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Kōrero: Coal and coal mining

Mechanical mining

Mechanical mining

At the turn of the 20th century miners began to use compressed-air machines. In this photograph from around 1903, miners called ‘shooters’ are drilling holes in which explosives will be placed.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, R. P. Suggate Collection

Reference: 1/1-007751-G

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Alan Sherwood rāua ko Jock Phillips, Coal and coal mining – The miners’ work, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7447/mechanical-mining (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alan Sherwood rāua ko Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.