throw (3), swimming (2), boxing (2), fencing & weightlifting. Each on a small stand with 'OlympicGames/1956 - Melbourne'. Collection housed in Griffiths Sweets 1956 Olympics tin.Generally fine condition and verycute! (15)

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3001956 Melbourne Olympics: Ephemera group (25 items) with brochures, guides, maps (3 different), serviettes (2),'Melbourne - the Olympic City' folders of drawings by Harry Hudson (3), 'Wardrop' clothing box; also collection of1948-96 sports/olympics magazines (34). (Total 59)

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Lot 4981968 Mexico Olympics - Black Power Salute: Rare programme from Tommie Smith's visit to Melbourne in 1967 for'The Recordbreakers' athletics meet, signed on front cover by Tommie Smith, and on reverse 5 others including RonClarke. [Tommie Smith & Australian Peter Norman both ran in the 220 Yards, and at Mexico won gold & silver in the200m, prior to the famous Black Power salute at the medal ceremony].

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2002000 Sydney Olympics: Ephemera group (34 items) with Media Kit; duplicated range of train timetables (26),brochures (7); plus collection of Cathy Freeman ephemera & postcards (56 items); 1990s range of newspaperbanners, some Olympics related. Also hand-knitted children's jumpers (2) featuring Australian olympic mascot 'Willie'.

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Ex Lot 504EDWIN FLACK: Collection including transcripts of 1896 letters from Edwin Flack to his father; invitations (2) re 1914Olympic Congress in Paris; 1914 letters to Flack from British Olympic Association & Gordon Inglis (head of theAustralian delegation); range of letters to Edwin Flack (25), receipts (42 - many for antiques & art), photographs (38 -some original, others reprinted), postcards (2); copy of death certificate; 1935 auction catalogue for his antiquefurniture & paintings. Many of the photographs & documents used to illustrate the book 'Edwin Flack - The Lion ofAthens' by Peter Sweeney [Perth, 2004]. [Edwin Flack was Australia's first Olympian, being its only representative atthe 1896 Athens Games, and first Olympic gold medallist, winning both the 800m & 1500m] (100+)

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Lot 505EDWIN FLACK: Signature with 14 others on reverse of a 1912 menu 'Dinner. Given by the Passengers to CaptainSt.John George & Officers, RMS 'Empire'. Oriental Hotel, Kobe, Japan'. [Australia's first Olympian and first Olympicgold medallist; very rare signature]

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COLLECTABLES - GENERALBalance of collection with maps including 'Philips War Map of the Pacific'; National Bank calendars (17); prints &posters.

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Ephemera 1880s Victorian scrapbook including 3 large photographs of Oban, Scotland; small album of 1896-1910ephemera; c.1939 Trooping of the Colours booklet; 1958 Hobart Regatta silk programme; advertising postcards &ephemera (27 items) including Swallow & Ariell's Pure Jams; Australian military postcards & photographs (26 items)plus 'The Aussie Wallet, Xmas Wishes from Australian YMCA 1918'; 1930s-40s NSW/Qld survey maps (8). (Qty)

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250Ephemera carton including racebooks (3) 1938 VATC, 1948 VRC Spring Carnival - Last Day & 1956 Royal Ascotwith invitation to visit the Queen's Stables; ephemera from 1950s & 1960s trips to Europe; ticket for 1958 Kooyong'Tournament of Champions'; travel documents (2) with facsimile autographs of Robert Menzies; range of magazines;book 'Lalique par Lalique' [Paris, 1977]; collection of cook books; P&O menus; old family bible; also range ofpostcards mostly 'European Vacation' including some Great Britain real photo cards, 1960s Fiji noted a few used, etc.(100s)

