BURNING MINE
ALLANDALE PERMANENTLY CLOSED. l'er Press Association. DUXEDIX, October 17. On Thursday morning an attempt was made to resume operations in the Allandale coal mine, which had recently to be closed down. The management, acting on the advice of the Inspector of Mines (Mr Green), and »f Mr Hayes, mining engineer of Wellington, reversed the ventilating fans, and on Thursday morning, after allowing time for the gases to dispense, the manager and three men entered the mine with hfses to check tb fire. On the water being played on the burning face, however, the men were driven back by steam and smoke, and it was decided to. permanently close the workings. The majority of the men are tinder notice of dismissal, the management only retaining about half a dozen to work a 7ft seam in another part of tlie. mine remote from the fire.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13728, 19 October 1908, Page 3
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145BURNING MINE Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13728, 19 October 1908, Page 3
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