British Columbia
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Nanaimo, BC Mine Cage Accident, Sept 1918
Posted November 3rd, 2011 by Stu BeitlerSIXTEEN KILLED WHEN CAGE FALLS IN NANAIMO MINE.
MEN MEET HORRIBLE DEATH WHILE DESCENDING TO WORK -- STEEL CABLE GAVE WAY.
WESTERN FUEL COMPANY'S COAL MINE SCENE OF DISASTER read more »
Cumberland, BC Coal Mine Explosion, Aug 1922
Posted October 31st, 2011 by Stu BeitlerFIFTEEN KILLED IN MINE. read more »
South Wellngton, BC Mining Rock Slide Accident, Dec 1940
Posted October 31st, 2011 by Stu BeitlerTHREE MEN KILLED IN ROCK SLIDE AT NANAIMO MINE. read more »
Nanaimo, BC Coal Mine Explosion, June 1884
Posted October 31st, 2011 by Stu BeitlerTWENTY-FOUR MINERS KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION AT NANAIMO.
SIXTEEN OF THE BODIES ARE RECOVERED. read more »
Extension, BC Coal Mine Erupts In Fire, Sep 1901
Posted October 30th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerFIRE IN A COAL MINE.
EIGHT TO FIFTEEN MEN IN DANGER, IF NOT LOST. read more »
Cumberland, BC Coal Mine Explosion, July 1903
Posted October 30th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerTWELVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
CHINESE TOOK THE PLACE OF WHITE MEN IN MINE.
MINE WAS GASEOUS AND THIS CAUSED EXPLOSION. read more »
Departure Bay, BC Coal Mine Fire And Explosion, Apr 1879
Posted October 30th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerCOAL MINE FIRE CAUSES EXPLOSION.
San Francisco, April 19. -- A Victoria dispatch says that on Tuesday morning a fire was discovered in No. 10 level, Wellington coal mine, at Departure Bay. read more »
Cumberland, BC Coal Mine Explosion, Dec 1899
Posted October 30th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerTWO KILLED IN B. C. MINE.
EXPLOSION OF GAS AT CUMBERLAND CAUSES LOSS OF LIFE AND SERIOUS INJURIES. read more »
Reserve, BC Coal Mine Explosion, May 1915
Posted October 29th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerNANAIMO MINE DISASTER.
THIRTEEN LIVES BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION IN RESERVE MINE -- THREE BODIES RECOVERED. read more »
Thutade Lake, BC Plane Crashes In Lake, Apr 1991
Posted September 22nd, 2011 by Stu BeitlerLONE CRASH SURVIVOR SATISFACTAORY. read more »
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