Ex TROVE Newspaper
Archive, re Minburra Station
(during John Hinton Edmonds’ time there)
8/12/1886 THE TEETULPA GOLDFIELDS, ON HORSEBACK TO
TEETULPA.
When in the North a week or two back, having a few days on my
hands, I decided to take a trip from Orroroo to Teetulpa. I secured a friend as
a companion, and on Saturday, November 27, about half-past 12 o'clock, we left
Orroroo on horseback, intending to reach Minburra Station that night and push
through next day. This ride, though long, was very pleasant. Crossing the
Walloway Plain the crops we passed indicated the probability of a good harvest.
Haycutting had started. Feed, too, along the road was in abundance, and
improved as we got into the Minburra country. We saw no rabbits the first day,
but about 5 miles from Minburra Station we started a lot of kangaroos. A number
of wild turkeys we roused, too, about this spot. These birds had their nests
(or rather eggs, for they build no [nests) close by. They allowed us to ride
within about 30 or 40 yards before they rose. If we had only a gun ! But, alas,
there it is close season.
We reached Minburra early, and that night enjoyed the
hospitality of the genial manager of that station. Next morning we were in the
saddle by half-past 7 o'clock. We had a 60 mile stage to make. The first few
miles of our road was through undulating country, and then for some miles the
track took a bee-line for a curious hill known as the Chinaman's Hat or
Corkscrew Hill. In a way this hill deserves these appellations. It is conical
in shape like the bat of a Chinaman, and rising from the surrounding country as
it does terrace after terrace it somewhat, although perhaps remotely, resembles
a corkscrew. A few miles before reaching the Chinaman's Hat the road took an
abrupt turi:, and in a short time we reached a dam of water. Here we had our
first taste of pannikin tea given to us by an old man, who, with two sons, was
camped at the dam on their way to the diggings.
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Ex TROVE Newspaper Archive, re Eukaby Mines
(John Hinton Edmonds’ had
shares)
“Eukaby Blocks Silver”
(mid 1886 ? Discibed by mgr of Glen Warwick Stn)
Nov 1887 first mention
shares in Eukaby Silver
Dec 87 adv for manager
6/3/1888
(lots of news traffic in
March)
Tne Eukaby Silver Mines.
About 18 months ago, Mr. G. T. O'Hara, manager of the Glen
Warwick sheep-station, found what he believed to be silver-bearing stuff at
Eukaby Hill, on the run, about sixty miles north-east of Orroroo. A number of
claims were soon taken up; and (assayed)... a mining engineer expert from
Victoria... such good results that a company was speedily formed there a little
more than six months ago... the same syndicate took np the Baratta claim, about
twelve miles West of Eukaby Hill... men were cngaged ... work was begun in both
places in earnest...
A fortnight ago a syndicate of 216 shares at BP20 each under
the name of the Eukaby Blocks Co (put on the market)
16/6/1888
MEETINGS.
A meeting of the shareholders in the Eukaby Blocks Silver
Mining Company was held at the company's office, Grenfell-street, on Thursday
June 14. There was a good attendance... We took charge of the mine on March 2,
and proceeded at once to secure the property and arrange for the management of
the mine... (optimistic reports)
23/6/1888
(shafts going in, some silver and lead extracted)
24/11/1888
SILVER MINING.
Eukaby Blocks.—At a meeting of share holders of the Eukaby
Blocks and Eukaby South Companies held at the Secretary's Office,
Urenfell-street, the memorandum and articles of association of the new Com pany
(to be called the Eukaby Blocks) were read and approved, and Messrs. J. EL
Stephens, T. B. Baker, and S. L. Blackwell were appointed Directors.
June 1889
More exploration
Dec 1889
Disgruntled shareholder writing to Editor about lack of info
and activity
Feb 1890
Directors putting squeeze on unpaid share calls
March 1890
“very encouraging prospects” (directors)
Sept 1890
Still going, but ₤1 shares down to 2½d wind up noises being
made
Dec 1890
Liqudators in, assets auctioned off
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