Tragedy in Aust, mine
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) COBAR (Australia), February 24. Rescuers have recovered the bodies of four miners caught in a collapse of earth and rock in a Coppermine in the north-western New South Wales town of Cobar today. The four men were caught in the cave-in while working 1200 ft underground in the C.S.A. mine, which is operated by Cobar Mines Pty, Ltd, a subsidiary of Broken Hill South, Ltd. Sixteen other men who were also working on the same level during the midnight shift escaped the collapse.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32540, 25 February 1971, Page 11
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