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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Sporting Memorabilia
• Sale Date:
  11 Aug 2019 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  107
• Lot Description:
  ‘Melbourne Cricket Club, Annual Report, For the Season 1916-17.’
  [Melbourne; Mason, Firth & M’Cutcheon, 1917] 48pp, with original pale mauve covers). Includes a full report on all activities, match reports, averages, but no list of members, etc. in keeping with wartime austerity measures.
• Notes:
  “The Club and the War.- Up to the present time 832 Members have joined the Colours [i.e. enlisted in the A.I.F.], of whom we regret to record 73 have lost their lives in serving their country. In this connection it is proposed to erect a suitable “Roll of Honour” at a later date.” (pp.6-7)
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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