Nova Scotia Archives
Men in the Mines
A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992
"Constitution, Rules, Bye-Laws and Rules of Order, Provincial Workmen's Association of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick"
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25 pages. "Organized September 1879, incorporated March 1882, published at Stellarton, NS"; beginning with "Advice to Members". The PWA (originally the Provincial Miners' Association) aimed "to improve the position of working men morally, mentally, socially and physically"; in other words, to protect miners' interests against those of the company.
Date: 1882
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Library: VF vol. 308 no. 34