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Welcome to our New Acquisitions list for May 2019.

There are many highlights among the 260 items, including:

Japanese Meiji era boardgame of a round the world voyage, beautifully illustrated and with a depiction of Sydney Harbour.

Rare pocket globe by Nicholas Lane of London (1776), showing the tracks of Cook’s first voyage.

Welsh miners’ guide to the Australian goldfields (1852).

Two variant editions of The Emigrant’s Map of the World (1852/53), containing significant material on the Australian gold rushes.

Archive of private photos taken during the visit of Edward Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII) to Australia and New Zealand in 1920; with…

Fresh Stock …

We are pleased to offer some fresh additions to moorabool.com.

This week, some great fresh finds from a local collection, including more from the Victorian glass paperweights collection, some relief moulded jugs, more mugs…. and a few ‘surprises’.

Enjoy!

Paul Rosenberg, Alard Pett & all @ Moorabool Antiques

It is with much sadness we pass on the news that esteemed Victorian member Lauraine Diggins OAM passed away in Melbourne on April 19^th, 2019.

The family will hold a private funeral service followed by a public memorial service and celebration of Lauraine’s recent OAM award. The details of this will be posted to their website once finalised.

It is with great sorrow and sadness Lauraine Diggins Fine Art advises of the death of our Gallery Founder and Director Lauraine Diggins OAM on 19^thof April 2019. It has been a long cherished hope of Lauraine’s that the Gallery she created continues to provide…

I first met Martyn when he was a young, fresh faced lad working for Paul Kenny in Paddington. He was wearing a rather jaunty bow tie. A better apprenticeship in antiques would be impossible to find. Paul was extremely knowledgeable, but modest and a constant source of information freely given. Even today I get on my hands and knees to “dress the castors”, being one of his many requirements….