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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 1451 to 1500 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
McElvie, John Jr. 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
McElvie, John Sr. 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
McEwan, R. 2 1921-11-08 Gas explosion Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McFadden, Dan 3 1911-03-17 Struck by stone falling in man-shaft Dominion No. 9 Pictou County Coal
McFadden, Robert 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
McFarlane, Roy 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McGilchrist, John 2 1866-11-28 Crushed by machinery Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
McGilderic, Alexander 2 1871-08-15 Suffocated Albion Mine Pictou County Coal
McGill, James 2 1918-05-06 Runaway car Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McGillivray, Hugh 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
McGillivray, John 2 1953-05-11 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
McGillvary, William 2nd 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
McGilvray, Angus 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
McGilvray, W. 2 1883-05-03 Breaking of drawbar on slope trolley Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
McGlaughlin, James 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
McGowen, Alex 2 1886-05 Died at face by heart disease Sydney Mines Cape Breton County Coal
McGrath, J. 3 1882-08-18 Killed by fall of stone from scaffold he was taking down Goldenville Guysborough County Gold
McGrath, James 2 1910-07-16 Runaway box, accidental death Gowrie Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McGrath, Patrick 2 1916-07-11 Fall of roof Dominion No. 15 Cape Breton County Coal
McGraw, Clarence 2 1930-09-17 Gas explosion Victoria No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McGraw, Ernest J. 2 1948-06-29 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
McGregor, Murdoch 2 1938-12-06 Broken cable on riding rake Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McInnes, Hugh 2 1924-06-30 Afterdamp Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
McInnes, J. 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
McInnes, John 2 1872-05-27 Fall of coal Acadia Mine Pictou County Coal
McInnes, John Henry 2 1940-07-02 Allan Mine Pictou County Coal
McInnes, Michael 2 1926-05-28 Fall of boxes left rails Dominion No. 11 Cape Breton County Coal
McInnes, Peter 2 1880-11-12 Explosion of fire damp Albion Mine, Foord Pit Pictou County Coal
McInnis, Daniel 2 1920-10-11 Fall of coal Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Donald 2 1959-11-06 Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Duncan 2 1905-07-29 Caledonia Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Hugh 2 1944-09-07 Dominion No. 18 Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, John 2 1908-04-08 Fall of stone International Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Michael 2 1913-07-08 Run over by trip Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McInnis, Michael J. 2 1933-08-08 Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
McIntosh, Dan 2 1908-10-20 Killed by express train, Glace Bay Crossing Sydney & Lousibourg Railway Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McIntosh, John 2 1934-04-27 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
McIntosh, Michael 2 1924-03-14 Fall of stone Dominion No. 24 Cape Breton County Coal
McIntosh, William 2 1899-02-04 Caught in coils of rope on drum Six Foot Seam Mine Pictou County Coal
McIntyre, Adrian 2 1950-01-17 Dominion No. 4 Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Alex 2 1929-11-05 Struck by cage Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Arthur 2 1964-09-28 Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Donald 2 1941-09-29 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Donald 3 1901-03-15 Caught by runaway coal box from bank on surface International Mine Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Joseph 2 1919-10-04 Jammed between wall and superintendent's auto Dominion No. 2 & No. 9 Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Paul 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, Rod 2 1945-09-01 Glace Bay No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
McIntyre, W. 2 1868-10-22 Crushed by machinery Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
McIsaac, Angus 3 1882-05-12 Killed by balance cage while passing through eye of shaft Londonderry Iron Mine Colchester County Gypsum
McIsaac, Angus 2 1931-10-19 Fall of stone Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal

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