Durban Navigation Colliery disaster
A methane explosion occurred at the Durban Navigation Colliery on 8 October 1926, killing 124 miners.[1][2] It is the worst mine explosion in South Africa's history.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Commercial Coal-mining in Natal: A Centennial Appraisal" (PDF). Natalia. 18. 1988. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Colliery Explosion. Caused by Spark. Many Bodies Recovered". The Register, Adelaide. 12 October 1926. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ Landman, Gysbert Van Rooyen (1992). Ignition and Initiation of Coal Mine Explosions (PDF) (Thesis). Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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