THE DUDLEY MINE CATASTROPHE.
The Enquiry. (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per United Pre3s Association.) (Bcceivea April 1, at 0.50 a.m.) Sydney, April 1. At the Dudley pit enquiry Reynolds, a miner, stated that the pit had been very hot and gaseous. There had teen frequent outbursts of flames for a fortnight before the disaster. There had beou a - serious outbreak on the parts brattioed up several times. He called the attention of the overmen to the increasing presence of gas. The evidence of the majority of the witnesses showed that miners and experts considered 'the colliery safe and well ventilate! There were occasional small outbursts of gas, but nothing serious.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9404, 2 April 1898, Page 6
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110THE DUDLEY MINE CATASTROPHE. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9404, 2 April 1898, Page 6
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