MT. LYELL MINE.
THE INQUIRY; CONTINUED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. .' ''. ' Hobart, January S. At the North 'Lyell 1 Commission Cunningham, secretary of the Lyell branch of the Miners' Union, said that he had never, as secretary of the union, written to the department, suggesting that the mien were dissatisfied with the means of exit at North Lyell or asking that a second outlet be provided. "Decoll'ie, who was working in the 850 ft. 'level, said that Cox, the underground foreman, acted' admirably. The majority of the lives saved in the 850 ft. level' wore absolutely due to him. Ryan, shift boss 'in the 1000 ft. level, said that even if there had been no smoke they were unable to get out, except by the main shaft. The fumes were so bad 'that had the shift been within 00 feet of No'. 4 stope they could not have got through. The men who tried to do so died within thirty feet.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 197, 9 January 1913, Page 5
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159MT. LYELL MINE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 197, 9 January 1913, Page 5
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