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A Black Day
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YouTube LinkTitleA Black DayDate Created1999IntervieweeBruce WrightLance Waldon Allan BerlinNorm RuleBetty RogersBevan KathagePhotos provided byBrian LyneBruce WrightBetty RogersNorm RuleQueensland Mines RescueDistributor / StudioCurtis Video ProductionAcknowledgementIpswich Art GalleryCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandDescriptionOn 31 July 1972 an explosion at Box Flat mine on the West Moreton field caused the worst disaster in Queensland coalmining history. Of the 17 mineworkers who lost their lives in that tragedy, nine were Brigade members who had gone to the aid of fallen comrades.Reference IDblack_dayAsset TypeOral History - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length00:09:33Sound 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 InformationBusinessesBox Flat CollieryTrue Potential ServicesEventsBox Flat (1972)Government & Non-Government OrganisationsQueensland Mines Rescue ServiceIpswich Art GalleryPeople & FamiliesKenneth Frank Cobbin ( -1972)William Alexander Drewett ( -1972)William Rae Drysdale ( -1972)Andrew Charles Haywood ( -1972)Robert Lloyd Jones ( -1972)William Alfred Marshall ( -1972)John James McNamara ( -1972)Walter Michael Murphy ( -1972)Brian Henry Randolf ( -1972)Brian Rasmussen ( -1972)Daryl Trevor Reinhardt ( -1972)Harold Charles Reinhardt ( -1972)John Dudley Roach ( -1972)Lenard Arthur Rogers ( -1972)Maurice John Tait ( -1972)Mervyn Verrenkamp ( -1972)Walter Benjamin Williams ( -1972)Clarence Edwin Woski ( -1974)Robert (Bob) McQueenSubjectsMine accidents Explosions Accidents & disasters FireSmokePersonal protective equipment (PPE)Safety equipment Breathing apparatus Damaged buildings Volunteers Mines rescue Shock Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Coal dust Search & rescueAir qualityWidows Loss & bereavement Monuments & memorials MateshipCoal mining Coal minersCurated CollectionsCoal MiningOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichExpanding Horizons: MiningTaxonomy20th Century | 1970s | 197220th 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 InformationBusinessesBox Flat CollieryTrue Potential ServicesEventsBox Flat (1972)Government & Non-Government OrganisationsQueensland Mines Rescue ServiceIpswich Art GalleryPeople & FamiliesKenneth Frank Cobbin ( -1972)William Alexander Drewett ( -1972)William Rae Drysdale ( -1972)Andrew Charles Haywood ( -1972)Robert Lloyd Jones ( -1972)William Alfred Marshall ( -1972)John James McNamara ( -1972)Walter Michael Murphy ( -1972)Brian Henry Randolf ( -1972)Brian Rasmussen ( -1972)Daryl Trevor Reinhardt ( -1972)Harold Charles Reinhardt ( -1972)John Dudley Roach ( -1972)Lenard Arthur Rogers ( -1972)Maurice John Tait ( -1972)Mervyn Verrenkamp ( -1972)Walter Benjamin Williams ( -1972)Clarence Edwin Woski ( -1974)Robert (Bob) McQueenSubjectsMine accidents Explosions Accidents & disasters FireSmokePersonal protective equipment (PPE)Safety equipment Breathing apparatus Damaged buildings Volunteers Mines rescue Shock Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Coal dust Search & rescueAir qualityWidows Loss & bereavement Monuments & memorials MateshipCoal mining Coal minersCurated CollectionsCoal MiningOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichExpanding Horizons: MiningTaxonomy20th Century | 1970s | 197220th 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.
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