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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

92 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5

Gold Dredging

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 2

IT is reported that the Tewksbury Proprietary Company have some intention of patting another dredge on the Shoalhaven River above Warri. The payable nature of the…

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The King of Spain and the Gold Watch

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

Mr. Paulding of New York, as the representative of the great jewellery firm of Tittany, travelled several times around the world, his sole business being to visit the…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 2

The Tewksbury No. 1 dredge at Warri for the fortnight's wash-up to the 1lth instant, consisting of 237 hours, yielded 41oz 7dwts. The Tewksbury No. 2 dredge at Marlowe has…

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Gold Escort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 2

ON Friday last the monthly gold escort left Braidwood in charge of 834oz 8dwt. 12[?]g [?] by the City Bank…

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When Gold Will be Dirt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 6

Thomas A. Edison, in an interview, makes some remarkable predictions of new inventions that will be given to the world before the end of the present century. The most…

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The Hero of the Mine. Coroner's Warm Tribute

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4

Professor Redmayne on Saturday, 25th April, concluded the Home Office inquiry into the causes of the recent colliery disaster at Hamstead, near…

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The Mining Warden

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. P. G. Williams, Mining Warden, made another office visit to Braidwood on Thursday last, his principal busine a being the cancellation of a number of old aben lored leases and tenements…

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Averting Loss of Life in Mine Accidents

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 6

It is suggested by Mr. Charles Burt, of Carlton, Victoria (Australia), that along drives of mines to where miners are working, should be laid…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. WILLIAMS the Mining Warden, has come over from Goulburn on official business connected with his department. On his last visit a week or so back he went on to Araluen. This time he is vi-in[?]…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 2

The local syndicate, consisting mostly of Braidwood men, which has been formed to put on a suction dredge below tho Araluen road at Jembaionmbene, have secured the…

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£1,000,000 io the Sea. Recovering Gold From a Sunken Warship

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 6

[?] treasure to the [?] of one £1,00,0,000, that has lain for 112 years [?] 40ft or more of good chance of being recovered…

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Commissioner and mining Company. a Long Standing Difference. Serious Position at Cobar. a Question of Weights. Cobar

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 5

A the present time a serious difference exists between the Railway Commissioner and the management of the Great Cobar, Limited. This trouble has been going on…

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Gold Medal Port. of the Famous Grodna Wines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

The expert wine judges at the Royal Show, the first authorities and connoisseurs in the Commonwealth, pronounced the pure Australian port…

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Scientific Notes. 270,000,000 Tons of Coal

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 2

Some 270,000,000 tons of coal were raised from the pits of Great Britain during 1910--sufficient in bulk to build a wall around the United…

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Mining Applications

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 2

G. E POOLE, 10 acres dredging lease parish of Gingamone, being a portion of the old and present bads of the Shoalbaven and land adjoining; Frank Fulton, 3 acres, parish Jerricknors, for slu[?]ing;…

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Sensational Gold Finds. GUNDAGAI

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 2

More sensational gold finds were nude at the Long Tunnel mice last week, 173oz being received from three dishes of dollied specimens. In 3[?]t of sinking, 130oz was obtained…

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Gold Escort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 2

The Government Cold E-cort took away from Braidwood for Sydney yesterday morning 786oz 18dwt 15grs. The City Bank, Braidwood, was the principal con[?]gnee…

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Electricity and Coal

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 6

Two engineers in Munich have completed the plans of a huge airship of a capacity of 100,000 cubic metres. It will be driven by six motors, with a…

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Blasting Fatality. at the Kagiara Mine. Two Men Instantly Killed. Another Seriously Injured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 5

YASS, Tuesday.—A shocking accident, resulting in the death of two men—Wilbert Wright and Thomas Edmunds—occurred at the Kangiara mines this morning. Another…

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Official Mining Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

The annual report of the Department for Mines for the year 1910 gives the following information regarding mining operations in he Braidwood district for that year:—…

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