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 Lot 4002 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaBoer War Medical Letter 'Please examine Trooper McGrath as to his fitness to embark to England, Cape Town 1901.' Aust c1902-WWI Army Medical Staff group photograph 240x200mm. Aust c1903 photo of Brassey Medal winner 85x135mm. Book 'Carving up the Melon, Australians in the Boxer Rebellion, China 1900-1901 by Neil Smith 2000 76pgs. Press photos: Mr Ashmead Bartlett's films from the Dardanelles 305x155mm. WWI tatty well worn press photo fancy dress Aust. ANZAC Day in France 215x165mm. Marked retail $255 some years ago. (6). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4011 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - ANZAC: Gallipoli 1915 Literature Collection with around 30 diff books inc The Story of ANZAC (vol 1), C E W Bean (1981 edition), Across The Bar - The Story of Simpson, Man with The Donkey (1994) near new with DJ. ANZAC Memories - Living With Legend (1994, Oxford Un Press), new with DJ. Battle For Lone Pine (2012), near new. Cobbers - Stories of Gallipoli 1915 (2005). Dardanelle Patrol (H.M. Submarines E11) pub 1964, VGC. Gallipoli (by L Carlyon), pub 2001, near new with DJ. Goodbye Cobber - God Bless You (Fatal Charge of The Light Horse, Gallipoli) by J Hamilton, pub 2004, near new. Jacka VC - Australian Hero, VGC. The Silence Ruse - Escape from Gallipoli, a biography of General Sir Brudenell White (water damage, G condition - RARE book). Private Wars - personal records of the ANZACS in the Great War. To Hell and Back - the banned account of Gallipoli by Sydney Loch. Plus others, all with interesting reading. Also "They Dared Mightily" (VC & GC recipients Boer War to Korea). Nearly all VG to Excellent condition. (New) retail $850. (30) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4023 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaWWII Major Battle Histories (14) inc Dunkirk-The British Evacuation (Jackson). D-Day (The Battle of Normandy), Stalingrad & Berlin (The Downfall) all by Antony Beevor. D-Day (Abrose). Armageddon (The Battle for Germany 1941-45) & Nemesis (The Battle for Japan 1944-45) both by Max Hastings. Arnhem (L Clark). Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union (English translation of the original Russian book, P Poselov Editor) pub Moscow 1974 inc illustrations & maps. The last battle (Ryan). Infamy-Pearl harbour & its Aftermath (J Toland, 2001 Penguin Edition). Other WWI history books (7) inc Wings of War-Airborne Warfare 1918-45 (Harderode), Inside the Third Reich (Albert Speer), The Years of Extermination-Nazi Germany & the Jews 1939-45 (Friedlander), Hitler's War 1939-42 (Irving). Plus Mein Kampf (A Hitler) English translation, 640pgs, pub 1992. Mostly VG-excellent/near new condition. Retail/original costs $650. (22) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4006 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaVietnam era Army Great Coat Dated 1966 by David Klein P/L named to 1733457 Hindmarsh. Alan Douglas Hindmarsh was in the National Service intake on 4 Oct 1967, Rank Signalman in 3TB at Singleton, NSW. Awarded the ADM & ANSM GC. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4018 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - Vietnam War Literature collection with around 15 diff books inc "The Team Australian Army Advisers in Vietnam 1962-1972" (McNeill), 2 books original hard cover (1984) & revised soft cover (1992) edition (both only good condition). Then Contact (Lex McAulay), Ghost Platoon (Walker), Mine Fields & Miniskirts (McHugh - 2 diff editions, inc omissions & corrections). The Battle of Coral (McAulay), The Battle of Long Tan (McAulay), The Vietnam Years (Caulfield), Tigermen (Barry Peterson) & Vietnam-The Australian War (Ham). Also other books inc SAS (Phantoms of War) - a history of the Australian Special Air Service (Horner), "The Crossroad" (Mark Donaldson, VC), Victoria Cross-Australia's Finest & The Battles They Fought (Staunton). Mixed hard/soft cover editions. Mostly VG-near new condition. Retail $350. (26) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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 Lot 4003 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaBoer War Picture/Fob Souvenir card. Folded card with 'A Souvenir From South Africa' & inscribed 'To Mrs J Dunlop From Trooper M Dunlop, Reg no.449 A Squadron Victorian Imperial Bushmen' Cover has gilt oval framed photo of General Buller 46mm. Nice scarce item. Minor foxing overall GC. