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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

132 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 7

Mining

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

We understand that all arrangements have been completed for starting the Day Dawn mine, and Messrs. Nicholson, Fulton, and Smith were at Mongarlowe…

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The Captain's Flat Mines Again

The Age · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 3

THE action brought by the Lake George Mines, Limited, against Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Antony Gibbs and Sons, Mr. Francis Amboor Keating, and Mr…

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Lake George Mines Appeal Case

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

THURSDAY'S London cables announced that the Appeal Court had dismissed the application for a new trial of the action brought by the…

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Gininderra. Ball at Gold Creek

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

ON Friday, January 27, a ball was held in Mr. E. Rolfe's woolshed in aid of the Gininderra and Gungahleen Schools…

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Mining News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

Messrs. Nichelsen, Fulton and Smith have completed arrangements re Day Dawn mine and a preliminary start was made on Monday last. They have a good stack of wood on hand, and as the…

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The Captain’s Flat Mines

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

The action brought by the Lake George Mines, Ltd., against Messrs, Gibbs, Bright and Co., Anthony Gibbs and Sens, Mr. Francis Amboor Keating,…

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twixt love and Gold. (All Rights Reserved.) Part Ii. a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure. Chapter Xv. Continued

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 1

“here they are, “Mr. Bexfield said a moment later, as he stopped opposite the [?] gallery and opened the door, “Now i will leave you…

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Butte, the Town of Gold. a Hades, Yet the Richest Spot on Earth

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

Some time about the year 1800 four prospectors struck what is still one of the richest spots on earth, where now stands the mining town…

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Saving Coal

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 4

Buy for a few pence a firebrick about two inches thick. When the fire is burning briskly, and the coals are aglow, lay the flat brick on top…

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Inferior Coal

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

The loss to the West Australian railway department, through using Collie coal instead of Newcastle coal, amounts to £131,135, up to December last…

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Captain's Flat Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2
Also in The Age

A CORRESPONDENT informs us (Braidwood Dispatch) that several men have been put on prospecting the Lake George Mines at Captain's Flat. Mr. Orchard, who is a…

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Diamond Mining

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 1

Diamond mining at [?] is the subject of an illustrated article in the “Engineering Magizine,” from which it appears that the ancient,…

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The Mining Industry

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 3

Every credit is due to the officers of tie Mining department for the promptitude with which the record of the past year’s operations has been produced…

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Twixt Love and Gold. (All Rights Reserved ) PART 12 a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure, Chapter XVl Continued

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 1

Charlie drew back.his right arm, and with clenched fist [?] his arm round as if he were going to drive Malcoln over the distant—Grampians…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

There were a few men put on at the mines last week, and tenders are also called for wood to pump one of the shafts out…

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Wanted, a Gold Boom

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 3

The village is very quiet at present, and wants another boom in the gold line to liven things up a bit. Feb. 16/05…

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Twixt Love and Gold (All Rights Reserved) PART 13. a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 1

“No I can’t say that I have” was the answer “Does she come into the town?” asked Charlie Duayton…

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King Solomon took all the Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

Mr. Garthwaite, the resident engineer of the British South Africa Company, who it was mentioned was about to visit the alluvial discoveries in the Victoria district of…

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Transvaal Mines

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. A. Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the colonies states that the present requirements of the Transvaal mines are 55,000 Chinese…

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