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30 October 2025
Two people dead after underground explosion at Cobar mine

Two people have died in an explosion at an underground mine at Cobar.

Emergency services were called to the mine on Endeavour Mine Road at Cobar, about 410km north west of Parkes, about 3.45am on Tuesday after being told two people had been critically injured in a workplace incident.

When officers arrived they were told a man believed to be aged in his 60s had died in the explosion, NSW Police said ...

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