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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

158 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 8

Salting a Tin Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 4

Chambers Journal recalls an historic case of swindling, namely, the great tin wine salting case in Canada, which was probably tho most cleverly-contrived fraud of its kind…

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Gold and Blood

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 2

Many years ago I knew a man win a great part of a large fortune in buy[?] coin and bars. This he melted, and [?] blood and other unique ingredient[?]…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

During the month of April the furnaces of the Lake George Mines, Limited, treated 7289.18 tons of crude sulphide ore, which produced 240.37 tons matte and 0.43…

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Lake George Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

During the [?] of April the furnaces of the Lake George Mines Limited, tre[?]ted 7289.18 tons of [?] sulphide or[?] which produced [?]37 tons [?]tto and 0.43…

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Mining

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 2

THE Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain's Flat, week ended May 31.--Manager's Report: Northern rection -- Powell's shaft: Timbering only carried on here…

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Mining

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

THE Lake George Mines Limited, Captain’s Flat, week ended May 31.—Manager’s Report: Northern rection — Powell’s shaft: Timbering only carried on here…

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The Gold-digger's Secret

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 1

was a singularly handsome very dark, but darkened, as I…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 2

LAKE GEORGE MINES, six days ending June 6.--Manager's Report: "Mining, northern section Powell's shaft: Timbering and skidding of shaft have been…

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Lake George Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

LAKE GEORGE MINES, six days ending June 6.—Manager’s Report: “Mining, northern section Powell’s shaft. Timbering and skidding of shaft have been…

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Mining Affairs at Captain's Flat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 2

THE Daily Telegraph of Friday says:--The sensation in Sydney mining circles late on Thursday afternoon was the collapse in the value of Lake George Mines shares. After…

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The Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 2

DESPITE the alarming rumours which are circulating, re the shutting down of the Flat, work at the mines is progressing as usual, The whole four smelters are now…

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The Mines

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 4

DESPITE the a [?]ing rumours which are circulating, re the shutting down of the Flat, work at the mines [?] progressing as usual. The whole four sm[?]lters are now…

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Mining Affairs at Captain’s Flat

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 2

THE Daily Telegraph of Friday says:—The sensation in Sydney mining circles late on Thursday afternoon was the collapse in the value of Lake George Mines shares. After…

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Mining at Bywong

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 2

AFTER a long drought a good downpour has resulted in abundance of water for mining and other purposes. Cartwright, Robins, and Company have struck it rich…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 3

LAKE GEORGE MINES, Limited, Captain's Flat, week ended June 20.-- Manager's report:--Northern section--Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 levels, Powell's…

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School of Mines Scholarships

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 2

Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, has had under consideration the desirability of offering sholarships in connection with the School of Mines, for the purpose of encouraging the youths of our…

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Mining

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday morning a cake of gold, weighing 145 ouncos, was brought into Yass by Crocker and party. and deposited in the Bank of N.S.W. This is the result…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 2

THE smelting return of the Lake George. Mines, Captain's Flat, for the month of June was us follows:--There were furnaced 5162-34 tons of crude sulphides, producing…

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Mining News

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 2

THE following appears in the annual report of the Department of Mines and Agriculture for the year 1897:-- The valuable discoveries of the year in the Queanbeyan…

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Gold and Silver in Chimney Scrapings

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 4

SCRAPING the lining of a chimney to get gold and silver is form of mining which the books do no recognise, bit it may be profitable under certain…

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