Today we're going to take a look at the one of the Maryborough district's most remarkable mines, The Grand Duke, and a shocking accident which occurred here back in 1883 which claimed the lives of four men.

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This video is an improved version of one of my older ones. The original was far too fast paced, along with a few other issues (thanks to me being fairly new to making videos). I’ve been meaning to fix it for some time, and now it is much better to watch.

If you’ve already seen the video, sorry for the double up. If not, I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it 📸⚒

Cheers - Michelle

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Chapters

00:00 - The Grand Duke Gold Mine
03:26 - Mining Accidents Intro
04:53 - The 1883 Mining Accident
10:39 - How Did This Happen?
12:19 - John Jones, The Engine Driver
13:21 - The Safety Cage
18:52 - Safety Regulations Not Complied With
19:42 - The Verdict
20:43 - Laid To Rest

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Footage of the stamp battery, winding engine, poppet head and miners change rooms filmed at the Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo - https://www.central-deborah.com/

Falling down the shaft was filmed at the North British Mine, Maldon

Poppet heads filmed at Victoria Hill, Bendigo, and Red White and Blue, Muckleford.

Cage suspended from cable filmed at Victoria Hill, Bendigo

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Allan Mine Cage Safety Brake, c1873, Federation University Historical Collection

Report of the Board of Enquiry on Safety Cages 1878-9, Federation University Historical Collection

Report of the Safety Mining Cages Board, 1890, Geoffrey Blainey Mining Collection

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Historical images

Group of miners, ca. 1880 - ca. 1890. State Library Victoria

The Duke and Timor Mine, Maryborough, - Scene of the recent accident (depicts an earlier accident at the same mine), 1874. State Library Victoria

The Colliery Disaster at Newcastle, 1889. State Library Victoria

A catastrophe in the mine. The rescue. 1874. State Library Victoria

Waiting For News Outside The Office on the Evening of the Accident, 1882. Creswick disaster. State Library Victoria

Creswick Mining Disaster, 1882. State Library Victoria

Sketches in the Garden Gully United mine, Sandhurst, 1882. State Library Victoria

The Creswick Mining Disaster - scene at the head of the shaft. 1882. State Library Victoria

Leaving the cage (mine workers) ca. 1900 - ca. 1925. State Library Victoria

Madame Berry No. 1 - Geological Survey of Victoria

Duke Company Mine, State Library Victoria

Duke Company Mine, Geological Survey of Victoria

Duke puddling machines, State Library Victoria

Duke Boilers, State Library Victoria

Underground Workings, Duke Company, 1888. Geological Survey of Victoria

GALLANT RESCUE OF SIX MINERS BY JOHN HODGE, SEN. CAPTAIN OF THE SHIFT. State Library Victoria