Mine to Open Again Jan. 17?
Information that the Lake George Mines Pty. [?]td. intend to reopen the big mine at Captain’s Flat on January 17 has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1955
17 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers
Bid to end Lake George Mine Deadlock Unions and Management to Confer Again Next Week
Further negotiations to find a mutually satisfactory settlement of the deadlock at captain’s Flat which has kept the Lack George Mine closed since last June will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →‘Headway’ in Mine Talks
Discussions about [?] the Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat began yesterday between the pine management…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →President Praises Mine Co’s Help to Bowling Club
The amount of assistance given by Lake George Mines Pty. Ltd. in the financing of the new bowling club at Captain’s Flat was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unions Ratify Agreements Way Cleared for Mine to Reopen Feb.1
The Lake George Mine of Captain’s Flat will reopen next Tuesday as a result of agreements reached at last week’s talks between the management and the unions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Full Output From Mine by Mid-may !
The Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat, which resumed operations on Tuesday after a seven-months stoppage, is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Life for Mountain Mining Town
CAPTAIN’S FLAT township lies in a valley among the mountains south-east of Queanbeyan. This picture was taken from the hill on which the Lake George Minis is located. Captain’s Flat has a population of about 2,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Mine Has Produced Metals Worth Millions New Era Is Seen for Captain’s Flat
The industrial agreements recently completed between Lake George Mines Pty. Ltd. and the main unions present an opportunity for the establishment of a new era for Captain’s Flat. The agreements marked the end of a seven-months shutdown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Men are Needed at Mine; 215 Now Working
More miners, other men with some experience in mines,[?] and other tradesmen are needed at the Lake George Mine at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Fields Expected for Canberra Races this Weekend Comic Song Has Sound Gold Cup Credentials
Scratching of Sydney galloper Overlook leaves tomorrow’s Canberra Gold Cup an open race with at least half a dozen horses possessing sound prospects. Twenty-one horses were left in the Cup when acceptances fell due…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Cup Meeting Set new Records Big Crowd Saw Outsider Score
A record crowd of about 1700 saw the outsider Yanco Star win the Canberra Gold Cup at the Act Jockey Club’s meeting at Acton on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Strike in Old Mine Near Braidwood
A rich gold strike in the old Alma mine at Mongarlowe, abandoned for many years, is reported from Braidwood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lake George Mine Seeks Ten-year Elect. Franchise
Mice George Mines Pty. Ltd. have requested the extension of their existing electricity franchise in Captain’s Flat for a period of 10 years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sewerage Scheme for Captain’s Fiat? Mine Relations Best Now in Years; Future Bright
Relations between the miners and the management at Captain’s Flat are better now than they have been for many years, and the life expectation of the mine itself…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Captain’s Flat Mine Dust as Weed Control?
Recently, when Mulwaree Shire Council was discussing the problem of serrated tussock, the view was expressed that dust from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.C.V. of Lake George Mines Falls by Third
The Unimproved Capital Value of Lake George Mines at Captain’s Flat has fallen by £138,724 in the last 12…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allan Fraser Talked to Miners Defends Right to Oppose Gaoling of Browne, Fitzpatrick
Addressing 250 miners at Captain’s Flat Mr. Allan Fraser, MHR, asserted his right, as a Labor member, to oppose the Parliamentary gaoling of…
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