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La Trobe, Charles Joseph, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria…

La Trobe's Signature on Land Purchase Document (1853)

La Trobe, Charles Joseph, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria (1801-1875) signature and seal on vellum Town Lot purchase document dated 2nd December, 1853. The land, 2 roods in the County of Bourke, Parish of Oakleigh was sold for £5 to Christina Atkinson.…

The Woeful Tale of George Neal, Convict: Part-printed Convict…

George Neal: The Troubled Life of a Convict

The Woeful Tale of George Neal, Convict: Part-printed Convict Record document on vellum providing extensive details of the trials and tribulations of one George Neal, a chimney sweep from Coventry who was sentenced to be Transported for 10 years at the…

Ann Norman - A Female Convict in Van Diemen's Land, The record…

Ann Norman: Female Convict in Van Diemen's Land

Ann Norman - A Female Convict in Van Diemen's Land, The record of her convictions, punishments, physical appearance, etc., recorded in manuscript on vellum. Ann arrived in Van Dieman's Land in August 1827 one of 60 female convicts aboard the 'Persian',…

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, July 21-23,…

Female convict's letter describes barren Botany Bay

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, July 21-23, 1789: Features an 'Extract of a Letter from Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, county of Cumberland, New South Wales, to Mrs. Dinah Cable, at Laxfield.....dated November 17, 1788.' A rare letter from a…

Conditional Pardon For Convict William Sweeney, 1849 (January…

Conditional Pardon Granted to Irish Convict in Van Diemen's Land

Conditional Pardon For Convict William Sweeney, 1849 (January 13) pardon, headed Van Diemen's Land, granted to William Sweeney of Ireland, on the condition that 'he shall not during the said period for which the said sentence was pronounced return to of…

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton…

Overland Expedition in Australia, 1844-1845

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay To Port Essington A Distance OF 3000 Miles During The Years 1844- 1845., By Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. Published 1847 by T & W Boone Pub.

Unpublished Manuscript: Ledger, James J. 'In Search of a Home…

In Search of a Home Down Under

Unpublished Manuscript: Ledger, James J. 'In Search of a Home at the Antipodes' [Melbourne, 1890] A leather-bound hand-written description of the journey and experiences of James Ledger, emigrating from England in 1878; the sea journey, the experiences in…

Colonial Tasmanian Land Grant on vellum dated 1838 & signed by…

1838 Tasmanian Land Grant signed by Sir John Franklin

Colonial Tasmanian Land Grant on vellum dated 1838 & signed by Sir John Franklin

Backhouse, James, 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian…

Visit to Australian Colonies

Backhouse, James, 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian Colonies', published by Hamilton, Adams and Co. London, 1843, some illustrations, including a fold out illustration and three fold out maps to inside back cover, half bound in tan leather with…

A collection of Sydney Harbour Bridge memorabilia including an…

Sydney Harbour Bridge Memorabilia Collection

A collection of Sydney Harbour Bridge memorabilia including an original drawing plan, an invitation & Program to the opening of the bridge

A collection of the Australian Ex Libris Society Journal year…

Australian Ex Libris Society Journal Year Books & Reports

A collection of the Australian Ex Libris Society Journal year books and Annual Reports 1930-1936 beacon press, Sydney, 1930-1936, six years bound as one, leather and cloth binding, 81 mounted colour and black and white book plates, some tipped in some…

'Garryowen', the Chronicles of early Melbourne 1835 to 1852.…

Garryowen: Chronicles of Early Melbourne (1835-1852)

'Garryowen', the Chronicles of early Melbourne 1835 to 1852. Historical, Anecdotal and personal. Centennial edition, with portraits and illustrations. (Ferguson and Mitchell, Melbourne, 1888), Vols. 1 & 2 in original gilt decorated boards in dilapidated…

Daniel White Esq. hand-painted illuminated presentation, To…

Daniel White Esq. Illuminated Presentation and Accomplishments

Daniel White Esq. hand-painted illuminated presentation, To Daniel White Esq. Dear Sir, In The Presence Of A Gathering Representing All Branches Of The Carriage Trade Of Victoria And On The Eve Of Your 81st Birthday, We Desire To Offer Our Congratulations…

1824 - An Agreement Between Two Ticket-of-Leavers For the…

Indenture for Rental of Farmland by Two Ex-Convicts (1824)

