Missing worker found dead after roof collapse deep underground at Queensland coalmine
Emergency team were unable to save man trapped in the Curragh mine following the collapse on FridayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSearchers have found a missing Queensland coalmine worker dead a day after he became trapped in a roof collapse.The man was inside the...
<p>Emergency team were unable to save man trapped in the Curragh mine following the collapse on Friday</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Searchers have found a missing Queensland coalmine worker dead a day after he became trapped in a roof collapse.</p><p>The man was inside the Curragh mine in central Queensland when the collapse happened about 3pm on Friday. There were fears he was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/03/missing-worker-could-be-trapped-1km-underground-after-queensland-mine-collapses">as deep as 1km underground</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/04/missing-worker-found-dead-after-roof-collapse-deep-underground-at-queensland-coalmine-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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