THE MINE DISASTER.
FLOODING THE MINE.
THE ONLY HOPE.
HELP FOR THE SUFFERERS
BY ELBOTBIO TELEQHAPH—COPYBIGHT. PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. Melbourne, October 22. r- )-!tn Federal Government has given r-inHH an dthe Victorian Government fcIUUO to the fund for those suffering from the Mount Lyell mine disaster. rm xt Sydney, October 22. Ibe New South Wales Government has voted £1000 to the Lyell relief fund. (Received October 23, 9.15 a.m.) Hobart, October 23. A conlerence of the Mt. Lyell directors and mining inspectors decided that the only way to check the fire was to flood the mine. A stream has been deflected, pouring in 138,000 gallons daily. It is anticipated that a similar quantity is percolating the bottom levels. Brattices have been placed at the outlets, practically sealmg the mine. Relatives of the missing men left in the mine will be notified as the bodies are recovered. A public meeting, at which the Governor and the Premier were present, arranged for a general relief fund.
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 1906, 23 October 1912, Page 2
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