1824 - An Agreement Between Two Ticket-of-Leavers For the Rental of Farmland, James Dorr [or Dore], one of 200 convicts transported on the Surrey in January 1814 had been granted a ticket-of-leave by 1820 and had married in 1817 (a fellow convict, Mary…

News Letter of Australasia. A Narrative to send to Friends. No.…

Australasia's Active Scene

News Letter of Australasia. A Narrative to send to Friends. No.42 - Feb.1860' cover sheet, printed and published at 'The Herald' Office, Melbourne, depicting 'A day on the sands: Queenscliffe', a cricket match, swimming in the Yarra, a horse race, a…

A Free Pardon For William Lackey: November 1844 Free Pardon on…

Free Pardon for Irish Convict William Lackey (1844)

A Free Pardon For William Lackey: November 1844 Free Pardon on vellum, issued in favour of William Lackey, an Irish convict who had arrived at Sydney Cove aboard 'Sir Godfrey Webster' in 1826, aged 22. He had been sentenced to Transportation for Life at…

The Convict Record of John Taylor, transported for 10 years for…

John Taylor: A Tale of Conviction and Punishment

The Convict Record of John Taylor, transported for 10 years for burglary: The official record providing the sorry tale and details of the years 1842 to 1863 during which period Taylor remained in the 'system'. Following his trial at York, where he was…

1850 van Diemens Land Pardon. Conditional pardon for Benjamin…

1850 Pardon for Benjamin Bickmore, Van Diemens Land

1850 van Diemens Land Pardon. Conditional pardon for Benjamin Bickmore, transported 1844. Signed by Sir William Denison. Seal intact. 20 x 34 cm

1845 van Diemens Land Pardon. Conditional pardon for Thomas…

1845 Pardon for Thomas Richardson from Van Diemen's Land

1845 van Diemens Land Pardon. Conditional pardon for Thomas Richardson, transported 1825. Signed by Sir John Eardley-Wilmot. Seal intact. 22 x 32 cm

Historical Document: A List of 18 Male Convicts (Boys)…

Male Convicts Discharged to New South Wales, 1824

Historical Document: A List of 18 Male Convicts (Boys) discharged from the Bellerophon Hulk at Sheerness for New South Wales by the Ship Lady East this 21st October 1824

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first…

London Chronicle: First Fleet & Botany Bay Expedition

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, March 28-31, 1789: A short article reporting on the…

A folio containing numerous documents, letters and receipts…

Victorian Goldfields Mining Documents

A folio containing numerous documents, letters and receipts associated with mining activities in and around the Victorian Goldfields, 1850s to 1890s. MAinly to do with the Coliban Mining Co., but some of the companies noted include Eureka Mining Company,…

Convicts: 1845 Convict Pardon, parchment (35 x 27 cm), [Royal…

1845 Convict Pardon for George Jones alias Austin

Convicts: 1845 Convict Pardon, parchment (35 x 27 cm), [Royal Coat of Arms] 'By His Excellency Sir George Gipps Knight/Captain General, Governor in Chief in and over Her Majesty's/ Territory of New South Wales, .....George Jones alias Austin...Convicted…

Victorian Politicians: Archive of letters to Northcote Council…

Victorian Politicians Archive: 1890-1937 Letters to Northcote Council

Victorian Politicians: Archive of letters to Northcote Council c1890-1937 with duplicated range of signatures including Sir Graham Berry (11th Premier of Victoria), John Cain Sr (34th Premier of Victoria), James Hume Cook, James Membrey, Henry Beard,…

1827 Van Dieman's Land Land Grant signed by Governor George…

1827 Land Grant by Governor George Arthur

1827 Van Dieman's Land Land Grant signed by Governor George Arthur

LEICHHARDT, Dr. Ludwig: 'Journal of an Overland Expedition in…

Overland Expedition in Australia, 1844-1845

LEICHHARDT, Dr. Ludwig: 'Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845.' [Boone, London, 1847; first edition]; with seven engravings including the…

'The British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1009', taken from the…

British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909: A Signed Account

'The British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1009', taken from the heart of the Antarctic: being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, printed with signature of Shackleton and 15 others from the shore party, 21 x 15 cm

Two Colonial letters. Letter from Colonial Secretary's office,…

Colonial Letters: McLeay and Mitchell's Correspondence

Two Colonial letters. Letter from Colonial Secretary's office, signed by Alex McLeay Sydney,1829. Enclosed in Mylar; & letter signed by Surveyor General T L Mitchell Sydney, 1849. Enclosed in Mylar.

