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ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, Bronze Medal with buckle bar suspender, reverse inscribed, 'John Danson/19-9-21', in case of 'Medallists/Stokes & Sons Pty Ltd/Melbourne', lid of case gold blocked, 'Presented By/The Royal Humane Society/of Australia/To/John Danson/19-9-21'. Uncirculated.
This Bronze Medal was awarded to John Danson in respect to his work during the Mount Mulligan Mine Disaster which occurred on 19 September 1921 and where every mine worker at the time was killed with a total of 74 bodies retrieved. The Royal Humane Society of Australasia requested details of instances of courageous acts by those attempting rescues with the intent to make Society awards to them. John Danson died on 26 September 1933 and is buried at the Mount Mulligan Cemetery in the Mareeba Shire of Queensland. The cemetery was established following the mine disaster.
This Bronze Medal was awarded to John Danson in respect to his work during the Mount Mulligan Mine Disaster which occurred on 19 September 1921 and where every mine worker at the time was killed with a total of 74 bodies retrieved. The Royal Humane Society of Australasia requested details of instances of courageous acts by those attempting rescues with the intent to make Society awards to them. John Danson died on 26 September 1933 and is buried at the Mount Mulligan Cemetery in the Mareeba Shire of Queensland. The cemetery was established following the mine disaster.