- Brunner, New Zealand
Location map
New Zealand
label=Brunner
lat_dir=S | lat_deg=42 | lat_min=26
lon_dir=E | lon_deg=171 | lon_min=19
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caption=Brunner is a town in the northwest of
New Zealand 'sSouth Island , with a population of somewhat under 1,000 people. It is located 12 kilometres to the east of Greymouth, on the south bank of theGrey River . The town is on the Midland Linerailway , near its junction with theStillwater - Westport Line (SWL) in neighbouringStillwater . Passenger trains ceased running along the SWL to Reefton and Westport in 1967, but theTranzAlpine runs the length of the Midland Line fromChristchurch to Greymouth and it continues to stop in Brunner.Historically connected with the industry of
coal mining , the town was the site of a major disaster in1896 , when an explosion killed 65 miners. [ [http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/NZDisasters/Brunner.asp New Zealand Disasters - Brunner Mine] , Christchurch City Libraries. Accessed2008-01-20 .] Other important industries in the town have includedforestry .The town, formerly called Brunnerton, was named for the explorer
Thomas Brunner , who discovered coal here.External links
* [http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Photos/Disc13/IMG0080.asp Photo of Brunner, c1900]
* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/B/Brunner/Brunner/en Brunner] , "Encyclopedia of New Zealand".References
*cite book | first=A. W. | last=Reed | title=The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names | publisher=Reed Books | location=Auckland | year=2002 | id=ISBN 0-7900-0761-4
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