Strongman: The Tragedy (2012)
Strongman - The Tragedy tells the events of January 19, 1967,when a methane gas explosion ripped through the Greens Section of the Strongman Mine, devouring all in its path. A dramatised documentary about the 1967 Strongman Mine tragedy on the West Coast in which 19 miners list their lives. At 10.04am on January 19, 1967, a methane gas explosion ripped through the Greens Section of the Strongman Mine, on the West Coast of the South Island. Nineteen men were killed, 15 bodies were recovered on the same day, two more two weeks later and two were never found. The tight-knit West Coast community was devastated and many still bear the scars today.
Primary Title
- Strongman: The Tragedy
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 25 April 2013
Release Year
- 2012
Start Time
- 09 : 15
Finish Time
- 10 : 25
Duration
- 70:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- TVWorks
Programme Description
- Strongman - The Tragedy tells the events of January 19, 1967,when a methane gas explosion ripped through the Greens Section of the Strongman Mine, devouring all in its path. A dramatised documentary about the 1967 Strongman Mine tragedy on the West Coast in which 19 miners list their lives. At 10.04am on January 19, 1967, a methane gas explosion ripped through the Greens Section of the Strongman Mine, on the West Coast of the South Island. Nineteen men were killed, 15 bodies were recovered on the same day, two more two weeks later and two were never found. The tight-knit West Coast community was devastated and many still bear the scars today.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Coal mines and mining--New Zealand--Grey District--Drama
- Made-for-TV movies--New Zeland
- Coal miners--New Zealand--Grey District--Drama
Genres
- Drama
- Historical drama
Contributors
- Gaylene Preston (Director)
- Paula McTaggart (Director)
- Gaylene Preston (Producer)
- Paula McTaggart (Producer)
- Ross Anderson (Actor)
- Ken Blackburn (Actor)
- Carl Bland (Actor)
- Peter Daube (Actor)
- Ross Duncan (Actor)
- Paul Gittins (Actor)
- Sophia Hawthorne (Actor)
- Bruce Hopkins (Actor)
- Jason Hoyte (Actor)
- New Zealand on Air (Funder)
Subjects
- Coal mines and mining--New Zealand--Grey District--Drama
- Made-for-TV movies--New Zeland
- Coal miners--New Zealand--Grey District--Drama