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 Incidents of multiple fatalities associated
with the coal mining industry in the Illawarra |
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YEAR |
LOCATION |
CAUSE |
FATALITIES |
| 1887 | Bulli Colliery | Underground Gas Explosion | |
| 1895 | Metropolitan Colliery | Carbon Dioxide Gas Outburst | 3 |
| 1902 | Mount Kembla | Underground Gas Explosion | |
| 1907 | South Clifton Colliery | Tunnel Roof Failure | 4 |
| 1925 | Metropolitan Colliery | Carbon Dioxide Gas Outburst | 2 |
| 1954 | Metropolitan Colliery | Carbon Dioxide Gas Outburst | 2 |
| 1965 | Bulli Colliery | Underground Fire | |
| 1979 | Appin Colliery | Underground Gas Explosion | |
| 1991 | South Bulli Colliery | Carbon Dioxide & Methane Gas Outburst |
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