Catalogue
Australia off shore operations. Sumatra Tin Concessions Limited, 19--; Malaya Tin Dredging Proprietary, Malay States, 1910, blue on cream; Kemp Welch River Rubber Estates, Papua, 1913, blue on cream; Deebook Dredging, Renong, Siam, 1917, black on beige, stamped ’Paid Up’ in blue; Waria River Gold & Platinum Options, Mandated Territory, New Guinea, 1923, black on grey; Tujoh Tin, Perak, Federated Malay States, 1927 (2), one hundred cumulative participating preference shares and one thousand cumulative participating preference shares, both black on blue; Mount Lawson Prospecting and Option Syndicate, New Guinea, 1935, black on green; Tavua Gold Developments, 1935, black on light brown, overprinted ’Fully Paid’ in red; Upper Watut Gold Alluvials, New Guinea, 1935, brown on green; Irowat Gold Alluvials, New Guinea, 1935, brown on pink; Nasivi (Fiji) Gold Syndicate, 1936, black on yellow; Viti Levu Gold, 1936, green on green; Papuan Apinaipi Petroleum Company (2), 1958, red on yellow ’Negotiable Option Certificate’ stamped in orange; and 1963, blue on acqua. With pinholes, folds and some with foxing, good - very fine. (15)
Estimate $130
SOLD $100
Mining. Union Consolidated Copper Mines, 1907; Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Limited, 1936, black on green; Northern Hercules, 1960, brown on grey; Planet Gold, 1968, black on light orange; United Uranium, 1970, contributing shares, black on acqua; Lamdec Exploration Limited, 1970, black on light blue; Nickelfields of Australia, 1971; Delta Minerals, 1971, option certificate, blue on pink, and contributing share certificate, blue on blue with two receipts attached; Resource Exploration, 1971, black on yellow; Planet Resources, 1972, black on acqua. Some with pinholes, folds, good - very fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Northern Territory mining. Brocks Creek Uranium, 1954 (2); Coronet Hill Development Company, Mount Davis, 1917 (only 2,000 shares on issue, scarce); Eldorado Tennant Creek Limited, 1956; Golden Central Exploration Limited, 1933; North Australian Exploration Limited, 1913 (only 400 shares on issue, very scarce); North Granites Gold No-Liability, 1932; Silver Mountain Mining Co., 1928 (2, one fully paid, one partially paid up, both different); Spring Hill (Northern Territory) Gold No Liability, 1954; Tennant Creek Metals No Liability, 1970. The seventh is torn, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Northern Territory mining. Brocks Creek Uranium No Liability, one hundred shares, certificate no.5172, issued to D.G.Bradman (Don Bradman) of Adelaide, with record of transfers. Edge tears and cellophane tape marks, fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Northern Territory mining. Eveleen Silver Mining Company, Port Darwin, 1887 (purple), 1888 (light green and a different plate). Fine - very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Northern Territory mining. Spring Hill (Northern Territory) Gold No Liability, Pine Creek, partly paid, 1951 (3, consecutive); fully paid, 1952 (different plate); fully paid, 1952-1953 (22, includes consecutive 10, 3, 4 and 5) (two different plates); contributing, 1953; fully paid, 1954 (101, includes consecutive 2 [3], 3, 5 [4], 9, 10 [2], 12, 30) (two different plates). One of the first item with missing corner, fine - good very fine. (128)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Queensland mining. The Argentine Proprietary Mining, Star River, Argentine, North Queensland, 1891; North Monkland Tribute Gold Mining Co, 1892 (only 28,000 shares on issue) scrip marked ’Printed at "Gympie Times" Machine Printing Office’. First item nearly fine, the second nearly extremely fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Queensland mining. Cracow Consolidated Options Limited, 1932 (only 500 shares on issue, scarce); Golden Fleece (Cracow), 1932; Golden Gate No Liability, 1933; Golden Junction (Cracow), 1934; Golden Mile (Cracow), 1935 (named to James Anderson Murdoch), contributing shares (red); Golden Mile (Cracow), 1934, fully paid shares (green); Gympie Gold Dredging No.1, 1934; Mount Isa Mines, 1964; Mount Morgan Developments, 1935; Mount Morgan Limited (2, 1952 and 1964, both different); North Australian Tin, 1927; The Queensland Copper Company, 1901; Return Creek Tin, 1927; The Queensland Copper Company, 1901; Return Creek Tin, Mount Garnet, 1929; Roma Cornwall Dome No Liability, 1928; Roma Dome Limited, 1928; White Hope South (Cracow) No Liability, 1932. Very fine. (17)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
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