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OLD WORKINGS SUBSIDE
JIT ABERDARE COLLIERY
CAUSED BY RUSH OF WATER
Cessnock, Friday.
A rush of water duo to the overflow- ]
inc of a dam caused the old workings
of the Aberdare colliery to subside. I
Deputies were swept off their feet by
the volume of water but were not
hurt. About 150 men are now engag-
ed in filling up an enormous hole in
the ground caused hy the subsidence,
and it i.s expected that about 800 men
will ho thrown out of work until the
damage is repaired .
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