FIRE IN A MINE.
ADELAIDE, Jan. 11. All tho miners at Wallaroo are so.V» v One batch -uijs up the shaft at the time of the cutbreak, and had a narrow escape. The fire on the surface has been subdued, but it is still burning below.
The damage at the surface of the Wallaroo Mine amounts to over £100(1. In their efforts to reach the (ire below the men were prevented by volumes of smoke. Taylor's shaft was' then blocked at the twenty fathoms level, coniining the fire to the lower leva.. Several lines of hose were soon pouring in water fast while it was being pumped from the lower levels to prevent flooding. The deepness of Tnjlor's shaft adds to the seriousness of tho situation.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 15 January 1904, Page 3
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126FIRE IN A MINE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 15 January 1904, Page 3
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