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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1963

9 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Mine accepts £2,000 for water supply

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1963 · page 5

The Lake George Minting Company has accepted the offer of the Yarralumla Shire Council…

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Captain’s Flat News Prices at sale of mine assets disappointing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 February 1963 · page 6

Crowds attending the giant sale of assets of the Lake George Mine Ltd., at Captain’s Fiat, thinned out a little today, compared to yesterday. More than 400 prospective…

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Mine offer on electricity increased

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 4

The Lake George Mining Company has increased to £8,500 its offer to the Southern…

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Lake George Mining Co. ’s generous gift

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1963 · page 4

In a letter to the Progress Association, the General Manager of the Lake George Mine, Mr. J…

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State Political Review Joint Coal Board head retires after 13 years distinguished service

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1963 · page 11

A man, appointed N.S.W.’ s number one industrial “trouble shooter” In 1950, has retired after 13 years of distinguished service. He is Samual Cocharn an ha has spent the past 13 years…

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Photographs conclude mine history

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 September 1963 · page 6

Visitors to Captain’s Flat last weekend were Colin Slack and David Rodgers, both came from Sydney to…

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Captain’s Flat News Mining companies shown interest in the “Flat”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 October 1963 · page 6

Several large and reputable mining exploration companies in repent weeks have expressed verbally, some interest in the Captain’s Flat field. This has been stated this…

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Lengthy Budget speech in Parliament Mining town refuses to die, says Mr. Tully

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 October 1963 · page 6

Mr. L. J. Tully, M.L.A., said in State Parliament last week that Captain’s Flat was the only former mining town he knew of that had refused to die. Mr.Tully spoke at length…

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Railway support for copper mining project (Contributed by P. J. Whitehead)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 November 1963 · page 6

Out at Cobar, the Department of Railways is building six miles of very important track to connect the copper mines of the Cobar Mines Pty. Ltd., (previously the old…

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