Australian Historical Medals
Lot 1290 SESSION 4 (2.30PM TUESDAY 25TH JULY) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $900
NEW SOUTH WALES PRIZE EXHIBITORS MEDAL, 1862 (London), in silver (76mm), by W.Kullrich, edge impressed, 'Joseph Trickett. Services'. A few minor edge nicks, otherwise nicely toned good very fine.
Joseph Trickett, the Clerk of Works at Woolwich in England and a civil engineer arrived in New South Wales on 14 March 1854. He was also a member of the Royal Engineers, a detachment of which had been sent to Sydney to establish a branch of the Royal Mint. Trickett selected the location and supervised the establishment of the Sydney Mint which was opened on 14 May 1855. Joseph Trickett was involved in many other aspects of scientific work and was also heavily involved in the development of the municipality of Woollahra and for many years was a councillor. He returned to England after he retired from his position at the Sydney Mint and died there on 3 January 1878.
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