WATER IN MINE.
HIKURANGI SHAFT FLOODED.
RESULT OF HEAVY RAIN.
(By Telegraph.-Own Correspondent.) HIKURANGI, this day. '
The downpour here on Thursday evening has caused an enormous flow oi water to enter the Hikurangi Coal Co.'tj mine. '
At the bottom of the shaft it i» estimated that there is a depth of 14ft of water. The pumps are hard afc work,; but it is estimated that several weeks will elapse before the mine is clear, and. during this time over 130 men will be rendered idle.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 134, 8 June 1926, Page 6
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