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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

214 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 11

Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 2

The Federal Gentrifugal cleaned up for 188oz 7d at gold The time is not Officially stated, but may be computed roughly— allowing for stoppages—at five and a half…

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Mining Company

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 6

The first statutory general meeting of the Moruya Mining Corporation was held on the 13th inst, Dr. J. M. M‘Douagh presiding. Shareholders were informed that the grade…

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The Coal Output of Scotland

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 1

The duration of the Scotch output was computed in 1871 as likely to last 820 years, on the assumption that the annual output would not exceed 12,000,000 tons…

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Gold Dredging at Araluen. (Ii.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 2

The above industry has attained such large and increasing dimensions that public interest and attention are being concentrated upon this method of, obtaining gold in all parti of Australasia, mining…

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Colliery Explosion

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 2

London, May, 24.—An explosion occurred this morning in a colliery at Caerphilly, near Cardiff, Wales, One hundred and fifty miners are entembed. Intonse anxiety as to…

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Gold Dredging at Araluen. (Iii.) Mr. Perry's Dredge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 2

about a mile or so below the Aesinen Central, is managed by Mr. Bert Gray. We are now about to inspect privately-owned dredges, which differ from those belonging to companies in that those…

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Mining Notes

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 2

Mr. Thornburn expects to wash up at the Half moon Flat to-morrow. A good deal of interest is evinced in the result. The returns from the Araluen Proprietary…

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Mining Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

The Delegate correspondent of the Manaro Mercury writes:—Mr Glenville Brown had a miraculous escape last Thursday. A mining company are about to test and prospect…

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N. Z. Gold Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

During the last four weeks the Waihi gold mine, New Zealand, yielded bullion to the value of £333,390, being the largest monthly return recorded…

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Captain's Flat Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday last at the Warden's Court, Captain's Flat, an application for the suspension of the labour conditions for three months on a number of gold leases,…

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The Coal Trade

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

The French coal-miners on strike have vainly tried to induce the International Trade Unions, Congress,. sitting in London, to support an international strike of…

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Lake George Mines

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 2

An application for suspension of labour conditions for three months on a number of gold leases, made by the Lake George Mines Co., was dealt with by Mr. Warden…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

The improvement in the Artluen Proprietary dredge returns hat been somewhat unexpected. Their improved yields were anticipated when the reached the creek bed, bat she has still come four or…

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Romance of a Gold Mine

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 4

Near Como, a mining town in Colorado, is a mountain lake—a small but deep body of water, clear and cold, which seems to be in the centre of an ancient volcano. Several…

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Mining Notes

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

As [?] answer to inquires why some N.S.W. dredging companies who have won good yields of gold have not yet declared dividends, it may be pointed out that several of these…

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Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

A gold dredging lease for 23½, acres on Cunningham Creek, parishes Beggan Beggan and Cumbamurra, has been applied for by H. J. Blackmore at the Mining…

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Romance of a Gold Mine

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 21 June 1901 · page 5

Near Como, a mining town in Colorado, is a mountain lake—a small deep body of water dear and cold, which seems to be in the centre of an ancient volcano. Several…

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Chapter Vi. the Cave of Gold

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 1

'Crossing the bridge which spanned the awe-inspiring chasm the chief plunged into a small ravine or dell which ran at right…

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The Cobar Mining Field

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 6

The Cobar mining field is the most important in the [?] State after the Barrier. It is satisfactory [?] that its productiveness is still increasing. The output of gold,…

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Substitute for Coal

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 1

Petroleum residue is now used as fuel for the locomotives on thirteen per cent of the Russian railroads. It is required that the oil be of a greenish colour,…

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