Watch List notes:

NEW SOUTH WALES, share certificates and other documents, includes Strauss Gold Mining Company, Fairfield, certificate no.231 for 37 shares to John R.Mitchell of Armidale, 28 October 1887; The Pye's Creek Homeward Bound Silver Mining & Smelting Co, Pye's Creek, certificate no.41 for 50 shares to John Mitchell of Armidale, 1 May 1888; Baker's Creek South Gold Mining Co. Limited, Hillgrove, near Armidale, New South Wales, certificate no.4 for 250 shares to William Gordon Brereton of Armidale, 1 September 1888; Baker's Creek North Gold Mining Coy, certificate no.271 for 100 shares to Mrs Amelia M.E.Trim, 12 December 1888; another for same company, certificate no.338 for 50 shares to William Gordon Brereton, 20 March 1889; The Niangula Morning Star Gold Mining Company, Niangula, New South Wales, certificate no.19801/19900 for 100 shares to G.A.Buckland, 27 October 1891 (in brown print for partly paid up); another for same company, certificate no.69501/69750 for 250 shares to G.A.Buckland, 27 October 1891 (in blue print for fully paid up); Mystery (Swamp Oak) Gold Mining Co., Swamp Oak, N.S.W., certificate nos 86-92 for 100 shares (5) and 500 shares (2) to James D.McLennan, 14 October 1892, also a Notice of Call on these 1,500 shares, 14 October 1892; Black Range West Gold Mining Company, Sandstone, Black Range District, Western Australia, certificate nos C526 (6 January 1911), C644, 646, 647 (19 March 1912), all for 100 shares to Samuel Sullings of Hillgrove; The Sundown Tin & Copper Mining Company, Armidale, certificate no.209 for 25 shares to Basil Sperling Morse of Longreach, Qld, 10 March 1917; The Attunga Lime & Cement Company Limited, Manilla, certificate no.27 for 250 shares to Alfred Macquarie Holland of Armidale, 3 December 1923; other documents include a Receipt For Survey Fees from the Warden's Office, Armidale to B.A.Moses & John Brackin of Armidale, 19 March 1885; Auctioneer's District License no.707 from New South Wales Treasury to William Laing Ferguson of Hillgrove, 29 April 1890; Richard Coley Lodge No.152 UGL of NSW, document certifying payment of all dues to date and "Called Off", to Master Mason William H.B.Piddington, 25 January 1893 at Windsor; NSW Government Business License No.9317 for six months to A.W.Vyner, storekeeper of Armidale, 5 June 1893; The Australasian Mutual Live Stock Insurance Society Limited, Melbourne, policy no.23919 dated 6 October 1909 to H.J.Ball Esqr Junr for insurance of Mare "Blossom" on life of the foal for 30 days from act of foaling, insurance of fifty pounds at a premium of three pounds ten shillings. Some with edge splits or slight loss of paper at edge, otherwise fine - very fine and an interesting selection. (26)

William Gordon Brereton was born on 25 March 1834 at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. He came to Australia with his father who was a doctor. Gordon spent the greater part of his lifetime in New England and was well respected in Tamworth, Armidale and Glen Innes. He died at Minto and hundreds of telegrams and letters of sympathy were received. One of the letters of praise and tribute came from the Right Rev. Dr. O'Connor, Bishop of Armidale who wrote that a better man, or one more charitable, would be difficult to find.

Samuel Sullings was a resident of Hillgrove for 29 years during which time he operated the Commercial Hotel. He died on 1 March 1919.

Basil Sperling Morse was a 27 year old grazier when he enlisted in the AIF on 26 April 1916. He served with 33 Battalion and was commissioned a Lieutenant. He returned to Australia on 28 March 1919.

William H.B.Piddington was MLA for Uralla-Walcha, NSW and the eldest son of the late Archdeacon Piddington. He died on 27 September 1900 at age 44.