Autograph letter by Surveyor General John Oxley re land at…

Oxley's 1826 Letter on Wilberforce Land

Autograph letter by Surveyor General John Oxley re land at Wilberforce. Written at Portland head Monday 12th June, 1826. Enclosed in Mylar; & a letter to John Oxley, Sydney, 1824.

1854 Victorian Land Grant During The Gold Rush: July 1854 land…

1854 Victorian Land Grant for Castlemaine Gold Rush

1854 Victorian Land Grant During The Gold Rush: July 1854 land grant by purchase to Allan McDougall and Theodore Clodins, signed and sealed by Sir Charles Hotham, whilst serving as 2nd Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, (Appointed 1st Governor of Victoria…

Maximillian III (Archduke of Austria), hand written letter with…

Maximillian III Handwritten Letter with Seal, 1604

Maximillian III (Archduke of Austria), hand written letter with attached seal, dated 24th July, 1604, Maximillian III (1558-1618) born in Vienna, was Archduke of further Austria from 1612 to 1618. Fourth Son to Maximillian II and Maria of Spain. In 1585…

Daniel Bunce [1813-72], Language of the Aborigines of the…

Aboriginal Language Guide for Victorian Protectors

Daniel Bunce [1813-72], Language of the Aborigines of the Colony of Victoria and other Australian Districts, with parallel Translations and familiar specimens in Dialogue, as a guide to Aboriginal Protectors and others engaged in ameliorating their…

John Oxley [1784 - 1828], Manuscript copy letter from Sydney,…

John Oxley's Letter on Disputed Land Claim, 1826

John Oxley [1784 - 1828], Manuscript copy letter from Sydney, in Oxley's hand, dated 19th Jan'y 1826, regarding a disputed claim over 'land situated at Bylong, or Pylong, near the Goulburn River.' The letter is signed off by Oxley in his capacity as…

1841 Travel Pass for Joseph Toogood, 21st August 1841…

1841 Travel Pass for Joseph Toogood, Convict Sawyer

1841 Travel Pass for Joseph Toogood, 21st August 1841 permission issued and signed by Henry Dalway (in the absence of the A.P.M.) for Joseph Toogood, a Prisoner holding a Ticket of Leave, to travel from George Town to Whirlpool Reach where he was assigned…

International Mining & Industrial Exhibition, Coolgardie,…

1899 Coolgardie Mining & Industrial Exhibition Opening Ceremony Program

International Mining & Industrial Exhibition, Coolgardie, Western Australia, 1899. Silk commemorative Opening Ceremony program with an image of the Exhibition building and the opening date (March 21, 1899) on the front, the internal pages providing…

Queen Elizabeth II, nice signature 'Elizabeth R' on document…

Queen Elizabeth II Signed Document with Sir Anthony Eden Counter-Signature

Queen Elizabeth II, nice signature 'Elizabeth R' on document from 1952 (year of Accession), approving the appointment by the President of Costa Rica of a Vice-Consul in London. Countersigned by Sir Anthony Eden, then Foreign Secretary, later to become…

A South Australian Colonial manuscript recipe book inscribed…

Bertha Wehl's Colonial Recipe Book

A South Australian Colonial manuscript recipe book inscribed 'Bertha Wehl, Mt Gambier, Nov. 14 1866' containing various inscribed recipes, clippings and cuttings. Bertha Ottilia Wehl (1854-1922) daughter of Dr. Johann Dietrich Eduard Wehl (1823-1876), Mt…

1823 Van Diemen's Land land grant, signed Governor Brisbane,…

1823 Land Grant in Van Diemen's Land

1823 Van Diemen's Land land grant, signed Governor Brisbane, with seal

(The Eureka Rebellion) Victorian Parliamentary Paper '1854…

Victoria's Gold Regulations and the Eureka Rebellion

(The Eureka Rebellion) Victorian Parliamentary Paper '1854 Victoria Gold Regulations, Letterpress, two pages, 72.8 x 21 cm (overall). Framed together in a single frame. Gold Regulations. Laid upon the council table by the Colonial Secretary, by command of…

The Cristofani & Ghiloni Waxworks in Sydney, Descriptive…

Cristofani & Ghiloni Waxworks Catalogue

The Cristofani & Ghiloni Waxworks in Sydney, Descriptive Catalogue of the original Waxworks now open!, Opposite Queen Victoria Markets, George Street, Three Doors from Royal Arcade. 18 x 12 cm, Printed by H. Bethel & Co., Pitt Street, 16pp, circa 1906.…

