A MINE ON FIRE.
THE DANGER NOT OVER.
Pies* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 14. The damage done on the sarface of the Wallaroo mine is estimated at £I,OOO. Efforts to reach the fire below -were prevented by volumes of smoke. Taylor's shaft -was then blocked at' 20 fathoms, confining the fire to the lower levels. Several lines of hose are pouring in water as fast as the pumping of water from the lower levels can be carried on, and so preventing flooding. The deepness of Taylor's shaft adds to the seriousness of the situation. ADELAIDE, January 15. (Received January 15, at 9.15 a-mj The prospects of extinguishing the Wallaroo mine fire are more hopeful. The shaft is being rapidly filled by the continuous stream of -water that is being poured m-
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Evening Star, Issue 12094, 15 January 1904, Page 6
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