Today in NZ history- 26/03/1896 - Brunner mine disaster kills 65At 9.30 a.m., an explosion tore through the Brunner mine in Westland’s Grey Valley. Two men sent underground to investigate were later found unconscious after inhaling black damp, a suffocating mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
- 27/03/1883 - The 'Sallies' come to New ZealandTwo English Salvation Army officers landed at Port Chalmers to set up a New Zealand branch of the Christian evangelical movement.
- 27/03/1984 - Trades' Hall bombingCaretaker and unionist Ernie Abbott was killed on 27 March 1984 when a bomb exploded inside Trades’ Hall on Wellington’s Vivian St.
- 28/03/1923 - Forest and Bird foundedThe New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society was formed at a meeting in Wellington called by a local conservation advocate, Captain Ernest ‘Val’ Sanderson.
- 26/03/1896 - Brunner mine disaster kills 65
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Huzza – foundations finished!
The final pour went down on the foundations for our house extension on Friday. It’s been a fraught process and we’re about six weeks behind schedule, due mainly to wet weather and unavailability of the building inspector and concrete contractor … Continue reading
Finally under way on our house extensions
Yesterday the first sod was turned in the work we’re getting done on our cottage in Martinborough. We’ve lived in this small cottage during weekends for the last 13 years, but now we’re extending and rearranging it with the intention … Continue reading
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