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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

143 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 8

Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

Mr. John Buckley, manager of the Pay Dawn Gold Mining Co., N.L., reports as follows:—"Since my last report good progress made with development work at No. 4 level (400). In…

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Discovery of Gold

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 4

Mr. A. W. Aspinall of Eden informs the Pambula: “Voice” that about the 15th September be made what appears to be a very valuable gold discovery near the old…

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Latest Cables. the Coal Strike in France. London, October 24

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

The dock labourers at Dunkirk refused to handle cargoes, in order to show their sympathy with the coal miners who are on strike…

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Gold Declining in Value

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 4

Until recent times both gold and silver have been used as measures of value, says Mr. C. L. Redfield in the “Engineering Magazine,” and both have been produced by…

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Major’s Creek Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

Mr. Frank Gumm reports that owing to the late seasonable rains, carters have not. been able to bring quartz to the battery, inconsequence of which the battery has been…

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Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 2

For the past week Araluen Central dredge recovered 70oz 17dwt [?] for 137hours:— At Captain’s Flat the manager of the Lake George Mines is employing a number of…

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The French Miners’ Strike

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 2

The British Miners’ Federation forwarded £50000 to the French miners who were on strike for increased pay…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 2

The Araluen Central dredge won 70oz 17dwt 19gr golf for a run of 137 hours. Buckland River, 39oz fur 249 hours' work. Jembaicumbene, 81ozfor 254 hours' work…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 2

The manager of the Day Dawn Gold Mine, Little River, reports that he put through 50 tons for a return of 11oz 12dwt of retorted gold, and further states that he anticipates much better crushing…

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My Lodging Is on the Gold Ground

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 1

My lodging it is on the Cold ground, and very hard is my fare. But that which trouble me most is the unkindness of my dear…

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King Solomon’s Mines

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

King Solomon’s Mines of Ophir have been discovered ; at least this is one of the results claimed by Dr. Karl Peters from the expedition in…

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The Goal Mines Bill

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The representatives of the colliery proprietors were heard at the bar of the Legislative Council in opposition to the rate of wages as proposed in the Coalmines Bill…

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The Brindabella Mine Again

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 3

William Reid, again made application to be placed to possession of property at Brindabella, proved to be auriferous and lawfully his own property. He stated this claim…

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The Australian Gold Rush of 1851

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 2

Australia was gradually developing as an agricultural country when in 1851; an event occurred which caused a wild and impetuous rush to…

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Mining at Major’s Creek

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 2

The prospects at Major’s Creek for reefing now appear exceptionally bright, as will be seen from the following notes:— At Dargue’s reef ten men are now…

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Curious Gold Discovery

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 5 December 1902 · page 4

Nowra, Monday.—In making the descent of the cliffs at Point Perpendicular yesterday, in search of the remains of Frank Hammer, the boy who fell over and was…

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With the Opal Miners of White Cliffs

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 5 December 1902 · page 6

While Cliffs, New South Wales, is one of the strangest places in the British Empire if not in the world. It is situated in the mystic land…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 December 1902 · page 2

Araluen CentraL, 81oz 9dwt 12gr for 136 hours. Araluen Valley Consolidated No. 1, 27oz for 77 hours. New Araluen Junction, 44oz for 106 hours…

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The Valley Mine

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 December 1902 · page 2

A TELEGRAM in the Evening News says:--Mr. Toohey's Valley Mine has closed down for the present, owing to a little inconvenience through an inflow of water…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 December 1902 · page 2

A STATEMENT made by the chairman of directors of the Lake George mines, Mr. A. J. Marks, to the shareholders in London on November 13 of the position of venture…

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