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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

47 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Australia's Richest Gold Mine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

On New Year's Eve there was written one of the most important obituaries of the year. At midnight Mt. Morgan, which was…

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New Gold Find on South Coast

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

A report by the Inspector of Mines on the recently discovered gold find at Sugarloaf Mountain, which is situated in rough country about 12 miles…

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Captain’s Flat Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 5

In connection with the above the prospects are very encouraging, approximately £40,000 having been spent already in development, and…

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Gold Rush Is Not Warranted Expert Opinion on Sugarloaf Find

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

Attracted by the published statement that are obtained at Sugsrloaf, near Eden, had in one instance returned 40oz. of gold to the ton, while…

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Youthful Gold Hunters Down Shoalhaven

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 1

Probably one of the most romantic and adventurous canoe voyages on record in Australia was that undertaken by two Goulburn boys, Arthur Lee…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

The trial crushing of 45 tons of ore taken from the reef at Bell's Creek by the new company now handling it gave a return of 33dwts…

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Captain's Flat Mining Developments

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 5

Illustrating the development of mining at Captain's Flat, the Yarrowlumla Shire Council has received an application from the N.S.W. Mines…

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Lucky Gold Discovery

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 6

When sitting on the doorstep of an old assay office, long disused, in the Mt. McDonald district. Young, Mr. Williams, a practical assayer,…

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Captain's Flat Big Mine Development

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

The National Mining Corporation, Ltd., an English company, which has been for the past 18 months engaged in developing the Lake George…

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Russian Gold British Minister's Charge

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 5

Major Kindersley, in the House of Commons, asked the Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson Hicks, if it was a fact that Irish gunmen arrested in…

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Notorious Rebel Raids Mine New York

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

The notorious rebel, Sandino, is reported to have raided Laluz mine in Nicaragua on the 12th instant. He took all the gold, money, merchandise…

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P.D.S. Column The Coal Outlook

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 4

The economic position of this product of great utility, upon which industry is so dependent, has become a grave public concern. The…

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Entombed Miners Hope Abandoned New York

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 1

Mather authorities have abandoned all heop of rescuing any more of the entombed miners alive. The number of dead is 197, and of these…

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Local & General News Mining

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

There is still a little mining going on at Mongarlowe. Mr. R. E. Dodd last week crushed a small parcel of 5ewt. of stone from a reef at Surper's…

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Mining Lease

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 3

At the Warden's Court, Qneanbeyan, last week, before Mr. J. W. Forrest, P.M., the. Australian Bank of Commerce, Ltd., was granted his…

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Lake George Mine Developmental Work

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 6

The developmental work of the Lake George mine at Captain's Flat, at Captain's Flat, by the National Mining Corporation (England), is…

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Lake George Mine

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 1

The developmental work of the Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat, by the National Mining Corporation (England) is proceeding. The…

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To Revive Gold Mining Scheme for Reduced Production Costs

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 6

Important recommendations for the rehabilitation of the gold mining industry in Australia are made in the report of the Development and…

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Bailey Tells of Russian Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 2

The principal witness when the inquiry into Mr. Lambert's allegations of political bribery was resumed on Wednesday morning was Mr. John…

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Russian Gold Is Being Used

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 7

According to Mr. J. Bailey (president of the Central Branch Of the A.W.U.), a sensational admission was made to the A.W.U. Executive…

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