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Mount Mulligan Coal Mine Disaster

Coal-dust explosion at the Mount Mulligan coal mine on 19 September 1921 killed all 75 men on shift, Queensland’s worst mining disaster.

At about 9:25 a.m. on 19 September 1921, a coal-dust explosion at the Mount Mulligan coal mine in Far North Queensland killed all 75 men on shift. The disaster led to a Royal Commission and changes to Queensland coal-mining safety law. The victims are buried at Mount Mulligan Cemetery. The mine later closed in 1957 and the town was abandoned in 1958. This is a respectful historical memorial record. Source/context: State Library of Queensland, Mount Mulligan mine image (https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/69780), with public historical facts and Royal Commission context.

Alternative names

Mount Mulligan mining disaster
Mount Mulligan mine disaster

Event type

Mining disaster

Location

Mount Mulligan coal mine, Far North Queensland (-16.8560, 144.8710)

Start

1921-09-19

Date precision

exact

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Pins

Mount Mulligan Coal Mine Disaster, 19 September 1921
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The 19 September 1921 disaster occurred at the Mount Mulligan coal mine represented by this existing pin; the event uses the pin's location.

Source

Qld Place Names Register "Mount Mulligan"

Organisations

Mount Mulligan Royal Commission

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The 19 September 1921 disaster led to the Royal Commission appointed 23 September 1921. This edge uses the site’s closest available vocabulary (“Resulted in formation of”); the Commission’s signed report (25 November 1921) and recommendations are cited below.

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Report of the Royal Commission on Mount Mulligan Colliery Disaster

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Sources

The Royal Commission report documents the 19 September 1921 Mount Mulligan coal-dust explosion, its findings, signatures (25 November 1921), and recommendations; it was tabled 4 July 1922.

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Report of the Royal Commission on Mount Mulligan Colliery Disaster