EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
SIXTY-NINE MEN OVERCOME BY YOU], AIR KiailT NATIVKH SUCCUMB. By a'ulcgrnpli.-'Prcrin Aiißoclutton.— Copyright. PRETORIA, 261 h March. An exptosion in tlio compressor caused Iho I'ruflh nii'.pipoH in connection with tho ventilation of tho Lunghuigto Deep Mino on tho Hand to burst. Sixty natives 1 and nino whites were ovon,oino by a rush of foul air before tliny could osciipo. Eight oE tho natives have succumbed, but nil tho whites- tiro recovering.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1909, Page 5
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75EXPLOSION IN A MINE. Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1909, Page 5
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