A foreigner, Von Haeke, seduces a mine-owner's daughter in order to gain access to her house and her father's money.
In revenge, Von Haeke induces the miners to go on strike, abducts the gig and imprisons her in a mineshaft which is flooded.
The hero, Jack, arrives in time to save the girl and beats Von Haeke in a fight.
Part of the movie was shot in a coal mine in southern New South Wales in January 1912.
[3] In January 1912 it was reported that Casper Middleton and Roland Conway were involved in an accident at the coal mine but were uninjured.