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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Art of Constant Rearrangement
• Sale Date:
  05 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  128
• Lot Description:
  Phil May
  (1864 - 1903)
  Railway Speight
  pen and ink on paper
  35 x 18cm
  titled at the base and signed at right; dated (November 24, 1888), and titled on reverse together with “The Bulletin” copyright handstamp.
• Notes:
  Richard Speight (1838 – 1901) was an English-born Commissioner of Railways of Victoria, serving between 1883 and 1892. Amidst allegations of corruption and mismanagement and within the setting of depressed economic conditions, Speight and the other commissioners resigned in 1892 following the enactment of the Railways Act, 1892 that relieved the commissioners of railway construction responsibilities and reduced much of their power. Almost immediately, he sued David Syme, then editor of The Age, for £25,000, alleging libel. Speight lost nine of the ten cases, and was awarded one farthing in damages for the case won.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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