{"id":1898,"date":"2019-03-14T18:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T18:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2019-03-14T18:01:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T18:01:38","slug":"city-invites-public-to-museum-valuation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/03\/14\/city-invites-public-to-museum-valuation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"City invites public to museum Valuation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novocastrians with family heirlooms or trinkets dating back generations can find out if they\u2019re sitting on a million-dollar fortune at Newcastle Museum this Saturday.
\nThe museum is hosting its annual Valuation Day from 10am-4pm, offering members of the community 15-minute, one-on-one consultations with expert auctioneers and valuators, who will also bring along some priceless Kelly Gang memorabilia.
\nAkin to the popular British TV show\u00a0Antiques Roadshow,<\/em>\u00a0auctioneers Alex Renwick and Tom Thompson will delve into the history and heritage of individual heirlooms and collector items, before estimating their value.
\n\"KellyGangColourinside.jpg\"Museum Director Julie Baird said the day offers the community a cheap and accessible opportunity to turn that tangible treasure into cash.
\n\u201cYou never know what that collector\u2019s item or heirloom which has been stored away in safe keeping might be worth to you or a loved one,\u201d Ms Baird said.
\n\u201cAlex and Tom have more than 50 years auctioneering and valuation experience between them, so they\u2019ll certainly be useful in either making or breaking someone\u2019s day.
\n\u201cEither way, you\u2019ve really got nothing to lose so book in for a 15-minute discussion about your most cherished treasures and discover the history and potential value of them for just $15.\u201d
\nThe auctioneers will bring an original gun used by the Kelly gang and a photo of the infamous bushranger and his family taken at Euroa in Victoria.
\nThe photo features Ned, his brother and his cousin, all unmasked and wearing the clothes they had just stolen when they took over the town in 1878.
\nMs Baird said the photo was extremely rare.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s estimated to be one of only two original images world-wide featuring an image of the Kelly gang unmasked,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cI\u2019d be very surprised to know what it would be worth, but I really don\u2019t think you could put a price on such an iconic and rare piece of Australian history. It truly is priceless.\u201d
\nBookings are essential and can be made at\u00a0http:\/\/newcastlemuseum.com.au\/Whats-On\/Events\/Valuation-Day<\/a>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0A rare image of the\u00a0Kelly Gang\u00a0will be on display Saturday<\/strong><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Novocastrians with family heirlooms or trinkets dating back generations can find out if they\u2019re sitting on a million-dollar fortune at Newcastle Museum this Saturday. The museum is hosting its annual Valuation Day from 10am-4pm, offering members of the community 15-minute, one-on-one consultations with expert auctioneers and valuators, who will also bring along some priceless Kelly … Continue reading “City invites public to museum Valuation Day”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}