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On behalf of our talented webmaster, and myself, We are Sorry The Pits of Cape Breton was not Available the Past three Weeks. Some Hackers got into Our site, and Destroyed a Great Amount of Nova Scotia Coal Mining History, Plus Pictures and Songs Relate to Miners, and Their Families.  I don't Know why anyone would do what these Hackers Did, I know it was Heart Breaking to Our Web Master Peter J Tibbett, and Myself.

We Received so Many e-mail's from Students, and Teachers asking about The Site, and Where they Could Find Information? That Peter has Agreed to give it another shot. We Will See What we can Salvage, and We would Appreciate Pictures and any Stories that anyone would want to Share With us....

pjtibbett1@bigpond.com

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johnmacneil68@ns.sympatico.ca

 

It is an Honor and a Privilege to Invite, and Welcome Miners, Their Families, and Loved Ones. Including Anyone with a Common Interest of The Many Hazards and Hardships, Miners Faced So many Miles under The Ocean.

We would be pleased to have You Sign Our Guestbook, and at the same time, If You have a Question Related to Miners, or The Coal Mines of Nova Scotia? Please add Your Question When Signing Our Guestbook. Someone Perusing Through Our Site and Guestbook. May have the Answer to Your Question. We will still do the Search, and answer Your Questions in Sequence, if You do Not find an Answer.

We have been Very Fortunate to Have some Wonderful People, Send us Pictures and News Printed Articles Regarding Mining Disasters, and Other Information related to a Day in the Life of a Coal Miner. if you have mining pictures or Stories, you would like to Share with us, it would be Greatly Appreciated, and Credit will be Giving to Those who assist us in any Manner, To Make Our Miners Site the Most Informative Miners site on The Internet Today.

On behalf of all Coal miners Today and of Year's Gone by, I Humbly Thank Our Webmaster, Peter J Tibbett, Who Made This Dream Come Through for Every Miner.  His Dedication and Expertness has touched the Hearts of All Who Visit This Site.  

John B Mac Neil

Incomplete tally of miners killed in Nova Scotia:   60 miners killed 1863 Pictou 40 miners killed 1866-1872 Nova Scotia 6 miners killed 1878 Sydney Mines 49 miners killed 1880 Pictou 7 miners killed 1881 Vale colliery 13 miners killed 1885 Vale 125 miners killed 1891 Springhill 11 miners killed 1899 Caledonia 5 miners killed 1903 Reserve 10 miners killed 1905 Port Hood 65 miners killed 1917 New Waterford 88 miners killed 1918 Stellarton 21 miners killed 1938 Sydney Mines 19 miners killed 1952 Pictou 39 miners killed 1956 Springhill 76 miners killed 1958 Springhill 26 miners killed 1958 Trenton   [Letter in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, 15 February 2000] Thanks to "Tiger" Vincent for this info....

Miners' Memorial Roll Board Of Directors Springhill Mining Disaster Westray Mine Springhill Mining Disasters 1891, 1956 & 1958 The Drummond Colliery Disaster, 1873 Miners' Honour Roll Dominion Steel And Coal Corporation Working Man - Rita MacNeil Inverness Coal Miners Monument 1901-1947 1954 Springhill Bump Miners Killed In Nova Scotia End Of The Line The Companies The Miners The Unions Diary - Part 1 Diary - Part 2 Rise & Fall Of The Nova Scotia Coal - Part 1 Rise & Fall Of The Nova Scotia Coal - Part 2 The Pits Of Cape Breton Cape Breton Coal The Cape Breton Development Corporation Dominion Coal Company

Children In Coal Mines Dangers In The Mines Canaries In The Mines Pit Pony  Miracle In The Mine Women In The Mines Types Of Underground Coal Mines Mining In The Past Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia Sydney Coal Railway Early Mining Cape Breton Cape Breton Development Corporation 17 Million Tons Of Coal In 51 Years Three Generations Of Miners The Morning We Lost #26 Colliery Davis Day Davis Day ~ A Piece Of Cape Breton Davis (Miners Memorial) Day Act Glossary Of Mining Terminology Part 1 Glossary Of Mining Terminology Part 2 Hurrying Dangers In The Mines Coal History Of Coal Mining

1891 Disaster Springhill 'Miners' Honour Roll Springhill Of Mines & Men Miners' Stories A Pension Guide Mining For History Students Write Book About Miners Miners Survived On Songs & Hope Rolling Thunder Mining The Soul Sixteen Tons Coal Miners Daughter Big John My Dad Henry Alexander Teed Miners' Photo Section Miners' Video Section Honor Roll Of The Cape Breton Highlanders Miners' Answering The Call To Arms John Bernard Croak V.C. Blank Mining Websites Links Section Blank Lost Trails Section Miners Tales Section

Notice to Students, Teachers, Those with a Common Interest in Mining: if You cannot Find the answer to any Question you may Have, In Our Many Sections on The Site? You may Post Your Question in the Guestbook or Forum. We will Try to Answer any Questions We Receive on Coal Mining, and The Hardships of Miners, and Their Families in The Early Days of The Coal Mining in Nova Scotia. We will Answer your question in Sequence as We Receive Them.

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