Mrs. Ruth Metcalfe of Louisburg and Gabarus in Cape Breton sang this for folklore collector Helen Creighton. Metcalfe said that she learned this song from local miners and “regrets that she…
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Springhill Mine Disaster (1891)
Friday, May 4th, 2012La Complainte de Springhill
Thursday, May 3rd, 20121891 Springhill Mine Disaster
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012On Saturday, February 21, 1891, at approximately 12:43 PM a powerful explosion occurred in the No. 3 board off the No 7 balance in the No 1 mine in Springhill,…