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A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
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Coalbrook mining disaster
1960 mineshaft collapse at Clydesdale Colliery, South Africa
The Coalbrook mining disaster is the worst mining accident in the history of South Africa. The disaster occurred in the Coalbrook coal mine of Clydesdale Colliery on 21 January 1960 at around 19:00 when approximately 900 pillars caved in, almost 180 metres (590 ft) underground.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Holly Country
Place in Free State, South Africa
Holly Country, known as the Coalbrook Mining Village until 1996, is a town in Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)