b'1451019CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF ST MICHAEL & ST GEORGE: 1895 (Jul.5) 6pp notification document of the appointment of Sir William Austin Zeal to the office of Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, signed by Queen Victoria Victoria Re I (Regina Imperatix) at the head of the two of the pages, beneath which are multicoloured Auspicium Melioris Aevi seals and embossed wafer seals of the Order, the document twice countersigned by Sir Robert G.W. Herbert, and also countersigned by Colonial Secretary Sir Robert Henry Meade.Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert (1831-1905) was First Premier of Queensland (1859-1866) and the time of signing this document was serving in England as Agent-General for Tasmania (1893-96), having previously served1027as Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies (1871-92). 1024Sir William Austin Zeal (1830-1912) was an engineer,ELLIS ROWAN, two antique publications (2)businessman & politician. He was appointed Postmaster- $120200 General in 1892 during the Shiels ministry, resigning late that year, to then be elected President of the Legislative Assembly, a position he held until 1901. 1025$500800AUSTRALIAN INTEREST: On Our Selection by Arthur H. Davis (Steele Rudd) [Sydney, 1903]; The Platypus. 1020 by Harry Burrell [Sydney, 1927]; Australian Aboriginal Art Baldwin SPENCER & F.J. GILLEN, [National Museum, Melbourne 1929]; Wide Horizons : The Native Tribes of Central Australia, Wanderings in Central Australia by Robert Henderson Croll [Macmillan and Co., London, 1899] 1st ed. octavo, xx,[1937, 2nd ed.]. (4 items).671 pages with illustrations of churingas, $100150 a map and 130 illustrations (mainly after photographs) plus 2 folding maps, 3 folding charts, 10264 folding chromolithographic plates; gilt-pictorial buckramAlfred William HOWITT (1830 - 1908),flecked and rubbed. The Native Tribes of South-East Australia,$500750 [London : Macmillan and Co., 1904, 1st ed.], 819pp, plus photographs, foldout maps and diagram; green cloth, 1021 with gilt decorations (preserved by sensitive rebinding.Louis BECKE and Walter JEFFREY, Howitt was an anthropologist, explorer and naturalist. The Naval Pioneers of Australia, He was best known for leading the Victorian Relief [Melbourne : Melville, Mullen, & Slade, 1899], 1st ed., 313pp,Expedition, which set out to establish the fate of the ill-fated blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration;Burke and Wills Expedition. Mount Howitt in Victoria, and full page plates, With attractive bookplate of CommanderHowitt Hall, one of Monash Universitys Halls of Residence John Francis Robins, RN, (1875 - 1957) who served with theare named after him.Royal Australian Navy after retiring from the RN. $100150 $150200 10271022 [NEW ZEALAND & ROYAL DOULTON INTEREST]HARDY WILSON group of five platesA CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND 1906 EXHIBITION from Old Colonial Architecture, CERTIFICATE OF AWARD for a Gold Medal awarded to each mounted in card, 36 x 46cm each overall (5) Doulton & Co., Ltd., for a Group of Royal Doulton Vases $100200painted by Geo. White; signed by the president & the general manager. Framed and glazed, overall 54 x 64cm.1023 The Doulton exhibits at the 190607 New Zealand International Exhibition were hugely popular and did much The Maori Wonderland : Okoroire, Rotorua, Whakarewarewa,to inform public taste. The main display was by Christchurch Waiotapu Valley, Taupo, Tokaanu, Tongariro Group ofretailer John Bates & Co. Sales were good and, after the Volcanoes and the Wanganui River : 31 views with Conciseexhibition, many other domestic-ware retailers began Guide; circa 1900, with photo plates plus introduction forstocking Doultoneven in small but prosperous towns such Thomas Cook and several pages of advertisements. as Whanganui. Despite Doultons wide availability, John $100150Bates & Co remained the preferred supplier for the wealthy for many decades.$300500'