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Three years ago the Hunter was shaken as it lost two of its own in the Paxton mine disaster.
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Emergency services were called to a mine on Middle Road at Paxton following reports of a wall collapse at the Austar mine in Paxton, about 10km outside Cessnock. This wall collapse claimed the lives of Jamie Mitchell and Phillip Grant.
The catastrophe shook the coal-mining community and was felt Hunter-wide.
Three years on, we remember those lost in mining disasters in the Hunter. Leave your messages below.
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