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AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL MEDALS: c1878-1991 collection, noted 1879 Sydney International Exhibition, a bronze award medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, named (C. Smith & Son, Second Award), 76mm (BDM VI, 591); 1911 Queensland Government Essay Competition, a brass medal, unsigned, 32mm (Carlisle 1911/25); 1913 Visit of the Fleet to Sydney, a bronze medal by W.J. Amor, 28mm (Carlisle 1913/5); 1929 Centenary of Western Australia, bronze medals by G.K. Gray (2), both 39mm (Carlisle 1929/2); mostly base metal. Many extremely fine; mostly identified in packets. (46 items)