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The Memorial commemorates the loss of seventeen miners at Box Flat Colliery in 1972.
On the 31st July 1972 in Box Flat mine at 2.47 am, 17 miners were killed. Fourteen were underground and three were at the surface of the pithead. Twelve others were seriously injured, three hospitalised, two seriously hurt, and one man died 14 months later directly as a result of injuries.
The incident was the worst mining disaster in Ipswich's history. After the explosion the mine closed and the tunnel's entrances were sealed. The miners' bodies were never retrieved from the mine.
Location
| Address: | Swanbank Road, Swanbank, 4306 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.657222 Long: 152.808056 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Industrial |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 31-July-1972 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 31-July-1972 |
Dedication
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE BOX FLAT EXPLOSION
31ST JULY 1972
(Names)
This Carving Commemorates
Those Who Lost Their Lives
In The Box Flat Mine Explosion
31st July 1972.
BOX FLAT
MEMORIAL
