A MINING DISASTER.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 7 September 1908, Page 5

A MINING DISASTER.

MASS OF EARTH FALLS AWAY.

SEVEN MEN BURIED.

Fpbess assoolatjon..

BRISBANE; September 6. a A chocking disaster occurred at the \folount Morgan mine, on Saturday •evening^f resulting in the death of seiven men/, named Leishman, Shepherd, Goithrie, Jury, HilJyard, Gcrrffe, and Ryan.

They were employed in tba 850 ft levefr^H?uddenry and without warning am immense, mass of eurlh and rook, estrimateel at 3000 tons, broke away, -filling tihejevdl and burying the sevon men.

Though it was recognised: the. portion, was practically hopeless, the work of iho Tuino was stopped and rescue operations wesro. started and continued Iroi'oughout the nighb and to-day. Thiy were attended "with great dangea* owing to further debris failling. last body was toxight All of wci sjodics wore tearibiy mutilated. ,4^great crowd suirounded tiie mine, ■v^H&fe- pitiful acemcfj weve emacted. Fiv© of thoso»killed \vere> married. Justjfflrior to the co-Uapsw. a man mat With en accident. His cewpaniooi aAjompsnied him out of the fatal lereirirutihrie (on<?i of ,the victimej dteoeinded and took the 1 injured man's place

The man who escorted his injured <jompaniooi, oh returning to work with two- others, had a" narrow escape They were standing just outside the disturbed area when it collapsed.