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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

158 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 8

Kiandra Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

The Kiandra Gold Dredging Co.’s dredge is now dredging up to Charcoal Flat, and will before long be close to the Charcoal Reef, The Kiandra-Elevator Gold Mining…

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Mining at Queanbeyan

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 4

Queanbeyan, Saturday,—A 7oz nugget of gold has been taken out of Summer and party’s claim. Up to the present this claim has been. yielding principally fins reef…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Hogan and party are about to erect a crushing bettery at Mongorlowe, near Sergeant's Point, which is to be worked by water power, to be diverted by a race from the river, which will only…

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Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

MR. POLKINGHORNE, Government Mining Inspector, paid Queanbeyan a visit last week, and was accompanied by Mr. D Wright to Diggers' Hill, in the vicinity of London…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 2

The extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Day Dawn Gold Mining Company, N.L., was held at Vickery's Chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney, on Monday, August 3, the chairman, Dr…

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Captain's Flat Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 2

THE Lake George Gold Mining Company is still engaged in prospecting work at Captain's Flat. Some fifteen miners are employed under a manager. Some…

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Spring Range Mining

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 2

FROM a gentleman who yesterday returned from a visit to the Spring Range goldfield we learn that the field promises splendid developments. There is a big area of…

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The Power of Gold

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 2

The reported threat of Jewish financiers to retaliate upon Russian stocks for the persecution of their brethren recalls Bismarck’s surrender before a similar menace. It was…

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N.s.w. Gold Dredging Industry

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 2

It will be particularly interesting and instructive if every gold dredging company follows the example of the Jembaicumbene in its annual report, and gives every detail…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

Mr. J. C. James, of the Half Moon' Mongarlowe, informs us that be visited Poole's dredge at Jembsicumbene on Monday. There were three men at work getting the barge ready,…

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A Coal-heaver's Wholesome Lesson

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 2

Some women, says a correspondent of a London paper, have an insatiable mania for carrying or leading by chain pug dogs of all degrees of ugliness. The…

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Mining

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 2

A wire from Moruya states that the claim owned by Roberts and party at Nerrigundah shows satisfactory prospects. The first crushing of 15 tons gave a return of 17oz…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

The two brothers, Messrs. Littrell, sons of an old Bell's Creek miner, have been driving on an alluvial wash into a hill on which the home occupied by the late Mr. Quong Tart, some twenty years ago, still…

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Gold Dredging

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 3

The following letter appeared in the “Evening News.” Sir,—I notice in your mining columns a letters signed “A. Comole,” complaining of…

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The Lake George Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 2

A SUIT has been commenced in the Supreme Court in connection with an action which had been commenced in England by the Lake George Mines, Limited, against Messrs…

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Mine Thieves Cornered. Desperate Underground Battle

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 1

Probably the most extraordinary battle ever fought underground took place on the 400ft. leve[?] of the great Independence Mine at Victor,…

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Mining Matters at Spring Range

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 2

No finds of much importance are reported from Spring Range during the past fortnight, but excellent prospects are being obtained from some of the new leases. It…

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Lake George Mines, Ltd., v. Gibbs, Bright and Co

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 2

THE Banco Court, after hearing argument in this matter, made an order with costs directing a witness named (John Blackley Jaquet, geological surveyor, Department…

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Mining [?]

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 2

[?] Moon Gold and Mineral Dredging Works, at Mongarlowe, owned by the New Zealand mines and Trust, which have been shut down for some time are to be opened again in a short time…

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Gold Dredging

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 4

In our last issue appeared a letter :from the “Evening News” on gold dredging. The following answer is from the same source:—…

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