What the records say
- When
- 19 Sep 1921
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 15.85° S, 144.87° E
- Description
- Australian mine incident
- Deaths
- 75
Mount Mulligan mine disaster
1921 Australian mine disaster
The Mount Mulligan mine disaster occurred on 19 September 1921 in Mount Mulligan, Far North Queensland, Australia. A series of explosions in the local coal mine, audible as much as 30 km away, rocked the close-knit township. Seventy-five workers were killed by the disaster, making it the third-worst coal mining accident in Australia in terms of human lives lost.
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