SakshiShaft
The mayor put forth some facts about the shaft. He explained that one shaft was actually built in the same area but that was believed to be at least 40 meters far from the recently found hole. The misconception would have arisen because of lack of record keeping in early 1900. Not to forget it was dug sometime between 1903 and 1920.
A Problem
Pisasale further described, “Where I was concerned about this one was no one had any record of mining here, and I’m thinking, holy smokes, is there a problem here.” “But it was never a mine, it was just a shaft that they created. One thing about back then, they were very bad at keeping records.”
Not Worth It
Mayor stated, “This is a very old area of the city and local mine expert Ken Grubb has identified there was a shaft put in many years ago, in 1903, and they identified the coal was too deep and not worth it.”
All The Steps
He opened up, “It will get worse for the next couple of hours. It’s an exploratory shaft that goes down about 100 metres and there’s no need to panic about a neighbourhood falling in, and we will take all the steps to get Lyn and Ray back in their house,”
Support
It was a tough time for the couple. However, they were receiving support from all over the country. Paul Pisasale, Ipswich mayor did breakfast with them.”I had breakfast with them this morning and they are in good spirits and we just have to make sure the impact of this hole doesn’t impact their mental health.”
Protection
Mayor said, “Lynn’s biggest asset and worry was the Hills clothes Hoist and that is going to be protected. The suburb has nothing to worry about, everything is safe, the McKays have just drawn the short straw. I am just pleased it wasn’t under their house.”