Catalogue
Queensland mining. Cumberland Gold Mining Company Limited, Etheridge Gold Field, North Queensland, 1894, three hundred ordinary shares of Å“1 each, green on cream, stamped ’Fully Paid’ in blue on both sides, three instalments completed on back, pencil notations in top border; Bakerville Tin Mining Company, Bakerville, 1895, for one hundred shares of 5s each, black on light brown; Victoria Gold Mining Association (Charters Towers), Queensland, 1899, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each, with brokers stamp top right. With pinholes, folds, fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $140
SOLD $220
Queensland mining. Cumberland No.1 North Gold Mining Company, Georgetown, 1887, for one hundred shares of Å“1.10s each, black on white with pink border; Durham & Lord Byron Amalgamated Gold Mining Company, Georgetown, Etheridge Goldfield, 1888, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each, black on white with pink border, overprinted ’Paid Up’ in blue. With pinholes, folds, some foxing, fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $190
Queensland mining. The Day Dawn Block & Wyndham Gold Mining Company, Charterstowers, Queensland, 1886; Great Northern Copper & Gold Mining Company of Queensland, 1899. The first with a centrefold edge split, very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $230
Queensland mining. Drummond Copper Mining Company, Peak Downs, 1872, for twenty subscribers shares of Å“1 each. With paper clip mark, folds, small piece missing bottom edge, fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Queensland mining. The Hero Freehold Silver & Gold MIning Co, near Townsville, 1888; Hydraulic Gold Recovery Company, 1894 (5, includes four consecutive); 1 North Columbia Extended Gold Mining Company, Gympie, 1898 (3); The Taraganba Proprietary Gold Company, 1889 (6, includes consecutive pair); The True Blue Gold Mining Company, Croydon, 1891. The second last items with tattered edges, one damaged, otherwise very good - very fine. (17)
Estimate $350
SOLD $580
Queensland mining. Hero Freehold Silver & Gold Mining Co. Limited, near Townsville, 1892, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each, overprinted ’Fully Paid Up’ in red; No.2 North Great Eastern Gold Mining Company Limited, Gympie, 1897, green on cream, with border; Queensland Mining Prospecting & Investment Co., 1899, green on yellow, overprinted ’Fully Paid Up’ in red, stamped ’Issued scrip in Chillagoe Blocks Ltd’ in blue. With pinholes, folds, fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $140
SOLD $160
Queensland mining. The Mount Morgan Extended Gold Mining Company, 1887, contributing shares; Mount Victoria Gold Mining Company, mining district of Crocodile Creek, 1895 (2) consecutive nos.499/500; The Last Call Gold Mining Company, Cloncurry, 1891 (7). The second items with some tears, nearly fine, the rest overall are fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $140
SOLD $750
Queensland mining. Queensland Mining Prospecting & Investment Co., 1899, green on pink; North Queen Gold Mining, Charters Towers, 1903, blue print, overprinted ’Fully Paid Up’in red; Oxide Creek Limited, Mount Oxide, 1913, overprinted ’Fully Paid’ in red; North Australasian Exploration Limited, 1913, for one share of Å“10 of four hundred on offer, blue print; Lode Hill Tin Mines, Cooktown, 1914, blue print; Return Creek Tin, Mount Garnet, 1928, for one hundred ten per cent cumulative preference shares, brown on yellow; Georgetown Gold Mines, 1934, with sixteen calls paid and completed transfer on back. With pinholes, folds, very fine. (7)
Estimate $130
SOLD $290
Queensland mining. Mount Perry Copper Mining Company (Limited), shares to Alexander Learmonth, nos.1033/5, three consecutive, August 15th 1873; 1038/9 two consecutive, 1st September 1873; 1105 and 1109, 5th Decr 1873; 1110, Dec 12th 1873; 1111, 1114/6 three consecutive, Dec 1873; 1138, Feby 19th 1874; 1160/3 four consecutive, 24th April 1874; 1175, June 4th 1874; 1207, 9th Septbr 1874; 1228 and 1232, 23rd and 22nd October 1874; 1236, 5th Novr 1874; 1252, 19th Novr 1874; 1267/70 four consecutive, 6th Febry 1875. A few minor tears and two with bottom right corner missing, otherwise fine - very fine. (27)
Estimate $270
SOLD $550
Queensland mining. Surprise Gully Proprietary Tin Mining Co., Smith’s Creek, 1902, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each; Croydon Consols Mines Trust Limited, 1903, purple on cream, stamped ’Fully Paid’ in black; Day Dawn P.C.Gold Mines Limited, 1906, mauve on white, with three call paid notices on back, 2cm tear bottom edge; Kingsthorpe Coal Mining Co Ltd, 1912, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each of five thousand on offer, gold and purple on beige; Roma Oil Corporation Limited (2), 1928 and 1929, second with background scene of oil wells in light green; Queensland Oil Development Company Limited, 1929, black on blue; Golden Fleece (Cracow), 1932, for one hundred shares of 5s each, black on grey, with stamp duty paid; Georgetown Gold Mines, Georgetown, 1934, black on grey; Swedenborg North (Charters Towers) Gold, 1938, overprinted ’Fully Paid’ in red and stamped ’Vendors Shares’ in blue. With pinholes, folds and some with small tears to edges, fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $300