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4012 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia: WWII Armed Forces O.A.S. Books written by still serving members & pub by the AWM comp set of all 20 diff with 2nd AIF "On Active Service" (1941), RAN "HMAS I-VI" (1942-45), AMF "4" from "Soldering On" (1942) to "Stand Easy" (1945), RAAF (4) from "These Eagles" (1942) to "Victory Roll" (1945), Communications Branch "Signals" (1944), VDC "On Guard" (1944) & "As You Were" (1946-1950). Most with original paper DJ, 3 still in AWM Mailing boxes. Difficult assembly, cost vendor around $400 to put together! (20) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4024 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaWWII: Individual/Campaign Histories 1950s/60s paper-back editions (30) with "PAN" (14) inc "Cockleshell Heroes" (Lucas-Phillips), "Dam Busters" (Brickhill), "Desert Generals" (Cornelli Barnett), "Enemy Coast Ahead" (Gu Gibson VC), "Escape of the Amethyst" (Lucas-Phillips), "Escape or Die" (Brickhill) & "Full Circle (Johnnie Johnson). Mixed array (16) inc Spike Milligans Military Memories (boxed set of 5), "Rats of Rangoon", with Rommel in the Desert, "Path finder" (Bennett), "Phantom Fleet", "Blamey the Fighting Field Marshall", "The Rats in New Guinea", & "Battle for Britain" (Dizzy Allen DFC). Then others (25) inc "Boer War-Ladysmith & Mafeking 1900", Kitchener-Portrait of an Imperialist, Fighter Command 1938-68, Vietnam (5) inc the Ten Thousand Day War & "Seven Firefights in Vietnam" & more recent conflicts inc "Eye of the Storm - 25 Years in Action with the SAS" (Ratcliffe) & "Real Bravo 2 Zero" (Michael Asher). Some of the 1950s/60s Editions showing their age, generally VG/Excellent condition, many titles now hard to find. (55) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4007 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaRoyal Military College Duntroon Cadet Uniform striped blazer with RMC Kings crown buttons, red satin lined with RMC patch on front pocket, shirt & trousers. Blazer size 40 short, Shirt by V&F Tailoring Sydney 1991, Trousers by Venio Tailoring, 80 long. Has been dry cleaned. Excellent condition. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4019 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia Royal Australian Navy Collection (17) inc Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol IX the RAN (Jose, 1928, UQP 1987 reprint), "Pioneers of the RAN" (Lofty Batt, 1967) rare tome describing Pre-WWI Navy Life from Senior Officers to ordinary seamen. "The RAN in WWII" (Stevens 1996), Scrap-Iron Flotilla (Moyes 1943), The Price of Admiralty (McGuire 1944, Inscribed & Autographed, RARE as such). The Silent Service (Jones & Idriess 1952). Cruiser-The Life & Loss of HMAS Perth (Carlton 2010), HMAS Sydney-Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy (Frame 2008). No case to Answer-Melbourne/Evans Collistion (Stevenson 1971), One Minute of Time-Melbourne/Voyager Collision (Hickling 1965), Breaking Ranks - The HMAS Voyager Scandal (Cabban & Salter 2005), plus 7 others inc Peronal Histories. Also other books (9) inc The First Fleet (Mundle 2014), The Rise & Fall of Captain James Cook (Dugard 2001), The Coast Watchers (Lindsay 2010), The Silent Victory-September 1940 (Grinnell-Milne 1958) & Sea War-Great Naval Battles of WWII (Pearce 1990). Plus "Hellfire, The Story of Australia, Japan & the Prisoners of War". Mostly F-VF Condition recent editions generally near new. Retail $550. (27). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
