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1905, World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
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26 March
1896
Brunner mine disaster kills 65
At 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.
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29 May
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
30 May
1901
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31 May
1916
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1 June
1960
New Zealand's first official TV broadcast
2 June
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Wolf
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University of Otago founded
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1943
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