Aust Historical Medals
This lot is not illustrated.
Lot 843 Aust Historical Medals
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $4,100
VICTORIAN RAILWAYS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FREE PASS IN GOLD (24MM) BY STOKES & MARTIN REVERSE INSCRIBED 'HON. P. Lalor M.P.' Good veryfine and very rare, of considerable association value with Eureka.
Peter Lalor was born in Ireland in 1827. He arriaved in Australia in 1852. In 1854 while working in the Ballarat gold diggings he was asked to lead the rebellious miners at the Eureka Stockade. He was wounded losing an arm eventually. He went into hiding but was later acquitted along with other leaders of Stockade. He was elected to Parliament in 1855. He died in 1889.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 841
RICKETTY DICK, 1873 in gold (22 mm, 22 carat 7.13 grams) by J. Hogarth for ...
Estimate $3,000
Lot 842
VICTORIAN RAILWAYS, Free Pass in gold (26 mm) voided and engraved, by Stokes & Martin ...
Estimate $800
Lot 843 This lot
VICTORIAN RAILWAYS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FREE PASS IN GOLD (24MM) BY STOKES & MARTIN REVERSE ...
Estimate $1,500
Lot 844
VICTORIAN RAILWAYS, Free Pass in silver (oval 36 x 25 mm) reverse inscribed 'J.G. Carr ...
Estimate $750
Lot 845
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS, member of Parliament pass in gold (21mm 7.86grams) by Stokes & Martin, ...
Estimate $750