Miners lamp used in the Brunner Mine by William McTaggart.

About this image

DescriptionWilliam McTaggart was above ground the day of the Brunner Mine explosion. After that he moved his family to Runanga and worked in the Point Elizabeth Mine.
William McTaggart was the great grandfather of Sandra McTaggart and Maye DunnDate of Photo1896Map^[1]ContributorSandra McTaggart

Shown in this image

Location (city or town)Brunner

Category Information

Category TagCoal Mining

From Facebook

Date Created30th June 2019CommentsDorothy Wills Is hard to imagine nowadays what these fellows must have gone through to make a living

Craig Norman In the early '70s I was taken down the last pick and shovel, little tubs. old school mine at Huntly. They really did load"16 Tons". It was the hardest work I have ever witnessed and they earnt every cent they got.

Shona Ratana Going down under the earth in a cage, using explosives Wondering if the props would hold. Watching, listening for different sounds. And on occasions watching mates badly injured. Wondering if as a child your Dad would Be at home after the school bus dropped you off. These were a few of the worries my father spoke about and families worried about every working day Always a risky industry.

Lynnette Walford My dad used to work down the mine in Denniston,as kids we didn't even think of anything untoward happening..

Cedric Trounson I saw one in a second hand shop for $150.00 in Palmerston
reg King Was William related to Ronnie McTaggart?

Maye Dunn Yes Greg King he had a grandson Ronnie who was married to Nancy and they have a son Ronnie.

OCR Text Transcription Edit Edit +-Close

Editing is temporarily disabled

Cancel Edit

Start typing here to find a location	Latitude	Longitude	Zoom	Actions

loading google map....

Save Cancel

Menu

Miners lamp used in the Brunner Mine by William McTaggart.

Editing is temporarily disabled