New Zealand Mine Accident Index (updated 26 Apr 2014) A0128 Sherard Collection. Russell L. & Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines Years covered: 1879-1958 Sources: Mines Statement by New Zealand Minister of Mines Department, vols 1887-1958. 1 Appendices to the Journals of the Hosue of Representatives, New Zealand. 2 Deaths from Mining at Denniston, 1881-1906. Coal and Coal Mining, Encyclopedia of New Zealand (website). 3 Kaitangata Mine Disaster, 22 Feb 1879. Greta's Place. Angelfire.com (website). 4 Kaitangata Mine Disaster, 21 Feb 1879, Balclutha, South Island, New Zealand. Sooty's Page, Rootsweb, Ancestry.com (website). 5 Brunner Coal Mine Disaster Memorial. NZ [New Zealand] History (website). 6 New Zealand Disasters and Tragedies - Brunner Mine, Brunnerton, Greymouth, Thursday 26 March 1896. Sooty's Page, Rootsweb, Ancestry.com (website). 7 New Zealand Archives, 2001-11 thread. Rootsweb, Ancestry.com (website). 8 Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand - Mine Disaster, Saturday 12 September 1914. Sooty's Page, Rootsweb, Ancestry.com (website). 9, 10 Waikato Coalfields Museum. Educational Resource: Teacher's Unit (.pdf on website). 11 Strongman Mine Disaster, Greymouth, West Coast, South Island, NZ, Thursday 19 January 1967. Sooty's Page, Rootsweb, Ancestry.com (website). 12 Mining Accidents on the Hauraki Goldfields. Thames NZ: Genealogy & History Resources (website). 13 Mining. Thames NZ: Genealogy & History Resources (website). 14 AJHR's [Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives]: More years online now. Thames NZ: Genealogy & History Resources (website). 15 Mines Statement - New Zealand, vols. 1897-1917. 16 National Library of New Zealand. AtoJsOnline (website). 17 Hampton, Denis. 1993. New Zealand Mining Accidents, 1879-1958. DATE NAME MINE / DREDGE AGE F/N PAGE REPORT YR SOURCE 1917JUL30 ABBOTT, THOMAS LINDSAY BLACKBALL 28 F C-2: 45 1918 1 1896JAN ABELEY, GEORGE BLACKBALL N C-3B:7 1897 1 1913NOV26 ADAMS, CHARLES ADAMS & WEIR'S CLAIM F C-2: 48 1914 1 1897AUG27 ADAMS, CHARLES KAPAI VERMONT N C-3A:53 1898 1 1913NOV26 ADAMS, LEWIS ADAMS & WEIR'S CLAIM F C-2: 19 1914 1 DATE NAME MINE / DREDGE AGE F/N PAGE REPORT YR SOURCE 1901FEB23 AHEARN, ALFRED WAIPUNA N C-3:58 1902 1 1919DEC4 AITKIN, PETER HIKURANGI N C-2: 60 1920 1 1922MAY5 AKAST, CLARENCE PARANUI N C-2: 14 1923 1 1888FEB10 ALLEN, J TYNESIDE N C-2: 172 1889 1 1896MAR26 