The Mount Kembla Disaster.
Press Association—Telegraph—Copyright. Received September 12, 9.56 a.m. SYDNEY, September 12. The Inspector of Collieries has formed two theories—one that a fall of stone dislodged the gas, and the other that Morris and son 'had ignited a small quantity of fire damp in the leader where they were working. This raised coal dust and drove it over the naked light, causing a greater explosion.* The indications conflicting, he was unable to give one theory greater credence than the other. A very small percentage of gas would cause a dust explosion, a quantity so small indeed that an ordinary safety lamp detects its presence.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11736, 13 September 1902, Page 5
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106The iViount Kembla Disaster. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11736, 13 September 1902, Page 5
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