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AUSTRALIAN BANKNOTES : CONVICT & MINERS DOCUMENTS
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7354
ca.1850 Convict handcuffs barrel, screw-lock type, small size, no key, not maker marked, but 1 cuff stamped "61" (or "19"?), Swivel joint link variety type used by Australian police, convict & prison departments up to around ca.1900. VGC. Original & scarce.
 AVAILABLE at A$250
7355
ca.1850 Convict type leg irons, typical crudely made Indian issue c/1850-1890, small sized cuffs, barrel, screw-lock variety, complete with key, cuffs stamped (faint) "ND.6" (or No.6"?), reinforced figure 8 link chain. Used by convict department, police & prisons. Minor surface rust. VGC. Original & very scarce.
 AVAILABLE at A$500
7356
New South Wales: 1848 Conditional Pardon on vellum granted to Charles Thernton who as transported for "the term of his natural life." Born in Kent in 1796 he was convicted of stealing a sack of potatoes in 1832 and arrived on the ship Mangles (6) in 1833. Pen details a little feint but still all quite readable. gVF. RARE. (P)
 SOLD at A$3300
7357
Van Diemen's Land: 185x Ticket of Leave (a pass to allow convicts to travel between his place of work & designated destination) issued by Police Office in closest town. Original unissued form printed in black on wove paper with counterfoil. Approx 110 x 200mm. aEF. Scarce.
 SOLD at A$150
7358
Gold: Victoria Miners Rights for 5/- series F, I. Issued in Ballarat in 1886, 88 under the Mining Statute 1865. aEF. (2) (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$300
7359
Gold: Queensland 10/- Miner's Right c1880s printed in black on vellum, by James Beal Govt Printer. Issued, but has been wet so names & dates no longer readable. Slight shrinkage o/w VGC & scarce.
 AVAILABLE at A$200
7360
Gold: Victoria Miners Right for 5/- series E issued in Ballarat on 19th June 1880 to J McMullan of Ballarat under the Mining Statute 1865. EF. Very scarce. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$150
7361
Gold: Victoria Miners Right for 5/- series F issued in Ballarat on 2nd May 1882 to John McMullen of Egerton under the Mining Statute 1865. EF. Very Scarce
 AVAILABLE at A$120
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