Queensland mining. Queensland Copper Company Limited, 1906, for five preference shares of Å“1 each, in english and french, large format, dark and light blue on cream, with thirteen coupons attached, 1/6 embossed orange duty stamp; Brisbane Gas Company (2) 1910 and 1924, both stamped ’cancelled’ in blue and with notices of transfers, probate and registration handwritten in ink front and back, both attached to a completed transfer form; Chilligoe Limited, 1913, brown on cream, with four call paids on back; Gold Reefs Exploration Company Limited, Brisbane, 1913, for one hundred shares of 5s each, brown on cream; No.2 South Great Eastern Gold Mining Company Limited, Gympie, 1915; Mount Cuthbert, 1921, for one hundred shares of Å“1.10 each, blue on beige; Roma North Oil Company, Roma, 1928, for one hundred shares of 10s each, black on pink. With pinholes, folds and some with handwritten notations in pencil in borders, fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Queensland mining. The Working Miners’ Homebush Company, near Maryborough, 1894 (only 60,000 shares on issue) four consecutive certificates nos. 3571/4. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Western Australia mining. The Anchor Consolidated Gold Mines, (W.A.), 1900; The Associated Southern Gold Mines, (W.A.), 1900; The Lady Shenton Gold Mine, Menzie’s Find, Coolgardie, 1899; Menzies Consolidated Gold Mines, 1914; Mount Malcolm Mines, 1900; The Mount Magnet Gold Mining, 1898; The Murchison Associated Limited, 1912; The Murchison Associated Gold Mines, 1905; The North Western Associated Gold Mines (W.A.), 1899; Paringa Mining and Exploration Company, 1949 and 1958 (both different); West Australian Gold Fields Limited, 1906. Piece missing from right edge of Mount Malcolm Mines certificate otherwise very fine. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Western Australia mining. Associated Northern Ora Banda, 1934; Evanston Gold No Liability, 1947; General Mining Corporation, 1935; Gregory Gold Mines, 1934; Golden West Mining, 1936; Hill 50 Central, 1954; Kalgoorlie Southern Gold Mines, 1954; Kalgoorlie National Gold Mines, 1934; Luxall Gold Mines (formerly Pride of Monger Gold Mining), 1935; Lancefield (W.A.) Gold Mine, 1935; Murchison Gold Development, 1934; Mount Martin Gold Mines, 1940; Manxman Gold, 1947; North Golden Mile Options, 1951; North Kalgurli Central Gold, 1933; Ora Banda Consols Gold Mining, 1934 (2, one marked in red pencil, ’Forfeited for non-payment of call due 13/1/37’); Ora Banda North Gold Mines, 1938; Ora Banda South Gold Mines, 1934; United Westralian Gold, 1934; Yellowdine Gold Areas, 1940, with stamp, ’Liquidation Dividend’. A few with edge tears and some with staple or spike holes, overall very fine. (21)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Western Australia mining. The Australia United Mining Company, 1899; Burbank’s Birthday Gold Mines, 1902; Florence Gold Mine, Menzies, 1898; The Gwalia Proprietary Limited, 1909; New Fitzroy Gold Mining, Kanowne, 1898 (only 30,000 shares on issue); The Red Hill (W.A) Gold Syndicate, 1899; The Red Hill Westralia Gold Mines, 1908; The Westralia Mount Morgans Gold Mines Company, 1904. Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
Western Australia mining. Bamboo Creek Gold Mines, 1957; Chapmans Gold Mines, 1934; Edjudina Gold Mining, 1935; Evanston Gold, 1946; Golden Bounty Syndicate, 1936; Great Western Consolidated, 1950; Hill 50 Extended; Leonora Central Gold Mining, 1934; Monte Cristo Gold Mining, 1934; Milano Gold, 1940; New Occidental Gold Mines, 1940 (green), 1941 (light green); Ora Banda South Gold Mines, 1934; Radio South Gold Mines, 1934; Slavin’s Block Eight Gold Mining, 1933; Timoni (W.A.) Gold Mine, 1935; Vivian Gold, 1955; Yarri Gold Mines, 1934. Very fine. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Western Australia mining. Barrambie Ranges Gold Mining Company, Murchison District, 1907; Great=Finch Gold Mining Company, Bullfinch, 1910; The Jourdie Hills Gold Mining Company Limited, 1901; The Kalgoorlie Prince Gold Mining Company, 1898; The West Australian Mining Company Limited, 1897. A few with pin holes, very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Western Australia mining. "Block 42" Hampton Plains Limited, Coolgardie Gold Fields, 1896; Hampton Plains Estate, Coolgardie, 1897 with a precis of the company and its progress to 1902; Hampton Plains Exploration Company, 1895, with three call stamps on back. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Western Australia mining. Bullfinch Goldfields Township Allotments Limited, 1910, certificate no.90 for one share of only 500 on offer. Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Western Australia mining. The Central Exploration Company of Western Australia Limited, 1895, share warrant no.0234 for one deferred share of which only 2,000 on offer, with all dividend coupons attached. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Western Australia mining. Chapmans Gold Mines, 1934; Blue Bird Gold Mines, 1939; Eastern Lucknow Gold Reefs, 1936; Golden Mile Croesus Consolidated Gold Mines, 1935; Golden Mile Block 45, 1939; General Mining Corporation, 1935; Kanowna Red Hill Gold Mining, 1924; Lake Austin Gold Mining, 1936; Lake View South Extended, 1934 (2); Lake View South Extended, 1934, option certificate; The Mary Mac Gold Mining Company, 1914; Meekatharra Sands Treatment & Mining, 1947; New Kalgurlie, 1934 (2, one fully paid [grey], one contributing [white]); North Kalgurlie Central Gold, 1933; Telfer North Gold-mining, 1930; Waldecks Gold Mining, 1934. The second and second last with some damage, the rest very fine. (18)
Estimate $140
SOLD $200
Western Australia mining. Coolgardie Gold Syndicate Limited, Sherlaw’s, 1897, to Lt Col Arthur Kennedy McCausland; Golden Queen Gold Mining Company, Coolgardie, 1901; The Great Coolgardie Gold Mine Limited, 1896. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Western Australia mining. Comet Deeps, Marble Bar, 1937 (5, all consecutive); Croesus Proprietary Gold Mining Company, Kalgoorlie, 1901 (10, all consecutive); The Hannan’s Pride of the Valley Gold Mining Company, Kalgoorlie, 1896, together with company receipts for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th call; Island Lake Austin North Gold Mining Company, Murchison, 1896, 1897 (3); The Kalgoorlie Proprietary Gold Mining Company, 1898; The Lady Shenton Gold Mines (1934) No Liability, 1934 (5, consecutive), 1938 (3, consecutive), tegether with a company specimen signature slip; Lancefield (W.A.) Gold Mine, 1939; The Mount Malcolm Gold Mining Company, 1896. Some with tattered edges and paper splits, the third item with top left corner missing, overall fine - very fine. (36)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Western Australia mining. Cuddingwarra Gold Mines Limited, 1900, black on pink; East Murchison United, 1900; Northern Blocks Syndicate Limited, 1903, mauve print; New Bayley’s Mines Limited, 1908, green print; Hampton Consolidated Limited, 1921, mauve print; North White Feather Gold Mines Limited, 1921, blue print, stamped ’These shares are now Fully Paid’ in blue, repaired with tape along foldline on back; North Kalgurli United Gold Development Limited, 1934, green print; Edjudina Consolidated Gold Mines Limited, 1936, black print, brown border; Mountain View Gold, 1948; Day Dawn Minerals N.L., 1970. Some with edge tears, good - very fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Western Australia mining. The Ernest Giles West Australian Gold Prospecting Company, 1894, certificate no.134 for one share of only 600 on issue. Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Western Australia mining. The General Gordon Gold Mining Company, Kanowna, 1896, with affixed Western Australia one penny red swan postage stamp, date stamped 7 Nov.96, another stamp missing. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Western Australia mining. Hannan’s Proprietary Development Company Limited, 1896, black on pink, ornate border; Phoenix Gold Mines Limited, 1899, green on cream; Pilbara Copper Fields Limited, 1917, second mortgage debenture of Å“20, light brown print; Oroya Leonesa Limited, 1920, green on cream, with two punch holes left side; Bullfinch Proprietary (1919) Limited, 1920, brown print; Geraldine Copper & Lead Mines Limited, 1928, brown print and border; West Australian Portland Cement Company Limited, 1921, overprinted ’Preference Shares’ in black and stamped ’Fully Paid’ twice in blue; Ora Banda United Mines Limited, 1935, for twelve thousand and eleven shares of 5s each, green on cream, handwritten notations in ink top border; Lancefield, 1954. With pinholes, folds, last with tape repair on back top edge, very good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Western Australia mining. Lady Forrest (Murchison) Gold Mine Limited, 1896, red print; Hampton Plains Estate Limited, Coolgardie, 1899, magenta on cream and green. First scrip with foxing and tears to edges, good - fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Western Australia mining. The Londonderry Gold Mine Limited, 1899, to Lieut Col Arthur Kennedy McCausland, featuring a vignette of a goldfield mining camp, printed by Waterlow & Sons. Edge split at fold, toning at edges and folds, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Western Australia mining. Hannan’s Napier Gold Company, 1895, Anglo-French share warrant with all dividend coupons still attached; Hannan’s No.1 Consolidated Gold Mining Company, Kalgoorlie, 1895; Hannan’s Proprietary Company, 1899, by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co; Hannan’s Proprietary Limited, 1905; Hannan’s Trust Limited, London Office, 1904; The Hannan’s Pride of the Valley Gold Mining Company, Directors’ Report for half year ended 31 August 1900. The second scrip is missing top right corner, good very very fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $550