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Men in the Mines

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

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Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992

The searchable database presented here is based on two fatality lists compiled originally by the Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy. These lists have been classified as the 'Mine Injuries and Fatalities' series, in the Department of Labour fonds held at Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (RG 19, vol. 4, no. 5 and vol. 5, no. 2; mfm.15675). They appear to have been compiled from names recorded over the years in the Annual Reports of the Nova Scotia Department of Mines.

Many additional information sources for mine and quarry fatalities in Nova Scotia have been identified and reviewed as part of this project, in order to expand the scope and time-coverage provided by the two foundation lists. (Click here for a list of our sources.) Other similar listings are known to exist privately in the province; one of them, compiled and made available to us by Mary Willa Littler of Springhill, NS, covers the years 1876-1994 and has enabled us to add valuable information on mine fatalities from the Springhill area.

The database now contains 2,584 entries and is searchable on the name of the deceased, date of death, cause of death, name of mine (where known), type of mine, and location (community and/or county) in Nova Scotia. Only 7 names have been identified for the years prior to 1866.

 

Name   sort a-z Date   sort Cause of Death Name of Mine County (map) Type
Conn, James 15  1838-07  Explosion of gas  GMA Store Pit  Pictou County  Coal 
Lowe, William 15  1838-07  Explosion of gas  GMA Store Pit  Pictou County  Coal 
Redpath, George 15  1858-08-11  Explosion of gas  GMA's Cage Pit  Pictou County  Coal 
Russell 15  1858-08-11  Afterdamp  GMA's Cage Pit  Pictou County  Coal 
McKenzie, Daniel 15  1861-05  Explosion of gas  Bye Pit  Pictou County  Coal 
Roach, William 15  1861-05  Explosion of gas  Bye Pit  Pictou County  Coal 
Robertson, James 15  1861-05  Explosion of gas  Bye Pit  Pictou County  Coal 
Jose, Henry 13  1865-11-10  Fall down shaft  Albion Mine  Pictou County  Coal 
McCarney 15  1866-01  Fell 15 ft. and struck a timber  Acadia Coal Co.  Pictou County  Coal 
Mahoney, Patrick 3  1866-09-26  Fall of coal  Albion Mine  Pictou County  Coal 
McGilchrist, John 2  1866-11-28  Crushed by machinery  Albion Mine  Pictou County  Coal 
McLean, Alex 2  1866-12-20  Explosion of gas  Albion Mine  Pictou County  Coal 
McLean, John 3  1866-09-26  Fall of coal  Albion Mine  Pictou County  Coal 
Burke, William 3  1866-09-06  Fall of picks in shaft  Caledonia Mine  Cape Breton County  Coal 
Bowers 3  1866-10-11  Fall of earth  Lawrencetown  Halifax County  Gold 

For more information view the Sources of Information page.


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