MINING DISASTER.
SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE. HEARTRENDING SCENES. Br ToleirraDh—Press Asscclation-CoDjrijbt (Rec. January U, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, January It. ' A disaster has occurred at the Barrier Mine, West Wyabng. A party of seven working below failed to knock, when the manager descended and found five overcome by foul air. Three of the menFrank Magnire, Rube Nicholson, and John Mulhall—are dead; two are prostrated and in a serious condition. Two brothers, John and Bert Navin, could not bo found, and it is improbable that they aro alive. A relief party is searching. All those dead wero married, and the scene at the top of tho shaft was heartrending. ~ (Rec. January 15, 0.15 a.m.) Sydney, January H. A later report of the accident at West Wyalong states that four men are dead.
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Dominion, Issue 1337, 15 January 1912, Page 5
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130MINING DISASTER. Dominion, Issue 1337, 15 January 1912, Page 5
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