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  Springhill mining disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Springhill mining disaster is the term often used to refer to three separate Canadian mining disasters which occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coal field, in close proximity to the town of Springhill in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
The mines in the Springhill Coal Field were established in the 19th century and by the early 1880s were being worked by the Cumberland Coal and Railway Company and the Springhill and Parrsboro Coal and Railway Company.
The scale of the disaster was unprecedented in Nova Scotian or Canadian mining history and the subsequent relief funds saw contributions from across the country and the British Empire, including Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Springhill_Mining_Disaster   (1554 words)

  
 Springhill, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Springhill is a small Canadian town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
The town is also infamous for its coal mines which operated from the 1870s-1958, which were the sites of three devastating mining disasters, the last of which resulted in the permanent closed all mining in the region.
Beginning in the late 1980s, this heat source has been exploited by companies located in Springhill's industrial park, situated on the land where the surface facilities of the coal mines were located, reducing winter heating bills substantially.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Springhill,_Nova_Scotia   (343 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Springhill, Nova Scotia
Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Cape Breton County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island.
Springhill, Nova Scotia is a small town in western Nova Scotia close to the New Brunswick border.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Springhill,-Nova-Scotia   (1641 words)

  
 Correctional Service of Canada - Institutional Profiles - Atlantic Region
Springhill Institution is a medium-security facility operating pursuant to various legislative acts, which impose binding legal obligations, but is also guided corporately by a comprehensive internal mission, vision and values framework.
Springhill Institution is the largest "fenced" correctional facility located on 167 hectares of land and situated on a plateau overlooking the town of Springhill, County of Cumberland, approximately 30 kilometers from Amherst, Nova Scotia.
Springhill on the other hand, manages the RRC as well as a younger and more general medium-security offender population, many of whom have a greater propensity for institutional violence, are impulsive and, therefore create more security concerns and risks.
www.csc-scc.gc.ca /text/facilit/institutprofiles/springhill_e.shtml   (403 words)

  
 Springhill On Destination: Nova Scotia
Springhill, a town of 4,200 people, is the geographical centre of Cumberland County located approximately 230 km from major year round seaports in Saint John, NB and Halifax, NS.
Springhill is located one hour from Moncton Airport and two hours from Halifax International Airport; 40 km from the NB border and is the second town when entering NS by road or rail.
Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada, population, 4312 (1991 census), incorporated 1889, located in the heart of Cumberland County, about 20 miles from the N.B. border, is very centrally located to serve the Atlantic Provinces.
www.destination-ns.com /common/places.asp?PlaceID=795   (729 words)

  
 Springhill, Nova Scotia (Cities)
Springhill in Cumberland County, Population: 3,269, is south of Amherst.
The drive along Nova Scotia's Hwy-2 from Truro to Springhill follows the Atlantic Coast for 35 miles past the World's Highest Tides, and is one of the World's most beautiful and impressive drives.
Springhill is also the home of North America's first true trade union and is the home of some of Canada's most exceptional war heroes.
www.ohwy.com /ns/s/springhi.htm   (171 words)

  
 Springhill, Nova Scotia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Springhill, Nova Scotia is a small town in the western part of the Canadian province, close to the New Brunswick border, in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
It is also the home of the singer Anne Murray, and the Anne Murray Centre is a major tourist attraction.
In the late 19th and 20th century Springhill was a major coal mining centre, and the site of a series of mine disasters.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/springhill__nova_scotia   (406 words)

  
 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Vital Statistics Responsible for registration of vital events of birth, death, and marriage which occur in NS.
Metis Genealogy The genealogy of the Metis and Acadian of Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association Formed to provide access to genealogical resources pertaining to Nova Scotia and support the efforts of the local and county historical societies in the province.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/nova-scotia.html   (2494 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Historic Notes
Inventor Thomas Alva Edison's Grandfather was the town planner in Digby, Nova Scotia, 1773.
New Zealand's Scottish Culture was established by Nova Scotia's Rev. Norman McLeod with 200 families, in 1851, at Waipu, New Zealand.
Nova Scotia's 18th century vineyards were first re-planted by Californians from Napa Valley in 1970.
www.twrsoft.com /trivia/hist08.htm   (832 words)

