dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈæksɪdənts ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv sˈɪks mˈaɪnɚz æt ðə stˈænfɚd mˈɜːðɚ kˈɑːlɪɚɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv, wˌɪtʃ ɪz kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ mˈɑːnjuːmənt ɪnðə kˈɜːɹi kˈɜːɹi sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi.
During this period there were a number of accidents including the death of six miners at the Stanford Merthyr Colliery in 1905, which is commemorated by a monument in the Kurri Kurri cemetery.