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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

214 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 11

Gem Mining in Ceylon

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 1

With the exception of the diamond, emerald, turquoise, and opal, almost every precious and semi-precious stone is found in Ceylon, and frequently a great variety…

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Copper Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 2

Jadrick and party have completed the shaft on their copper lease, near Powell's, parish Carweola, about 3 miles out of town. This is the one for which Government aid…

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A Mad Rush for Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 4

According to the Victoria (B.C.) correspondent of the London Daily Mail, some extraordinary scenes occurred in the Klondike district on February 26th, when the "crown…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 2

Ruckland River. 125oz. for 486 hours's work. Jembaicumbene, 79oz. for 240 hours' work. Colombo, lloz. 5dwt 5grs. for 128½ hours. Aralued Valley Consolidated, P5oz. for 132…

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A New Mining Company

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

The first general meeting of shareholders the Imperial Slicing Gold Mining Company, whose property is situated upon, the Plains River, near Bombala, was held…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

The dredgemaster of the Ar[?]luen Proprietary Gold Draining Company, N.L. resorts that the dredge has been working stealiy, and except for a considerable quantity of silt which came into the…

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A Large Stock of Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

A telegram from Washington on July 31 stated:—"The United States Treasury now holds the greatest hoard of gold to be found anywhere in the world. This morning, when…

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Day Dawn Mine

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 2

We learn that Mr. Holmes, has all but completed his contract for sinking the Day. Dawn shaft. The only thing that remains to be done is timbering the shaft, which will…

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The Track of the Gold seekers. [Copyright.]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 1

After the name of the man who slept his eternal slumber at the foot of the monolith was thus rudely engraven, the trio turned sadly away…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

At an extraordinary meeting of the Little River Gold Dredging Company's shareholders, held at Vickery's Chambers, on Tuesday, 3rd September, Mr. James Lawson presiding, it was decided to…

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New Guinea Gold Rush

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 4

News has been received that a state of great excitement prevails at Samarai in consequence of the heavy find of gold recently made at Cloudy Bay (says the Endeavor…

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Twice the Value of Standard Gold

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 3

What is believed to be the first authentic discovery of vanadium in South Australia has been made near Robertson, about 16 miles south-west of Korringa, where a huge…

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Twice the Value of Standard Gold

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 4

Adelaide, Monday.—What is. believed to be the first authentic discovery of rauadium in South Australia has been made near Robertson, about 16 miles south-west of…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Re Dredging the Rivers of New South Wales for Gold. to the Editor of “The Express.”

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 2

Evidently the promoters of the big majority of the dredging companies of this colony had another name for it besides the above. With them it meant dredging the…

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Suit About a Mining Lease

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 September 1901 · page 2

In the District Court before Judge Back" house, William James" Thompson, of Moss Vale, Margaret Neil Murray, of Nelligen, and Albert Dixon, of Mosman, brought an…

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A Great Coal Venture

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 2

The coal shaft being sunk by the Sydney Harbor Collieries Company, at White Horse Point, Badmain, is down 2726ft, and the officials anticipate striking the coal deposits…

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Suit About a Mining Lease

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 2

In the District Court before Judge Back House, William .Tames Thompson, of Moss Vale, Margaret Neil Murray, of Nelligen, and Albert Dixon, of Mosman, brought an…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Jerricknorra was held on Monday, Mr. A. J. Haynes presiding. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the reports and balance-sheet, referred to the favorable…

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Mining Notes

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

Jembaicumbene Co. for the last fortnight cleaned up on Saturday for 54oz. The smallness of the yield is accounted for by stoppages connected with repairs to the…

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Mine Robberies

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 September 1901 · page 2

A sensational robbery is reported from Bulamwaal, Victoria, where two armed and masked men stole into the battery house of the Beehive G M. Co. on Sunday morning…

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