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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1959

9 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

CRICKET Hoskinstown Trounces Mining Staff

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1959 · page 6

After their former defeat by Captain’s Flat Mining Staff, the HoskinsTown side turned the tables this week…

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CRICKET Mining Staff Wins Grand Final

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1959 · page 4

At The Flat, Staff had a comparatively easy win over Hoskinstown by five wickets. Hoskinstown won the toss and…

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Tragic Accident At Lake George Mine Two Men Die In Rock Fall At Captain’s Flat Yesterday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1959 · page 1

The Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat experienced one of its worst tragedies yesterday when two men died after roof at the 28th level collapsed. Three other men were…

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Mines Minister On Visit To The “Flat”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 1

The State Minister for Mines Mr. Simpson, visited the Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat on Wednesday and made an inspection of the mine and its…

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Mr. Simpson Visits Captain’s Flat Surprised at Size of Mine Undertaking

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1959 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. B. Simpson, is agreeably surprised at the size of the Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat. Mr. Simpson said this last…

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Gold For The Washing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1959 · page 4

It was a New South Wales gold prospector who wrote from the Araluen gold fields (between…

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24-Hour Stoppage at Mine

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 September 1959 · page 6

At a special meeting of the A.W.U. at Captain’s Flat last Tuesday morning, a round of shifts was…

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Picnic Day For Mine Employees

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 September 1959 · page 6

On Monday , October 19, 1959, employees of Lake George Mines Pty., Captain’s Flat will again…

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A.W.U. Stoppage at Lake George Mine Yesterday Union Representative Says “No Strike”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 1

The committee of the Australian Workers Union at the Lake George Mine at Captain’s Flat is concerned because news broadcasts have stated that the Union members were on strike…

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