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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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

World's Only Amber Mines

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 4

The world's supply of amber is obtained from mines on the coast of Samland, in the Eastern Prussian peninsula, between the towns of…

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Gold Discovery

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1919 · page 2

Ah encouraging gold discovery has been made at the Enterprise mine in the Northern Territory. A lot of stone from the first three…

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Marble Mine

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

The shareholders in the marble mine have got a suspension for six months to enable the company to be floated into a large number of shares, as a good deal of…

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Williamsdale's Welcome Home. Trooper H. A. Gibbs Honored. Gold Watch and Albert Presented

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 2

Notwithstanding the inclement weather on Tuesday night last, the number that turned up at "Oakvale" (the residence of Mr. A. J. Gibbs, Williamsdale) for the…

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There's Gold in Sea-water

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 4

That there is gold in the sea is well known. Someone has even taken the trouble to compute the approximate amount. Every ton of sea-water…

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Revival of Old Gold Fields

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 4

Meglo silver field is to be searched for silver-lead, and authorities to enter nave been issued to Mr. Thomas Lynch, of Lockesby…

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Another Mine Disaster

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

The British steamer Volturnus, while carrying food to the British fleet in the Baltic, struck a mine and sank…

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World's Only Amber Mines

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 4

The world's supply of amber is obtained from mines on the coast of Samland, in the Eastern Prussian peninsula, between the towns of…

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Our Gold

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 7

Instructions have been issued to white passengers for Japan that they will not be allowed to take with them more than 30 sovereigns…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 2

Francis Thomas Ward 'and William Maston have applied to the Warden for suspension of labor for three months upon their…

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Another Welcome Home. Pte. Cuthbert Kirchner Honoured At Naas. Presentation of Gold Watch and Chain

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 2

A large gathering of people from the contiguous centres assembled on Saturday evening to extend a welcome home to Pte. Cuthbert…

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