This song can be heard on The Men of the Deeps’ Buried Treasure album available on Amazon.ca. “The Omen” is an account of an apparent supernatural phenomenon surrounding one of…
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The Omen
Friday, May 4th, 2012New Waterford’s Fatal Day
Friday, May 4th, 2012John McKay, who is named in verse 10, was apparently one of the most respected citizens of New Waterford. He was treasurer of Local 19 of the Amalgamated Mine Workers…
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Friday, May 4th, 2012From the album, Ours and the Shepherds (2007). This album is built around Canadian war stories from the first world war to the present. The release of the album led Brooks to…
1917 New Waterford Mine Disaster
Friday, May 4th, 2012On July 25, 1917 at approximately 7:20 AM, an explosion occurred in the No. 12 Colliery in New Waterford, NS. The explosion occurred between the fifth and eighth levels, about…