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The presence of coal was confirmed in 1891 with bores at
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On 17 March 1900, six miners were being lowered down the
Birthday shaft. At 434 metres (1,424 ft) the bucket they were travelling in caught on a projection, tipped over and five of the six men fell to their death in the shaft. As a result of this accident, the
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Birthday Shaft on 20 April 1945, a rudimentary test was being undertaken which ignited escaping gas and caused an explosion below the seal. The company manager and two men were killed in the accident and another two men
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The colliery was located on the northern side of the
Balmain Peninsula, on the corner of Birchgrove Road and Water Street, next to Birchgrove Public School.
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