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Rugby League. Scanlens Football cards 1986 Series 103 of 132, plus 43 extras (35 diff). 1990 154 of 156 (ex 115, 119). Plus 2019, 2020 part sets, 1970s cards, all written names or initials etc in upper margins o/w VGC - Mint etc. (400+).SOLD at A$300
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Australia: Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, Vol III, 'The AIF in France 1916' of C E W Bean's Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18. 11th edition 1940, 1036 pgs, hard, cloth bound. Covers practically unmarked but some toning to pages. Overall VGC.AVAILABLE at A$50
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Japan. Samurai Yari pole arms collection. 1600-Late 1890s First pole arm has a total length 103'. Blade length 22', cutting edge 5'. Has been cut in centre for ease of travel. Dates from mid to late 1600s. Part of pole was originally covered in abalone, but now missing some parts. Heavy pole with iron cap & thick copper bands, surface scratches with some light pitting, complete with original blade cover that is made from boar hair. Overall in very GC. Second is Edo period Japanese Samurai Yari Boar Hair Cover. Nice original cover 11' in length with hair set into a wood centre, width is 5'. Complete with Wooden Yari Blade & Handle. Overall length with cover is 27'. Also a pr of Japanese Samurai Rain Covers for wet weather. Leather shaped covers 9' & 10' long, both date to around mid 1700's. F. Japanese Yari Pole Arm, length 99', with cover. Heavy wooden pole with gold lacquered vines & family crests. Iron fitting to end, other fittings are of copper. Museum grade copy, late 1800's to early 1900's. VGC. A great display piece. Lastly a Yari Pole Arm similar to above, with cover, wooden blade & lacquered matching blade cover. Total length 90'. Another museum grade reproduction that displays well. VGC. (6 items)AVAILABLE at A$1000
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1914-18 Light Horse Officer Mentioned in Despatches pr, British War & Victory Medals impressed officially: 'CAPTAIN W.H. KILNER, AIF.' William Hirst Kilner, born Ipswich, Qld, 1885, previous service with AAMC reserve, enl AIF, Ipswich 28/10/1917 as Lieutenant, AAMC, Dental Reinforcements, Suez 10/12/17 to 2nd LH Training Regt, to 56th Mounted Brigade (Yeomanry) Field Ambulance 17/2/1918, duty with 103 Dent-Unit,1 4 AGH & 2nd Stationery Hospital July-Sept 1918, Captain 2/11/18 to 2nd LH. Field Ambulance 3/11/18 & to Tripoli, returned to Aust, discharged 26/10/1919, awarded MID 28/1/1918 per London Gazette 31138 in light of General Allenby's Despatches - but no surviving recommendation located. With research notes. On original ribbons, sl ek, gVF. A scarce, Palestine decoration groupSOLD at A$1500
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1939-45 Tobruk, Wounded in Action El Alamein, Died on Service 2/17th Infantry Bn & 9th Carrier Coy group of 6 with Mother's Badges & paperwork. 1939-45, Africa (with '8th Army' clasp) & Pacific Stars; Defence, War, Australian Service Medals. All Impressed officially: 'NX 17385 A.F. Booth'; 1936 Amateur Athletic Assn, NSW bronze medal named to Booth; Mother's & Widow's badge No. 'A 10342' Bar with 1 x star; Female Relatives Badge, Bar & 1 x star; 2/17th Inf Bn Colour patch, original type (Glyde #954) 1940-42; Miniature colour patch & an enamelled Sweetheart brooch of an (unlisted in Glyde) Armoured Unit. Anthony Felix Booth, born Rose Bay, NSW 1919. Enl Militia 1939, 30th Inf Bn. To AIF & 2/17th Inf Bn 27/5/40. To Middle East 19/10/40. To Palestine (Camp Kilo 89) Nov/Dec.1940 Ops North Africa inc Cyrenaica & Tobruk from 27/1/41. L/Cpl 7/6/41. To Syria 7/1/42 thence to Nth Africa from 2/7/42. WIA, GSW left foot, 24/10/42 at El Alamein. RtA 27/2/43. To 9th Carrier Co 31/5/43. New Guinea & Ops. Lae & Finschaffen from 9/8/43. Cpl 24/1/44. Died from Scrub typhus 9/2/1944. Buried Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby. Together with original Dept of Defence Award documents x 3. gEF. Scarce complete lot including attributable Mother's badges & researchSOLD at A$850
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1899-1902 Queen's South Africa Medal to Kimberley Light Horse. QSA with 3 clasps. Impressed officially: '1030 TPR M COPPIN, KIMBERLEY LT HORSE'. EF. Unresearched.SOLD at A$220
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1882-1914 A Superb Royal Navy Killed in U-Boat Action 1914 Ratings group of 6. Egypt 1882 Pair, LCCM Fire Brigade Jubilee & 1914-15 Star. Egypt, 1882 reverse, clasp: 'ALEXANDRIA 11TH JULY' engraved officially 'W. BURBIDGE, SIG'LM. HMS 'TEMERAIRE' '; 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals impressed officially '103586 W. BURBIDGE, AB, RN', London Country Council Metropolitan Fire Brigades 1897 Jubilee Medal engraved officially 'WALTER BURBIDGE'; Khedive's Star 1882 date, unnamed as issued. Walter Burbidge, born Clerkenwell, Middlesex, UK, 1862. Joined RN as Boy 2 class 1878, full time service from 1880. Numerous Ship appointments inc HMS's 'Impregnable', 'Ganges', 'Temeraire' (15 Dec '79 to 14 April '82); 'Duke of Wellington', 'Excellent', 'Rodney'. Time expired 1890 & disch Royal Fleet Reserve 1903, re-enrolled RN 1907 & again 1911 and to HMS 'Hawke' 7/8/1914. 'Hawke', Commanded by Captain Hugh P.E.T. Williams, was engaged in various operations in the North Sea. On 15 October, on Patrol, 'Hawke' was torpedoed by the German submarine U 9. Her sister ship HMS 'Theseus', which was in company, was attacked at the same time but was undamaged. The 'Hawke' sank in a few minutes, with the loss of her Captain, 26 officers & 500 men - only four officers & about 60 men were saved. Burbidge is noted on his service sheet as having been 'drowned in North Sea when HMS 'Hawke' was sunk', aged 52 at death, commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial. With copy of service sheet & some interesting research. Not entitled to LSGC due to broken periods of service. Usual contact pit to Egypt from Star, court mounted for display. gVF/aEF. Extremely scarce early combination to a victim of the U-boat War 1914. 950 awards of the LCC.MFB. Jubilee Medal. SOLD at A$1200