The Sydney Morning Herald published today a startling interview with historian Gerry Morris, who grew up in a Greymouth mining family and who lost his grandfather in a mining accident near Greymouth in 1940. (For more about Mr Morris’ background read the article here.) Mr Morris was critical of the way the in which the…
An AAP report by Patrina Berry, published in the Sydney Morning Herald today said that the family of Australian miner, Willy Joynson, missing in the Pike River Mine disaster, is demanding answers about the explosion at the mine: “Mr Joynson’s cousin Russell Joynson says operators will face some tough questions about why dangerous levels of…
The tragic events of the last seven days, culminating in yesterday’s horrifying explosion at the Pike River mine and the loss of twenty nine very much loved men, will stand as a black day in New Zealand’s history for many years to come. We’d like to pass on our deepest condolences to the families of…
One News reported yesterday that the company that owns the Pike River coal mine itself raised concerns about mine safety in New Zealand, according to documents they obtained. A submission by the Pike River Coal company, as part of a review of New Zealand’s mine legislation, said there was a serious shortage of mining inspectors…
Lawrie Drew, father of trapped miner Zen Drew, told a group of journalists this morning that he was annoyed that families were not told the truth about the Pike River mine disaster right from the beginning. Referring to yesterday’s screening of the blast from the entrance to the tunnel into the coal mine, he felt…
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