ALLEN, JOHN BRUNNER 39 F 1 6 1912FEB19 ALLEN, JOHN BRUNNER N C-2: 80 1913 1 1928SEP28 ALLEN, ROBERT N C-2: 46 1929 1 1914SEP12 ALLEN, WILLIAM RALPH'S 18 F 1&3 8 1914SEP12 ALLEN, WILLIAM RALPH'S F C-2:63 1915 1 1885AUG26 ALLEY, JOHN NIGHTCAPS F 319 1887 1 1923MAY24 AMBROSE, ALBERT BURKE'S CREEK F C-2: 36 1924 1 1911JAN16 ANDERSON, A C WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION F C-2: 40 1912 1 1896MAR26 ANDERSON, DAVID BRUNNER 16 F 1 6 1906JAN11 ANDERSON, DAVID MORNING LIGHT F C-3:46 1907 1 1906NOV8 ANDERSON, Frederick Olive KAITANGATA F C-3A:17 1907 1 1906NOB8 Anderson, Frederick Olive KAITANGATA F C-3A:22 1907 1 1921JUN8 ANDERTON, A TAUPIRI EXTENDED 38 N C-2: 38 1922 1 1903MAR16 ANDREWS, A LOWER ENFIELD N C-3:96 1904 1 1920MAR19 ANDREWS, J A WAIHI 50 C-2: 48 1921 1 1888SEP18 ANDREWS, R IDABURN N C-2: 172 1889 1 1883AUG21 ANDREWS, WILLIAM SHAG POINT N C-5: 32 1884 1 1925JUL22 ANGEL, WILLIAM WAIHI F C-2: 12 1926 1 1925JUL24d ANGELL, WILLIAM HENRY WAIHI 63 F C-2: 21 1926 1 1923JUN6T ANGUS, FRANCIS PUKEMIRO N C-2: 33 1924 1 1884JAN5 ANSELL, A SHAG POINT N C-4: 10 & 12 1885 1 1915MA2 ANTWIS, PETER WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION F C-2: 18 1916 1 1886JUL22 ARBUCKLE, J COAL PIT HEATH N C-3: 20 1887 16 1887OCT26 ARBUCKLE, J BRUNNER N C-4:19 1888 1 1887OCT26 ARBUCKLE, JAMES BRUNNER N C-4: 18 1888 16 1908JUN4 ARBUCKLE, RICHARD MILLERTON N C-3A: 14 1909 1 1906JUL27 ARCHER, ALFRED COALBROOKDALE 30 F 2 2 1906JUL27 ARCHER, ALFRED DENNISTON F C-3A:13 1907 1 1924FEB8 ARCHER, FREDERICK RIMU 20 F C-2: 13 1925 1 DATE NAME MINE / DREDGE AGE F/N PAGE REPORT YR SOURCE 1924 ARCHER, FREDERICK RIMU 20 F C-2: 28 1925 1 1920SEP14 ARCHIBALD, JOHN DUNLOP 30 F C-2: 42 1921 1 1900SEP23 ARKELL, JOHN LOWBURN 65 F C-3:67 1901 1 1904JAN18 ARMSTRONG, WRIGHT BRUNNER F C-3A:13 1905 1 1919OCT6 ARROL, JAMES HARBOUR BOARD'S 29 F C-2: 23 1920 1 1904JUL20 ARTHUR, JAMES H UNION N C-3A:7 1905 1 1926DEC3 ASHTON, E DOBSON F 2 5 1926DEC3 ASHTON, ERIC DOBSON F C-2: 39,48&49 1927 1 1927SEP27 ASTBURY, HAROLD ROTOWARO C-2: 42 1928 1 1888AUG7 ASTON, J LANKEY'S GULLY N C-2: 172 1889 1 1920JUN15 ATKINS, JOSEPH ROTOWARO 45 C-2: 48 1921 1 1912MAY28 AUBREY, ROBERT DEEP LEVELS N C-2: 26 1913 1 1924DEC16 AUGER, GEORGE JAMES AUGER F C-2: 17 1925 1 1929OCT17 AULD, DAVID MILLERTON F C-2: 39 1930 1 1911JUL28 AULD, J WESTPORT STOCKTON N C-2: 113 1912 1 1911JUN15 AULD, T BLACKBALL F C-2: 113 1912 1 