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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

168 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 9

Captain's Flat. Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

There is really nothing fresh to communicate regarding the mines. All the furnace hands have taken their departure for other parts ; Dapto and Burroga being the most…

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Mining Mems Important Sales of Mining Properties

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

Messrs. Austin Chapman and Co. advise of the sale, on behalf of McRae and party of the Half Moon dredging, leases adjoining Little River comprising about 52 acres to…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 2

Messrs. Austin Chapman and Co., report the sale on behalf of McRae and party, of the Half Mood Dredging Leases, adjoining Little River, near Braidwood, comprising about 52 acres, to The New…

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Dredging for Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

Messrs. Hurley, Carroll, Willis, W. W. Davis, Richards, M'Farlane, Spence and Pyers, M's.L.A., waited as a deputation on the Minister for Mines on Wednesday to explain their views on the subject…

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The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Saturday, October 14, 1899. Local and General. Gold From Nanima

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

On Saturday last a parcel of gold weighing 91 ounces, from Croker and Party's claim Nanima, was deposited in the Bank of New South Wales Yass The ore was treated at Mr…

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Mining Mems

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

Our contention that sooner later Bell’s Creek reefs would turn out rich is gradually being proved correct. Hennessy and party have received returns for 9 tons stone, which…

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The Brindabella Mining Case. Wm. Reid v Bank of North Queensland

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

AT the Goulborn Circuit Court held last Tuesday before his Honor Mr. Justice Owen the above case came on. It was an action for alleged breach of agreement in…

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The Transvaal Mines

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

Some idea of the enormous wealth of the mines of the Transvaal, and how the gold is won for Great Britain, may be formed by a glance at the monthly official sheets published…

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Mining Mems

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2

At the first .statutory. meeting of the Shoalhaven River Gold Dredging Company, held at the company's offices in Sydney on Monday, the engineer submitted plans and…

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Deep Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 1

Shafts to a depth of 12,000 feet and an army of men shivering in the artificial droughts created for ventilation, are among the possibilities of future deep mining with…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. W. Kershaw, consulting engineer to Jerricknora Centrifugal Sluicing Company, N.L., has returned from an inspection of the company's property on the Shoalhaven River, whither he was…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 2

The company formed by the Australian Dredging Co. to work that is known as H. Higgins' claim in Araluen, at the foot of Dirty Butter Creek, are progressing rapidly with their dredging works…

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Coal Trimmer's Peril. Account of His Rescue

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 2

Several narrow escapes from death have been reported in our columns lately—in fact, there has been quite an epidemic of events of this nature. To-day we have yet another to record. Particulars…

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Captain's Flat. Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 2

Matters are in very much the same state in mining affairs, there being practically nothing new to report upon. The Cyanide plant, under the supervision of Mr W…

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Coal Trimmer's Peril. Account of His Rescue

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

Several narrow escapes from death have been reported in our columns lately—in fact, there has been quite an epidemic of events of this nature. To-day we have yet another…

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New Bills. Gold and Mineral Dredging Act

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 2

The long-expected bill for the regulation of mining by dredging and other, methods, of gold and other minerals was introduced, by Mr. Fegan (Minister for Mines) in the…

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Mining Report

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 2

AT the Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain's Flat, during the week ending the 13th instant the No. 1 level, Keating's shaft, reached 223ft.; south end driving…

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Captain's Flat. Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 2

Very little has been done in mining matters for some time past. The Cyanide plant is progressing satisfactorily and is expected to be completed shortly. The work of opening…

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New Mining Venture

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 2

When Mr Trewenack was last in town he spoke of at once putting on a number of men to develop the Valley mine. He will be doing so shortly. But some one else has got…

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Mining at Queanbeyan

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 2

WE learn from the Daily Telegraph that two 40 acre blocks have been pegged out on a huge copper show about three miles from town, adjoining a block being worked…

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