The Coal Strike
CANBERRA.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, is expected to gazette drastic regulations within the nex' few days if there is not an…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
106 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 6
Telegraphic News Collieries Resume
Because a 60-year-old miner at Old Bulli colliery on the south coast refused to retire on a pension, 300 miners were prevented from resuming…
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The north mine has closed down, for how long it is not known but most of the machinery is still at the mine. Mr. Tom Friend, the manager, has been…
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Publication of the above series or articles, which will appear in the "Dispatch" until further notice, has been made possible through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Braidwood GOLDFiELDS in the 50'S and 60'S
In the year 1852, when I was quite young, I wended my way to the Braidwood goldfields. It took us three months with a bullock team to come…
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Compared with eight yesterday, only three N.S.W. coal mines were idle to-day, but 800 men are still on strike. Of the mines not working…
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In those days there were no ministers or priests or police on the fields, but in a short time the Rev. Mr. Rich, of the Church of England, came from…
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The Deputy-Coroner, Mr. E. R Boardman, held an inquest at the Queanbeyan Court House on Tuesday last concerning the death of Kenneth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50'S and 60'S (Continued)
About this time the Chinamen began to find their way on to the fields, and in a very short time there were thousands of them on Major's Creek,…
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In January, 1853, I went to Araluen. There was no road to the Valley in those days, only a bush track. The track went past where Stalkers now…
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It is understood that the Iron Mines North Michelago are closed permanently, the quality of the ore is not up to the required standard; but reports…
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I find I have made an error in naming the parties who made up the shareholders of Burns' claim. I should have mentioned the name of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Laracy’s Pot of Gold”
Readers of “The Age” will remember this stout-hearted character and his horse, Silver King. A. E. Yarra, the creator of “Lone…
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Now, about the beginning of '55, two of the Californians whom I mentioned previously, viz., Jim Cloves and Larry Goodman, found gold on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serial Story “Laracy’s Pot of Gold”
Fate made him a bushranger, but there flickered in his soul the spirit of a gentleman and a hero; and it took the magic touch of love to fan it into…
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Fate made him a bushranger, but there flickered in his soul the spirit of a gentleman and a hero; and it took the magic touch of love to fan it into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50'S'and 60'S (Continued)
I will now relate to you a trial of strength between Martin Gallagher and Jim McGregor (who, I believe, is still alive and living somewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serial Story “Laracy’s Pot of Gold” (All Rights Reserved) Chapter I (Continued) A Bushranger Helps a Lady
LARACY’S mind reeled. They were going to hide him, then? And he would get out of the rat trap after all, even…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serial Story “Laracy’s Pot of Gold” (All Rights Reserved) Chapter Ii (Continued) A Change of Heart For a Rogue
THERE came to the man in hiding the .sounds of many feet tramping about the little rooms, at one time within a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50'S and 60'S (Continued)
Mow, by this time there were a goodly number of children on the field, but there was no school. There was an oldish man by the name of…
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