[2] The miners who died in the Brunner Mine Disaster on 26 March 1896 were buried in the cemetery at Stillwater.

[3] Hundreds of people came by train from towns on the West Coast to attend the funerals.

[citation needed] In November 2009 the saw mill at Stillwater was completely destroyed in a fire.

[8] The 2009 West Coast Industry Review by Crown Forestry recommended reducing 'off-Coast' log sales and local processing of the West Coast's wood harvest; it identified Stillwater as the best location for a saw mill because of the ease and cost of cartage.

[11] The TranzAlpine passenger express train which runs the length of the Midland Line from Christchurch to Greymouth passes through Stillwater, but does not stop.