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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines
53 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Aroused by the reply of the General Manager of Lake George Mines, Mr. J. M, Ireland, to his criticism of the management, the A.W.U. Branch President at Captain’s Flat, Mr. T. J. Kerr, now changes Mr. Ireland to a debate on employer-employee relationship on the field…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“The true result of operations (of the Lake George Mine) for the financial year 1952/53 was a net loss of £&,099 sterling,” says the general manager of the mine (Mr J. Mi Ireland) in a letter to The Age…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Resumption of normal [?] at Lake George Mine, Captain’s Flat, will be delayed a week, until January 25. This was due to the refusal of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To the Editor, The Queanbeyan Age, Sir ,—Judging by articles appear[?] The Age recently, and from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rejecting a protest by Lake George Mines Ltd., Yarralumla Shire Council on Tuesday confirmed its intention of increasing the Captain’s Flat local rate by a penny to 7d in the £…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A gold horseshoe belonging to her neighbor, Mrs Jolly, was the “something old” which Miss Melva Suthern wore during her marriage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An application by J. McKinnon and E. Scarlett for authority to prospect for gold on an area at Oallen has been refused. This was revealed in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Searle Owen Hill, 26, of Foxlow [?]reet, Captain’s Flat, was fatally injured yesterday morning at Lake George Mine when an ore train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The contract system and the mechan ‘sat’ on underground In the Captain’s Flat mine have been responsible for approximately fatalities, end the miner and maior accident rate would astound and appal the outside community savs Shirs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →D Riding Councillors T. P Kerr and G. V Burnett Both of captain’s Flat were involved in a sharp clash of word at last week’s meeting of Yarrowlumla…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“The average reader not familiar with local affairs would gather that we at Captain’s Flat have returned to the bad old convict days of this country’s early existence. “I can assure you that such conditions do not exist.”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The District Coroner, Mr. John Grigg, on Saturday, 13th March, held an inquest into the death of Searle Owen Hill, which occurred at the Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To the Editor. The Queanbeyan Age. Sir,— I see in a recent issue of your paper that the ex- AWU…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA’S FIRST GOLD CUP was presented by the Governor-General (Sir William Slim) to Mrs. W. P. Crain, wife of the owner of Bangadang, winner of the Cup at Saturday’s ACT Jockey Club’s meeting In this picture Mr. Crain of Adelong is saying “Thanks,” watched by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Queanbeyan Age. Sir— In the last issue of your paper appeared an article headed “Old Miner’s Viewpoint” and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In an accident at Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat on Tuesday night Mr. W. Lewis, of Wattle Avenue, suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lake George Mines Pty. Ltd. has donated a further £500 to the Captain’s Flat Bowling Club to assist in the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AN ASSURANCE WAS GIVEN BY THE LAKE GEORGE MINE MANAGEMENT THIS MORNING THAT THE LETTING OF A CONTRACT, PRESUMABLY TO A NORWEGIAN FIRM, TO DEEPEN THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE MINE WELL NOT INVOLVE THE…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →With the “dead-line” of June 14 drawing closer, the position at the Lake George Mine, Captain’s Flat, with respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The effectiveness of waste mine material in the destruction of serf rated tussock is being investigated by Monaro Shire Council…
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