Mine explosion investigative reports, 1929; 1932; 1933; 1936; 1947.

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Mine explosion investigative reports, 1929; 1932; 1933; 1936; 1947.

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Records of investigations by state mine inspectors of mine explosions include copies of draft and final reports, blueprint maps of mines with explosion site and location of bodies marked, copies of transcripts of witnesses' depositions, copies of inquest hearings and reports on repoening of explosion areas. Records document explosions at Old Ben Coal Mine Number 8 (1929, 1947), Moweaqua Coal Mine Number 1 (1932), and Dowell Mine (1936). Frequently included are memoranda, newspaper clippings, bulletins, telegrams, press releases andcorrespondence concerning explosions, rescue work, investigations and reconstruction.

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Illinois. Department of Mines and Minerals

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The Department of Mines and Minerals was created by Civil Administrative Code of 1917 and included several existing agencies. Among these were State Mining Board, charged with evaluation and certification of mine inspectors, managers, examiners and hoisting engineers; Miners' Examination Commission, charged with examination and certification of miners; and Mine Fire Fighting and Rescue Station Commission, responsible for establishing regional rescue stations for mine disasters. ...