John Maunder Langdon lost his life in the Brunner Mine disaster of 1896

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Description John Maunder Langdon was a yeoman from Newbury, Berkshire. He, his wife Harriet and son John immigrated to New Zealand in 1864. John senior was running a hotel at Māori Gully on the West Coast from 1866. When Harriet, his new daughter Mary and John junior reached Māori Gully, they were the only ‘white’ children living there. In 1870 the family settled on five hundred acres near the junction of the Arnold and Grey Rivers, just up river from Brunner. Here, John Langdon senior ran a ferry service across the Grey River, known as Langdon’s Ferry. John Langdon junior – a hewer, lost his life in the Brunner Mine disaster of 1896. John’s sister, Mary, recalls how she and her mother were left to deal with the grief.Map^[1]ContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)BrunnerPersonJohn Maunder LangdonOrganisation (eg business)Brunner MineEventJohn Maunder Langdon lost his life in the Brunner Mine disaster of 1896

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John Maunder Langdon lost his life in the Brunner Mine disaster of 1896

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