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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

214 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 11

Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday morning last the pontoon of the Araluen Junction Gold-dredging Company, N.L., was successfully launched. The manager reports that the engine and boiler are on the ground, and…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 2

The secretary of the Little River reports that on account of the holidays the dredger has only been running broken time. Since the last report, 10oz 8dwt 8gr of gold have been won. Shallow…

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Easy Life in Nicaragua. When the Family Is Broke, the Wife Digs a Little Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 1

"When I was in the Olancho district, in Nicaragua," said a visitor who is largely interested in mining in Central America, "I had an opportunity of…

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Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

It is unofficially reported that a private New South Wales dredge, prior to the holidays’ returned about 48oz of gold one week, and 52½oz the week following…

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Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 4

Shoalhaven River : During week ended January 5 worked-broken time on account of holidays, winning 8oz 16dwt gold. For week tended 12th instant the return was…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

The secretary of the Shoalhaven River Gold Dredging Company, No Liability, reports that for the week ending January 5th the dredger worked broken time on account of the holidays, winning…

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Mining Notes

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

During a trip to Araluen the other day our representative had an opportunity of visiting Perry’s dredgo also the Consolidated, want of time preventing an inspection of the other…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

A. R. Boird has applied for 640 acres in the parish of Endrick, county St. Vincent, for the purpose of mining for coal and abate. T. W. Littlewood has applied for a similar area for a like…

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Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

It is unofficially reported that the Kiandra Gold Dredging Company will shortly declare a sixpenny dividing, being the first dredging company in N.S.W. to make a distribution…

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"The Welcome Nugget." the Biggest Lump of Gold Found in Australia

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 4

There are few Australians who have not heard of "The Welcome Nugget," and there are few museums existing in the colonies, without a model of that precious find. So…

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Gold Mining in Abyssinia. N Z (“ Daily Times.”)

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

The following interesting particulars as to gold mining in Abyssinian were furnished to a press representative by Mr. H.P. Hornibrooke, the well-known mine manager of…

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Rich Gold Finds

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

A telegram from Pitfield (Vic) states that a beautiful specimen, estimated to contain about 100 z of gold , was found in the wash dirt workings at the Haulen Consols Mine…

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Mining

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

MINING in this district is assuming greater importance. The Mount Blundell and Cotter Mines are about to be worked by strong syndicates. Mount Blundell ore…

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Lake George Mines, Limited

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

SHARES in the above mines have not been quoted on the Stock Exchange for some time. It appears from the half-yearly report received from London that the…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 2

At the Federal Centrifugal works workmen are engaged building a tailings dam and catting a race to return the water from the tailings dam to the nozzle pipes, and cutting race for and erecting…

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Lake George Mines, Limited

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

Shares in the above mines have not been quote on the Stock Exchange for some time. It appears from the half-yearly report received from London that the…

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Mining Trouble

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 2

In accordance with the decision arrived at last week, the coal trimmers of Newcastle ceased work on Saturday evening at 6 o'clock, and resumed at 6 on Monday…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

After having been closed down for a considerable time, a start has again been made to work the milling properties at Major's Creek, known at Dargue's, the United Miners and Thompson's Blow,…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

The Jembai[?] Company'e dredge started operations clearing a pad lock for itself and opening out a face [?] to work on monday, February 4, and [?] on the…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

A prominent shareholder in the Lake George Mines, writing to the "Mining Journal" (London), on January 9, says:--"May I call attention to the serious state of affairs…

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