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TitleThe Mines Rescue BrigadeDate Created1999IntervieweeBevan KathageBrian LyneBill DrysdaleNorm RuleAlwyn GrulkeRon HollettJohn NinnessCharles 'Digger' MurphyPhotos provided byBruce WrightWayne PringleFilm footage provided byNew South Wales Mines Rescue Distributor / StudioCurtis Video ProductionAcknowledgementIpswich Art GalleryCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandDescriptionFounded in 1915, The Queensland Mines Rescue Brigade is the oldest in Australia and has become an integral part of operating coal mines in Queensland. Largely staffed by volunteers, the squad's role is to promote mine safety and prevent loss of life, injury or damage to equipment. Reference IDmines_rescueAsset TypeOral History - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length00:06:39Sound RecordingYesCopyright NoticeThis work was created after 1st January 1955. It is protected by the Copyright Act 1968. Copyright duration is for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
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For more information, or if you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright InformationBusinessesSIMTARSGovernment & Non-Government OrganisationsQueensland Mines Rescue ServiceIpswich Art GallerySubjectsVolunteersCoal minesCoal miners Breathing apparatuses Mines rescueSafety equipmentSafetyHazards Personal protective equipment (PPE)Mine ownersMine managersTraining Risk management Mining accidentsAccidents & disastersCurated CollectionsCoal MiningEmergency ServicesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichAdapting To Change: MiningTaxonomy20th Century | 1990s | 1999
The creator retains ownership of the copyright of this work. The creator has granted Picture Ipswich a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use and reproduce this work.
Under the Fair Dealing exception of the Copyright Act 1968, you can use this work for research or study, criticism or review, and parody or satire. Moral rights remain and the work MUST be correctly attributed to its creator (photographer, studio, author, etc.) with acknowledgement of Picture Ipswich as the source of the work.
You CANNOT use this work for any other purpose (including redistribution on social media platforms) without seeking permission first.
For more information, or if you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright InformationBusinessesSIMTARSGovernment & Non-Government OrganisationsQueensland Mines Rescue ServiceIpswich Art GallerySubjectsVolunteersCoal minesCoal miners Breathing apparatuses Mines rescueSafety equipmentSafetyHazards Personal protective equipment (PPE)Mine ownersMine managersTraining Risk management Mining accidentsAccidents & disastersCurated CollectionsCoal MiningEmergency ServicesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichAdapting To Change: MiningTaxonomy20th Century | 1990s | 1999
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Copyright
This work is protected under the Copyright Act 1968
This work was created after 1st January 1955. It is protected by the Copyright Act 1968. Copyright duration is for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
The creator retains ownership of the copyright of this work. The creator has granted Picture Ipswich a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use and reproduce this work.
Under the Fair Dealing exception of the Copyright Act 1968, you can use this work for research or study, criticism or review, and parody or satire. Moral rights remain and the work MUST be correctly attributed to its creator (photographer, studio, author, etc.) with acknowledgement of Picture Ipswich as the source of the work.
You CANNOT use this work for any other purpose (including redistribution on social media platforms) without seeking permission first.
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