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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 #:
  599
• Lot Description:
  THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN NEW GUINEA - Government Gazettes From German New Guinea, c1914-1918
  Twenty-four (24) letterpress gazettes, 31 x 21.5cm (approx. each). Slight water damage, stains. This collection comprises of: (1) Amtsblatt für Das Schutzgebiet Deutsch-Neuguinea (Government Gazette For The Protectorate of German New Guinea), nos. 1 to 17 [Jan.-Sept.], 1914; and, (2) The Rabaul Record, vol. III, nos. 1 to 7 [Jan.-July], 1918. German New Guinea was a protectorate of Germany from 1884 until 1914, when it fell to Australian forces following the outbreak of WWI.
• Notes:
  On 11 September 1914, the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Forces captured Kaiser-Wilhemsland. It was the only significant battle in New Guinea. Australia suffered six dead and four wounded; the first Australian military casualties of World War One.
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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