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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Ralph's Road is actually named after... He wasn't conceived back there, was he?
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
No, he certainly wasn't.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
It's named after Ralph's Coal Mine, which is here.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Oh, back to your point, Joe.
The Agenda
"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
And unfortunately, in 1914, there was an explosion in Ralph's Coal Mine.
The Agenda
"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
There always is.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Killed 43 miners.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Yeah, there always is.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Have we not learned?
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
So making it the worst industrial disaster in New Zealand history.
The Agenda
"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
The blast was caused by methane gas lighting from an open flame.
The Agenda
"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
So there you go.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Has there been mining in the town since?
The Agenda
"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Yeah, there has been, yeah.
The Agenda
"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
But it just led to major changes in the mining industry.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
As it should.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Health and safety came and checked things out.
The Agenda
"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Including mandatory use of safety lamps.