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  2. NORTH DAYLIGHT SHAFT.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--From over the hilltop the mournful procession of dead winds down to the pit mouth. If you ask a miner from whence came these ...

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  3. FROM THE GOVERNOR AND LADY RAWSON.

    To the Mayor of Wollongong:--"I am desired by his Excellency the Governor and Lady Rawson to convey to you their most sincere sympathy with the friends and relatives of those who have ...

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  4. INADEQUATE ORGANISATION.

    The organisation for the purpose of coping with the state of affairs created by the accident was, generally speaking, somewhat defective. As far as could be judged, no adequately ...

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  5. SIXTY-NINE BODIES RECOVERED.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--At the close of operations to-night there were 69 bodies brought to the surface. Five bodies were brought out from the Daylight shaft, and as the men carrying the ...

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  6. TELEGRAMS TO THE PREMIER.

    The following telegrams have been received by the Premier:--From the President, the Senate, Melbourne:--"On behalf of Senate, I express deep sympathy ...

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  7. A PLUCKY PARSON.

    The young Methodist clergyman, Rev. R. J. Thomas, located at Dapto, had an experience yesterday afternoon in the mine which should live in his memory. ...

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  8. WITH A RELIEF PARTY.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--One of the members of the many relief parties, Mr. J. M'Killop, of Helensburgh, told a story of his experiences in the drives trying to rescue the entombed men ...

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  9. FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

    To the Mayor of Wollongong:--"I shall be glad if you will kindly convoy the heartfelt sympathy of myself and colleagues to the friends and relatives of those who have suffered through the ...

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  10. THE FATAL GAS.

    In the present sad circumstances the most comforting thought is that most of the lost miners have probably met a painless death. As a rule, comparatively few persons are killed ...

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  11. MANY MESSAGES'

    Sympathy with the bereaved is general. The flags on all the buildings and shipping were lowered to half mast, and messages expressive of the profoundest grief were poured in from ...

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  12. THE GOVERNMENT OF QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Friday.--Sir Arthur Rutledse (Attorney-General) [?]n the absence from Brisbane today of the Premier (Mr. Philp), forwarded to the Premier of New South Wales a telegram ...

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  13. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--As soon as the House of Representatives met this morning Mr. Deakin said: I take the first opportunity in view of the information which has reached ...

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  14. THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT'S SYMPATHY.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. Irvine, the State Premier, wired as follows to Sir Jo[?]n See:--"On behalf of myself and colieagues, I have to ask you kindly to express to those who are suffere[?]s ...

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  15. FROM THE GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The State Governor, Sir George Clarke, wired to Sir Harry Rawson as follows:--"Government and people of Victoria tender warmest sympathy to the State of New ...

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  16. ESCAPE OF THE MINE INSPECTOR.

    Periodically, the mines in the State are inspected, and for this purpose special officers have been appointed. Among others is Chief Inspector Thomas L. Bates, who has had an experience of ...

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  17. INCIDENTS AT THE MINE.

    Among those injured, Mr. Bates is progressing satisfactorily. Gillespie is suffering from severe burns. The boy Richards is also scalded, and is in a ...

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  18. THE SAFETY LAMP.

    The "safety lamp" which the miner is supposed to use in places where gas is present is simply one in which the flame is surrounded by a gauze. When the lamp is carried into an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. THE ARBITRATION COURT ADJOURNS.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The Arbitration Court, which has been sitting in judgment on the matters in dispute between the Southern Collieries Employees' Association and the ...

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  20. TO ALLEVIATE DISTRESS.

    Sir John See yesterday sent the following telegram to the Mayor of Wollongong: "Funds have been placed in the hands of Mr. Archibald Campbell, member for Illawarra, and Mr. Nicholson, ...

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  21. ONLY JUST LEFT SCHOOL.

    It is a painful circumstance in connection with the disaster that among the victims are mere boys who have not long left school, and were employed in the mine. ...

