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C1887
The Bulli Colliery Explosion.
Very rare engraved view of the explosion at the Old Bulli Colliery, Bulli at 2.30pm on 23 March 1887. It was one of the worst disasters in Australian mining history, 81 miners were killed. Inset titles;1. General View of the Colliery.2. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Bulli Colliery Explosion.
Date:
C1887
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
Repaired tear in right hand side sheet edge, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
227mm
x 420mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1887
Description:
Very rare engraved view of the explosion at the Old Bulli Colliery, Bulli at 2.30pm on 23 March 1887. It was one of the worst disasters in Australian mining history, 81 miners were killed.
Inset titles;
1. General View of the Colliery.
2. Mouth of the Tunnel: Bringing out the Dead.
3. Davy Map.
4. Searching for the Bodies.
5. The Work of Identification in the Blacksmith’s Shop
From the original edition of The Australasian (Supplement)
