· CAPE BRETON MINERS MUSEUM AT GLACE BAY. The history of coal mining on Cape Breton began in the early 1700''s when coal was needed in Louisbourg for the French to construct the Fortress. At that time coal was extracted from exposed seams along the cliffs and then in 1720 the first below ground mine …
In addition to the Cape Breton properties, this Company controls and operates the Springhill Mines in Cumberland county, on the mainland of Nova Scotia; and the areas of the Cumberland Railway & Coal Company in the Morien basin, Cape Breton. The Dominion Coal Company occupies a preponderating position among Canadian coal operators, producing in ...
1. The tradition has since been extended to Pictou and Springhill in NS, and to Minto in NB; also held on 11 June in these communities, the occasion is known there as Miners'' Memorial Day. 2. John Mellor, The Company Store: James Bryson McLachlan and the Cape Breton Coal …
2 David Frank, "Tradition and Culture in the Cape Breton Mining Community in the Early Twentieth Century", in Donovan, ed., Cape Breton at 200, p. 216. 3 Helen Creighton, "Cape Breton Nicknames and Tales", in Horace P. Beck, ed., Folklore in Action: Essays for Discussion in Honor of Mac Edward Leach (Philadelphia, 1962), pp. 71-6; William Davey,
· 22. Cape Breton Island''s two major coal deposits drove much of its economy throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The coal-mining and related steel mill industries tied to the Sydney Coal Field were the largest private employers in Canada from the late 1800''s until after World War II. 23.
Songs of the Cape Breton mining communities, a paper by John C. O''Donnell, Director of the Men of the Deeps. ... Part of New Waterford Glass Negatives. ... Item is a postcard of the coal colliery in Dominion, Cape Breton during the wintertime. There are train cars filled with coal on the tracks in the postcard as well.
erated in the Cape Breton coal industry, the General Mining Association (GMA) 2 and the British Empire Steel and Coal Corporation (BESCO). 3 Each of these firms strove for and attained monopolies ...
The purpose of the proposed undertaking is to undertake a surface coal mine and reclamation project at the Prince Mine Site in the Point Aconi Resource Block, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The project would consist of the extraction of approximately 1.6 million tons of coal over a 7 year period, including complete reclamation of the site.
· Sydney region''s areas of interest: 1- Cranberry Point; 2- Point Aconi; 3- Donkin Peninsula. First order of business as soon as we rolled in to town was to grab some early dinner. There was still some time before the tides were down, so Matt suggested we go visit the Fossil Center in Sydney Mines. Displays at the Cape Breton Fossil Center ...
· Photographed at the Northern mine near Bradwood, Illinois Photograph courtesy of Nick Koba, Jr.. Illinois Coal Company, Lemont, Illinois [The Black Diamond, Vol. 39 No. 12, Chicago & New York, September 21, 1907]. These 2 photos were taken March 19th 1948, they are from Pit 12 (now the South Wilmington Firemen''s Club) The Mazon River ran over it''s banks and flooded Pit 12, …
· Nova Scotia''s Labour Department has lifted a stop-work order for part of the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton after a rockfall on Feb. 2. There was no mining activity underway at …
This coal field, which contains the only metallurgical coal east of Alberta, is part of a large carboniferous basin stretching from Cape Breton Island some 100 kilometers north-east. Its leasehold is a small portion of the total coal field which extends only eight kilometers off-shore. Currently there are no large coal mines in operation.
Cape Breton Miners'' Museum, Glace Bay: Address, Phone Number, Cape Breton Miners'' Museum Reviews: 4.5/5 ... I have to agree with you, the real story of Cape Breton''s coal mining history is best told by a former miner in a coal mine. ... Very low ceiling height in the deepest part of the shaft but manageable when bent over. And frequent stops ...
1-B mine, #26 Colliery, Glace Bay, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada : A coal mine in the Phalen coal seam. It started in 1924 and replaced the 1A colliery.
· The coal seams are thick, but care should be taken when approaching the cliffs as shale and mud stone weathers away and leave these big chunks of coal ready to come crashing down. ... Part 2: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton (Short Stop To Wasson Bluff, Parrsboro) IPS Theme by …
· Featured image: Devco coal train leaving Phalen Mine, 1999. Photo by Stephen Drake . Stephen Drake is a lawyer who came to the profession by an unusual path: a fourth-generation coal miner, his first job was as a trade union electrician in the Cape Breton coal mines. He spent 25 years in the labor movement, serving as District 26 president of ...