  
 History of Nova Scotia, Jan 1905 - Dec 1909
Nova Scotia plate #1 was issued on 8 May 1907, to Mr. William Black, Wolfville, for an Oldsmobile.
That's how it is done today in Nova Scotia; burn the coal in a generating plant located close to the mine — Lingan, Aconi — and carry the energy in electrical form by wire to the consumers.
The directors of the Nova Scotia Steel Corporation, meeting in Montreal, declared a stock bonus of twenty per cent, and a dividend of one per cent to holders of common stock, thus putting the common shares on a four per cent basis.
www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/nshist16.html   (6647 words)

  
 The Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly.
"The Past is Prologue"; by Charles Bruce Fergusson; Fergusson makes references to the early histories of Nova Scotia and of the establishment of PANS, from Akins through to himself (Fergusson); 16 pp.
"Nova Scotia's First Sculpture"; by G.E.G. MacLaren; (John A. Wilson [1877-1954], a son of Pictou.); 4 pp.
"Nova Scotia and the Acadian Problem: 1710-1755"; by John Leefe; 18 pp.
www.blupete.com /Library/History/NSHQ.htm   (3344 words)

  
 TransCanadaHighway.com Springhill, Nova Scotia
Anne Murray grew up in the small Nova Scotia coal mining town of Springhill, far, far away from the glitter and glamour of Hollywood.
The Springhill Heritage Group possesses an excellent collection of newspapers and old photos, many of which are of coal mining.
Hear stories of the disaster of 1891, the 1916 subterranean fire which raged through the galleries, the loss of 39 men in the 1956 explosion and the major "bump" in 1958 which killed 75 men.
www.transcanadahighway.com /novascotia/Springhill.htm   (406 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Online: Springhill: Biz2Biz
Nova Scotia: Central and North: Cumberland County: Springhill: Biz2Biz
This category in: Nova Scotia: Central and North: Cumberland County
Demings Consulting, located in Springhill, Nova Scotia, offers a wide range of services to business, not-for-profit organizations and individuals in the Maritimes.
nsonline.com /Central-and-North/Cumberland-County/Springhill/Biz2Biz   (77 words)

  
 'Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster,' By Melissa Fay Greene
One of the most striking things about coal miners and their families is the streak of fatalism that runs through their lives, the feeling that the work is an accident waiting to happen.
So it was with the coal miners of Springhill, Nova Scotia, when disaster came, not for the first time, on Oct. 23, 1958.
It sat on an "underground palace of coal," the finest soft coal in Canada, and its No. 2 slope was the deepest coal mine in the world.
www.post-gazette.com /books/reviews/20030330lastman4.asp   (638 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Permits Directory - Town of Springhill - Building Permit
The initial application or the renewal of this Permit is normally processed within 7 business days, once all items which must accompany the application have been received, and all requirements are met..
f you are not connecting to a sewer system, you may need approval for the installation of an Sewage Disposal system [or septic tank] from the Nova Scotia Environment and Labour.
Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations made under Section 4 of the Building Code Act.
www.gov.ns.ca /snsmr/paal/MUNICIPA/Springhill/paal520.asp   (565 words)

  
 Nova Scotia Quotations
Planters were not the first privateers in Nova Scotia, as the trade had deep roots, going back to French privateers operating from Port Royal as early as the 1690s and later from Louisbourg.
Marriott Arbuthnot, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, addressing the House of Assembly in Halifax on Friday June 6th, 1777, as reported in the Journals and Votes of the House of Assembly for the Province of Nova Scotia, 1777, (spelling and capitalization as printed).
It is estimated that 60,000 went to the colony of Nova Scotia, and 10,000 went to the colony of Quebec.
www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/quotes.html   (10128 words)

  
 Loretta St. Peter
The hearing was held at Springhill, Nova Scotia on 8 May 2001.
The appellant was found not to possess the education required by the Statement of Qualifications, and as she was screened out of the competition on that basis her other qualifications were not assessed.
It should be noted that, despite the similarity of their surnames, Shaun Rushton testified he was not related to Thomas Roger Rushton, the 1st ranked candidate in the competition.
www.psc-cfp.gc.ca /recours/dec/sum2001/dstpeter_e.htm   (1845 words)

  
 Melissa Fay Greene, About the Author
On the evening of Oct. 23, 1958, a massive seismic shift compressed the chambers of a recklessly constructed coal mine known as No. 2 in Springhill, Nova Scotia, pushing the floors of the mining tunnels against their roofs.
The Springhill disaster may have been the first bona fide televised media circus, attracting journalists from all over North America who broadcast live from the scene.
The Springhill Mine Disaster story, including Maurice Ruddick's part in it, is well-known in Canada; Ruddick is a household name in Canada; but the story and its heroes are not known in America and NO ONE TOLD THIS STORY DURING THE 1996 OLYMPICS.
www.melissafaygreene.com /pages/author.html   (5251 words)

