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Kaitangata, February 1879: Candles cause explosion in an area known for methane (firedamp) killed 34 men and boys.
Brunner, March 1896: Incorrect blasting set off a gas explosion - probably methane - killing 65 men.
Huntly, Ralph's mine, September 1914: A miner's naked light ignited firedamp, killing 43 men.
Dobson mine, December 1926: An explosion killed nine men.
Huntly, Glen Afton mine, September 1939: Carbon monoxide asphyxiated 11 men.
Strongman mine, 11km northeast of Greymouth, January 1967: explosion killed 19 miners.
Mt Davy Mine, near Greymouth, 1998: Two men were killed when they were overcome by gas.
Black Reef Mine, near Greymouth, March 2006: Robert McGowan, 39, drowned when he hit flooded mine workings.
Pike River Mine, Greymouth, November 2010: 29 men died after explosions at the West Coast coal mine. Their bodies have not been recovered.
Norm Rose, who is now based in Napier, is not surprised by Wood's stellar EPL form.