THE ARGO DISASTER.
EXPLOSIVE COAL. {
Sydney, this day. The Government analyst stated at the inquestyesterdaythatcoal from themine which loaded the barque Argo is of a fiery character and contained fire damp. : It would, he says, probably be more likely, to explode than other coal. ; At the inquest on Arfsten, who was killed by the explosion on tha Argo on Sunday, the jury returned a verdict upon the evidence that death was due to an explosion ot gas generated in the cargo of coal.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 174, 25 July 1893, Page 5
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