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19 January
1967 19 killed in Strongman mine explosion at Runanga
Nineteen men were killed when an explosion ripped through the Strongman coal mine at Runanga. An investigation concluded that safety regulations had not been followed and that a shot had been incorrectly fired. more...
External links
- Strongman mine disaster (Chch City Libraries)
- The miners' work (Te Ara)
- Mining accidents (Te Ara)
- Coal mining (1966 encyclopaedia)
1845 Hōne Heke cuts down the British flagstaff - again
Initially supportive of the Treaty of Waitangi, Hone Heke became increasingly disenchanted with the effects of European colonisation. This was his third attack on the flagstaff at Kororareka (Russell). more...
External links
- Heke's war in the North (Te Ao Hou)
- Hone Heke biography (DNZB)
- European Contact (Te Ara)
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