MINE EXPLOSION
INQUIRY INTO MOUNT MULLIGAN TRAGEDY. AN EXPERTS OPINION. Bv Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copy-isnt (Received October 31, 10.25 p.m.) BRISBANE, October 31. Giving evidence at the Mount Mulligan inquiry _Mr Smith, Government Geologist, said that if gas were present in the mine at the time of the explosion it would have been discoverable to-day. He expressed the opinion that explosives had been carelessly handled in the mine. ’ One of the most appalling mining disasters in the history of Australia occurred at Mount Mulligan, Queensland, on September 19th last. The miners were entombed as the result of a terrific explosion, and the death-roll exceeded 70. v
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11046, 1 November 1921, Page 5
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