MINE DISASTER
. ONE MAN KILLED; SEVEN SERIOUSLY HURT. By Cable—Pre«s Association—Copyright. Received 23, 1 a.m. Perth, May 22. The failure of the winding gear of the Gwalia mine at Leonora caused a skip containing ten men to fall to the bottom, a distance of 2000 feet. The shaft cable parted and fell on top of Frank Rooney, assistant surveyor, who was killed. Adams, a surveyor, is also unexpected to recover. Six miners were seriously injured.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 308, 23 May 1911, Page 5
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75MINE DISASTER Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 308, 23 May 1911, Page 5
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