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A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1 to 50 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
McLellan, A. 2 1870-06-07 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McNeil, Henry 18 1876-10-16 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Haslam, James 18 1885-12 Springhill, Syndicate Mine Cumberland County Coal
Tower, Thomas 18 1885-08-31 Springhill, Syndicate Mine Cumberland County Coal
Wilson, John 18 1885-12 Springhill, Syndicate Mine Cumberland County Coal
Mackey, James 18 1887-06-25 Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Richmond, John A. 18 1887-09-11 Springhill Surface Cumberland County Coal
Adams, John 18 1888-07-27 Springhill Surface Cumberland County Coal
Otto, William 17 1891-05-26 Dufferin Mine Halifax County Gold
Chapman, George T. 18 1897-08-27 Springhill Surface Cumberland County Coal
Fraser, William K. 18 1898-08-05 Springhill Surface Cumberland County Coal
Small, John D. 2 1900-01-06 Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Kearney, Patrick 2 1900-08-10 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McKinnon, John 2 1900-09-28 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Nolan, John 2 1900-03-12 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Marshall, William 2 1900-08-29 Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, John 2 1900-11-24 Dominion No. 1 Pictou County Coal
McDonald, Murdock 2 1900-02-13 Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
McLellan, Joseph 2 1900-04-04 Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
Bishop, George 2 1900-06-13 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, John 2 1900-06-06 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
Horn, John 2 1900-02-16 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Jacobs, James 2 1900-07-12 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Jameson, Hector 2 1900-02-16 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Roach, John 2 1900-03-03 Reserve Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Lowther, William 18 1900-05-22 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Milley, John 2 1900-02-15 Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
McCuish, John 2 1900-04-07 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Willis, William 2 1900-12-09 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Young, Michael 2 1900-03-13 Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Grant, Dougald 2 1900-11-13 Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Stuart, Kenneth 2 1901-04-23 Broad Cove Mine Inverness County Coal
Howie, Alexander 2 1901-04-18 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Daniel 2 1901-08-19 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, John B. 2 1901-06-19 Dominion No. 1 Cape Breton County Coal
McPherson, Gilbert 2 1900-02-07 Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Anderson, Andrew 2 1901-04-26 Dominion No. 3 Cape Breton County Coal
McLean, John 2 1902-11-20 Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
Long, William 2 1902-10-11 Maccan, Jubilee Mine Cumberland County Coal
DeGrace, James 18 1902-01-03 Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Melanson, Dosithe 18 1902-01-03 Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Wilson, James G. 18 1902-11-24 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Bennett, Elijah 2 1903-09-03 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
McDonald, Lauchlin 2 1903-09-03 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Rickets, John A. 2 1903-09-26 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Elbridge, Clifford 18 1904-01-30 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Borden, Alex 2 1905-05-09 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Duncan 2 1905-07-29 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Fitzgerald, Laurence 2 1905-05-26 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Steele, Malcolm 2 1905-09-10 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal

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