The city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, is sinking into huge cavities caused by the work on the extensive coalfields underneath. Gas and water mains have been broken, and houses themselves arc collapsing, causing thousands of pounds' damage. The cavities arc propped up by timber, which has gradually rotted. -Central News photo.
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 61, 12 March 1921, Page 17
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50The city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, is sinking into huge cavities caused by the work on the extensive coalfields underneath. Gas and water mains have been broken, and houses themselves arc collapsing, causing thousands of pounds' damage. The cavities arc propped up by timber, which has gradually rotted. -Central News photo. Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 61, 12 March 1921, Page 17
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