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Page 207
... stope . Two men , Cox and Gadd , fixed hoses to the compressed air pipes and for half an hour tried to repel the smoke . At noon Cox realized the peril and led fifty - seven men through the darkness to the steel house , a wooden ...
... stope . Two men , Cox and Gadd , fixed hoses to the compressed air pipes and for half an hour tried to repel the smoke . At noon Cox realized the peril and led fifty - seven men through the darkness to the steel house , a wooden ...
Page 213
... stope . Send food and candles at once . No time to lose . J. Ryan . Food , beef tea , tobacco , blankets , and candles were lowered down the shaft . Outside the mine there was great excitement when the note was read to the waiting crowd ...
... stope . Send food and candles at once . No time to lose . J. Ryan . Food , beef tea , tobacco , blankets , and candles were lowered down the shaft . Outside the mine there was great excitement when the note was read to the waiting crowd ...
Page 215
... stope . Escorted by a miner named Peasnell , Moore walked along the tramline and stumbled over three bodies : men who had lost their reason and left the safety of the stope in a hopeless attempt to shout up the shaft . As they ...
... stope . Escorted by a miner named Peasnell , Moore walked along the tramline and stumbled over three bodies : men who had lost their reason and left the safety of the stope in a hopeless attempt to shout up the shaft . As they ...
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