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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 667
  14 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 668 - 941
• Lot #:
  594
• Lot Description:
  ASKAM RICHARD NOTTAGE (1861 - 1918) Member of the Melbourne Cavalry - Nottage’s Melbourne Cavalry tunic
  with six original Victorian “Pro deo et Patria” brass buttons (and a Police Force Victoria” button under the left epualette); accompanied by the white helmet (by R.Z. Bloomfield Ltd, London) with gilt spike issued to the members of this small force, which numbered only 45 men at its inception in 1901. Also present is a horse-hair plume (in red) which appears to have been used on ceremonial occasions. With reproduction photos of Nottage in uniform on horseback and some associated photocopies.
• Notes:
  The Argus newspaper of 23 April 1901 reported: “THE MELBOURNE CAVALRY. A NEW CORPS. The Melbourne Cavalry Corps, which was recently founded as a volunteer arm of the Victorian militia force, will be represented prominently in the forthcoming celebrations, a strong body of the cavalrymen being now available. Therein a considerable percentage of trained soldiers in this corps, which includes several members of the old Rupertswood half-battery of Horse Artillery, and the new corps have already undergone a fair amount of drill. Colonel Tom Price, the commanding officer of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, has been appointed to the command also of the Melbourne Cavalry Corps. The uniform of the new corps consists of a blue tunic with yellow braid, blue riding pants with a yellow stripe, black boots, steel spurs, and white helmet, with a gilt spike. The troops will be armed with the cavalry sabre and carbine.” Nottage’s family conducted business as “Nottage’s Wholesale & Retail Clothing Store at 220 - 222 Smith Street Collingwood. The business had been established at the height of the gold-rush, in 1852. At the time he joined the Melbourne Cavalry he was living in a home he built in Heidelberg Road, Clifton Hill. He worked in the business until he retired, in 1916, and also present in this lot, is the tray he received on April 11, 1916 from his colleagues in the “Travellers & Warehousemen’s Association.”
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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