Ships of Australian Waters: 19th-20th Century Archive
Shipping Archive: An important photo & lithographic archive housed in album compiled by 'E.B.Bell Hamilton Lodge 39 Farnham Street Flemington Victoria' of ships that plied Australian waters during the 19th & early 20th centuries. Many captioned with…
Autographed Letter from Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1803
Admiral Horatio Nelson, an autographed letter, dated 1803, headed 'Merton March 7th 1803', the recipient Matthew Nelson Esq, bearing the Brittania watermark, signed 'Nelson & Bronte'. The letter continuing over to verso of the paper. Accompanied with…
1917 Referendum and Reinforcements Poster with Related Documents
A poster, Reinforcements Referendum 1917, 'Votes Yes., together with five other Documents relating to the 1917 Referendum
1901 Commonwealth of Australia Official Programme and Invitations
A 1901 Commonwealth of Australia group from the estate of Peter F. Thomson: a blue leather binding with gilt titles and decorations containing the 'Official programme of functions and displays to Celebrate the opening of the first Parliament of the…
Rare Australian Imperial Arcade and Pitt Street Plans
Rare set of Australian Imperial Arcade architectural Plans and Pitt Street Plans, one signed by members of Imperial arcade Co Ltd including Burton Gibbs, George Withers and Bruce Smith, comprising two plans of ground floors, one plan of first floor and…
Rare Leather Bound Geological Survey Report, 1885
Antique and rare leather bound - Views to accompany Report on Geological Survey of country West of Suakin by Capt Parrot, Engineer Officer, Staff, N.S.W Contingent, to Colonel B Edwards., R.E.C.B, Commanding Royal Engineers, Soudan Expedition, 1885.Large…
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Baron von Mueller's Letter of Gratitude for Fossils
Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller [1825 - 1896], 1877 (September 1) autographed letter sheet written in ink to the Undersecretary of the Mining Departments, Sydney, in which von Mueller expresses his gratitude for 'a series of vegetable fossils' that had…
Land Grant, 1797, Governor Hunter, NSW
Land Grant, 1797, signed by Governor Hunter NSW. 'Whereas full power & authority for granting Lands, in the Territory of New South Walesto such persons as May be desirous of becoming settlers therein, is vested in His Majesty's Captain General, & Governor…
White's Journal: Voyage to New South Wales (1790)
1790 White's Journal of a voyage to New South Wales, with 65 plates. John white Was the Chief Surgeon on the first Fleet & Surgeon General to the Settlement
Murray River Paddle-Steamer Chart: Wentworth to Murbko
A Murray River paddle-steamer chart on cloth, 64 feet long, from Wentworth NSW to Murbko S.A
Tasman's Journal of Discovery and Exploration (1898)
Tasman, Abel Janszoon. Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642. With documents relating to his exploration of Australia in 1644... To which are added, Life and labours of Abel Janzsoon Tasman, by J.E. Heeres. Amsterdam, 1898.…
Melbourne and Suburbs: 1880 Albumen Prints
C. B. Walker, Melbourne and Suburbs: 60 albumen prints affixed to the pages of a dilapidated album, each titled in manuscript below the image. Subjects include hotels, town halls, schools, street scenes, churches, etc., circa 1880, Mainly 15 x 20 cm.
Sketches and Letters from George Whitelaw in Australia
The George Whitelaw archive, A fine illustrated diary with gold embossed title to spine, titled 'Sketches in Australia by George Whitelaw, 1857 - 1864' with parrakeet feathers affixed to pages in places and containing 24 charming and mostly detailed and…
Early Tim Drafts and Notes
A collection of early first drafts and associated notes for Colleen McCullough's first novel, Tim, (published 1974), each draft with the original title not the full Quid, comprising a document box containing one incomplete draft - pages 2-274 - and 74…
McCullough's Unpublished Works: Poetry and Short Stories
An extensive archive of surviving unpublished short stories and poetry by Colleen McCullough, comprising three document boxes containing approximately 424 poems and 16 short stories, including duplicates, drafts and revisions, the earliest work dated for…
The Masters of Rome: Portraits and Maps
Colleen McCullough's original pencil portraits and hand-drawn and printed maps from the historical fiction series, The Masters of Rome (published between 1990-2007), comprising 85 pencil portraits depicting figures from Roman history, together with 86…
Antarctic Expedition Autograph Album and Historical Items
Historical items belonging to Captain Ernest E.M. Joyce together with an autograph album containing Shackleton's and other signatures from the 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition. Includes 1. A silver cigarette case presentation engraved 'Presented to…
Sale of Lands by Four New Zealand Chieftains (1839)
Four Colonial New Zealand 'Chieftains' sale of Lands, from E. Koi 'Native of New Zealand and a Chief of the tribe of Nauty Awa', dated 6th December 1839, for 'For Foods'.and 'Sterling Money', and from several chiefs including Robulla Ranguata, dated 1839,…
William Buckley: From Convict to Aboriginal Community Leader
William Buckley, the Wild White Man, the Newsletter of Australasia' Number XIV - August 1857 (George Slater, Melbourne) with an engraved portrait of William Buckley by Frederick Grosse and a lengthy manuscript letter dated July 1857 and concerning the…
