Evolution Mining Northparkes Operations marked 25 years since the tragic Northparkes Mines air blast which took the lives of four individuals.
Colin Lloyd Jones, Stuart Osman, Ross Bodkin, and Michael House were remembered at the memorial service held on Sunday November 24 at Cooke Park.
On November 24, 1999, Northparkes was in a maintenance shutdown with 65 workers underground.
At 2:50pm 14.5 tones of rock collapsed into the void creating the air blast which occurred for over four minutes travelling through underground workings of the mine with wind speeds of over 1000km/h.
The force of the air blast bent roof bolts and metal mesh, destroyed motor vehicles and claimed the lives of four workers on One Level.
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Workers on other levels felt the affect of the blast but were not injured.
Now 25 years on Northparkes and the community came together to remember the lives of Colin Lloyd Jones, Stuart Osman, Ross Bodkin and Michael House.
