Captain’s Flat News Alternative Jobs For ‘Flat’ Workers When Mine Closes
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 January 1962 · page 6
The Department of Labour and National Service does not intend, for the present, to place questionaires in the pay envelopes of employees of the Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sporting Section G. Lazenby re-elected gold club president
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 March 1962 · page 8
Mr. George Lazenby was re-elected president of the Queanbeyan Golf Club for his third year at Wednesday night’s annual general meeting, held in the club house. The past two years have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Quick assistance organised for “Flat” workers Sudden mine closure shocks town
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 March 1962 · page 1
Officious of the Departments of Social cervices and Labour and Notional Service went to Captain’s Flat this morning to give on-the-spot assistance in the difficulties created by the closing of the Lake George…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Additions to Gold Clubhouse opened on Sunday by top official
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 1
The Queanbeyan Golf Clubhouse was taxed to capacity on Sunday afternoon, when representatives of surrounding golf clubs and be of members gathered to see Dr. G, M. Redshaw officially open the first stage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Sells Its Plant
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 6
A spokesman for the Lake George Mining Company has confirmed that the complete crushing plant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine stucture comes down
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 1
THE scene at the Lake George Mine at Captain’s Fiat as the great structures, pulleys and wheels…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Value Is £274,915
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 July 1962 · page 4
The Lake George Mine has been valued at £274,915 for the purpose of rating, during the 1962-63 financial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Captain’s Flat News Captain’s Flat steeped in mining traditions
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 July 1962 · page 4
The history of Captain’s Flat began around 1860, when alluvial gold was first discovered in the vicinity of the Flat by men travelling to and from the Cooma gold rush. A lode was discovered and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drainage From Mine Cottages
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 July 1962 · page 6
Yarrowlumla Shire Council Health and Building Inspector, Mr. C. E.R. Meyer, has asked the council to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Statement on mine cottages refuted
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 August 1962 · page 1
Mr. J. M. Ireland, Manager of the Lake George Mines, has refuted a statement made by Cr. T. P. Kerr, in connection with vacant homes-at Captain’s Flat. Mr. Ireland told the “Age”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germany’s Brow Coal Industry
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1962 · page 1
THE production of brown coal in Western Germany amounted last year to 97 million tons. This correspondents to an increase of 10 million tons since 1954. About half the production is used for electric power,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Captain’s Flat News Sub-divisions on Mine Property approved
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1962 · page 4
At its meeting last week, Yarrowlumla Shire Council approved plans for sub-division of various residential lots on land owned by the Lake George Mining Company Approval is subject to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Captain’s Flat News Mine offers £5,000 for electricity take-over
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1962 · page 6
The Lake George Mines Pty. Ltd., has offered the Southern Tablelands County Council £5,000 towards the cost of taking over the the distribution of electricity in Captain’s Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →White and gold scheme for Saturday’s wedding
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1962 · page 3
Nuptial Mass followed the marriage of Miss Lorraine Mary Bowman and Mr. Peter lan Schow at St. Raphael’s Church on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in mine at the “Flat” extinguished
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 1
A fire in the closed Lake George lead and zinc mine at Captain’s Flat has been extinguished and is no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →