b"4We have decided to introduce a new category in our Australian & Colonial History catalogues: Australian Icons.From time to time we receive an item for auction that is simply outstanding in terms of its role in our history or culture and we felt that by identifying these rare items in this way. you would understand our pride in being able to present these lots you, our clients.It may be that the item is particularly valuable, rare, or a superb example of its type. On the other hand, it may be a very modest item which happens to have survived under remarkable circumstances. It will almost certainly be unique and, in our opinion, important enough to carry the title of an Australian Icon.Of the nearly 700 lots in this catalogue, only four met our standard (Lots 2023):Captain Cooks pistol, incredibly still in private hands nearly 250 years after his death and having been in the hands of his family for more than 230 of those years; a stump from the dramatic Third Cricket Test in Adelaide during the 1932-33 Ashes Seriesa stump that witnessed the height of the Bodyline attack on Australias batsmen by the English team led by Douglas Jardine; a primitive premiership award created in Changi Prisoner of War Camp in 1942 to record the Richmond team of POWs triumphing over the Carlton POWs in their football final; and finally, the 1956 East Perth Football Club premiership guernsey worn by Graham Polly Farmer, a great Aboriginal Australian and a man who has left an indelible mark on the game in Western Australia, his home state and in Victoria, where he played with such talent and leadership for the Geelong Football Club in the 1960s. Four icons of Australia we are proud to present to you.ContentsScrimshaw and Maritime 119 Maps 312319 Australian Icons 2023Military 320342 General 2495Photographs 343368 Pottery 96145Posters 369407 Autographs 146151Railways & Trams 408427 Books & Historical Documents 152215Paintings & Artworks 428627 Convict Era 216218Wine 628645 Furniture 219296Jewellery 646672 Goldfields 297304Australian & Colonial Jewellery 697750Silver 305311 ImagesLots with this symbol are illustrated online at www.leski.com.auAbbreviationsInstances of 'mss' used in descriptions refers to manuscripts or handwritten documents."