Works & points in the general direction of North, but unsure how accurate it is. Surprisingly I can’t find a makers mark or country of origin. Has a bit of age about it though & looks c1940s. The outer diameter of the compass is 70mm...
#157691 RAAF Leading Aircraftman Colin Crix. Interesting though as on the WW2 Nominal Rolls he is listed as not being a Prisoner of War. Further research may be needed. It's not a Sack but more like an open ended pillow case measuring 43cms x 30cms...
Crudely constructed, which adds to its appeal. Measures 7.5cms wide x 7cms high & weighs 82.9 grams. Ex military collection. No other history is known about the item.
NOTE: Photos were taken with a flash to highlight details. Research failed to find a scrao of info on the League. 29mm high. No history is known about the item.
The typed explanation basically gives a broad outline of the letter. Written by Lt Col Ebenezer Jessup “Plan for growing of Locust Trees and other durable Wood for the use of the Royal Navy” Lt Colonel Jessup was a Loyalist...
These are 16 official invitations issued by the Federal Minister for Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Con Sciacca MP commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of WW2 in the Pacific, held in Brisbane on the 15/8/1995. The invites measure 15.5cms...
Photograph measures 23cms x 16.5cms, it is not dated so unsure when it was taken. Vintage photograph reproduced from the original negative. Curled with age.
For sale is a early 1900s WW1 19cms x 14cms press photograph with an official Australian War Museum, Melbourne stamp to the rear. The photo was more than likely taken by Frank Hurley, who was one of only two official Australian WW1...
For sale is a rare WW1 20cms x 15cms German Military photograph with a notation to the bottom. It depicts a group of German Officers reviewing maps & plans, one being the Kaiser. The photograph is not dated.
For sale is a rare WW1 21cms x 16cms press photograph with an official A.I.F Copyright stamp to the rear. “Australian Official Photograph. COPYRIGHT. Taken by official photographers of the Australian War Records Section and...
For sale is a rare WW1 20cms x 15cms press photograph with an official A.I.F Copyright stamp to the rear. “Australian Official Photograph. COPYRIGHT. Taken by official photographers of the Australian War Records Section and...
For sale is a rare WW1 21.5cms x 16.5cms press photograph with an official A.I.F Copyright stamp to the rear. “Australian Official Photograph. COPYRIGHT. Taken by official photographers of the Australian War Records Section and...
Hardcover, 153 numbered pages + 14 page preface, includes a large amount of photo’s, maps & colour plates including a map of Beersheba. Some minor foxing, minor losses to spine, front cover slightly curled, but generally a very...
Oct 20, Oct 27, Dec 15 1900. Oct 20 is missing both supplements, Oct 27 complete, Dec 15 complete (It says 40 pages but there never was) some foxing, spines has been expertly taped. A good cross section of World Events. It will have to be posted...
No 1617, Vol. LXII. Complete, nice condition, some minor foxing, spine has been expertly taped, the Lady Foster supplement has tears to the edge, hole through some pages, see 2nd photo left edge. This edition features a good cross section of World...
Rarely do you see these magazines sold as a group, the Air Force magazine is a lot harder to obtain than the other two. All 3 are complete with 64 numbered pages plus covers, measure 29.5cms x 22.5cms when closed. Superb condition considering their...
Very large full page newspaper extracts dated c1917 from the New York Times Mid Week Pictorial. All have been lightly hinged to acid free white backing. The extracts measure 26cms x 39cms and are in great condition. The majority have titles and...
No 1614, Vol. LXII. Complete but missing the two supplements, very nice condition, some minor foxing throughout, spine has been expertly taped. The majority of this edition features the arrival & festivities associated with the C.I.V, the City of...
No 1619, Vol. LXII. Complete, very nice condition, some minor foxing throughout, spine has been expertly taped, some great adverts. Heavily featured is the Boxer Revolution with good Boer War content, also the opening of the British Parliament,...
No 1618, Vol. LXII. Complete, very nice condition, some minor foxing throughout, spine has been expertly taped, some great adverts. Heavily featured is the South African President Kruger talks in Paris, Boer War veterans one arm snooker game, Boxer...
No 1615, Vol. LXII. Complete, very nice condition, some minor foxing throughout, spine has been expertly taped, some great adverts. Has a section on Encounter with Cannibals in the Congo, good Boer War & Boxer Revolution content, new play at the...
Rare large photogravure supplement ex the Mid-Week Pictorial of the heads of the British Empire taken in London on the 12th June 1918, includes the Australian Prime Minister of the time Billy Hughes. Measures 39cms x 26cms with small tear bottom...
The Grand Choral Festival was held at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds on Saturday 2nd September 1916 in aid of Returned Wounded men and Dependants. 12 pages + soft covers, complete, it measures 28cms x 19.5cms when closed. Foxing & marks to...
Entitled “For Queen and Country. The Soldiers of the Great City” Members of the City Imperial Volunteers about to leave for South Africa receiving the Freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall, Jan 12, 1900. Ex The Graphic...
More than likely UK in origin, with no history known about the document. Measures 21cms x 34cms, tatty around the edges, will be posted folded in half.
Measures 7.5cms x 3.8cms & weighs approx 14 grams. No other history is known about the item.
The concept of a “Commonwealth of Nations” was first suggested in 1884 by Lord Rosebery, whilst in Australia..
Soon after...
Super rare booklet, hardly ever seen for sale. Issued & sold by the Belgium War Sites Dept in 1922 to aid the disabled Soldiers and War Orphans. The book is complete with the map being detached at some stage, there is some minor foxing, holes...
This is a double page map measuring 30cms x 39cms. The map is entitled, Sea of Marmara & Gallipoli. Vertical centre fold with some tiny tears to outer margin & very minor marks. Ignore the light reflections, the map is stored behind...
This is a double page map measuring 30cms x 39cms. The map is entitled, THE WESTERN THEATRE II. PARIS & CHAMPAGNE DISTRICT.. Vertical centre fold with some tiny tears to outer margin & very minor marks. Ignore the light...
This is a double page map measuring 30cms x 39cms. The map is entitled, THE WESTERN THEATRE IV. LUXEMBURG, ALSACE, LORRAINE. Vertical centre fold with some tiny tears to outer margin & very minor marks. Ignore the light...