Morningside bricks found in Australia
— 14/05/2022Found by Julian Phillips at Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. . . . .
The Mallina Gold Mine, Western Australia
Below – 01/12/1893 – Glasgow Herald – The Mallina Gold Mine, Western Australia. Shares for sale. Two of the directors are Henry Cadell, JP of Grange, Bo’ness and James Dunnachie, Glasgow – Managing Director of the Glenboig Fireclay Union Company Limited.
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