John Purcell - General Cemetery, Wollongong, NSW
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S 34° 26.151 E 150° 53.408
56H E 306143 N 6187497
John Purcell was suffocated by the gas explosion in Kembla Colliery on 31 July 1902 aged 33 years.
Waymark Code: WMWECP
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 08/23/2017
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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.
Members of the Purcell Family killed in the disaster are buried in a line.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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