Fight on! : Cape Breton coal miners, 1900-1925 / Joanne Schwartz. Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 2020. 74 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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In early twentieth-century Cape Breton, coal mines stretched far out under the ocean. The workers, mostly men, but also children and ponies, spent all day in the dark, damp mines. Each day the workers descended into the mines, they risked never seeing sunlight or their families again. They were miserable and fearful, working in dangerous conditions where fatal accidents were common. So the brave miners took matters into their own hands, and stood up to the companies treating them this way. They went on strike again and again, suffering from starvation, disease, freezing winters, and violence at the hands of the mine owners and police. Fight On! tells the stories of these miners and their families, Cape Breton heroes who fought against corporate greed, putting their livelihoods on the line for better conditions and healthier families and communities. The newest installment in the award-winning Compass series, Fight On! is at once an engaging history and a passionate call to action against injustice. Includes dozens of modern and archival colour photos and illustrations, a glossary of terms, index, and informative sidebars.
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The Pictou Coal and Iron Co., Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada reports by Dr. W.J. Dawson, F.R.S., G.M. Dawson, associate of the School of Mines, London, Walter Shanly, Esq., Kennett Blackwell, Esq. and Edwin Gilpin, Esq., M.A., F.G.S. mining engineer, tog Montréal : Lovell, 1875. 24 frames : map
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J.D. Crawford & Co., brokers. Offices Pictou Coal & Iron Co., Hospital Street, Montreal.
Dawson, J.W. John William, Sir, 1820-1899.
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Prospectus of the Joggins Coal Mining Company Saint John, N.B. : 1874. 14 frames.
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Capital stock 360,000 shares; shares 3.00 each; a permanent and safe investment free from calls. Board of directors: J.D. Lewin, Esq. president, Alex. Jardine, Esq., Alex. Barnhill, Esq., Henry Vaughan, Esq., T.W. Daniel, Esq.
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The carboniferous of Cape Breton with introductory remarks / by E. Gilpin. 1888. 12 frames.
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Part III. Caption title.
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Descriptive note on the Sydney coal field, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to accompany a revised edition of the geological map of the coal field being sheets 133, 134, 135 N.S / by Hugh Fletcher. Ottawa : 1900. 14 frames.
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Summarized from the Reports of the Geological Survey of Canada, with the addition of later observations. At head of title: Geological Survey of Canada, G.M. Dawson, C.M.G., LL.D., F.R.S., Director.
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Coal mining in Nova Scotia / by E. Gilpen. Montreal : 1888. 31 frames : ill
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Gilpen on coal mining in Nova Scotia. By permission of the Council. Tables.
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Report on a topographical survey of part of the Cumberland coal field with notices of the coal seams, and their relation to the iron deposits of the cobequids / by Henry Youle Hind. Halifax : Citizen Pub. Co., 1873. 39 frames.
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Report on the Victoria coal mines at Low Point, Sydney, C. B / by Henry Youle Hind. Halifax : 1867. 8 frames.
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Report on sea area A 153 Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia / Albert J. Hill. Sydney : 1888. 7 frames.
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The coal deal speech of C.H. Cahan, M.P.P., in the House of Assembly Nova Scotia : 1893. 11 frames.
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The Cape Breton coal miners, 1917-1926 / by David Alexander Frank. Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1980. 459 frames : map ; 11 X 15 cm.
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Story of the Springhill disaster : comprising a full and authentic account of the great coal mining explosion at Springhill Mines, Nova Scotia, February 21st, 1891, including a history of Springhill and its collieries / by R.A.H. Morrow. 2nd ed. St. John, N.B. : R.A.H. Morrow, 1891. 311 pages : ports., plans ; 19 cm.
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Memorial booklet of those killed in the coal mines of Nova Scotia : 1867-1985 Glace Bay : Miners Museum, 198. 176 pages ; 40 cm.
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Submission on the coal resources and coal industry of Nova Scotia Halifax : Dept. of Mines, 1945. 108 pages : 24 cm.
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Relief Fund Association of the Mine Employees of the Inverness Railway and Coal Company
Financial report of the Relief Fund Association of the Mine Employees of the Inverness Railway and Coal Company Inverness : The Association, 1906-. 17 cm.
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Description based on: 2nd 1906.
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Employees' Relief Fund of Cumberland Railway and Coal Company
Annual report of trustees Employees' Relief Fund of Cumberland Railway and Coal Company Springhill : The Fund, 1886 -. 18 cm.
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Relief Fund Association of the Employees of the Intercolonial Coal Mining Company
Annual report of the Relief Fund Association of the Employees of the Intercolonial Coal Mining Co., L'd Nova Scotia : The Association, 1893-. 16 cm.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. Glace Bay and Hub Collieries' Branch
Annual report of the Glace Bay and Hub Collieries' Branch of the Dom. Coal Coy's Employees' Relief Fund Glace Bay : The Branch, 1896-. 16 cm.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. Hub Colliery Branch
Annual report of the Hub Colliery Branch of the Dominion Coal Company Limited Employees' Relief Fund Society Hub Mines : The Branch, 1905 -. 13 cm.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. Dominion Nos. 3 and 4 Branch
Annual report of the Dominion Nos. 3 and 4 Branch Dominion Coal Company, Ltd. Employees' Relief Fund Dominion : The Branch, 1902-. 13 cm.
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Description based on: 2nd 1902. Cover title: Annual report of the Committee of Management of the Dominion Coal Co., Limited Employees' Relief Fund Dominion Nos. 3 and 4 Branch. The 1903 report only covers Dominon No. 3 Colliery Branch.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. International Mines Branch
Annual report of the International Mines Branch of the Dominion Coal Company's Employees' Relief Fund International Mines : The Branch, 1896-. 15 cm.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. Reserve Mines Branch
Annual report of the Reserve Mines Branch of the Dominion Coal Company's Employees' Relief Fund Reserve Mines : The Branch, 1896-. 14 cm.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. Dominion No. 2 Branch
Annual report of the Dominion No. 2 Branch of the Dominion Coal Co. (Limited) Employees' Relief Fund Glace Bay : The Branch, 1903-. 14 cm.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. Dominion No. 1 Branch
Annual report of the Dominion No. 1 Branch of the Dominion Coal Coy's Employees' Relief Fund Old Bridgeport : The Branch, 1896-. 15 cm.
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Dominion Coal Company Employees' Relief Fund. Hub Mines Branch
Annual report of the Hub Mines Branch of the Dominion Coal Company, Ltd. Employees' Relief Fund Nova Scotia : The Branch, 1905-. 12 cm.
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