Modelling of Caving over the Lingan and Phalen Mines in the Sydney Coalfield Cape Breton By D.J. Reddish'', X.L.Yao1, A. Benbia1, P. Cain2 and D.J. Forreste.-2 ''Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K.
Took a bunch of photos before he flew away. Walked up the trail about 2 miles and saw a couple of other eagles, before returning and deciding to go to Baddeck via Inverness. Almost in Inverness, there was a sign for Cape Mabou, so we took another long unpaved road out to the cape …
Early history of the coal trade, Part 2. Cape Breton''s Magazine, 36 (June 1984), 56-63. Edited excerpt from Richard Brown, The coal fields and coal trade of the island of Cape Breton (London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1871), describing coal trade in 1784-5. Illus. Note.
· Construction crews in Cape Breton recently unearthed coal mining cars dating back nearly 100 years. With the rare find, many people in the area hope the …
As a consequence, there was a great influx of American capital and American engineers. Coal mines were opened indiscriminately wherever a possible shipping port could be found or created around our coasts. The first mention of coal mining in Cape Breton by the Commissioner of Mines …
Miners Museum. Situated on one of the most picturesque coasts of Cape Breton Island, on a 15-acre site filled with wild roses and grasses, the Cape Breton Miners Museum pays tribute to the region''s long and rich history of coal mining. It is home to profound stories of miners and their families, and the resource that helped build a nation.
· Coal Mining in Cape Breton Nova Scotia. Music By IIIrd Tyme Out, Coal Mine Blues.Early MiningThe southeastern part of Cape Breton Island is home to the Sydne...
· 1672 – French explorer Nicholas Denys identifies Cape Breton coal deposits. Early 1700s – Coal used at Louisbourg is extracted from exposed cliff seams along what became known as Sydney Coal Field. 1720 – Island''s first coal mine opens at Cow Bay (Port Morien) 1826 – Duke of York bestows sole right to all Nova Scotia coal resources to ...
Cape Breton Regional Library. June 10 at 10:45 AM ·. Just a reminder that the following branches will be closed Friday, June 11th in observation of Davis Day: Florence, Dominion, New Waterford, Glace Bay, Sydney Mines, and Reserve Mines. Davis Day, or Miner''s Memorial Day and since November 2008 officially William Davis Miners'' Memorial ...
· The reopening of Cape Breton''s Donkin coal mine, which shut down last week for a brief summer vacation period, has been delayed by a rockfall. ... said in an email that part …
1992). On Cape Breton Island, where coal mining and steel making were once an essential part of the region s culture and economy, protest song and verse are found in abundance (Frank 1985, 1986). This article explores some previously unexamined protest songs and verses of Cape Breton Island.
erated in the Cape Breton coal industry, the General Mining Association (GMA) 2 and the British Empire Steel and Coal Corporation (BESCO). 3 Each of these firms strove for and attained monopolies ...
Store, or Coal Mining Days. Arrange a mining song for small ensemble, using the music and chords provided. Score one of the mining songs for chorus. This can be as simple as two-part or as complex as an SATB arrangement. Students can produce a radio program highlighting the work of prominent Cape Breton
· Part of the Harbor Defense of Sydney. World War I (1914-1918) When Sydney was selected as a convoy assembly port in June 1917, its defenses increased in importance. There was also agitation to have the defenses of Sydney harbour improved because of the importance and vulnerability of the steel plant and the coal mines.
• In 1894 the government gave exclusive mining rights to the Dominion Coal Company" • By 1903 the Dominion Coal Company was producing 3.2 million tonnes of coal per year" • In mid-1960s the private sector exited Cape Breton Coal mining. The Cape Breton Development Corporation was established in 1967 to phase out coal" • The last Cape ...
· The coal seams are thick, but care should be taken when approaching the cliffs as shale and mud stone weathers away and leave these big chunks of coal ready to come crashing down. ... Part 2: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton (Short Stop To Wasson Bluff, Parrsboro) IPS …
Cape Breton; these two markets consumed the bulk of the coal industry''s output. By the time of the First World War industrial Cape Breton occupied an important place in the national economy. The coal mines supplied more than 44 per cent of Canada''s annual coal production, and the iron and steel
· Commercial coal mining began in Port Morien in 1720 after a mine had been opened to supply The Fortress at Louisbourg. This was the first commercial coal mine in North America. (A historical marker located in Port Morien in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.)
