Disastrous landslip at the Bealey end of the Otira Tunnel.1910.

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DescriptionA landslip occured at the Bealey end of the Otira tunnel on May 2nd. A portion of the roof collapsed,entombing the men employed at the face.Eight of the men were rescued shortly after,but two of the men remained buried under the debris,and were noty rescued till May 5th.They were unhurt.One man named Bremer who was injued in the fall, died shortly afterwards.PhotographerAuckland Weekly News; HughesDate of Photo1910-05-19Map^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)Bealey Otira PersonBremerEventDisastrous landslip at the Bealey end of the Otira Tunnel.1910.

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Date Created26th January 2025CommentsTrish Rennie
My husbands grandfather worked on the tunnel…

Dennisand Francie Wick
Grandfather worked on that.

Mary Moffitt
Wonderful men. They worked in absolutely awful conditions. Love the three faces looking out over their mates’ shoulders.
What is that at the top of the photo? Some sort of lamp?

Robin Gibbens
My Uncle Bob Gibbens was on the job from start to finish. Incredible engineering feat . Told some interesting stories, some you can’t print

Heather Newby
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Robin Gibbens wow...imagine the stories!!

Robin Gibbens
Heather Newby they were good and funny, just can’t print them

Phil Wright
Hard times make for hard men and women.Workplace safety is written in blood.Looks like the boss in the foreground with the waist coat and better hat on..The always arrive for a photo shoot!

Ken Duncan
they were 3/4 of an inch out when two ends meet at an incline. Kaimai tunnel in the 70s they were 3/4 of a foot out using tunnelling machines.

Phil Wright
Hard times make for hard men and women.Workplace safety is written in blood.Looks like the boss in the foreground with the waist coat and better hat on..The always arrive for a photo shoot!

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Disastrous landslip at the Bealey end of the Otira Tunnel.1910.

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