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Brunner ghost town

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Brunner ghost town

The closure of the Brunner mine saw settlement concentrate in Taylorville and further afield. Eventually Brunner was abandoned. In 2009 there was little evidence of the once thriving township.

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David Thorns and Ben Schrader, City history and people – Types of towns, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23495/brunner-ghost-town (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Thorns and Ben Schrader, published 15 April 2010.