A MINE FLOODED.
250 WORKMEN ENTOMBED.
Press Association.— Telegraph.—
London, January 15. Thb sudden inrush of water in Giglake Colliery, in Dudley, Staffordshire, entombed 250 miners, 140 of whom were
rescued. Of the remainder 80 will probably be saved if they were able to seek refuge in the upper reaches of the mine. Pumping work is proceeding.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9720, 16 January 1895, Page 5
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57A MINE FLOODED. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9720, 16 January 1895, Page 5
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