140:
64:
in
Australia in terms of human lives lost. Four of the dead had been at the mouth of the pit at the time of the explosion. Seventy four bodies were recovered by the time the Royal Commission ended, the last body was recovered five months after the disaster after the mine had reopened. The disaster
89:
charge on top of a block of coal, apparently in order to split it. No methane was ever detected in the mine and candles and naked flames were used throughout its history (Royal
Commission: 1921). The investigation found that explosives were used, stored, distributed and carried underground in a
263:
appointed to inquire into and report upon the recent disaster at Mount
Mulligan Coal Mine, and also into the methods of mining carried on at such mine, and further, to make such recommendations as may tend to prevent the recurrence of accidents of a like
65:
affected people in cities and towns all over the country. The mine, which had operated for six years at the time of the accident, was widely considered safe and had no previous indications of
94:
safe in the mine was a violation of law. The coal seams at Mt
Mulligan are conspicuously dry, leading to the ignition of coal dust from the firing of the charge.
364:
310:
389:
288:
22:
247:
369:
359:
384:
379:
349:
354:
109:
The mine was reopened after four months and suffered surprisingly little damage from the explosion. In 1923, the
374:
153:
260:
301:
278:
110:
85:
into the accident confirmed that the disaster was caused by the accidental or negligent firing of an
38:
179:
243:
145:
125:
82:
90:
careless manner. It was also determined that the lack of appropriate means to render the
61:
209:
34:
113:
bought it from the operators. It was in operation until 1957, although it was heavily
343:
158:
118:
60:
Seventy-five workers were killed by the disaster, making it the third-worst coal
122:
70:
101:
in
Queensland that would ban the use of open flames in underground coal mines.
135:
128:
scheme. Soon after, the town was sold and most of the buildings were removed.
325:
312:
114:
91:
86:
50:
46:
42:
21:
66:
54:
20:
121:. The mine's final demise occurred with the completion of the
69:. The miners hence worked using open flame lights instead of
25:
The cable drums, blown 50 feet (15 m) from their foundations
53:, audible as much as 30 km away, rocked the close-knit
242:. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Heinemann Library. p. 14.
97:
The disaster was also the impetus for the passing of a
304:– John Oxley Library Blog, State Library of Queensland
261:Page XXXIII, 1921 Report of the Royal Commission
279:The Australian Journal of Emergency Management
240:Australia's worst disasters: mining disasters
8:
170:
204:
202:
200:
7:
365:Coal mining disasters in Australia
14:
33:occurred on 19 September 1921 in
214:Australasian Mine Safety Journal
138:
210:"Mount Mulligan mine disaster"
180:"Mount Mulligan Mine Disaster"
1:
390:Public inquiries in Australia
271:Caims Post, 13 February 1922.
178:Scheu, Anne (18 March 2011).
16:1921 Australian mine disaster
302:Mount Mulligan Mine Disaster
31:Mount Mulligan mine disaster
184:State Library Of Queensland
406:
159:Mount Kembla Mine disaster
281:Vol 18. No.3 August 2003.
154:Blantyre mining disaster
370:Disasters in Queensland
291:Mount Mulligan history
238:Barwick, John (1999).
26:
360:1921 mining disasters
111:Queensland Government
24:
385:Mining in Queensland
380:Far North Queensland
39:Far North Queensland
350:1920s in Queensland
322: /
27:
355:1921 in Australia
326:15.85°S 144.867°E
146:Queensland portal
126:hydro electricity
397:
337:
336:
334:
333:
332:
327:
323:
320:
319:
318:
315:
289:Walkabout.com.au
287:
277:
270:
259:
253:
236:
226:
225:
223:
221:
206:
195:
194:
192:
190:
175:
148:
143:
142:
141:
83:Royal Commission
405:
404:
400:
399:
398:
396:
395:
394:
375:Dust explosions
340:
339:
331:-15.85; 144.867
330:
328:
324:
321:
316:
313:
311:
309:
308:
298:
284:
274:
267:
256:
250:
237:
233:
230:
229:
219:
217:
208:
207:
198:
188:
186:
177:
176:
172:
167:
144:
139:
137:
134:
107:
99:Coal Mining Act
79:
62:mining accident
45:. A series of
17:
12:
11:
5:
403:
401:
393:
392:
387:
382:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
342:
341:
306:
305:
297:
296:External links
294:
293:
292:
282:
272:
265:
254:
248:
228:
227:
216:. 24 June 2019
196:
169:
168:
166:
163:
162:
161:
156:
150:
149:
133:
130:
106:
103:
78:
77:Public inquiry
75:
35:Mount Mulligan
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
402:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
347:
345:
338:
335:
303:
300:
299:
295:
290:
286:
283:
280:
276:
273:
269:
266:
262:
258:
255:
251:
249:1-86391-886-8
245:
241:
235:
232:
231:
215:
211:
205:
203:
201:
197:
185:
181:
174:
171:
164:
160:
157:
155:
152:
151:
147:
136:
131:
129:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
104:
102:
100:
95:
93:
88:
84:
76:
74:
72:
68:
63:
58:
56:
52:
49:in the local
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
23:
19:
307:
285:
275:
268:
257:
239:
234:
220:21 September
218:. Retrieved
213:
187:. Retrieved
183:
173:
119:World War II
108:
98:
96:
80:
71:safety lamps
59:
30:
28:
18:
329: /
317:144°52′01″E
189:1 September
123:Tully Falls
344:Categories
314:15°51′00″S
165:References
115:subsidised
47:explosions
105:Aftermath
92:coal dust
87:explosive
67:gas leaks
51:coal mine
43:Australia
132:See also
55:township
264:nature.
246:
117:after
244:ISBN
222:2023
191:2023
29:The
346::
212:.
199:^
182:.
81:A
73:.
57:.
41:,
37:,
252:.
224:.
193:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
