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Australian & Colonial – Antique & Historical (#58MG) Closed

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Lot 38A Victorian needlework sampler by MJ McMahon, Long Beach 186026 x 19cmAttributed to Mary Jane McMahon, the daughter of James McMahon, an Irishman who arrived in Port Phillip in 1841. McMahon established a 1,000acre squatting track that covered the coastal strip from Mordialloc Creek to Kananook Creek, now the suburbs of Aspendale, Edithvale, Chelsea, Bonbeach and Carrum. This land was put up for sale after it was first surveyed in 1865, after which James opened the Half-Way House, late...

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Estimate: $2,000 - $2,500

Australian & Colonial – Antique & Historical (#58MG) Closed

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  • A Victorian needlework sampler by MJ McMahon, Long Beach 186026 x 19cmAttributed to Mary Jane McMahon, the daughter of James McMahon, an Irishman who arrived in Port Phillip in 1841. McMahon established a 1,000acre squatting track that covered the coastal
  • A Victorian needlework sampler by MJ McMahon, Long Beach 186026 x 19cmAttributed to Mary Jane McMahon, the daughter of James McMahon, an Irishman who arrived in Port Phillip in 1841. McMahon established a 1,000acre squatting track that covered the coastal - 2
  • A Victorian needlework sampler by MJ McMahon, Long Beach 186026 x 19cmAttributed to Mary Jane McMahon, the daughter of James McMahon, an Irishman who arrived in Port Phillip in 1841. McMahon established a 1,000acre squatting track that covered the coastal - 3
  • A Victorian needlework sampler by MJ McMahon, Long Beach 186026 x 19cmAttributed to Mary Jane McMahon, the daughter of James McMahon, an Irishman who arrived in Port Phillip in 1841. McMahon established a 1,000acre squatting track that covered the coastal - 4