Michael Treloar: The Paul Lucas Collection of Australian Military History - Part III, 103021, Adelaide SA

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Auction Report
Auction Date
October 30, 2021 - October 30, 2021
Page Size: 199 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
156 [21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron] BROOK, Wilfrid H.

Demon to Vampire. The Story of No. 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron.

 Glen Waverley 1986 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 48.00
157

[2/1st Australian Army Topographical Survey Company] A 1942 Christmas card from 'Members of the 2/1 Survey Coy'.

 [Toowoomba] 1942 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 96.00
158 [2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment] RAE, C.J.E., A.L. HARRIS and R.K. BRYANT

On Target. The Story of 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment from Formation on 18th July, 1940 until Disbandment on 14th July, 1943 and the Subsequent Service of 7th Battery, 8th Battery and 9th Battery, until the End of World War II.

 Sale 1987 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
159

[2/4th Australian Field Ambulance] A Christmas card from Balikpapan, December 1945, produced in the field.

 AUD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
160 [2/6th Australian Armoured Regiment] HANDEL, Paul

The Vital Factor. A History of 2/6th Australian Armoured Regiment, 1941-1946.

 Loftus 2004 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
161 [2/6th Australian General Hospital] FRYER, Private N.C. (editor)

6 AGH Weekly. Christmas Number 1942.

 Jerusalem 1942 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 216.00
162

[2/6th Battalion] Souvenir Menu of 'C' Coy. 2/6 Bn., 6th Div., AIF. 5th Anniversary Dinner. Saturday, 28th October, 1944 [cover title].

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
164

[31 Squadron RAAF] 31 Squadron RAAF War History, 1942-1946 [cover title].

 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 48.00
165

[31st/51st Battalion] The Seasons Greeting, 1945. 31/51 AIF, Rabaul. Menu ...

 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 48.00
166 [37th/52nd Battalion] BLAIR, Ron

A Young Man's War. A History of the 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion in World War Two.

 Melbourne 1992 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
167

[59th Battalion Medium Machine Gun Company] A group photograph of 76 Australian soldiers from the 59th Battalion Medium Machine Gun Company in 1940.

 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 48.00
168

[73rd Australian Mobile Searchlight Battery] 73 Aust. Mobile S/L Bty. AIF Souvenir Programme. 23-9-44 [cover title].

 [Lae] 1944 AUD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
169

[2/10th Battalion] 2/10 Aust. Inf. Bn. 5th Anniversary Celebrations. 7th November, 1944 [a programme].

 1944 AUD 40.00 - 60.00 AUD 36.00
170

[2/10th Battalion] A Christmas card issued by the 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces, Lopcombe Camp, England.

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 96.00
171

[2/13th Battalion] 2/13 Bn. AIF. 'The Devil's Own'... Third Xmas Dinner Overseas 1942. Menu ...

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
172 [2/15th Battalion] AUSTIN, Ronald J.

Let Enemies Beware. 'Caveant Hostes'. The History of 2/15th Battalion, 1940-1945.

 McCrae 1995 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 48.00
173 [2/17th Battalion] TREBECK, Bruce (and others, editors)

'What We Have, We Hold.' A History of 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, 1940-1945.

 Loftus 1998/ 1990. AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 120.00
174

[2/27th Battalion] In Memoriam. Twenty Seventh Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF).... Australian War Cemetery ... Sunday 18 November 1945. Torokina, Bougainville [cover title].

 AUD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
175 [2/28th Battalion] MASEL, Philip

The Second 28th. The Story of a Famous Battalion of the Ninth Australian Division.

 Perth 1961 AUD 80.00 - 100.00 AUD 72.00
177

[Aerial Photographs] Two aerial photographs of bombing raids on Wewak and Wakde Island.

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
178

[Allied Thanksgiving Pageant] Souvenir Programme.... Allied Thanksgiving Pageant, Como Park. Sunday, 14th November, 1943, at 2.45pm [cover title].

 [Melbourne] [1943]. AUD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
179

[Army Rodeo Program] International Allied World Championship Army Rodeo.... Sunday, October 31, 1943, 2pm, Exhibition Stadium (Somewhere in Australia) [cover title].

 [Brisbane] 1943 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
180

[Australian Advanced Ordnance Workshops] Aust. Advanced Ordnance Wkshps. Christmas and New Year Greetings. M.E.F. [Middle East Forces] 1941.

 AUD 40.00 - 60.00 AUD 36.00
181

[Australian Army Amenities Service] Mulga. Produced Daily by A.A. Amenities Service. HQ 11 L of C [Lines of Communication] Sub-Area. Volume 3, Number 492, 19 April 1945, and Number 493, 20 April 1945 [masthead].

 [Alice Springs] 1945 AUD 40.00 - 60.00 AUD 36.00
182

[Australian Army Canteen Service] Warrant Officers' Mess. Christmas Party. 1941 [cover title].

 AUD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
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