Einstein's Signed Letter on Refugee Assistance in America
Albert Einstein (1879-1955, the father of modern physics & one of the most prolific intellects in human history), display comprising March 1939 signed letter on Princeton University letterhead, window mounted with the envelope in which it was posted from…
Cook's Voyages and Discoveries with Illustrated Charts
'A General Chart Exhibiting the Discoveries made by Captn James Cook in this and his two preceding Voyages; with the Tracks of the Ships under his Command by Lieut Heny Roberts of His Majesty's Royal Navy' [W. Palmer sculp. (London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell…
Voyage to New South Wales with Naturalist's Illustrations
'Journal of a voyage to New South Wales 1787-8' by John White Esq, 'With sixty-five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural reproductions', with an engraved title page and 65 coloured-plates,…
Fawkner Archive Collection
John Pascoe Fawkner Important archive collection of documents, papers and notes relating to and in many cases written by John Pascoe Fawkner, including a fine collection of calling cards of Melbourne dignitaries, invitations addressed to Fawkner, family…
Centennial Exhibition Presentation Album to Sir Henry Loch
Centennial International Exhibition, 1888 - Presentation Album to Sir Henry Loch, 67 Photos, embossed on front cover: Presented to His Excellency Sir H. B. Loch, G. C. M. G., K. C. B. Governor of Victoria by the Executive Commissioners for the Centennial…
Historic Land Grant for Capt. John Piper in Australia
Important and historical Australian Colonial Land Grant for Capt. John Piper, dated 5th April 1820, for 190 acres 'To be called Point Piper bounded on the south side by an East line of 47 chains commencing at a small bridge over a salt water creek, on the…
Anthropologist's Australian Aboriginal Culture Archive
A German Anthropologist in Australia, circa 1900 - 1910 An archive, written in German, which appears to be the field notes and typed manuscripts of an anthropologist who travelled extensively throughout Australia to visit, learn, record and preserve the…
Correspondence on Dating 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'
Tolkien, J.R.R. 1892-1973, Two pieces of correspondence Concerning the dating of the 14th century poem, 'Sir Gawain and the green Knight', a scholarly edition of this work was published by Tolkien and his colleague E.V. Gordon in 1925. The lot consists of…
Pre-Treaty Land 'Transfer' in New Zealand, 1839
Rare, pre-Treaty of Waitangi, Land 'Transfer', 1839 in 1839, William Barnard Rhodes (1807-1878), entered into partnership with the Sydney firm Cooper and Holt. He left for New Zealand on the Eleanor in October 1839 to acquire vast amounts of land from the…
The Vance Archive: Theo Schoon's Cave Art Project
The William Vance Archive of Correspondence, Publications, Articles and Photographs relating to the Theo Schoon Cave Art Project. William Vance was born in Lyttelton in 1900 and during his secondary school years began collecting New Zealand books and…
Voyage de decouvertes aux Terres Australes Atlas (1812)
Freycinet, Louis-Claude De Saules De (1779-1842), 'Voyage de decouvertes aux Terres Australes, execute. sur les corvettes le Geographe, le Naturaliste, et la goelette le Casuarina, pendant les annees 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804. Partie Navigation et…
Panoramic View of King George's Sound and Yagan Portrait
Dale, Lieutenant Robert. Descriptive account of the panoramic view of King George's Sound and the adjacent country. London, 1834. Small octavo, pp 20 with hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece 'Portrait of Yagan, King of the Swan River', after George…
Monash's Letters: Insights into the Life of a Military Leader
A correspondence of eleven letters from John Monash to Ada Benjamin (nee Krakowski): 1911 to 1926, during the turbulent and hugely consequential years that included his service during World War One, John Monash (1865 - 1931) maintained a correspondence…
Views in Australia: Lycett's Hand-Coloured Aquatints
Joseph Lycett, circa 1775-1828, Views in Australia, or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. London: J. Souter, 1824, first edition, oblong folio, lithographed pictorial title and 48 finely hand coloured aquatint plates after drawings by Lycett, 2…
The Eureka Flag Fragment: A Symbol of Rebellion
The Eureka Stockade Flag - A Fragment of Australian History, The Eureka Stockade, also known as the Eureka Rebellion, took place at the Eureka Diggings in Ballarat, Victoria, on the 3 December 1854. The rebellion was instigated by goldminers who were fed…
A Voyage to Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders
Flinders, Matthew (1774-1814), A Voyage to Terra Australis, undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in His Majesty's ship the Investigator and subsequently in the armed…
The Thorn Birds Manuscript and Associated Material
The earliest known surviving manuscript for The Thorn birds, (published 1977) and associated material, comprising two maroon document boxes inscribed 'Colleen McCullough' in gold embossed lettering and a plain white document box, the first containing an…
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