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  22. MAJOR HENRY OSBORNE MACCABE.

    One of the most lamentable fatalities connected with the disaster is the death of Major Henry Osborne MacCabe, who[?] as a member of the first rescue party to enter the mine, forfeited his life ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  23. DEATH OF AN INJURED MAN.

    The injured man George Hartley, who was taken to the hospital on Thursday night, and whose case was considered hopeless from the first, died at the institution this afternoon. ...

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  24. FEDERAL MEMBERS SUBSCRIBE.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--During the luncheon adjournment of the House of Representatives today members held a meeting with Mr. Deakin in the chair, to initiate a movement for ...

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  25. MESSAGES FROM THE DOCTORS.

    Drs. Nash and Paton, at 10.15 a.m. yesterday sent the following telegram to the Premier:--"Number of men dead and brought to surface is 2[?]. Major M'Cabe included. Surgical cases have ...

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  26. A PUBLIC FUNERAL.

    The coroner was busy today giving burial certificates on identification. Arrangements have been made for a public funeral tomorrow (Saturday). A large number of the victims were ...

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  27. THE WORK ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

    Other members of the search parties had somewhat similar stories to tell. They all did splendid work in the most unselfish manner. One man, Alfred Weeks, who is employed at ...

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  28. NEWCASTLE APPALLED.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Being essentially a coal-mining community. Newcastle has naturally felt the shock of the colliery disaster at Kemb[?] very acutely. Used though people here are to ...

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  29. MR. MACCABE'S FUNERAL.

    The body of Mr. H. O. MacCabe was conveyed to the Artillery Barracks, Wollongong, and will be interred with military honors on Sunday. ...

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  30. OUT OF RESPECT TO DECEASED.

    All business premises in Wollongong were closed today out of respect to the deceased. All the collieries in the Illawarra district were also closed down, so that employees might visit the ...

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  31. AN EXPERT OPINION.

    Regarding the use of safety lamps, the Chief Inspector of Mines (Mr. A. A. Atkinson), in his annual report, tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night, writes:-- ...

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  32. STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER.

    The State Premier received during the day a number of telegrams of sympathy, which are given elsewhere. As to the funeral, Sir John See said that 65 coffins had been sent down. He ...

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  33. PRACTICAL SYMPATHY.

    The deepest sympathy is felt for the relatives of the men who have lost their lives, and it is being expressed in many ways. One case is worth mentioning. A woman whose husband ...

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  34. WHAT MOUNT KEMBLA IS LIKE.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--No tongue can tell the heart-breaking sorrow that follows in the train of such a disaster as that which befell the picturesque district of Kembla on ...

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  35. ACCIDENT RELIEF FUNDS.

    Some time ago a proposal was initiated to transfer the control of the Bulli Relief Fund to the Miners' Accident Relief Board. This body administers relief to those affected by ...

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  36. HORSES RESCUED ALIVE.

    Among the rescued today were two horses which had been in the mine since the accident. One of the poor brutes was severely scorched, particularly about the eyes, but the other, a ...

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  37. RETURN OF THE MINISTER FOR MINES.

    The Minister for Mines. Mr. Kidd, proceeded to Mount Kembla by a special train on Thursday evening, and returned to Sydney yesterday morning. He explained yesterday afternoon that he ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  38. THE MINERS' USE OF WHITE MICE.

    One of the first things to be done after the explosion was to send for a supply of white mice. At all up-to-date coal mines in England and on the Continent--and in Australia, too, for that ...

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  39. FROM THE ACTING-GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Acting-Govorner-General has sent the following telegram to the Mayor of Wollongong:--"Lady Tennyson and I are deeply grieved to read the sad news of the ...

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  40. VISITORS TO THE SCENE.

    Mr. Justice Cohen, president of the Arbitration Court, and Messrs. S. Smith and Cruickshank, members of the Court, visited the scene today. The members for the district and ...

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