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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Looted Gold Mines. a Series of Robberies

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 4

A series of amazing robberies are reported from Nevada, where a hundred min[?] in the goldfields have been looking several mines and stealing large…

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English Goldfield. “Reef 31 Miles Long.”

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 6

For some time past rumors have been afloat as to the discovery of a gold-field In England within 200 miles of London. It has been stated in whispers that the…

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Mining at Major's Creek

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

The last consignment of 12 tons of atone from Stewart and party's mine to Cockle Creek gave a return of 4oz 13dwt to the ton. The returns from the Snobs nine are expected…

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Looted Gold Mines. a Series of Robberies

The Age · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 4

A series of amazing robberies are reported from Nevada, where a hundred miners in the goldfields have been looting several mines and stealing large…

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Mining

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

The Araluen Central No. 1 dredge worked 129 hours during the week for a recovery of 861/2oz. gold ; do. No. 2 167 hours, for 331/2oz.; Araluen Redbank, 123…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 2

The report of the directors of the Araluen Central Dredging Company for the half-year ended January 25 last staten that during this period No. 1 dredge worked 24 weeks for 818oz gold, and No…

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Mining in Araluen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 2

The Steam Shovel Company expects to be ready to start operations at Redbank by the end of next mouth. They are going to commence work at what is known as Bruce's face, when the ground…

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Shocking Mining Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

A shocking mining accident, causing ' the death of three men, has occurred at the Northern Co.’s mine, Kalgoorlie. It appeared the cage containing the…

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Lake George Mines

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

The Lake George Mines at Captain's Flat have been purchased by Mr. Sutherland, representing English capitalists. Mr. W. H…

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Captains' Flat Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

THE Lake George Mines at Captain's Flat have been purchased by Mr, Sutherland, representing English capitalists. Mr. W…

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Mining Strike at Cobar

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

At admass meeting the miners at Cobar have decided to cease work at 8 a.m, to-day. Work has Stopped at the Great Cobar, and all the others copper…

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The Goldfields of Victoria

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

The great gold discoveries in California followed hy those in New South Wales stimulated the south iu Victoria, and in the middle of 1831…

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Colliery Disaster at South Clifton

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

A disaster occurred at the South Clifton, (South Coast) Colliery on Saturday. There was a fall of coal in one of the main headings, and four men were…

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Eight Hours for Miners

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

The Coal Mines Eight Hours’ Bill last night passed the second reading in the House of Commons without a division being taken…

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Mining Disaster

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

EARLY on Saturday afternoon the roof of the new tunnel at the South Clifton Colliery, Scarborough, collapsed, four men, who had been…

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Four miners Killed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 2

A shocking accident happened at the South Clifton Colliery, on the South Coast railway, on Saturday afternoon, when four men who were working in the tunnel lost…

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Mining Notes. Mongarlowe

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

The Little River has been long acknowledged to partake of the character of all gold fields where the precious metal is found in such profusion, in neats here and there, strewn thick as autumn…

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Correspondence. Mongarlowe MINING.(To the Editor of “The Express.”)

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 2

Sir—In last-Saturday’s issue of the Braidwood “Dispatch” there appears an article on “Mining at Mongarlowe,” and, while one cannot help, admiring the…

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At the Kimberley Mines

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 5

The necessity of preventing the illicit diamond traffic has its baneful effect upon the lives of the honest and sensative. A fair idea of this…

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The Araluen Steam Shovel Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 2

The machinery of the new Araluen Steam Shovel Mine in Araluen is now all in place, and on Thursday a trial winking as made in the improved mode of digging, which came off very satisfac [?]…

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