Two of the thirteen players listed are worthy of note: L.V. Pellew (toured NZ in 1920-21, and brother of the more famous Nip, to coin a phrase), and W.S. Stirling (with the AIF Services Team in England in 1919 and South Africa in 1919-20). The ownership signature of Joe Keogh..... More
London, Lillywhite, Frowd, 1886. More
Adelaide, Stump & Co., [1888]. Very little information about the Adelaide Football Club's Junior team appears in the local press of the day. A contemporary article linking the two appears in the 'The Evening Journal' on Friday 20 March 1885: 'The annual meeting of the Adelaide Football Club was held..... More
Melbourne, The Sears Studio, 1907. The Adelaide University Football Club was formed in 1906. 'During the three years 1908-1910, the Club existed in name only and, except for the annual match against Melbourne University, did not compete at all. This put the Club at a disadvantage in these matches as..... More
Perth, Western Australian Museum/ CSIRO Publishing, 2002. 'From tiny gobies to the giant barramundi, this compact volume provides in-depth coverage of nearly 300 species ... every fish known to inhabit fresh water on the Australian continent. Every species is illustrated in colour with additional hints for rapid identificaton and a...... More
Cape Town, Western Province Cricket Association, 2000. More
Crows Nest, NSW Cricket Association, 1968. Official Souvenir Programme. More
London, Epworth Press, 1958/ 1957. 'The most remarkable sustained hitting innings in first-class cricket'. More
London, Methuen, 1939. More
Padwick 5054 (and a less informative entry would be difficult to find). More
![Australian Cricket Team. South African Tour, 1935-36 [cover title]. An official Christmas card....](/pictures/thumb/56476_01.jpg?v=1563424609)
The third page is inscribed ('To you both and Lin') and signed in ink by Bert Oldfield, wicket-keeper on the tour. The centre-spread makes a most attractive display item. More
England won by an innings and 579 runs: Hutton 364, Leyland 187 and Hardstaff 169 contributed to the record total of 7 wickets declared for 903 (a figure that is still in the top ten first-class scores of all time); Australia could manage only 201 and 123, as both Bradman..... More
'The late withdrawal of key (Indian) players ... greatly weakened its side. The strength of Australian cricket at this time further unbalanced the contest, resulting in a 4-0 thrashing in the series' (Webster). This is hardly surprising, considering that ALL of the Australians in this particular team went on the..... More
The match, with more than a day lost to rain, was drawn: Compton outshone them all with an unbeaten 145. Archivally mounted with a card signed by Don Bradman (displayed in a window in the mount); one crease across the centre; in excellent condition, ready for framing. More
The seventeen signatures are Lawry (Captain), Ian Chappell, Connolly, Cowper, Freeman, Gleeson, Hawke, Inverarity, Jarman, Joslin, Mallett, McKenzie, Renneberg, Redpath, Sheahan, Taber and Walters. Very slightly creased; a fine copy. More
There are eleven signatures in neat but random order: Border (Captain), Dodemaide, Dyer, Jones, Geoff Marsh, McDermott, Sleep, Peter Taylor, Veletta, Steve Waugh and Whitney. Very slightly creased; in excellent unfolded condition. More
Adelaide, Dimond Studios, 150 Rundle Street, [1921]. The inaugural Australian National Football Carnival, an interstate competition, was held in Melbourne in August 1908. 'It was known at the time as the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival because it was designed to commemorate 50 years of Australian rules football' (Wikipedia). The carnival..... More
Adelaide, South Australian Football League Limited (and printed by Lonnen & Cope), 1924. 'Umpires and stewards must report bad language and foul play, such as hitting with the fist and with the elbow. The game, according to the laws, is strong enough, there being no occasion for foulness of any..... More
We suggest the eighteen members of the squad come from the Aeroplane Repair Section of the Australian Flying Corps based at Leighterton. We purchased this photograph with a small group of aerial photographs of Leighterton Aerodrome, about which the Australian War Memorial has this to say: 'By 1917 the Australian..... More
Melbourne, MCC Library, 2002. Signed by all four authors. More
North Adelaide, The Golf Club, 1985. Loosely inserted is a 165x215mm black and white photograph of Howard Cocks, "the grand old man of North Adelaide Golf Club" (page 141). More
