Springhill mining disasters
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springhill-mining-disasters-175-9683820
title:
Springhill mining disasters
text:
Springhill mining disaster may refer to any of three deadly Canadian mining disasters that occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coalfield, near the town of Springhill in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. In the 1891 accident, 125 died; in 1956, 39 were killed; and in 1958, 75 miners were killed. The mines in the Springhill coalfield were established in the 19th century, and by the early 1880s were being worked by the Cumberland Coal & Railway Company Ltd. and t
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description:
Any of three mining disasters in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada (1891, 1956, 1958)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springhill_mining_disasters
date created:
2004-08-30T02:39:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T07:01:10Z
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13
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