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Canaries Underground

June 18, 2013 by Jenn 1 Comment

Did you know the last canary retired from service in 1980 in Queensland? While they had not been carried underground by miners for many years, they were still valued members of the Queensland Mines Rescue Service. They even played a role in tunnelling in World War 1!

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  1. perhotelan says

    April 10, 2023 at 4:37 am

    i like your post , It was really useful for me. I also sent this to my brother, of course I have a question, let me see it again, if it is not fixed, can i ask you?

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