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Brunner mine (1st of 2)

Brunner mine

This image from about 1900 shows the Brunner bridge across the Grey River, the railway on the south bank, and the destruction of the West Coast bush by the Brunner mining.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-004430; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Alan Sherwood and Jock Phillips. 'Coal and coal mining', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/coal-and-coal-mining/3/5/1