MINE SUBSIDENCE
DUE TO TORRENTIAL RAIN
DEPUTIES 1 CLOSE CALL.
EIGHT HUNDRED MEN IDLED.
(Received 9.20 a.m.) ' SYDNEY, This Day. ‘
As a result of torrential rain a dam near Cessnock overflowed, and the weight of water on the top of old workings of the Aberdare colliery caused many tons of earth to subside into the tunnel and a deluge of water to flow into the pit. Several deputies on duty were swept off their feet, but managed to escape through a shaft. Men are now working feverishly to 'fill the subsidence to prevent further 1 water going into the pit. In consequence of the subsidence 800 employees will be rendered idle for two weeks. —A. and N.Z
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Northern Advocate, 26 March 1926, Page 5
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117MINE SUBSIDENCE Northern Advocate, 26 March 1926, Page 5
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