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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

161 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 9

Toe Braidwood Gold Fields in the 50's AND 60's

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 2

After his fight with Gallagher this great big Tasmanian was looked upon by the diggers as a champion in the noble art of self-defence and was thought to be invincible…

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The Power of Love. A Realistic Romance. Chapter Xxv. the Doctor’s Secret—and Mine

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 4

“It is Mrs. Martin, girls,” he begins. “She is-in a heap of trouble, poor soul! That crazy creature over there at the cottage has been and gone and cut her…

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A Deep Gold Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 3

Australia now possesses the deepest gold-mine in the world, for within the last few months the shafts at the New Chum Railway at…

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Visit of a Mining Engineer and Geologist

The Age · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 2

MR. HENRY E. HURST, F.G.S. etc., of London, a Geologist, and Mining Engineer of world-wide experience and formerly of the Queensland Government…

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The Power of Love. A Realistic Romance. Chapter Xxv. the Doctor's Secret—and Mine

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 4

To the day of my death I shall never forget the look of wondering surprise that comes into the grave face as I speak…

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The Braidwood Gold Fields in the 50s AND 60s. In my last, Mr. Editor, you made a misprint. The name Lucy should have read Lucy

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 2

The population of the aborigines in 1788 was approximately estimated at about 150,000, but it was thought later on that the population of the whole of Australia was closer to half a million. In 1813…

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The Under-world. in a British Columbian Gold Mine. Nelson, B.c

The Age · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 4

When the manager of the gold mine at Rossland offered to take us down. we accepted readily, and it was only when we were invited to “step in”…

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The Coal Crisis

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

THE Government has taken action in the coal crisis at Newcastle. The Premier is hopeful that certain suggestions he has made will lead to an…

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Gold for New York

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

Arrangements have been made at New York to import another £1,000,000 worth of gold…

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Electric Coal Catting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 2

An opportunity on Monday was afforded a representative of the "Sydney Morning Herald," through the courtesy of the manager (Mr. A. E. O. Sellers) to visit the South Bulli Colliery for the…

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Coal Strike. All Mines Deserted. Serious Outlook for Sydney

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 2

ALL the collieries in the New castle district, ceased work on Wednesday. The only exception was Lambton, which is…

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The Coal Strike

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 2

Practically the whole of the miners in the Newcastle and South Maitland districts are out on strike. The only…

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Latest Wires. Sydney, Thursday. the Newcastle Coal Strike

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 2

The coal strike at Newcastle has not changed this morning, Everything is quiet and business as absolutely dead. Numbers of ships have paid off their…

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The Miners' Strike

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 2

The indications are for a prolonged stake, says the Herald and will prove a held one for the miner the total funds of their federation do not exceed £5000, or leas than one week's strike pay, and…

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The Braidwood Gold Fields in the 50s AND 60s

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 2

In 1857 there was a rush to the lower diggings, and a goodly number of the wages men in Analuen left their employment and went down to the new rush to try their luck on their own, and in a great…

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Coal Clash

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

Appended are the salient points in the coal crisis. In addition Mr. Peter Bowling, when interviewed by Mr. Elden,…

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The Coal Strike

The Age · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

THE Premier, Mr. Wade, had interviews on Friday with representatives of the Northern colliery proprietors and the Colliery Employees'…

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The Coal Crisis

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

The all absorbing question of the day is undoubtedly the present crisis in our coal trade. It threatens to become a huge…

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The Coal Strike. the Miners' Grievances

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 6

The Herald's Newcastle correspondent, writing on Thursday, that sets out the miners' grievance and the causes of the strike:— The present dispute between the miners…

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The Coal Strike

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 2

THE coal strike has been settled, in so far that a stage has been reached which will permit of the men resuming work, pending an adjustment of the…

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