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Men in the Mines

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

Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
Results 2401 to 2450 of 2521 from your search:
Name Date Cause Mine County Type
Walsh, Patrick 2 1893-11-10 Fall of coal from working face Sydney Cape Breton County Coal
Walsh, William 2 1918-01-18 Explosion Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Walsh, William 2 1905-02-23 Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Walton, John 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Walzak, Albert 2 1923-01-30 Fall of stone from roof in pillar-work Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Wambolt, Harry 2 1903-07-22 Fall of stone at face of working place Vale Colliery Pictou County Coal
Wambolt, Harry 5 1904-03-04 Fell through floor of the slope and was crushed. Caribou Gold Mines Guysborough County Gold
Ward, Fabian E. 2 1979-02-24 Explosion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Ward, Fred 2 1921-04-20 Fall of stone. Died 21 April Dominion No. 10 Cape Breton County Coal
Ward, George T. 2 1956-11-01 Explosion Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Warren, Edward 2 1904-07-08 Fall of stone from roof Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Warren, Henry 2 1968-03-11 Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
Wasakalius, Anthony 2 1916-04-14 Killed by runaway trip Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Watt, David 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
Watts, Alexander 2 1878-03-08 Explosion of steam boiler Port Hood Mine Inverness County Coal
Waugh, Michael 2 1923-06-02 Caught in worm-gear of coal conveyor Princess Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Waye, Daniel 2 1931-12-14 Fall of coal from face Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Waye, Samuel 2 1929-03-02 Killed by chain block Dominion No. 2 Cape Breton County Coal
Weatherbee, Albert 2 1937-11-08 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
Weatherbee, Lorne A. 2 1942-05-29 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Weatherbee, Melvin 2 1908-12-21 Riding on full box Springhill No. 3 Cumberland County Coal
Webb, James 2 1873-05-13 Explosion of gas Drummond Mine Pictou County Coal
Weeks, Archie 2 1948-12-20 Dominion No. 20 Cape Breton County Coal
Weeks, John W. 3 1911 Fall in shaft Caribou Gold Mines Halifax County Gold
Weirich, Herman E. 2 1943-01-11 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Welch, Clarence 2 1953-10-29 Springhill No. 1 Cumberland County Coal
Welch, George 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
Wells, Horace 2 1923-10-17 Fall of stone Dominion No. lB Cape Breton County Coal
Wentzel, Edward 12 1889-06-15 Struck by the falling of the rock or water tub. Whiteburne Gold Mines, Queens County Queens County Gold
West, Herbert 2 1921-05-23 Fall of coal Florence Mine Cape Breton County Coal
Whalen, Emmanuel 2 1943-01-07 Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
Whalen, John R. 2 1917-07-25 Explosion Dominion No. 12 Cape Breton County Coal
Whalen, Matthew 2 1922-09-29 Fall of stone from roof Jubilee (Lower Seam) Cumberland County Coal
Wheatley, Leonard 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
Wheelicker, George 2 1934-09-26 Dominion No. 1B Cape Breton County Coal
Whidden, Charles 2 1931-11-17 Fall of coal Allan Shaft Pictou County Coal
Whidden, Thomas H. 3 1876-07-03 Fall of a tub in a shaft Goldenville Guysborough County Gold
White, Albert 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
White, Alfred A. 2 1958-03-18 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
White, Amos 1889-11-04 Struck by rake in slope Joggins Mine Cumberland County Coal
White, Brenton 2 1952-01-14 Gas explosion MacGregor Mine Pictou County Coal
White, Carl 2 1958-10-23 Springhill No. 2 Cumberland County Coal
White, Edward 2 1957-03-12 Bayview Mine Cumberland County Coal
White, Leo 2 1954-07-29 Springhill No. 4 Cumberland County Coal
White, Malcolm 2 1965-01-27 Fall of stone Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
White, Morris 2 1867-03-26 Explosion of gas Lingan Mine Cape Breton County Coal
White, Philip B. 4 1891-02-21 Explosion of gas and dust Springhill Mine Cumberland County Coal
White, Richard 2 1962-08-23 Dominion No. 26 Cape Breton County Coal
White, Terrance 2 1946-07-12 Dominion No. 16 Cape Breton County Coal
White, Thomas 2 1914-12-16 Fall of stone Scotia Mine Cumberland County Coal

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