Dame Enid Lyons (1897-1981), Australian politician and the…

Dame Enid Lyons: First Female Australian MP and Cabinet Member

Dame Enid Lyons (1897-1981), Australian politician and the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives as well as the first woman appointed to the federal Cabinet. Prior to these achievements, she was best known as the wife of the…

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, May 28-30, 1789:…

Female Account of Life in Early Sydney Settlement

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, May 28-30, 1789: This edition of the newspaper contains an account of life in the Colony written by a woman. It is headed 'The following Letter from Port Jackson, dated Nov.14, 1788 is written by a Female…

Colonial Tasmanian Land Grant on vellum dated 1860 & signed by…

1860 Tasmanian Land Grant to Thomas Burbury by Governor Young

Colonial Tasmanian Land Grant on vellum dated 1860 & signed by Governor Sir Henry young. Grant to Prominent Oatlands Pioneer Thomas Burbury

Colonial Victorian Land Grant on vellum dated 1854 & signed by…

1854 Victorian Land Grant signed by Governor Hotham

Colonial Victorian Land Grant on vellum dated 1854 & signed by Governor Sir Charles Hotham. Hotham Played a Major Role in the Eureka Stockade Riots

Illuminated Address 'Bon Voyage, To William Sommers Esq. J.P..…

Illuminated Address for William Sommers' Departure from Geelong

Illuminated Address 'Bon Voyage, To William Sommers Esq. J.P..Your Friends & Fellow Citizens in the Town of Geelong.4th April 1889'. Sommers served as Council Alderman & Mayor of Geelong & was presented this address upon his leaving for England. 30 x 40 cm

The Shackleton Expedition: 1908 (Feb.3) envelope with 'British…

Shackleton Expedition 1908 Antarctic Mail Cover

The Shackleton Expedition: 1908 (Feb.3) envelope with 'British Antarctic Expedition 1907' printed on the back flap, sent to Christchurch with a 1d King Edward VII Land adhesvive (Sg.A1) tied by the 'Brit. Antarctic Expd' datestamp. This envelope was part…

BARRINGTON, George:  'The History of New South Wales, including…

History of New South Wales with Hand-Coloured Plates

BARRINGTON, George: 'The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Pamaratta, Sydney, and all its Dependancies, from the original discovery of the Island: w the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English…

Victor Trumper's Testimonial 1913: Decloration of Trust, an…

Victor Trumper's 1913 Testimonial Trust Document

Victor Trumper's Testimonial 1913: Decloration of Trust, an official Trustee's document, signed. Rare

An interesting George II indenture with the seal of Robert…

George II Indenture with Seal, Cornwall 1748

An interesting George II indenture with the seal of Robert Boutiden Parish of St Keverne, Cornwall, dated 1748, ink on vellum, appears to be pertaining to an agreement between two gentlemen in Cornwall, mounted within oak frame, 85 x 67 cm out of frame

Letter from Surveyor General's office, Sydney, 1843. Signed by…

Mitchell's 1843 Letter and Allen's 1818 Indenture Enclosed

Letter from Surveyor General's office, Sydney, 1843. Signed by T.L. Mitchell. Including. Indenture, signed by George Allen, first Australian born solicitor, 10th September 1818. Both enclosed in Mylar.

Senex, John the roads through England Delineated or Ogilby's…

England's Roads: 1757 Survey & Maps

Senex, John the roads through England Delineated or Ogilby's survey, revised, improved and reduced to a size portable for the pocket, being an actual survey of all the principal roads of England and Wales, printed for John Bowles and Son at the black…

An Early Land Transaction At Queenscliffe, 5th April 1859…

1859 Queenscliffe Land Lease Transaction Document

An Early Land Transaction At Queenscliffe, 5th April 1859 eight-page vellum document formalizing the 'Lease of an Allotment of Land at Queenscliffe' by James Dawson of Kangalong, Point Fairy 'in the Portland Bay District' and John Lang Currie of Larra…

1909 - 1915 Fort Gellibrand Squadron Order book kept by the…

Fort Gellibrand Squadron Order Book, 1909-1915

1909 - 1915 Fort Gellibrand Squadron Order book kept by the Officer-in-Charge, Garrison Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps / 13th A.M.C. Field Ambulance, with many pages of manuscript entries. Some examples: 7.2.14 (page 90) 'Divine Service will be…

