MOUNT LYELL DISASTER.
FLOODING OF THE f/i!N£. THE -RELIEF FUND." s '00p^ *%-K *^ : ttf* f ■■;':&.' '■■:;: *"\c-i. " ~ :\ Vy' : : ■ Sy AaocUtlon.--Oow l, Kl l * - HoBMHf, October 23: . . A confebexce of the Mount Lyell directors ' and mining inspectors has decided that the only way to check the fire in the North Mount Lyell' mine was by flooding". ' A stream will be deflected, pouring in 138,000 (gallons a, day! : It is anticipated , that a similar . 'quantity is percolating/into the bottom levels. ~ " . : Brattices have been placed - at the outlets; practically sealing the mine, v The relatives ..missing men have leftThey will be advised when the bodies are recovered. •At a public meeting, at which the Governor and the Premier were present, ; a : .gene*_ ral relief .fund was arranged. , '■. The Federal Government has contributed £2600 ito '-■■. the'. Mid*,/ and '■-■. the s New' South Wales Government/ £1.000; ?;\ ". . -'' :t ';,-';' . .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 7
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141MOUNT LYELL DISASTER. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 7
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