Nova Scotia

Westville, NS Canadian Mine Disaster, May 1873

Etching Of The Mine Disaster

THE BURNING COLLIERY -- TERRIBLE FATALITY -- GUNPOWDER THE CAUSE.  read more »

New Waterford, NS Tenement Fire, Jan 1949

9 CHILDREN, MAN DIE IN TENEMENT BUILDING FLAMES.

VICTIMS ARE TRAPPED AS OCCUPANTS FORGET TO TURN IN FIRE ALARM.  read more »

Halifax, NS Ship Explosion Catastrophe, Dec 1917

View Of The Harbor 2 days after the explosion

MANY ARE DEAD IN HALIFAX EXPLOSION.

MUNITION SHIP BLOWS UP; MANY HUNDREDS KILLED; THOUSANDS ARE INJURED.  read more »

Springhill, NS Mine Explosion, Nov 1956

Interior of Springhill Mine

FAINT HOPE FOR 113 IN MINE TRAP.

13 KNOWN DEAD IN NOVA SCOTIA BLAST; GAS BLOCKS RESCUE.  read more »

Nova Scotia Forest Fires, Jun 1873

NOVA SCOTIA

Fire in the Forests.  read more »

Windsor, NS Fire, Oct 1897

BIG FIRE IN WINDSOR, N.S.

Territory a Mile Square Swept by Flames and Barely Half a Dozen Buildings Left Standing.

LOSS ESTIMATED AT $3,000,000  read more »

Springhill, NS Portion Of Town Burns, Dec 1957

FATE DEALS 3RD BLOW TO NOVA SCOTIA TOWN.  read more »

Springhill, NS Mine Explosion, Oct 1958

93 MEN FEARED DEAD -- TRAPPED 3 MILES INSIDE SPRINGHILL, N.S., COLLIERY.  read more »

Stellarton, NS Mine Explosion, Jan 1952

19 MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION.  read more »

Halifax, NS Fire Destroys Poor Asylum Building, Nov 1882

Ruins Of Fire

FIFTY PEOPLE BURNED.  read more »


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