Men in the Mines
A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992
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Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992
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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
Hoyt, Henry 3
1866-08-20
Fall of coal
Lingan Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Kelly, William 3
1866-12-27
Fall of tub down shaft
Renfrew
Hants County
Gold
Simpson, John 3
1866-04-10
Run over by wagons
Sydney
Cape Breton County
Coal
Livingstone, Augustus 3
1866-11-15
Explosion of powder
Waverley
Halifax County
Gold
Mount, John A. 3
1866-12-10
Fall down shaft
Waverley
Halifax County
Gold
Shaw, Allen 3
1866-11-15
Explosion of powder
Waverley
Halifax County
Gold
McCool, David 3
1866-10-03
Explosion of powder
Wine Harbour, Eldorado Co.
Guysborough County
Gold
Forbes, Andrew 2
1867-04-13
Explosion of gas
Albion Mine, Cage Pit
Pictou County
Coal
Harvey, Robert 2
1867-03-04
Suffocation
Albion Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Forsyth, William 3
1867-12-31
Fall of earth
Lawrencetown
Halifax County
Gold
Campbell, Patrick 2
1867-03-17
Explosion of gas
Lingan Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
McLeod, Thomas 2
1867-11-28
Fall of stone
Lingan Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
White, Morris 2
1867-03-26
Explosion of gas
Lingan Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Timmons, John 2
1867-09-20
Fall of coal
Little Bras d'Or, Collins Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Timmons, Peter 2
1867-09-20
Fall of coal
Little Bras d'Or, Collins Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
McKenzie, Hector 2
1867-02-28
Fall of stone
Montreal & Pictou Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Baxter, James 3
1867-01-03
Explosion of powder
Mount Uniacke
Hants County
Gold
Shea, James 2
1867-08-01
Crushed by machinery
Port Hood Mine
Inverness County
Coal
Fraser, Simon 3
1867-11-16
Fall of stone
Renfrew
Hants County
Gold
Cameron, D. 3
1867-10-19
Fall of stone
Sherbrooke
Guysborough County
Gold
Bennois, John 2
1867-10-23
Explosion of powder
Sydney
Cape Breton County
Coal
Sullivan, John 2
1867-09-12
Crushed in mine
Sydney
Cape Breton County
Coal
Hallow, John 3
1867-05-03
Fall of stone
Waverley
Halifax County
Gold
Hamilton, Samuel 15
1868-01
Exploding gas
Acadia Coal Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Reid, Robert 2
1868-01-10
Fall of earth
Acadia Coal Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Campbell, John 2
1868-05-22
Fall of coal, fall of pit roof
Acadia Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Fraser, Simon 2
1868-07-08
Crushed by cars
Acadia Mine
Pictou County
Coal
Forbes, Andrew 8
1868-04-11
Burnt in pit April 11th, died on the 19th.
Albion Mine, Foord Pit
Pictou County
Coal
Conway, John 2
1868-08-07
Explosion of powder
Aspe Bay Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
Currie, Angus 2
1868-04-23
Fall of coal
Gowrie Mine
Cape Breton County
Coal
McLellan, Hector 3
1868-10-08
Explosion of powder
Mulgrave, (Isaac's Harbour)
Guysborough County
Gold
McPherson, C. 3
1868-09-08
Fall of stone
Mulgrave, (Isaac's Harbour)
Guysborough County
Gold
McIntyre, W. 2
1868-10-22
Crushed by machinery
Sydney
Cape Breton County
Coal
McDonald, D. 2
1869-09-23
Explosion of powder
Drummond Mine
Pictou County
Coal
McPherson, R. 2
1869-08-31
Crushed by tubs
Drummond Mine
Pictou County
Coal
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