| REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO.ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 101 | £1 shares | 189[4], mauve | #485 | VF | £60-80 |
Standard and Diggers’ News Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd.
A combination in 1889 of the Diggers’ News and the Standard and Transvaal Mercury Chronicle which was successful for many years as a supporter of Boer rights and actually subsidised by the Boer Government. It was the official paper of the Witwatersrand Goldfields. Failed as a conseuqence of the Boer War.
Capital £25,000 in shares of £1.
1889