Fearful Mine Accident. Great Loss of Life. Sydney, Friday, noon
THERE was an explosion of gas at Mount Kembla, near Wollongong, yesterday afternoon, 130 men were entombed…
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Mining & the mines, 1902
275 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 14
Terrible Mining Disaster. Twenty-six Bodies Recovered. Search Party Overcome. Sydney
News has been received from Wollongong that, a terrible explosion occurred at the Mount Kembla colliery. The shock was heard miles away…
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[?] following was the first intimation received of the terrible colliery [?] at Mount Kemble:—A telegram just received from Wollongong…
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The Sydney pipers teem with accounts of the great colliery disaster, and the details given are inexpressibly sad and horrifying. The disaster occurred when one shift of…
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EIGHTY-FOUR bodies have been recovered from the Mount Kembla colliery. The bodies of two men are still in the workings. It was a sad…
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IT is now stated that the death-roll of the Mount Kembla disaster is 95. Only four bodies are left in the pit. About a dozen of the victims who are…
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Up to midnight, 26 dead bodies had been recovered. It is estimated that fully 130 men are still missing, including several members of the rescue parties. It…
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PROFESSOR FERDINAND FISCHER, of Gottingen, contributes some in teresting statistics regarding the existing supplies of coal to a…
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Sir,—I have often heard it stated that the. "Prees" it feminine. "She" will have the last word. I could overlook this however if you insert my letters without alteration or…
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Wollongong, Saturday.—The seene at Moont Kembla becomes more and more gruesome. The search parties are beginning to find more bodies…
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Death, the leveller of all, wee the keynote of one's thoughts and feelings on Saturday and yesterday in the Wollongong and Mount Kembla…
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THERE were no fresh developments inj regard to the Mount Kembla disaster. The Government intend to appoint a Royal Commission of three to enquire…
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The total number of persons employed in and about the mines of this state during 1901 is estimated at 36,615, as compared with 43,743 during 1900—a decrease of 7130…
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ANOTHER body was recovered to-day from the Mount Kembla mine. The body was buried under six feet of debris, and was that of young Walker…
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It was marvellous how some men escaped. There were several who had taken the day off. They did not say why they stayed away, except that…
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Some influential mining houses on the Rand are attempting to prepare the way for Chinese labour. The Johannesburg correspondent of the…
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As reported briefly in our telegrams last week a terribla disaster occurred at the Mount Kembla coal mine. The mine is the property of the…
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THE Mount Kembla colliery was inspected by six practical miners, on behalf of the employees, in order to ascertain the cause of the explosion…
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The Wilweraand gold reef at Johannssbarg extends for a distance of thirly miles eastward…
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