Flying buck. The winner of the first Australian Champion Sweepstakes, October 1st, 1859.

Title

Flying buck. The winner of the first Australian Champion Sweepstakes, October 1st, 1859.

Date made

1857 – c.1859

Place made

Flinders Lane West, Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones

Text printed from matrix

Printed title lower centre below image in black ink, 'FLYING BUCK. / The Winner of the First Australian Champion Sweepstakes, October 1st 1859.' Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'Lithographed & Published by DE GRUCHY & LEIGH 7, Flinders Lane West Melbourne.'

Matrix size

31.5 x 48.4 cm (printed image (irregular))

Edition information

print run unknown

Legacy id

151912

Creators

Woodhouse, Frederick. | (1820–1909) English | Male | print after

De Gruchy & Leigh. | (1854–1867) Australian | Organisation | lithographer

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2006.368

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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