What the records say
- When
- 21 Feb 1879
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 46.27° S, 169.85° E
- Description
- mining accident in New Zealand
- Deaths
- 34
Kaitangata Mine disaster
Mining accident in New Zealand
The Kaitangata Mine disaster was one of New Zealand's early industrial disasters and the first of its kind in New Zealand. Thirty-four miners lost their lives at 8am on 21 February 1879 in an underground explosion at Kaitangata in South Otago.
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