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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Local News. Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

During the fortnight ended December 21 the Victorian-Araluen Dredging Company obtained llOoz of gold. For the same period the No. 2 dredge of the Tewksbory…

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Warden's Court. Friday. (Before Mr. G. R. Williams, Mining Warden.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 2

Charles Townsend made application for three months' suspension of mining conditions on his lease of 40 acres at Gingamona. His reason for the application was to enable…

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The Ettrema Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

Mr. W. HAWKINS, of Sydney, secretary of the Ettrama Mines, Ltd., Made application to the Nowra Warden on Tuesday for a further partial suspension of labor on the…

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Broken-Hill South Mine. Fatal Explosion. Miner Killed and Another Injured. Broken-hill

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 5

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night the third fatal explosion for the new year occurred at the South mine. Two miners, J. Marshall and W. Davis,…

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"Widow Green." the Record Lady-gold-winner

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

By far the most arresting figure in the American galaxy of lady-gold-winners is that most remarkable of wc'nitn, -"Widow Green," as she is…

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Decay of Gold Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 6

The annual statistics of gold production at the once famous Queensland mines tell their own story. The Charters Towers, Gympie and…

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Gold Escort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

THE gold escort, which left Braidwood on Friday late for Tarago, en route for Sydney, took away 439oz of gold…

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Gold Dredging Returns

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

The Anluen Redbank dredge obtained 23oz 13dwt of gold for 131 hours' work, and the Araluen Central 25oz 4dwt for 127 boon…

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New Gold Finds. Thousand Ounces to the Ton. Bag Full of Specimens. Grafton

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 2

A rich find of gold is reported at Lionsville. Councillor T. Bassetti and Mr. Edward Richards brought to Grafton last night a…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 2

The publication of the figures of the Minors' Accident Relief Fund is causing some comment, especially among those who [?]ro interested in metalliferous…

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Araluen Goldfield

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 2

One outstanding feature of tin early-day history of the Valley was the number of men engaged on the diggings, and the wages paid for pick and shovel work. In the fifties and…

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Mining. Victorian Araluen Co

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 2

The fifth half-yearly meeting of the Victorian Araluen Company in held on Wednesday last. Mr. P. W. Tewksbury, managing director, stated that owing to the less…

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As Good As a Gold-mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 3

Professor White estimates that no fewer than 400,000,000 gas-mantics are used every year, and as these gasmantles cannot be manufactured…

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Three Men Killed. Crushed to Death. Fall of Ground in Barrier Mine. Accident a Mystery. Broken-hill

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 2

Another terrible mining catastrophe occurred this morning—this time in the North mine. Among the men who went underground at midnight to carry one their…

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Gold Escort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 2

The police escort left Braidwood yesterday with 831oz gold for conveyance to the Royal Mint, Sydney. This is a great improvement on the returns for some time past…

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Gold Dredging Returns

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

THE Araluen Redbauk dredge recovered 63oz 16dwt of gold for 131 hours' work. The yield of the Araluen Central for 132 hours' work was 41oz 2dwt…

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The Gold Escort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 2

THE police escort took away yesterday 1018oz 2dwt 10gr of gold to Tango, on route to the Royal Mint. This is a larger quantity than has bean sent away for some…

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Southern Miners' Strike

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 4

A Dumber of the miners are starting a crusade against the strike being maintained any longer. The opinion is expressed that if something…

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Serious Setback. to Bathurst Mining. Three Big Concerns Close. Bathurst

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 2

During the past few days mining in the district has received a most serious setback, no fewer than three of the biggest mines closing down temporarily. The returns…

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Gold Robbery. £3000 Worth Seoured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

The most sensational gold robbery that has ever occurred in any State was perpetrated at the Bullfinch Proprietary mine, 26 miles from Southern Cross, daring the early…

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