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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

158 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 8

A Palace Plated with Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 4

The Czar has a palace just outside of St. Petersburg known as Tsarkoe-Selo, which was built by Catharine the Groat. It is of vast extent, and it was plated with gold It took…

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Returning Miners

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 3

Lately there has been a large influx of people to the Flat. The coaches have been loaded daily, chiefly by miners returning to the field. There has also…

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Mining

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

As detailed reports of mining operations at Captain’s Flat will from time to time form a prominent feature in the local news collated by this journal, a…

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Mining Accident

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 3

A miner, named King, an employee at the Commodore Mine, met with a somewhat serious injury prior to the Xmas holidays, through a splinter from…

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Westralian Goldfields

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 3

A heap of rejected tailings put through at Kalgoorlie returned nine ounces to the ton…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

THE following is the smelting report of the Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain's Flat, for the month of December, 1897:-- Smelted: Sulphide ores, 5174,53 tons;…

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Mining

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

Lake George Mines Limited, Captain’s Flat, week ended January 17.— Manager’s Report: Southern section, Keating’s shaft. All machinery in…

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Lake George Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

The following is the [?]elting returns of the Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain’s Flat for the month of December 18[?]7:—Smelted: Sulphide…

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The Colinton Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 2

The Colinton gold mines have been successfully floated in the Adelaide market as a no liability company of 125,000 shares, and Mr. G. T. Frazel has been appointed…

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The Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 3

The stopes in the mines are, generally speaking, providing payable sulphides; and m view of a greater output being required for the Reduction…

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The Colinton Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

The Colinton gold mines have been successfully floated in the Adelaide market as a no liability company of 125,000 shares, and Mr. G. T. Froz[?]l…

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Kalgoorlie Mining Regulations

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 3

Feeling runs high in Kalgoorlie, West Australia in regard to the New Mining regulations dealing with alluvial sinking. The miners…

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Mining News. Contract for Bricks

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 3

The tender for the first lot of bricks [?] connection with the mines has been let to Mr. Geo. Banks, being for 200,000. As there are from 5 to 6 thousand more…

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Mining

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 2

As our readers are aware, the mines have been shut down during the week, but the company expect them to be in full swing some time next week. The…

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Brummagem Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 2

Inquiries made into the recent Balling of brummagem gold shows that it his been carried on certainly for the past six mouths, and has assumed extensive proportions. Banks, assayers, jewelers…

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Lake George Mines Ltd. the Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

Work will be resumed on Monday next. The repairs to the air compressing plant are well advanced,…

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Lake George North Mine

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

A contract has been let to Simpson and Party for sinking the main shaft another 50ft…

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Mining News. Gooma Items

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

The Colinton Gold Mining Company are erecting machinery and sinking a main shaft. There will be a large number of men employed at this…

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Assistance to Miners

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

Representations have been made to the Minister for Mines with regard to the Araluen mining field, so seriously damaged by the recent rains. Most of the claims…

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Lake George Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

As will be seen advertisement else were the Lake George Mines are advertising in this issue that they will give regular employment to horse and bullook…

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