William Kine Stafford & David Kembla Stafford - Mount Kembla, NSW
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S 34° 25.948 E 150° 49.147
56H E 299609 N 6187733
Cousins William Kine Stafford aged 25 & David Kembla Stafford aged 17 were killed in the Mt. Kembla Mine disaster (Kembla Disaster) on 31st July 1902 & are buried together.
Waymark Code: WMTJ4Q
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/28/2016
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At 2pm on Thursday, 31 July, 1902, Mt Kembla Mine suffered the worst mining disaster in Australia’s history, when a gas explosion killed 96 men and boys. The resulting Royal Commission concluded that a roof fall in a goafed area pushed inflammable gases into contact with a wheeler’s naked lamp, triggering a series of coal dust explosions.
Their grave & those of another 30 who died in the disaster is here in the Soldiers & Miners Memorial Anglican Churchyard. The remaining are buried in the Windy Gully cemetery, Wollongong Cemetery & other locations.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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