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Kaitangata Mine accident
The Kaitangata Mine accident was one of New Zealand's early industrial disasters and the first of its kind in New Zealand.〔(Untitled ), Otago Daily Times, Issue 5308, 22 February 1879, Page 2〕 Thirty-four miners lost their lives at 8am on 21 February 1879 in an underground explosion at Kaitangata in South Otago.
==Kaitangata Mine==
Coal was discovered in the area around near Kaitangata in the late 1840s and William Aitchinson began extracting coal near Kaitangata in 1862.〔(To the Editor ), Otago Daily Times, Issue 235, 20 September 1862, Page 6〕 In 1871 he leased his mine to John Thompson of Balclutha.〔(Balclutha ), Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 367, 10 May 1871, Page 6〕 In September 1872 Thompson and Aitchenson reached agreement to raise capital to expand their mining operation by way of a new company, the Kaitangata Coal Mining Company.〔(Miscellaneous ), Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 437, 25 September 1872, Page 2〕 The underground mine produced sub-bituminous coal of a high quality. In 1875 the Company merged with the recently created Kaitangata Railway Company to become the Kaitangata Coal and Rail Company. Through late 1875 and early 1876 the mine was expanded with additional shafts being driven in anticipation of the new railway.〔(The Kaitangata Railway ), Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 89, 23 March 1876, Page 6〕 Once the railway had been completed the company announced further expansion intentions with a desire by 1877 to bring production up to 100 tons per week.〔(Opening of the Kaitangata Branch Railway and Coal Pits ), Otago Daily Times , Issue 4471, 17 June 1876, Page 3〕 There were 41 men employed at the mine in mid-1877.〔(The coal mines of Otago ), West Coast Times , Issue 2661, 10 October 1877, Page 3〕
On 8 September 1878 there was a small explosion in the mine. The Manager Mr Thorne was burnt by the explosion while he was inspecting a minor rock fall. Two other miners suffered from minor injuries.〔(Accidents and offences ), Otago Daily Times, Issue 5181, 25 September 1878, Page 2〕 At that time it was thought that the coal in New Zealand was not prone to emit gas and such precautions as were necessary were in place.〔
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