Mary Leigh or Lee or Gangell or Murphy - Free Settler or…

The Deceptive Identity of Mary Leigh/Gangell/Murphy

Mary Leigh or Lee or Gangell or Murphy - Free Settler or Convict: 9 May 1842 mss transcript of evidence in the case of John Thornley, who has been charged with harbouring 'Mary Leigh, an absconded offender.' Leigh goes to great lengths, apparently…

'Sydney Harbour Bridge, Report on Tenders', printed by Alfred…

Report on Sydney Harbour Bridge Tenders

'Sydney Harbour Bridge, Report on Tenders', printed by Alfred James Kent, Government Printer (Sydney, 1924), grey boards, with 22 photo-plates & 22 plans (some folding). The most important document in the long history of the bridge, reviewing all the…

The Rainhill & Melbourne Horrors. Deeming, Sentenced to Death'…

Deeming: From Rainhill to Melbourne's Horrors

The Rainhill & Melbourne Horrors. Deeming, Sentenced to Death' [Fred Jones Printer, Sheffield, England], 4-page pamphlet published in 1892. Not previously seen by us. Finally captured and hanged in Melbourne Gaol on May 23, 1892, Frederick Bayley…

MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN (1867-1976): 1967 (18th July)…

Montgomery's Letter to Publisher on Galley Proof Corrections

MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN (1867-1976): 1967 (18th July) hand-written one-page letter to his publisher regarding the accompanying type-written pages and the marked-up galley proof to which the letter refers

1689 William & Mary Proclamation on Parchment with wax seal

1689 Parchment Proclamation with Wax Seal

1689 William & Mary Proclamation on Parchment with wax seal

1852 Hobart Town Directory & General Guide

Hobart Town Directory & Guide 1852

1852 Hobart Town Directory & General Guide

'Yorke Peninsular Aboriginal Mission' signed by Thos S.…

Yorke Peninsula Mission Agreement 1915

'Yorke Peninsular Aboriginal Mission' signed by Thos S. Archibald 1915

The historic diary kept by 39065 Lt. (later Captain) Edward…

Rare Diary of 28th Maori Battalion Officer

The historic diary kept by 39065 Lt. (later Captain) Edward Vere Hayward of 28th Maori Battalion, this is a very detailed diary, making much mention of the engagements of the 28th Maori Batn such as Minqar Qaim. Hayward was a popular and well-known…

Marianne Synnot (1836-1903, daughter of Captain Walter Synnot)…

Marianne Synnot's Tasmania Diary: 1859-63

Marianne Synnot (1836-1903, daughter of Captain Walter Synnot) diary with sketches & entries from 1859-63, kept whilst she was in Tasmania, c240 pages.

Australian History: 'Voyage to Terra Australis' by Flinders…

Australian Historical Texts Facsimile Edition

Australian History: 'Voyage to Terra Australis' by Flinders [Library Board South Australia, 1966] facsimile edition in 3 volumes; 'The English Colony in New South Wales' by David Collins [Library Board South Australia, 1971] facsimile edition in 2 volumes…

John Pascoe Fawkner signature on the title page of 'Last day of…

Last Day of Dibden (1833)

John Pascoe Fawkner signature on the title page of 'Last day of Dibden' (Lon. 1833)

Joseph Cook was appointed to the Privy Council on 16 July 1914.…

Joseph Cook's Appointment to the Privy Council (1914)

Joseph Cook was appointed to the Privy Council on 16 July 1914. The Privy Council of the United Kingdom is a formal body of advisers to the King or Queen. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of either the…

'Plan of the Shire of Boroondara County-Bourke. Electoral…

Boroondara County-Bourke: Land Holdings and Revenue Map

'Plan of the Shire of Boroondara County-Bourke. Electoral District - Boroondara A, South Bourke.' lithgraphed map covering the area from Koonung Creek in the north to Gardiners Creek in the south. Shows individual land holdings and the revenue derived…

An Original Director & Early Chairman of B.H.P. - Duncan E.…

Illuminated Manuscript for Duncan E. McBryde, BHP Director & Chairman

An Original Director & Early Chairman of B.H.P. - Duncan E. McBryde, Illuminated presentation manuscript to McBryde dated March 1878 from his 'numerous friends in Bulla and the surrounding District...' expressing their 'extreme regret' on the occasion of…

