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An explosion at the Brunner Mine in New Zealand killed 65 coal miners in the country's deadliest mining accident.

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Brunner Mine disaster

1896 mining accident in New Zealand

The Brunner Mine disaster happened at 9:30 am on Thursday 26 March 1896, when an explosion deep in the Brunner Mine, in the West Coast region of New Zealand, killed all 65 miners below ground. The Brunner Mine disaster is the deadliest mining disaster in New Zealand's history.
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Brunner Mine

Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand

The Brunner Mine was a coal mine on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.
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