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#0183;#32;Recently during a family discussion the subject of the Mining Disaster at the Coalbrook North colliery in South Africa and my involvement in it came up and the paucity of on the spot knowledge caused them to suggest I record for posterity and general information my version of the terrible accident in 1960. I am
#0183;#32;At the pithead of the Coalbrook Colliery in South Africa, relatives waited for news of 440 men trapped down below, of whom six are white. A white rescue tea...
#0183;#32;8. Coalbrook colliery, Clydesdale, South Africa, January 1960 (435 deaths) On the 21st of January, 1960, tragedy struck the Coalbrook colliery in Clydesdale, South that day, around 900 underground pillars throughout the coal mine became loose and fell apart, thereby even loosening the very supports to the roof of the mine.
The Coalbrook mining disaster happened on 21 January 1960 at the Coalbrook coal mine of Clydesdale Colliery over a year before I was born. However, I remember my parents talking about it, but further than I never heard of any official commemoration or coverage and it was usually mentioned when yet another disaster occurred in the mining industry in South Africa.
mines account for 83% of the disasters and 80% of the resulting fatalities since 1960. In . pillar collapse at Coalbrook mine in South Africa. There have been other large scale pillar .
rock engineering safety research in South Africa was identified when the Coalbrook disaster occurred on 21 January 1960. In total, 437 workers lost their lives when pillars over an area of 324 hectares ( sq. miles) collapsed. Following the disaster, the South African government sponsored research into coal mine safety by
In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near burg, Orange Free State, caved 1,000 miners were in the mine at the time and 435 died after being trapped, while the rest escaped through an incline shaft.
This disaster will go down in history books as one of the largest natural disasters in History.'' I also have a problem with the falsified quote which said: ''one of the largest mine disasters in South Africa'', it should be ''the largest mine disaster''. I could nitpick a bit more, but will leave it at that.
Coalbrook. Coalbrook, or now called Holly Country, was a coal mining village. Situated just south of burg. It is well known because of the Coalbrook disaster, a mining accident during which 435 miners lost their lives. GPS coordinates: elevation: 1477m. I actually wanted to write about the little village of Holly Country.
The worst mining disaster in South Africa occurred in the Coalbrook coal mine of Clydesdale Colliery on 21 January 1960 at around 19:00 when the cave in occurred about 180 metres underground. About 1 000 miners were in the mine at the time and 435 died after
8. Coalbrook colliery, Clydesdale, South Africa, January 1960 (435 deaths) On the 21st of January, 1960, tragedy struck the Coalbrook colliery in Clydesdale, South that day, around 900 underground pillars throughout the coal mine became loose and fell apart, thereby even loosening the very supports to the roof of the mine.
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#0183;#32;South Africa. Various shots of crowds strolling along a suburban road after having visited the Coalbrook Colliery where four hundred miners died. GV. Angle s...
The Coalbrook mining disaster is the worst mining disaster in the history of South Africa. [1] The disaster occurred in the Coalbrook coal mine of Clydesdale Colliery on 21 January 1960 at around 19:00 when approximately 900 pillars caved in, almost 180 metres underground. [2] The mine is situated in the Northern Free State, 21 km south west of Vereeniging. [3]
In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near burg, caved in and trapped 435 mineworkers 180m underground. There were no survivors. No machine capable of drilling holes large enough through which to rescue people was available anywhere in the country.
Coalbrook mine disaster, One thing that has struck me with narratives on Coalbrook, and mining in South Africa in general, is the withering of institutional memory. If you are still in touch with all the officials you mention please probe them for more information.
The Coalbrook mine tragedy brought messages of support and sympathy from all comers of South Africa and from all over the world, and many of them took the form donations for the families of the dead miners. A number of funds were started. Money came from the goldrich Chamber of Mines and from poor African workers from
The Clydesdale Coalbrook North Colliery, located near what is today burg, was at the time lauded as a highly productive and significant coal mine for its longevity in operation. Indeed, this tragedy is recognised as the worst mining disaster in the history of South Africa and ranks among the top 10 worst mining disasters ever globally.
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