Old Mine Being Worked Again
(New Zealand Press Association)
HAMILTON, March 10.
What is claimed to be the North Island’s highest quality coal field is being worked again after a lapse of more than 30 years.
Closed completely in 1930, a section of the Glen Massey mine, six miles west of Ngaruawhahia, was opened yesterday for the first time since 1924 when fire broke out. The opening of the section, 200 feet underground, revealed a macabre scene—the remains of 13 pit ponies which perished in the fire while tethered in the stalls. Gas In Section
Drilling through to the graveyard, which was blocked
off by tons of fire clay and coal, miners were driven back by deadly gas. Fresh air had to be pumped into the section before work could continue. The mine has been reopened by Messrs J. and T. Hughes. They are at present taking 35 tons of coal a day. They also have the mining rights to about 300 acres of virgin coal nearby.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31316, 11 March 1967, Page 3
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