The Mount Kembla Disaster.
Press Association—Telegraph;—Oopyright. Received September 10, 10.25 a.m. SYDNEY, September 10. Mr Ritchie, Miners' Union secretary at Kembla, is satisfied that the disaster was* caused by gas in the first instance, and added to by coal dust.
There were few safety lamps in the mine, and they were in a bad state. The oil used was bad in quality, and the wicks unsuitable? Received September 11, 1.23 a.m. SYDNEY. September 10. The evidence of miners shows that the presence of gas in the Mount Kembla mine was .common talk in the mine for years past.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11734, 11 September 1902, Page 5
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98The Mount Kembla Disaster. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11734, 11 September 1902, Page 5
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