Royal Commission on the North Mount Lyell Mining Disaster

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    Parliament of Tasmania
    Date
    1912
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    Document Type
    Report
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    Open Access
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/21342
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    The Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Company was formed in 1892 to exploit rich silver and copper lodes ar Mt. Lyell on Tasmania's west coast. By World War One, the company has absorbed its competitors to become the dominant mining and smelting company on the field. In 1964, control of the company passed to the British controlled Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd.
    Keywords
    Mount Lyell Mining Disaster; Disasters - Tasmania - Queenstown; Mine accidents - Tasmania - Queenstown

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