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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

158 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 8

The Year’s Mining Operations. Araluen Stands High

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 2

Some interesting information has been furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines. Mr. F. Pittman, with reference to the mineral industry of N.S.W., and the…

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An Alpine Excursion. Notes of a Trip to the Mountains, Rivers, Plains and Caves of the Australian Alps. Kiandra and the Gold Dredge

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 2

ON the morning following our first night at Mr. Lampe's camp we breakfasted early, and made a start for Kiandra--old, auriferous Kiandra of the sixties of last…

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Future of South African Goldfields

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 2

During the eight months ending in August 1899, after which the commencement of the Boer war interfered with the active working of the…

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Coal Won by Ice

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

To freeze the way down to fuel which is to banish cold sounds absurd, but it is at least a "slim" way of circumventing the enemy…

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The Mining Industry

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

IN view of the wide-spread depression, and even ruin, in die pastoral and agricultural industries as the immediate result: of the protracted drought, it is satisfactory to…

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The Ardtunga Goldfield

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

The English newspapers are publishing stories of “hills of gold” discovered at Arlinnga, South Australia…

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Gold Declining in Value

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

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

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The Arltunga Goldfield

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 2

Captain Pleitner, a well-known mining man, reporting to the association which sent him out to Winnecke's Depot, says:—"I have been over a good deal of the country since my arrival here…

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The Arltunga Goldfield

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

Prospecting work on the Coronation Reef at the south end has exposed a very large and rich reef running into the main reef, which largely increases the value of the property. The proprietors will…

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Fortunes in Paint. Pictures That Are Gold Mines

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 1

The highset price paid for the two Vandyck’s £24,260, at the Peel sale, would seem to point to the conclusion that Sir. Antony’s works are increasing in value, oven as are…

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Traveller. Turquoise Mining

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

FROM earliest ages the gem now known as the turquoise, has retained an enviable popularity, and at the present time it still…

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The Nationalisation of Mines

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

FROM time to time at gatherings, at which socialist sentiments are in evidence, the capitalist, who is considered the bete now of all socialists, comes in for rough talk…

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Mining at Brindabella

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

AFTER twelve years of legal proceedings from one court to another (writes a correspondent) the Brindabella mining case has come to an end, by Mr. William Reid…

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Local and General News. Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 2

It is stated that gold was struck at the Red, White and Blue Mine, Little River, during the early part of the week. The first prospect panned was very satisfactory. The…

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The Arl[?]nga Goldfield

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 2

The slump has taken place in A[?]tunga gold shares, owing to adverse reports received from the field…

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Powdered Coal

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 2

A great deal of interest has been aroused in railway circles in England by the possibility of using powdered coal on locomotives, and thus doing away with all…

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Important Mining Decision

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 4

An important mining decision was given at Forbes by the Warden (Mr. Oslear, P.M.) a few days ago, which will affect all syndicates working claims. Margaret L…

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Mining Applications

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 2

H. E. Owen and party made application on 4th instant to erect adam 15 chains below the junction of the Shoa[?]haven and Mongarlowe Rivers, of a superficial area of 6 acres. Objection to be made…

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Gigantic Mining Scheme

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 2

Some considerable excitement has been created on the northern gold-fields by the rumor of frech developments it respect to the Cloncurry fields (Queensland), which mining experts for many years…

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Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 2

Mr. Buckley, manager of the Day Dawn. mine near Braidwood, last week paid a visit of inspection to the Nerrigundah and Bombo mines, we [?]ear with the intention of securing…

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