1923FEB10 AYDEN, PERCY MOUNT EDEN F C-2: 14 1924 1 1927FEB4 BADDELEY, JESSE SEVEN-MILE CREEK F C-2: 35 1928 1 1927FEB4 BADDELEY, JESSIE SEVEN-MILE CREEK F C-2: 45 1928 1 1888AUG8 BAILEY, C HOKONUI F C-2: 172 1889 1 1888AUG9 BAILEY, CHARLES HOKONUI F C-2: 158 1889 1 1912MAR7 BAIN, GEORGE F C-2: 84 1913 1 1895JUN17 BAIN, JAMES CARDIFF 21 F 1 2 1895JUN17 BAIN, JAMES MOKIHINUI F C-3B: 27 1896 1 1895JUN17 BAIN, JAMES CARDIFF N C-3B: 3 1896 1 1901SEP1 BAIN, JOHN MOKIHINUI F C-3:11 1902 1 1923MAY19 BAIRD, JAMES W G BIRCHWOOD 48 N C-2: 39 1924 1 1900APR26 BAIRD, WILLIAM ROLLING STONE N C-3:72 1901 1 1901MAY20 BAIRD, WILLIAM TABLE HILL N C-3:85 1902 1 1923JUL19 BAKER, A LIVERPOOL F C-2: 36 1924 1 1897 BAKER, SAMUEL WAIHI F 1907 13 1914SEP12 BAKER, THOMAS RALPH'S 37 F 1 8 1912AUG13 BAKER, THOMAS N C-2: 84 1913 1 DATE NAME MINE / DREDGE AGE F/N PAGE REPORT YR SOURCE 1914SEP12 BAKER, THOMAS RALPH'S F C-2:63 1915 1 1910SEP27 BAKER, THOMAS No.1 Point Elizabeth State F C-3A: 14 1911 1 1927APR14 BALDWIN, HENRY GLEN AFTON C-2: 42 1928 1 1883AUG3 BALE, HENRY SMITHFIELD N C-5: 32 1884 1 1883AUG3 BALL, HENRY SMITHFIELD N C-5: 16 1884 1 1907SEP6 BALLINGER, J IRONBRIDGE N C-3A:14 1908 1 1929OCT3 BALLOCH, D KAITANGATA N C-2: 56 1930 1 1985SEP13 BANG, A BOATMANS No.4 F 2 5 1906MAR3 BANKS, ALBERT JAMIESON'S REWARD F C-3:34 1907 1 1886JUN18 BANNERMAN, G BANBURY N C-3: 20 1887 16 1886 BANNERMAN, G WALLSEND N C-3: 9 1887 16 1891JUN30 BARLOW, JOHN KAITANGATA N C-3B: 17 1892 1 1891JUN30 BARLOW, WILLIAM KAITANGATA N C-3B: 16 1892 1 1897JUN25 BARNES, GEORGE AHAURA F C-3A:60 1898 1 1903APR21 BARROWMAN, MOSES GREENSTONE CREEK F C-3:64 1904 1 1898JAN10 BARRY, GEORGE GRAFTON UNITED N C-3A:53 1898 1 1922MAY24 BARTHOLOMEW, SYDNEY DENNISTON F C-2: 28 1923 1 1922MAY24 BARTHOLOMEW, SYDNEY DENNISTON 16 F C-2: 34 1923 1 1927JUN18 BATES, GEORGE WAIHI N C-2: 22 1928 1 1911APR17 BATES, JOSEPH ROUND HILL F C-2: 59 1912 1 1896MAR26 BAXTER, CHARLES BRUNNER 18 F 1 6 1896MAR26 BAXTER, GEORGE BRUNNER 47 F 1 6 1885MAY19 BAXTER, J BRUNNER F 333 1887 1 1896MAR26 BAXTER, JOSEPH BRUNNER 49 F 1 6 1887MAR23 BAYLES, JOHN BUCKINGHAM N C-4:17 1888 1 1918APR20 BAZEENA, J MILLERTON N C-2: 53 1919 1 1923MAR17 BAZLEY, WILLIAM SPRINGFIELD 26 N C-2: 39 1924 1 1918JUL2 BEADLE, GORDON KAITANGATA 18 N C-2: 57 1919 1 1884FEB15 BEAL, C BANBURY F C-4: 12 1885 1 1914SEP28 BEALE, WILLIAM ROLLA BLACKWATER F C-2:20 1915 1 1883AUG24 BEAMAN, T HARTS, BR N