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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Round and About the Bredbo Silver Mines. Development of New Mineral Wealth. A Flourishing Outlook.—The Possibilities of the Future.—A New Broken Hill! (Specially reported for the Age and Mirror.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 2

Development of New Mineral Wealth. A Flourishing Outlook.—The Possibilities of the Future.—A New Broken Hill Mines—a success…

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The Effects of a Want of Coal

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 1

There is no such thing as a reserve stock of coil at the collieries, Hie only coal there being " small" coal, which the colliery proprietors will require to keep their pumping engines going during the time…

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Fire at a Diamond Mine.—loss of 224 Lives

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 1

A Cape Town telegram says:—A telegram received here from Kimberley states that a fire occurred last night at the entrance to the shaft of the [?] Beer's Mine at that place. Eight hundred…

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The Coal Strike

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 1

Since the Conference adjourned on Saturday the probabilities of an early settlement of the dispute have been eagerly discussed. The prevailing opinion is that the miners will not accept the master's…

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Mining at Collington

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 3

A Meeting of the Collington miners and shareholders was held here on Wednesday last, (Mr. A Peden in the chair) to consider a settlement regarding Mining on…

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The Day Dawn Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

The opening of the Day Dawn Mine at Little River, under the management of the new company, took place on Monday. A number of visitors were present by Invitation from Braidwod. There were…

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To Gold Seekers. an Infallible Method of Finding Out Whether Stone Contains Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 2

Dr. Tratman, the Government Analyst of Western Australia, a week or two ago delivered a lecture in St. (George'e Hall on "Gold." He says:—"A great many of you know what happens to a…

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Fearful Death in a Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 2

The Maryborough correspondent of the Melbourne TELEGRAPH reports that an accident occurred on Tuesday last, at the Napier Freehold mine, Carisbrook, causing the death of a miner named…

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The Gold-saving Machine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 2

There is now being exhibited in a room at the rear of the Royal Hotel what is known as the D. L. J. Gold-saving Machine (says the GOULBURN POST) It is a strongly built compact…

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A Strange Story. a River of Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 2

An extraordinary narrative has just reached us (says the STAR) from North Queensland. It would appear that a small party of prospectors, without being award of the great danger they were…

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"All That Cutters Is Not Gold."

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 November 1888 · page 4

MR. WINSLOW, a highly respectable member of the Stock Exchange, died at the venerable age of seventy-six, leaving behind him a charming widow, who had scarcely numbered…

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Day Dawn Gold-Mining Company

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 2

In accordance with the terms of the Companies' Act a meeting of shareholders in the above company was held in the committee-room at the Mechanics' Institute last Monday. Shareholders representing…

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