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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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

Miners on Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 3

Miners ceased work on the northern southern and western coalfields on Wednesday, and about 4000 men are idle…

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Coal Dispute Settled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 1

A settlement of the dispute between the colliery proprietors and the miners was reached last night. The agreement provides for inc[?]eased wages, and…

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Captain's Flat Rebirth of an Old Mining Town

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 1

Awake after a sleep of nearly 40 years. Captain's Flat is hoping for a revival of its former prosperity. Its present population is about 250; the…

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Miners Buried Alive

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 3

Buried by a fall of earth at the North Mine, Broken Hill, yesterday, Joseph Kemp and Charlie Martin, were killed. The fall occurred about 10 o’clock in…

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Captain's Flat Mines

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly last week the Premier told the House that the Captain's Flat mining lease was finalised a month ago, had…

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Our Racing Letter Chelmsford Stakes Might Be Made Easy for Mala by Side-stepping Champions Hua, Ajax and Gold Rod are not Engaged, and Allunga Might Miss it. A Great Betting Cup on Newcastle Horse Dulcedo

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 1

Next Saturday brings us a step nearer the big racing of the spring with the re-opening of Randwick after five months' absence from…

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Captain’s Flat Population May Be 5000 Mining Operations will Create Need For Hospital

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 1

That some sort of hospital would be needed at Captain’s Fiat in the near future, was the opinion expressed by the Managing Director…

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More Valuable Than Gold

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 6

Speaking at Gundagai, Mr. J. P. Abbott, President of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W., said figures showed that £1,999,000,000 worth of wool…

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Our Racing Letter Process of Elimination of Rivals Against Talking and Gold Rod But there are Horses with Chances against Mala and Silver Standard in the Metrop. A Wet Weather Epsom Possibility

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

Since spring racing began it has been simply a case of elimination of the prospects of rivals to Talking and Gold Rod. Silver Rose, King's…

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Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

The mining industry at Major's Creek is in the doldrums at present, and prospects, which some few months ago appeared very bright, have…

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Dredging for Gold Ckaziers' President Protests

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 1

"I take a most serious view of the permanent destruction of river flats, as the result of dredging and sluicing for gold, more especially after…

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“Gold Diggers of 1937” Hailed as Best of Series

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

Every two years there is presented to the movie-fans of the world, under the generic title of “Gold Diggers,” a big and merry melange of rich comedy,…

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Merino Champions Hordern Gold Cup Won Outright by J. A. Corcoran

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

Results in the 1937 “Farmer and Settler” Merino Ewe Championship represent a triumph for consistent breeding. A number of leading…

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