Tah Ting

Role: Miner

Date of death: 15 Jul 1903

Cause of death: 1903 disaster

Tah (or Ah) Ting was a Chinese miner at the No. 6 mine. He was working on slope No. 3 when a brig broke a released a large volume of explosive gas into the mine. The subsequent explosion killed him and 13 others. When matches and broken safety lamps were found near the bodies of the victims, the mine and community blamed the Chinese workers for being irresponsible and causing the explosion. However, this accident would likely not have occurred had there been no other lights than locked safety lamps.