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    Vincent Aspey

    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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Brunner mine disaster kills 65

1896 Brunner mine disaster kills 65

Killed by blast and gas, the victims made up almost half of Brunner's underground workforce. It remains the worst industrial accident in New Zealand history. more...

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Brunner coal mine disaster memorialNew Zealand disasters timeline

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  • Brunner mine disaster (Chch City Libraries)
  • Down in the Brunner Mine (NZ folk song)
  • Brunner mine disaster, 1896 (Te Ara)
  • Mining Accidents (Te Ara)
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