C-5: 32 1884 1 1896MAR26 BEAMAN, THOMAS Henry BRUNNER 33 F 1 6 1918APR4 BEARDSMORE, BENJUAMIN CASTLE HILL 40 N C-2: 57 1919 1 DATE NAME MINE / DREDGE AGE F/N PAGE REPORT YR SOURCE 1879FEB21 BEARDSMORE, CALEB KAITANGATA F 1 4 1879FEB21 BEARDSMORE, EDWARD KAITANGATA F 1 4 1879FEB21 BEARDSMORE, JAMES Jr KAITANGATA F 1 4 1879FEB21 BEARDSMORE, JAMES Sr KAITANGATA F 1 4 1879FEB21 BEARDSMORE, JOSEPH KAITANGATA F 1 4 1899APR18 BEATSON, ALEXANDER WEST WAIAU F C-3: 39 1900 1 1914SEP12 BECKHAM, ALFRED RALPH'S N 3 7 1914SEP12 BECKHAM, ALFRED RALPH'S N 4 8 1913AUG22 BECKMAN, W BLACKWATER N C-2: 48 1914 1 1929JUN19 BEE, FRANK BLACK DIAMOND N C-2: 56 1930 1 1924 BELL, F C HONONU SLUICING N C-2: 28 1925 1 1891AUG3 BELL, JOHN COALBROOKDALE N C-3B: 17 1892 1 1891AUG3 BELL, JOHN WESTPORT 11 N C-3B: 8 1892 1 1929MAR6 BELL, JOHN MITCHELL MILLERTON F C-2: 38 1930 1 1893NOV29 BELL, THOMAS TAUPIRI EXTENDED N C-3B: 19 1894 1 1893NOV29 BELL, THOMAS TAUPIRI EXTENDED N C-3B: 2 1894 1 1939SEP24 BELL, WILLIAM GLEN AFTON F 24 9 1897APR6 BEMROSE, WILLIAM ARGYLE PIT 43 N C-3B:12 1898 1 1897SEP14 BENNETT, RICHARD TAIPO N C-3A:61 1898 1 1906FEB5 BENNIE, ALEXANDER KAITANGATA F C-3A:17 1907 1 1906FEB5 BENNIE, ALEXANDER KAITANGATA F C-3A:22 1907 1 1922DEC6 BENNIE, CHARLES WAIHI 22 N C-2: 19 1923 1 1912JAN16 BENNIE, JOHN KAITANGATA 54 N C-2: 92 1913 1 1890OCT17d BERRELL, D NIGHTCAPS N C-4:219 1891 1 1927DEC9 BERRY, JAMES MILLERTON F C-2: 45 1928 1 1928FEB1d BERRY, JAMES MILLERTON F C-2: 50 1929 1 1914SEP12 BERRY, THOMAS RALPH'S 29 F 1&3 8 1914SEP12 BERRY, THOMAS RALPH'S F C-2:63 1915 1 1910FEB2 BERRYMAN, JAMES WAIHI EXTENDED N C-3 25 1911 1 1910OCT14 BERRYMAN, MATTHEW WAIHI F C-3 25 1911 1 1922JUL28 BESTWICK, C TAUPIRI EXTENDED N C-2: 32 1923 1 1926SEP20 BEVERIDGE, JOHN ROTOWARO N C-2: 45 1927 1 1892OCT3 BINNIE, DANIEL OTAGO N C-3:Appe'x IV 1893 1 DATE NAME MINE / DREDGE AGE F/N PAGE REPORT YR SOURCE 1892OCT3 BINNIE, DANIEL KAITANGATA N C-3:xv 1893 1 1888AUG14 BINNIE, JAMES WALLSEND N C-2: 172 1889 1 1926NOV20d BIRCH, JOHN LIVERPOOL F C-2: 39 1927 1 1926NOV27 BIRCH, JOHN LOVERPOOL F C-2: 49 1927 1 1909OCT12 BIRCH, JOHN POINT ELIZABETH State N C-3A: 13 1910 1 1890OCT15d BIRRELL, DANIEL NIGHTCAPS No.4 14 F C-4:207 1891 1 1896MAR26 BISHOP, JAMES BRUNNER N C-3B:7 1897 1 1902JUN20 BISHOP, WILLIAM F CHAMPION F C-3: 140 1902 1 1902JUN20 BISHOP, WILLIAM F CHAMPION F C-3:140 1903 1 1869FEB3 BISMARCK, MOKIHINUI F 1 2 1927SEP14