Cardigan Mine
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The Cardigan Mine was at Bunker's Hill, off Haddon Road, Cardigan. [1]
On 19 March 1902 Cardigan Mine flooded drowning six men. On that night nine men were on night shift working below in the washdirt drives when a burst of water from old workings or from rock took place. The burst was overwhelming and it was thought the four men working there were killed instantly. Three others who were working at a point further away from the shaft fought their way back to light and life through rising water and choking sand.[2]
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- BELIEVING THE ENGINEDRIVERS.
- With the object of allowing the two regular enginedrivers on the mine to get much needed rest, Mr J. Simms made arrangements with Mr Squires, manager of the West Berry Consols, to have their engineer (Mr W. Noble) sent out to the Cardigan, and that engineer, who was formerly employed at the Cardigan mine and thoroughly understands the pumps there, was despatched at once. Indeed, to Mr Noble’s credit be it said, that although he had just come off his shift he hastened away to Ballarat at once, and was at the mine within a few hours of leaving the West Berry Consols.[3]
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--Clare K.Gervasoni 15:33, 25 July 2016 (AEST)