Moura No 2 Mine Disaster TragedyPrint Page 
The monument was erected in memory of those who were tragically killed in the Moura Moura No 2 Mine in August 1994. The memorial site is referred to as the Bore Hole Memorial and is the second memorial at the mine which is dedicated to the tragedy.
Twenty-one men were working underground at the Moura No 2 mine on August 7, 1994 when at 11.35pm, an explosion tore through the mine and only ten men escaped. The remaining men, working in a more southern area, failed to resurface.
Two days later, on August 9, a second, more violent, explosion shook the mine at 12.20pm. It was after this devastating blast that all rescue efforts were abandoned and the mine sealed, with all workers assumed dead. The entombed miners included a crew of eight undertaking first workings for pillar development, as well as a beltman, a sealing contractor and an assisting miner.
Location
| Address: | Gibihi Road, Dawson Mine, Moura, 4718 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -24.597141 Long: 150.032641 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 07-August-1994 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 07-August-1994 |
Dedication
In Memory of
THOSE TRAGICALLY KILLED
IN THE
MOURA No 2 MINE DISASTER
AUGUST 7 - 1994
John Robert Dullahide 44 Years
Darrell William Hogarth 46 Years
David Brian King 24 Years
Geoffrey Mazzer 45 Years
Mark Reginald Nelson 36 Years
Robert Allan Newton 39 Years
Robert Parker 39 Years
Christopher Robert Ritchie 27 Years
Michael Edward Ryan 31 Years
Michael Edward Shaw 27 Years
Terry Gordon Vivian 49 Years
Erected By CFMEU Qld. Members
& BHP Australia Coal.
