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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

24 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

All Important Discovery in Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 2

Under the heading of "Concentrating on a New Principle," the Denver Republican, an American paper, announces the discovery of "an apparently artificial fluid that shows a…

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The [?] Cold Mining Company

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 2

We were present on Saturday afternoon at the preliminary opening of the above Company's crushing works at Major's Creck, The works are situated about a quarter of a mille from the United Miners…

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The Day Dawn Mine, Little River

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 2

The first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Day Dawn Gold Mining Company, Limited, was held in the committeeroom of the Mechanics Institute, Goulburn, on Thursday evening last…

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Mining Litigation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 2

In the Supreme Court on Wednesday the following cases were commenced and part heard :- Mr. C. J. Manning and Mr. Lingon, instructed by Mcssrs. John Dawson and Son, appeared for the…

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A Defect in Church and School Lands Mining Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 2

Before Parliament was adjourned for the Ministerial elections, Mr. Copoland drew attention in the Legislative Assembly to a defect in the Church and School Lands Mining Act, parsed in…

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Attempt to Explode a Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 2

What appears to have been a deliberate and diabolical attempt to explode the Bulli mine was fortunately discovered and frustrated on Friday night lost, and probably prevented a similar [?]…

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Alleged Mining Frauds

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 May 1889 · page 2

In the Equsty Court on Friday, before Mr. Jus-tice Owen, that curious case Merton v. Taranganba Gold Mining Company and others, which was more than once heard of in court, once more came up,…

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Mining Registrars and their Fees

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 2

Reports have been made to the Minister for Mines that some of the mining registrars are in the habit of charging search fee of is for each look searched for information regarding mining claims. Where…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 2

LittleGem G. M. Co.—The following is an extract from the Directors' Report up to 30th ult. "Up to the present time there has been 540 tons of stone raised, of which 347 has been treated, for the…

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Sensational Attempt to Rob a Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 4

The Sandhurst correspondent of the Melbourne Argus states that a sensational shooting affair occurred early on Sunday in the underground workings of the North…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 May 1889 · page 2

NEWS reached town by wire on Saturday last to the effect that a man named Sellick, whose family reside near Queanbeyan, but who was one of a party of…

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Important Discovery of Payable Gold on Molonglo River

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 May 1889 · page 2

IT may not be generally known that a party of miners named Gurmoid, Albert, and Preston, have been working on the Molonglo River, about five miles from…

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Mining News

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 2

Koh-i-noor Gold and Silver [?]le, May 25:—"South level 150ft: main level advanced 11st, total 265ft.: No 1, stope south turning out fair quality and quantity…

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Mount Limestone Silver-Mining Company, Limited

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 June 1889 · page 2

Mr. G. M. Osborn, in a a letter in Saturday's DAILY TELEGRAH remarks:—"Two meetings of the shareholders of above company having been called, both of which have lapsel through want of…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 2

The terrible calamity at the A. A. Company's Glebe pit was the all-absorbing topic of conversation throughout the district on Saturday and on Sunday. The scene of the disaster has been visited by many…

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The Colliery Catastrophy

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 2

There is no change to report at Glebe pit. The work of tunnelling through the fallen debris is proceeding energetically, but slowly, and the further the tunnel goes through the fallen mass the more…

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Gold Discovery at Captain's Flat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 July 1889 · page 2

The Captain's Flat Correspondent of the Queanbeya[?] TIMES says:—A gentleman has called in to report the discovery of a rich gold bearing reef, found close to Captain's Flat, on a portion of…

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The New Gold Discovery on the Clyde River. (To the Editor of the Dispatch.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 2

Sir,—It has been reported that a gold bearing quartz reef has been discovered of late about fifteen miles from this locality, that the reef is situated about five miles from the navigable part of…

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Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 2

FROM Micalago, our correspondent writes:—Mining matters hero and at be Ingalara seem to have the confidence of a the owners of the claims. The Ingalara…

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Speculative Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 2

The puzzle of the Tarangaba gold mine in Queensland (or what was represented to the a gold mine) is yet no nearer n solution. At a meeting of the directory in Sydney on Monday, Mr. Vickery in the…

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