1887 Illustrated Catalogue of the Australian Artists'…

1887 Illustrated Catalogue of the Australian Artists' Association Summer Exhibition, opened by His Excellency Sir H. B. Loch, K.C.B., Buxton's Gallery, 69 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Original catalogue from an important exhibition of art by names includin

Federal Capital City Ceremony of Laying the Foundation Stones…

Foundation Stone Ceremony for Federal Capital City

Federal Capital City Ceremony of Laying the Foundation Stones of the Commencement Column on Wednesday 12th March 1913, printed in black (the Coat of Arms in green and gold) on the reverse of an ornate claret leather coloured 'ticket' with gold embossed…

Hann, William. Report from Mr. W. Hann, leader of the northern…

Hann's Northern Expedition: Exploration of Cape York (1873)

Hann, William. Report from Mr. W. Hann, leader of the northern expedition party. [With] Copy of the diary of the northern expedition party under the leadership of Mr. William Hann. [Brisbane, 1873].Two Queensland Parliamentary Papers, small folio, drop…

An Early Inwards Letter to A Small Tasmanian Village, 1838 (Aug.…

1838 Letter to Prossers Plains, Tasmania from England

An Early Inwards Letter to A Small Tasmanian Village, 1838 (Aug.7) lengthy cross-written entire social letter from England to 'Thomas Rawling, Bull Inn, Prossers Plains, Van dienab Land' with unframed 'Paid At Bristol' handstamp and rated 1/- with 'Paid…

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, May 14-16, 1789:…

First Fleet's Health in New South Wales

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, May 14-16, 1789: This edition includes an 'Extract of a Letter from an Officer of Marines at New South Wales, to a Gentleman in Town. Dated, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Nov. 16, 1788.' and provides some…

A two-sided vellum leaf drawn manuscript, the text written in…

15th Century Ecclesiastical Latin Manuscript on Vellum Leaves

A two-sided vellum leaf drawn manuscript, the text written in ecclesiastical Latin, 15th century, 7 cm high, 11 cm diameter

Diggs, Dudley 'The Unlawfulnesse of subjects Taking up Armes…

The Unlawfulness of Subjects Taking Up Arms

Diggs, Dudley 'The Unlawfulnesse of subjects Taking up Armes against their Soveraigne.....' [London, 1644] 1st edition, 170pp bound in vellum with mss title to spine.

7th Nov. 1837 Convict 'Pass' From Van Diemen's Land, Headed…

1837 Convict Pass from Van Diemen's Land

7th Nov. 1837 Convict 'Pass' From Van Diemen's Land, Headed 'Roads Establishment Oatlands' the handwritten 'pass' for Convict Alfred Stallard ( H.M.S. 'Bardaster', in 1835, 7 years for larceny), to leave the road-gang at Oatlands to proceed to Ross, where…

Convicts: 1842 Convict Pardon, parchment (32 x 20 cm), [Royal…

1842 Pardon for James Walker, Convict

Convicts: 1842 Convict Pardon, parchment (32 x 20 cm), [Royal Coat of Arms] 'By His Excellency Sir John Franklin...Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Van Diemen's Land, .....James Walker...who arrived at Hobart Town in the Year 1831 by the Ship Lord…

E.C Manfred Architect papers of a Residence in Stanmore (1884)…

E.C Manfred's Stanmore Residence Plans & Papers

E.C Manfred Architect papers of a Residence in Stanmore (1884) including quantity report detailing required materials etc followed by highly detailed hand drawn architectural plans, agreements etc for a residence in Stanmore, a Mr T Felton. E.C Manfred…

A Victorian pocket notebook, leather covered, containing dried,…

Victorian Pocket Notebook with Family Mementos and Watercolours

A Victorian pocket notebook, leather covered, containing dried, pressed flowers, hair lockets, diary entries relating to the Stilwell family and watercolour views, 7 x 10 cm. Inscribed on fly leaf Frances (Stilwell) Wapstone.