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COLLECTABLES - GENERAL (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Ex Lot 522GREAT BRITAIN - SHIPWRECKS: Collection of Grace Darling material including rare 1838 'Bamburgh Castle'broadsheet raising funds for an Annuity for the Heroic Grace Darling and her Father; books (3) including 'GraceDarling - The Heroine of the Farne Isles' [Southampton, 1875]; postcard; and Rowntree chocolates tin. [GraceDarling (1815-1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter, famed for participating in the rescue of survivorsfrom the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838: the paddlesteamer ran aground on the Farne Islands off the coast ofNorthumberland; nine members of her crew were saved] (6)

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Lot 523GREAT BRITAIN - TITANIC: 'The Wreck of the Titanic (In Memoriam), Descriptive Fantasia, arranged byF.W.Owers', hand-written sheet music, 10pp, with postcard showing Titanic decorating front cover, fine condition.

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AUSTRALIANA

Ex Lot 537Beer Lables c.1890s Coghlan & Tulloch's Ballarat Brewing Co labels for Extra Stout & Genuine Malt Ale, finecondition. (2)

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Books cartoon booklet 'Mr Melbourne - Day by Day' by Mitchell [Melbourne, 1948] some toning; plus Infant WelfareBooklet 'Our Babies" with front cover illustration by May Gibbs [Melbourne, 1946]. (2)

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AUSTRALIANA (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Ex Lot 548CARTOONISTS: Collection including Stan Cross original 'Wally and the Major' cartoon artwork (2), various drawings(28) housed in 11 sheets, 'Wally and the Major' cartoon books (15) from issues 2 to 16 [1943-57]; Carl Lyon 'Wallyand the Major' cartoon artwork (77) including 3 pencil drawings from soon after taking over the strip - one with notefrom Stan Cross, c1938-39 cartoons for 'Shaver', proposed comic strips 'Jim Marston - Secret Agent', 'Chris of the AirTraining Corps', 'Boys of St Crispins' & horse racing adventure strip - with synopsis, drawings, trial comic strips; AlexGurney 'Bluey and Curley' cartoon books (5) from issues 2 to 9 [1942-49]; Sam Wells original cartoon artwork (7)including one with Don Bradman & another re Tom Hafey new Richmond coach; Eric Joliffe 'Joliffe's Outback'cartoon books (10) & calendars (7), 1982 letter from Eric Joliffe to Carl Lyon; BE Minns etching 'Aboriginal Man andWoman'; WEG (William Edward Green) 'WEG's World' cartoon book. (150+ items)

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5,000MUNICIPAL: 'Certificate of Competency/Municipal Clerks' (1949), Fellowship of the Insitute of MunicipalAdministration (1954) & 'Commission of the Peace Certificate of Assignment' as a Justice of the Peace (1963), allframed. NO RESERVE.

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AUSTRALIANA (continued)Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

SCHOOLS: Scotch College (Melbourne) archive of ephemera c.1937-51 including 1951 Centenary programme &Order of Service; 1937 Stamp Club Magazine (Vol.1 No.1); 1938 dinner menu; 1937-40 programmes for Athletics (8),swimming (2), rowing (5) & Anzac Day (3). Condition varies, though interesting history. (51)

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AUTOGRAPHSVICTORIAN POLITICIANS: Archive of letters to Northcote Council c1890-1937 with duplicated range of signaturesincluding Sir Graham Berry (11th Premier of Victoria), John Cain Sr (34th Premier of Victoria), James Hume Cook,James Membrey, Henry Beard, Frank Brennan, William Evans, Esmond Kiernan, Frank Anstey, Frederick Hickford,William Beckett, Frederick Gray & David Methven. (280)

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MILITARIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots18th BATTALION AIF Archive with 1914 staff photograph; 1916 Memorial Service for men who fell at Gallipoli;Reunion programmes for 1928, 1929 & 1938; photographs (3) of Japanese surrender at Brunei 1945; also 1917group photograph of School of Technical Training, Royal Flying Corps, Reading (including Australians). Conditionvaries, though scarce group. (8 items)

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