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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

144 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 8

Hall News. Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

There is practically nothing fresh to report in connection with mining matters at Spring Range. Summer, Southwell and party have had a puddling machine…

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Lake George Mines, Limited

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

A VAST amount of dissatisfaction (says the Daily Telegraph) is felt both in New South Wales and Victoria in connection with the Lake George Mines, Limited. Our…

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How They First Found Gold in Klondyke

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 1

The story of how gold was first discovered in Klondyke, purely, by accident, is very interesting. It was in 1894 that three men, while looking for gold,…

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The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Fla Miner. Saturday, August 4, 1900. Local and General. the Lake George Mines Limited

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

A vast amount of dissatisfaction (says the Daily Telegraph) is felt both in New South Wales and Victoria in connection with the Lake George Mines, Limited. Our…

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The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Fla Miner. Saturday, August 4, 1900. Local and General. the Lake George Mines Limited

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

A vast amount of dissatisfaction (says the Daily Telegraph) is felt both in New South Wales and Victoria in connection with the Lake George Mines, Limited. Our…

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New South Wales Chamber of Mines

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

The N.S.W. Chamber of Mines is a growing institution, and takes the same part Tor the mining industry as the Chamber of Manufactures does for the manufacturers…

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"Fish for Gold and Drown."

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 1

The sale of [?] of the [?] Sea Bubble at [?] [?] us of what Swift wrote of is. Here is the wit's squib:— Subscribers here by thousands float,…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Monday. A Sensational Gold Find

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

A sensational find of gold is a reported from Robinson and Rice’s mine, Long Flat, near Gundagai. A visitor to the locality says that half a hundred weight of gold was…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 2

The dredgemaster of the Araluen Proprietary reports having taken up 45oz gold for 71/2 days, run. The sensational find of gold at Robinson Rice's mine, Long Flat, has caused much excitement at…

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A Gold Sensation

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

Further sensational yields of gold have been reported from Robinson's mines, near Gundagai. A seam of almost pure gold runs through the reef. One lump, weighing ten…

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A Gold Sensation

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

Further sensational yields of gold have been reported from Robinson's mines, near Gundagai. A seam of almost pure gold runs through the reef. One lump, weighing ten…

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The Rich Gold Discovery

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

The sensational find of gold at Robinson Rice's mine, Long Flat has caused much excitement at Gundagai. A number of persons have visited the place and have been…

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The Rich Gold Discovery

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

The sensational find of gold at Robinson Rice's mine, Long Flat has caused much excitement at Gundagai. A number of persons have visited the place and have been…

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Mining at Bywong

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

PROSPECTING work is still being carried on at the various claims. The Robbins Cartwright claim was re-christened on Thursday last "The Bonnevie Gold Mine." A…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 2

At the Araluen Warden's Court on Saturday fur-ther dredging applications were decided by Mr. Warden M'Kensey. In the cases of Mr. John R. Perry, the Araluen Proprietary, and the Aralues…

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Yours or Mine ? [All Rights Reserved]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 3

It was a particularly disagreeable day in London. The pavements were unsafe to foot-passengers by reason of a fall of snow which, hastily swepb off had left them…

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Big Coal Orders

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

London, Monday.—Russia is negotiating for the purchase of 3,000,000 tons of American coal. The British Admiralty has ordered…

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Big Coal Orders

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

London, Monday.—Russia is negotiating for the purchase of 3,000,000 tons of American coal. The British Admiralty has ordered…

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Grassy Gully Gold Mine

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 6

Mr. P. Durkin, manager of the Grassy Gully Goldmining Co., whose properly is in the Shoalhaven district, and concerning the same a bright future is anticipated, reports…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

The Day Dawn Quartz Mining Company at Little River has now unwatered the shaft, the centres, which had been taken away, having been re-timbered. The shaft is some 210ft deep,…

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