Soldiers & Miners Memorial Cemetery - Mount Kembla, NSW
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S 34° 25.945 E 150° 49.160
56H E 299628 N 6187740
A small cemetery with graves dating from 1878 to the present.
Waymark Code: WMTJBK
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/29/2016
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On 31st July 1902 an explosion in the Mt Kembla coal mine killed 95 workers, with another dying later of his injuries. It remains Australia's worst ever industrial accident.
The cemetery contains the graves of 32 victims of the disaster, amongst others. There is a church at the front of the cemetery however it wasn't built until 1932.
There is a memorial at the entrance to the cemetery to Henry Osborne MacCabe and William McMurray who perished in the Mt. Kembla Colliery Disaster while nobly endeavouring to save life. Those killed in the disaster are listed in alphabetical order on the sides of the memorial.
There is no sign identifying the cemetery.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Mount Kembla
Approximate number of graves: 366
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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