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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Quarterly Collectors Auction Series
• Sale Date:
  04 Dec 2013 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  202
• Lot Description:
  POLICE ARCHIVE: Rare & important early archive of police related material
  from The District of Port Phillip Colony of New South Wales. A fascinating collection dating back to 1842 (Melbourne was founded in 1835). The collection comprises of many Warrants & Writs, Bonds & drafts. Note; some documents refer to Redmond Barry (Ned Kelly’s hanging Judge); Maritime Warrant for the arrest of a ship “Little Angelina” in the Vice Admiralty Court of Victoria (No.38) 1893; Admiralty Injunction with “Crown” stamps; Hanging in Castlemaine for the murder of a Chinese man; Commitment Warrant for an Asylum for the insane; Documents signed by William A’Beckett; beautiful wax & blind embossed seals as well as duty stamps & cancellations; Also includes c1855 “Victorian Government Gazette” in half bound morocco.
• Notes:
  This lot must be viewed & will require close examination. Condition throughout is good to excellent. (290 items)
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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