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An explosion at the Brunner Mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Greymouth
Town in West Coast, New Zealand
Greymouth is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is 14,400, which accounts for 42% of the West Coast's inhabitants. The Greymouth urban area had an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 26
Day of the year
March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 280 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)