Nova Scotia Archives
The Drummond Colliery Disaster
The Drummond Colliery Disaster
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"The Second or Great Explosion from the Slopes." This image was published in the Canadian Illustrated News, 31 May 1873, p. 345. The explosion at the Westville mine in Pictou County on 13 May 1873, killed sixty men and boys. Debris was hurled great distances and the explosions and fire continued over several days.
Date: 1873
Artist: E.J. Russell
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Library: O/S F80 C16n
Size: 4053 x 2295 pixels
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