Ballarat goldmine collapse: miner killed in underground rockfall in Victoria
by Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#6KAVX)
Two miners were pinned under a rockfall at the Mount Clear mine in Ballarat, Victoria, with one later rescued
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A man has died and another is fighting for his life in hospital after a mine collapse in Victoria's Goldfields region.
Thirty people were working about 3km from the entrance of the Ballarat Gold Mine at Mount Clear when the incident occurred about 4.50pm on Wednesday.
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