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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

105 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

Mining Items

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Araluen Central Gold Dredging Company No Liability was held at Vickery’s chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney , on…

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Gold in Sheep's Heads

The Age · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 2

THE finding of traces of gold in the heed of of a colonial sheep served up for the dinner of a Bethnal Green family recalls another discovery of a no less tantalising character,…

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Bombarded with Gold

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

It happened down in the Pacific somewhere said the South Sea trader, about 150 degrees, weat. 20 degrees South, where the sea’s .as full of islands as a…

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Worse Than War. Terrible Mortality in the Transvaal Mines

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

Some startling returns with regard to the native mortality in the Transvaal mining districts are given in a Blue-book on native labour…

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Miners’ Federation

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 2

Mr.. Enoch Edwards president of the British Miners’ Federation in his [?] address said miners would not be captivated by any system of…

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Spring Range Gold Field

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 2

TWENTY-FOUR miles from Yass, in a south-eastern direction, lies the Spring Range Gold Field, on which rich gold [?]ads have been made. At the time of my visit…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 2

In the Golden Gate mine, Tasmania on Saturday two men were buried by a fall of rock. One of the men was killed instantly while the other received…

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Gold Lease

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 2

The issue of a gold lease to W. D. Hogan in respect of G. L., 2 and 139, parish Budawang, Co .St. Vineet, has been approved of…

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Gold

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1904 · page 2

The escort which left on Friday morning, carried 730oz. 13dwt. 19 grs. the greater portion of which belonged to the City Bank. A very large…

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Mining

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 2

We learn that mining matters at the Brimbramalla goldfield, near Nelligen, are progressing steadily. A week or two ago McLeod and party, on tribute,…

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Coal Trimmers Strike

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 2

As a result of the strike of coaltrimmers the trade at Newcastle has been paralysed. The men held a meeting at which they decided not to go to…

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Mining

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1904 · page 2

It is stated that the locality known as the Devil’s Bridge Welcome Reefs , has been taken up for an electric plant station, with the intention of working…

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True Story of a Coal Merchant's Dog

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 2

'A coal merchant had a large Newfoundland dog of wonderful sagacity named Rover. Rover spent all his time in the…

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Mining Applications

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 2

Applications were made at the Mining Registrar's Office Braidwood, on the 19th instant, by Arthur Pearson, Melbourne, through his agent James Maguire, for an alluvial claim of 10 acres at peggy's…

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Chinamen as Miners

The Age · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 3

A GENTLEMAN who was, until a year ago, managing a mine in the Braidwood district of New South Wales, and who early this year went to South Africa, where be is…

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Chinese Miners on the Transvaal

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 2

The “Sunday Times” writes:—A gentleman who was, until a year ago managing a mine in the Braidwood district of New South Wales and who early this…

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Twixt Love and Gold. (All Rights Reserved.) PART 2. a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure. Chapter Ii. Continued

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 1

“Stay with me ; do not leave me.” Wylva said, as she hugged Doris’s arm tightly. “Well, you are a pair of [?]…

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South Clifton Colliery

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1904 · page 2

The Miners’ Lodge, South Clifton, Illawarra refuses to accept the allowance of 7/6 for each child under 14 years, offered by the delegate board, for the…

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Dismissal of Miners

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1904 · page 2

The notice of the dismissal of miners, owing to the introduction of machinery by the management of the North Bulli colliery was terminated on Saturday…

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Mining at the Flat

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1904 · page 2

Again there are hopes raised of Captain’s Flat mines going to work again. The present owner has paid several visits there during the past few weeks,…

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