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experience, concludes that the Royal Commission process was manipulated to give a result that best suited the company, for whom an adverse finding could have been financially ruinous. It was especially at fault for naming the suspected arsonist, against whom there was no evidence apart from his prominence as a Union leader. He concedes that following the accident the Company followed best practice in mine management and labour relations.
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Sometime between 11:15 and 11:30 am on 12 October the pump house on the 700-foot (210 m) level of the mine was reported on fire. As the mine lacked an emergency warning system, those aware of the fire were forced to run along its levels and drives warning others. Of the 170 miners working in the
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A number of themes arise from reading Blainey, and others on the subject: the rise of trade unionism on the west coast at the time, and the lack of preparedness for such disasters by the mining companies. Also one recurring theme in some of the stories was the rumour or suggestion of the presence of
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elaborates an argument that the most likely cause of the fire was an electrical fault as a result of faulty installation of the pump motor at the 700 ft level. Schulze, who had access to more documents than Blainey and the twin advantages of an electrical engineering background and mining
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As a result of the fire, initially 42 people died; the bodies were buried in unmarked graves in the Queenstown General cemetery. Initially, the first two bodies to be recovered were buried in the Linda Cemetery, however when the final victim (John Bourke) was recovered, the pair were buried at
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Following this discovery, rescue efforts intensified, and firemen were able to descend to the 1,000-foot (300 m) level and rescue all the men trapped below. Rescue efforts lasted for four days with the last of the survivors brought to the surface more than 100 hours after the fire began.
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Died 20 February 1913. Native of Hobart, Tasmania. He had 7 children, his wife pregnant with their eighth when he died. Albert was posthumously awarded the Clarke Gold Medal for bravery from the Royal Humane Society. His brother Gilbert was rescued from the1000ft level.
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Once the rescue equipment arrived, rescuers were able to enter the mine. On the 700-foot (210 m) level, a rescue party came across a group of deceased miners. One of these miners, a man named Joe McCarthy, had left a note pinned to a timber:
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attached to the end down the main shaft of the mine. Late in the afternoon, rescuers heard a rap of the line. When the rope was pulled up, a handkerchief wrapped around a tobacco tin was found attached to it. Inside the tin was a penciled note:
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Mr. Gays rose to the height of absolute heroism. The cage was ready to come up, when he saw a married man on the plat. He calmly stepped out of the cage into the blinding smoke and sent it up the shaft. That was the last cage that
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performed by The West Coast Singers, an ensemble of vocalists organized and directed by Kerrie Maguire. The West Coast Singers toured Tasmania with this concert in the following months, including performances at the
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Folk Festivals in January 2013. The tour wrapped up with a performance at the Paragon Theatre, Queenstown in June 2013, on the 100th anniversary of the last funeral of the disaster's victims.
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One of the miners, Albert Gadd, who escaped death and then re-entered the mine to assist in the rescue efforts, was hospitalised in Launceston and died on 20 February 1913 from
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The royal commission that was held at the time of the retrieval of bodies after the fire, and despite various theories as to the cause of the fire, an open verdict remained.
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Identified by his brother John. Native of Westbury, Tasmania. Resided in Linda Valley, Tasmania. Had three children, two daughters and a son, residing in Hobart.
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The Queenstown Heritage and Arts Festival of 2012 celebrated the centenary of this event. Part of the celebrations included a collection of songs entitled
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Identified by his father-in-law, Charles Morley. He had a wife named Louisa and a six-week-old daughter named Violet. Native of Melbourne, Victoria.
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Brother rescued from the 1,000 ft level. Native of Campbell Town, Tasmania. Wife and two children living at North Lyell township.
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Father residing at Manly, N.S.W.. Formerly from Beaconsfield. Identified by the initials "J.S." tattooed on his left forearm.
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Left a note for the landlady at the Boarding House, letting her know where to send warning if anything should befall him.
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Wife and child residing at Linda Valley, Tasmania. To them a letter pinned to the wall by a "spider", was addressed.
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Native of Hamilton, Tasmania. His sister lived in the area, whilst other relative residing in Hobart, Tasmania.
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First written in the early 1950s, Blainey had access to some people who were alive at the time of the disaster
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Ages and places of origin - Queenstown Cemetery's records, these details completed by families of the deceased
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Recently arrived from England with father Daniel Tregonning, and younger sister, Eva Frances Tregonning.
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Recently arrived from England with father Daniel Tregonning, and younger sister, Eva Frances Tregonning.
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mine, 73 managed to escape that first day. However many, including those who had been working in remote
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Parents living at Malmsbury, Victoria. Rumours stated that he was the brother of Francis John Rolfe
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Royal Commission on the North Mount Lyell mining disaster : report of the Royal Commissioner
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Wife and eight children living at Gormanston, Tasmania. Body identified by oldest son William.
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Schulze, Peter (September 2011), "The North Mount Lyell disaster - a miscarriage of justice",
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Later references now conflate the North Mount Lyell and Mount Lyell locality names to the
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His married sister lived in Queenstown, Tasmania, and his mother lived in Victoria.
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Resided at Linda Valley, Tasmania. Had relatives living in Truro, Cornwall, England
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Resided at Linda Valley, Tasmania. Two daughters; one aged 17, the other aged 23
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Wife and two children residing at Queenstown, Tasmania. Better known as "Snowy".
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On 14 October, rescuers lowered 1,100 feet (340 m) of rope with a signal
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in Melbourne. Silver medals were awarded to 30 rescuers, among them engineer
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Formerly known as W.J. Smith, but better known by the nickname of "Speewa".
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40 men in 40 stope. Send food and candles at once. No time to lose. J. Ryan
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I am pleased to have made a little provision for you and poor little Lorna.
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to Queenstown. Such was their rush to get the rescue gear to the mine, the
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Never saw his youngest child as it was born after he left for North Lyell
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Dear Agnes. - I will say good-bye. Sure I will not see you again any more.
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His mother was residing with Mrs O'Connor, Princess St, Port Melbourne.
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No children, but wife, Annie Eleanor living in Linda Valley, Tasmania.
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Mother lived at Daylesford, Victoria. His body was the last recovered.
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Lived with his sister and brother, Thomas, at Queenstown, Tasmania.
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This list of victim details is compiled from the following sources:
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Sister living in Queenstown, Tasmania. Neither parent living.
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Shift boss. Two children residing at Linda Valley, Tasmania.
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died 1 September 1919, aged 49 leaving a wife and 7 children
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Gave up his place in the last rescue cage to a married man.
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My mate, Len Burke, is done, and poor old V. and Driver too.
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Archives Office of Tasmania. SC195/82 Inquest number 13222.
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Wife and three children residing in Queenstown, Tasmania
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Wife and four children living at Linda Valley, Tasmania
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Although Blainey covers the details of the disaster in
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Had a wife named Wilhemina and a daughter named May.
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Index

Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
West Coast
Tasmania
North Mount Lyell
stopes
breathing equipment
Victorian
Queenstown
Bass Strait
Emu Bay Railway
Strahan–Zeehan Railway
Zeehan
Regatta Point
the Abt line
SS Loongana
gong

carbon monoxide poisoning
Royal Humane Society
Russell Mervyn Murray
The Peaks of Lyell
Queenstown Heritage and Arts Festival
Archives Office of Tasmania
Archives Office of Tasmania
England
Austria
Gormanston, Tasmania
Bendigo, Victoria
Sweden
Westbury, Tasmania

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