12 September

Forty-three miners killed in explosion at Huntly

1914 Forty-three miners killed in explosion at Huntly

At 7.20 a.m. an explosion at Ralph's mine on Raynor Rd rocked Huntly. It was caused by a miner's naked acetylene cap-lamp igniting firedamp (methane gas given off by coal) Read more...
'Flour-bomb test' ends Springbok tour

1981 'Flour-bomb test' ends Springbok tour

The third and deciding rugby test at Eden Park, Auckland, is best remembered for the flares and flour bombs dropped onto the playing field. Outside the ground, violence erupted on an unprecedented scale. Read more...