Aust. Historical Medals
Lot 1661 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 31ST JULY) Aust. Historical Medals
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
BRITISH EDUCATION AWARD TO AUSTRALIAN, Board of Education for Proficiency in Science, (1907), in bronze (38mm), edge inscribed, 'Samuel T.Farnsworth Applied Mechanics. 1907.', with Board of Education, South Kensington case. Case toned and with some marks, medal extremely fine.
Samuel Thomas Farnsworth, born 25 August 1886 at Derby in England, the son of naval commander Ronald Thomas Farnsworth. He came to Australia in 1912 and served in the AIF in WWI. He joined the Water Board in 1928 and was appointed Chief Engineer in 1935. In 1938, as Engineer-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Drainage Board he proposed the development of the full supply potential of the Warragamba River through the construction of the Warragamba Dam. Preparations for the construction began in 1942 but unfortunately Samuel did not see its completion in 1960 as he died in 1948.
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 1659
N.S.W. Rifle Club's Union, prize fob in silver (24x30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse ...
Estimate $80
Lot 1660
TASMANIAN CENTENARY, 1903, Cape Raol, in silver (19mm) (C.1903/4). Nearly fine.
Estimate $150
Lot 1661 This lot
BRITISH EDUCATION AWARD TO AUSTRALIAN, Board of Education for Proficiency in Science, (1907), in bronze ...
Estimate $100
Lot 1662
SMALL GROUP OF HANDCRAFTED GOLD FOBS, (total weight 9ct 9.5g; 18ct 2.2g), inscribed on reverse ...
Estimate $300
Lot 1663
PAIR: Imperial Service Medal (GVR); National Shipwreck Relief Society of N.S.W. Silver Medal. Alexander McMaster ...
Estimate $3,000