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Serious Non-fatal Accidents Tui Waikato, a trucker omployed at the McDonald Colliery, received a fracture of the right leg when caught between two full skips. The second skip, which he thought he had secured on a flat, followed him down a grade. . „ , . ~ Arthur Walters, a surface worker employed at Whatawhata Colliery, received a fracture oi the left arm when it was caught in the rope of a capstan winch he was using. J. Brown, a rope-boy on the surface at Rotowaro Colliery, on 12tli August received a fracture of the right radius due to being struck by a sprag he was inserting into the wheel ol a moving skip. James White, a pumpman employed at Kamo Colliery, on 23rd July, received a cracked pelvis while pipe-fitting in the main laybye of the mine. White was leaning over a race ,of skips to put a.pipe into place when passing skips on the other line caught the electric-lamp battery on his belt and jammed him, l Davies, a clipper employed at Renown Colliery, received an injury, later described by the doctor as a " greenstick" fracture of the right tibia, through being caught between two full skips at the No. 5 West Diamond, No. 3 south headings. Davies was clipping, and a skip which lie thought was secure followed round the curva behind him. . , . , On 12th November Wynyard Panaho, a trucker employed at Waro Colliery, Hikurangi, sustained a transverse fracture of the right tibia due to slipping when turning a skip on a fl atsheet. On 29th November a miner, Francis Duggan, omployed at Tatu State Colliery cut oft his left thumb with an axe while trimming a tvedge. Dangerous Occurrences (Regulation 81, Coal-mines Regulations 1939) On 27th March at 9 a.m. firestink with traces of smoke and vapour was found coming off a pillarnlace in No 3 iifif, Alison No. 1 Mine. The place was sealed off. • > rv On 2nd April the examining deputy reported firestink and smoke in a pillar place m Wilkies Dip qpftion No 3 Rotowaro Mine. The place was sealed with brick stoppings. .. ... On 28th April a short-circuit occurred on a portion of the power-lines (V.I.R. cable m conduit) in E section Mac Donald Mine, igniting a short length of the cable. This length was afterwards renewed. On 6th June a small inrush of watier occurred in Brown's Jig section, No. 1 Rotowaro Mine, owing to a pillar fall to the surface adjacent to a small creek. The stream was diverted and the hole filled by bulldozer. tQok Nq g slope Waro Golliery The heating waB COII . tmllod hv the erection of stoppings, and has given no further trouble. . On 9th August a heating occurred in a coal filling at a jighead in the Bottom West section, Mangapehi State Colliery. Water was used to control the heating, and no further trouble has occurred, "'"t, 'Jr&t ** Mi». Puk.miro -s ss syrss as a» n„. , Minp Two stoi)nine's were erected and sealed oft' the place. On (sth November a fall in a barrier road in E section old workings, Grlen Alton Colliery, was -fmmrl to be heatins* This was at once controlled by stoppings. J . 13 • On 9th December on E rope road, Glen Afton Colliery, a roller frame was found to be smouldering. The frame was sent to the surface. Prosecutions On 25th November a miner was prosecuted for using abusive language to and striking a mine official while acting as member of a deputation at a conference in the mine office. On the first charge under ™ile acting as memoe 1 , fined £2 10g costs 10g _ The seco nd charge was suspended for Ke months' by agreement, the case to be heard on seven days' notice should any further trouble be by the man workel . was prosecuted under Regulation 64 (2) for introducing strangers into a mine without the manager's permission. He was convicted with costs, no fine being inflicted, as the case was brought as a warning. WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT (C. Hunter and R. T. H. Dale, Inspectors ot Coal-mines) Gkeymouth District Liverpool State Colliery, Mewimui.—The greater portion of the output was obtained from pillar-extraction in the Morgan and Kimbell sections. Development is being carried on in the Morgan dip and Kimbell dip srotoons. The Morgan east dips have been advanced about 10 chains, and the headings off the east level about 8 chains to theme. The east workings are dusty, and water has been laid on to allay the dust A stone drive was started about tne middle of the vear to connect from the main haulage road to the Morgan Dip workings This drive will cut oft the long haulage at present being used from this section. The completed drive will be about 17 chains long and one-half oi this has now been Kimbell Section : Pillaring in the Kimbell east level has been carrie.l on during the year, but owing to heating in November the section was sealed, practically all the available coal being extracted. , , Plant Electrification: The electrification of the screening plant and the haulage winch from the timber-yards has been completed. The middle brake main haulage is also electrically operated. A substation at the power-house, Wlth itro^^» a BwrOoßie^—Development: This is being continued in the north No. 2 heading, No. 2 south, and No 1 south dip. The No. 2 south heading has become extremely wet with bad roof conditions, and the seam has thinned to Bft The fault encountered on the west side of No. 2 north heading, was passed through and there are prosoects of a good section opening out beyond the fault. All the coal, with the exception of that from two pairs of miners was from development work. The number of miners was increased from forty-eight to sixty-six pairs, the additional men bek,Vfrom the James Mine, which closed down on the 27th July, 1943. In the main east heading, which has been Sanding on ZBobTult for some time, a start has been made to cross the fault. New Plant: An electnc-dnven OmV Blackball.—All the coal won was from developing places. A pair of headings was driven off No south level to meet No. 4 bore and extended a distance of 16 chains. The floor was extremely undulating, and the coal maintained an average thickness of about 10 ft. to 12 ft. Between the south heading and man. drive a section his been developed with a " Jeffrey " coal-cutting machine and this section will eventually be used as a sump. The main drivfwas extended for about 10 chains, then stopped in about 4 ft. of coal. The driving of the mam dip crossed "roll in the floor with a vertical height of about 12 ft. North of the main drive and 2 chains back from the face two levels have been developed for a distance of 5 chains. These levels were, stopped as the roof was struck, resulting m a larce inflow of water About 1 chain from the face a pair of headings is being driven towards No 1 north, from which lufhoped to develop a panel. During the year a « Sirocco » fan was installed, effecting a marked improvement m the V and Party.—The output for the year was obtained from splitting and extraction of pillars in Nos. 3 and 1 4 sections in the top-seam workings of the old Blackball Mine. A gangway between the portal of No. 1 tunnel and the

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