Stay Away From Oatlands, William Whittaker. June 1856 entire…

Banished from Oatlands: Whittaker's Warning

Stay Away From Oatlands, William Whittaker. June 1856 entire letter to the Police Magistrate in Hobart Town inscribed 'On Public Service only', the interior with a printed Ticket-of-Leave issued to William Whittaker (convicted of larceny in 1850 and…

Australian Colonial Judgement Against Michael Dwyer, 'The…

Judgement Against Irish Rebel and Partner in Australia

Australian Colonial Judgement Against Michael Dwyer, 'The Wicklow Chief' and Daniel Cooper for one thousand nine hundred and seventeen pounds catalogue note: (1772-1825) was a United Irishmen leader in the 1798 rebellion. He later fought a guerrilla…

Two important and historical Australian Colonial Indentures for…

Historic Australian Colonial Indentures for Needhams Farm Sale

Two important and historical Australian Colonial Indentures for the sale of Needhams farm (grant), from the Gregory and John Blaxland to Daniel Cooper, dated 5th February 1822, together with an attached Memorandum, dated 22 February 1826 from John and…

Phillip, Arthur: the voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay,…

Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay and Establishment of Colonies

Phillip, Arthur: the voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, marked Third edition 1790, with an account of the Establishment of the Colonies of port Jackson & Nortfolk Island, compiled from Authentic papers, which have been obtained from the several…

An original document of gold regulations that caused 'Eureka'

Gold Regulations Spark 'Eureka'

An original document of gold regulations that caused 'Eureka'

The convict record of John Wilkinson, a boy of 15 transported…

John Wilkinson: A Troubled Convict's Record

The convict record of John Wilkinson, a boy of 15 transported for 7 years for stealing a pair of shoes., The official record providing the sorry tale and details of the years 1836 to 1842 during which period Wilkinson remained in the 'system'. Following…

Government Appointment of the Honorable Graham Berry to become…

Government Appointment of Graham Berry as Premier & Treasurer, 1875

Government Appointment of the Honorable Graham Berry to become Premier & Treasurer of the Colony of Victoria in 1875, signed by Graham Berry & Sir William Foster Stawell, Chief Justice of the Colony of Victoria. Blind embossed seal, mounted & framed. 35 x…

The Kelly Gang in 'the Australian Town and Country Journal'…

The Kelly Gang: Infamous Outlaws and Their Downfall

The Kelly Gang in 'the Australian Town and Country Journal' July to November 1880: The extensive coverage of everything to do with the pursuit, the gang, the fight, the deaths, the trials and the hanging, featured on the following pages of the T&C: July…

A detailed view of Auckland harbour, C.1867., 270 x 82 cm

Auckland Harbour, 1867

A detailed view of Auckland harbour, C.1867., 270 x 82 cm

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, June 18-20,…

First Fleet's Encounter with Thieving Natives in Botany Bay

First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, June 18-20, 1789: This edition contains a short extract of a letter 'from an officer on board the Sirius at Botany Bay, to a gentleman in this city [Edinburgh] by which 'we have a more favourable account of…

Anscombe and Associates, plan of the 1939-1940 New Zealand…

Anscombe's New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Complex Plan

Anscombe and Associates, plan of the 1939-1940 New Zealand Centennial exhibition complex, original watercolour with title and key to the top left corner, 94 x 110 cm, Interestingly the Miramar bowling club pavilion is the only remaining building designed…

A rare and desirable 2nd edition - 'The Malay Archipelago: The…

"The Malay Archipelago" by Alfred Russel Wallace

A rare and desirable 2nd edition - 'The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan and Bird of Paradise. A Narrative with Studies of Man and Nature', by Alfred Russel Wallace, pub. Macmillan & Co., 1869 2nd., folding maps, numerous illustrations, 2…

Books 'An Historical List of Horse-Matches Run. And of Plates…

Historical Horse Match & Prize List 1751-72

Books 'An Historical List of Horse-Matches Run. And of Plates and Prizes Run for in Great Britain and Ireland' Volumes 1-18 1751-68 by Reginald Heber (London, 1752-69); continued as 'The Sporting Calendar' Volumes 1-4 1769-72 by Tuting & Fawconer (London,…

A collection of three framed Colonial documents, pertaining to…

Colonial Legal Documents from Victoria's Past

A collection of three framed Colonial documents, pertaining to legal matters in Victoria, the largest 33.5 x 43 cm

Matthew Flinders. Private Journal and Navigator and Chartmaker…

Matthew Flinders. Private Journal and Navigator and Chartmaker The Mitchell Library Manuscript, The De Luxe and complete edition. Genesis Publications and Hedley Australia 1986 2 vols. Cloth case

David Collins, 'An account of the English Colony in New South…

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