Category Archives: Mining
When gold miners flocked to Cargo
Peter Schmich will be guest speaker at Orange and District Historical Society's mining meeting at the Gladstone Hotel on Wednesday, August 25. He will be talking about the long history of mining at Cargo and surrounding areas.There will also be … Read more
Occupation Miner
The saga of mining at Brown's Creek will be the subject of Orange and District Historical Society's next mining meeting at the Gladstone Hotel on Wednesday, February 24. Brown's Creek (sometimes called Cowriga Creek) is a significant creek in the … Read more
Mining History of Junction Reefs
Orange & District Historical Society is hosting a meeting about the Mining and Social History of Junction Reefs and Burnt Yards on Tuesday 27th October 2009 at 7pm Gladstone Hotel, Orange. Intereste people are most welcome to come along. Little … Read more
"Lewis Ponds – the mines and the people"
The Orange and District Historical Society's series of talks continues this Tuesday, 23 June with a talk on “Lewis Ponds – the mines and the people”. The main speaker will be Doug Spicer , author of “In -Laws and Out-laws”, … Read more