  
 Springhill Community Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Springhill is the home of the Anne Murray Centre where you can tour and follow the life of Anne Murray, and purchase various memorabilia from the on site souvenir shop.
If you want to visit a coal mine and experience the feelings that the Springhill coal miners felt then visit the Miner's Museum where you can actually go down into a coal mine.
We have established a Community Access Program which is intended to provide free computer and internet access to all the citizens of Springhill.
town.springhill.ns.ca   (277 words)

  
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"I'm pleased to be a part of the Springhill Musicfest, and very proud of the community for taking on the challenge of this ambitious event," said Springhill native, Anne Murray.
"Nova Scotia's immense musical talent is one of this province's greatest strengths," said Honourable Manning MacDonald, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.
The Canada/Nova Scotia COOPERATION Agreement on Economic Diversification, co-managed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Nova Scotia Economic Development and Tourism, is providing $55,000 to help stage the event.
eda.gov.ns.ca /press/1999/0414_springhill-e.html   (436 words)

  
 Churchill Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robert Thomas Dickson purchased this parcel of land from the Methodist Church,
Springhill, Nova Scotia.  It is believed that Mr.
Dickson, a builder of note, constructed this house and had the residence ready for occupancy by the year 1885.  It is also believed he held residence here for 10 years.
www.geocities.com /churchillmanor2000   (634 words)

  
 St. Luke's Renewal Centre - prison ministry in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Luke's Renewal Centre is a six-bedroom facility offering a unique prison ministry within the walls of Springhill Institution in Nova Scotia, Canada.
It is open to all prisoners as a place where they may get away from the noise and pressure of crowded living conditions and find quietness for growth in the life of the spirit and direction for their lives.
The Christian Council for Reconciliation also operates Spring House Guest Home, a 6-bedroom house near the Springhill Institution, where hospitality is extended to family members visiting their loved ones inside.
www.stlukesrenewalcentre.org   (245 words)

  
 Springhill Mine Disaster (1958)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
DESCRIPTION: Describes collapse of mine tunnel in Springhill, Nova Scotia, 1958; twelve men are trapped in a cave-in, while several are killed.
The mine disaster of 1958 was not the only Springhill tragedy; there had been an earlier (and even more deadly) cave-in in 1891, for which see "La Complainte de Springhill (The Lament of Springhill)" and "Springhill Mine Disaster (1891)."
The town of Springhill is in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, not far from the New Brunswick border, on the fringes of the Cobequid Mountains (really hills).
www.csufresno.edu /folklore/ballads/FSWB124A.html   (218 words)

  
 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
Flooded former coal mines of Springhill, Nova Scotia, contain about 4,000,000 m{sup 3} of water which circulates by convection and may be recovered at the surface at a temperature of about 18 C. The heat in the water is derived from the normal heat of the rocks, and the contribution from chemical heating is negligible.
Water is pumped from the mines to act as the primary input to heat pumps for heating and cooling industrial buildings.
In the Springhill systems, heat pumps provide summer cooling as well as winter heating, and total costs of geothermal heating are substantially lower than heating by fuel oil in eastern Canada.
www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=28048   (352 words)

  
 Springhill Centennial Golf Club - Welcome page
Hole number one is an up hill par 5, 472 yard, that plays to an elevated green.
Springhill Centennial Golf course offers 2 par 3s, 2 par 5s and 4 par 4 holes, a large practice area, a putting green, as well as a large clubhouse that was originally a farm house.
The course location was purchased in 1967 and built on the original Herritt farm property.
www.nsga.ns.ca /SPRINGHILL/SH.HTM   (235 words)

  
 Anne Murray - The Springhill Anne Murray Centre
Located at 36 Main Street in historic Springhill, Nova Scotia, the Anne Murray Centre pays fitting tribute to the achievements of Springhill's internationally acclaimed singing superstar, Anne Murray.
A series of award-winning three-dimensional and audio-visual displays feature awards, memorabilia and highlights of her exciting career together with a special exhibit of the dramatic story of her hometown.
The Anne Murray Centre is a non-profit society operated by a board of directors under the Nova Scotia Societies Act.
www.annemurray.com /amc/info.htm   (113 words)

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