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Awards for Gallantry
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Edward Medal, Second Class | |||
| Date: | 30 Jan 1909 | ||
| Colliery: | Kimberley Diamond Mine | ||
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Whitehall, July 7, 1909.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to award the Edward Medal to the undermentioned miners employed at the Kimberley Diamond Mine:—
Medal of the First Class.
Arthur Torr Blakemore.
Benjamin Kelly.
James Brack Barnes.
Thomas Menzies.
Alfred Francis.
Joseph Graham Richardson.
Medal of the Second Class.
Martinus.
Coco.
Thomas.
Elias.
Aaron.
Isaac.
On the 30th January, 1909, a mud rush occurred in the Kimberley Mine, causing six natives to be completely cut off by 65 feet of mud.
An attempt was made to clear the mud away but a second rush took place, and it was decided that the only possible method of reaching the men was by working over the top of the mud and handing the mud back in small quantities. The men concerned, after most arduous labour — they could only work stretched on planks — succeeded in rescuing the miners who had been entombed forty hours. There was great risk of a further rush, which would have overwhelmed the workers.
Source: London Gazette (09 Jul 1909)
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