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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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by Shirley Williams

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

He kōrero nā David Thorns rāua ko Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 15 April 2010.