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Kaitangata - Explosion kills 34 people
An explosion was caused by candles. -
Brunner - 65 killed by choking gas
The largest death toll of New Zealand's minin disasters. -
Huntly - 43 miners killed when a miner's naked light ignited firedamp.
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Dobson mine - Explosion kills nine men.
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Huntly - 11 men asphyxiated by carbon monoxide.
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Strongman mine - Explosion kills 19 miners.
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Pike River - Explosion traps 29 miners