Fire-damp in Old Shafts.— Miners ing in old ground should guard against accidents arising from fire-damp, as another casualty of this kind occurcd in the Confederate Company's, claim on Tuesday. There were three men engaged in the underground work, when one of them " tapped'' an old drive, and the result was an explosion, by ■which, the three men -\vere slightly injured — i Ballarat Star. ' »
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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 65, 19 June 1863, Page 2
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64Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 65, 19 June 1863, Page 2
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