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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

106 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 6

The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50'S and 60'S (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 2

Some time in the year 52 Deep Creek was found, as I said before, by the late Peter Mackey. This field is situated between Bell's Creek and…

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The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50'S and 60'S (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 2

I find, in looking over my manuscript, that I have omitted to mention the name of the man who first discovered gold on Bully's Acre…

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Twelve Mine Strikes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 3

Because of strikes, 12 mines in New South Wales were idle on Wednesday, and 7650 tons of coal were lost to production…

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The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50'S and 60'S (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 2

I think now I have fairly well exhausted all my knowledge of the alluvial diggings on Bell's Creek, and before I write further re the…

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Coal Production

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 1

The Federal Attorney-General, Dr. Evatt, told a meeting of 500 miners in Cessnock on Sunday that absenteeism and unnecessary…

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The Braidwood Goldfields in the 50'S and 60'S (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 December 1942 · page 2

Next, No. 4, worked by Jim Kiddy and Bill Robb, which averaged about the same as No. 3; then No. 5 worked later on into Commissioner's Hill by…

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