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CA BI 77-327-461a · Item · ca. 1930

Item is a photograph showing men mining coal on the "Flats" near Main Street and Brown Street, Sydney Mines, during the Depression.

CA BI 77-327-461b · Item · ca. 1930

Item is a postcard of coal miners mining on the 'Flats' between Main Street and Brown Street in Sydney Mines.

Coal Shearer
CA BI 86-164-16361c · Item · January 1986

Item is a photograph of the coal shearer in operation on the long wall at the Prince Mine in Sydney Mines.

Coal Wash Plant-Sydney Mines
CA BI 2016-025 · Item · ca. 1960

Item consists of a painting of the Coal Wash Plant at Old Sydney Collieries in Sydney Mines. The painting features the coal preparation site with a man and dog sitting in the foreground.

Astephen, Georgina Schima
CA BI 80-25-4205 · Item · 1916

Item is a photograph of the "Baum" coal washing plant of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co., Sydney Mines, showing the washery and concrete settling tank.

CA BI 77-1253-1387 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of coke ovens (no. 1) belonging to the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Works in Sydney Mines from the souvenir album "Souvenir of Cape Breton."

Dr. Lewis Johnstone
CA BI 77-298-432 · Item · ca. 1905

Item is a photograph of Dr. Lewis Johnstone of Sydney Mines.

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brown
CA BI 77-288-422 · Item · 1867-1870

Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brown
CA BI 77-287-421 · Item · 1887-1910

Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brown
CA BI 77-289-423 · Item · October 2, 1868

Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

General Mining Association
CA BI MG 14.19 · Fonds · 1827-1900

The General Mining Association, a Branch of the London
firm of Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, was granted a monopoly on
the Nova Scotian coal reserves by the Duke of York in 1827. The
monopoly was rescinded in 1857, but operations continued until

  1. The mines on the southern side of the Sydney Coalfield
    were taken over between 1893 and 1900 by the Dominion Coal
    Company. Operations on the northern side of the Sydney
    Coalfield were purchased by the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal
    Company in 1900. This documentation includes an extensive
    collection: workmen
CA BI 78-1157-2908 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of the General Mining Association operation in the area of Pitt and Cottage Streets, Sydney Mines.

G.M.A. 2nd Office Building
CA BI 77-544-678 · Item · ca. 1961

Item is a photograph of the building that was once the General Mining Association's 2nd office which was built in 1853. It was the home of Dan MacCormick of Sutherland's Corner in April 1961.

Greener's Wharf
CA BI 77-340-474 · Item · 1909

Item is a postcard of the entrance to Sydney Harbour at Sydney Mines. The Indian Cove Hall is visible in the background, and Greener's Wharf is visible in the foreground.

CA BI 78-85-1835 · Item · 1906

Item is a photographic postcard of the cove at Greener's Wharf.

Harbour View Hospital
CA BI 77-1541-1675 · Item · 1900

Item is a print of Harbour View Hospital, which was the home of Graham Fraser, manager of N.S.S. and Co. Company, on Brown Street in Sydney Mines. It was formally opened on June 18, 1908.

CA BI 78-203-1953 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of Mrs. Johnstone, Ethel Johnstone, a friend and a dog in front of L.W. Johnstone's house in North Sydney.

Hon. T.D. Archibald
CA BI 79-98-3078 · Item · 1965

Item is a photograph of Senator Thomas D. Archibald who was a Nova Scotia senator. He was born April 18th 1813, and died in 1890. He was a Senator from 1867 to 1890 in Sydney Mines.

Hot Water Pond, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-393-527 · Item · 1902

Item is a photograph of Hot Water Pond, located on Atlantic Street in Sydney Mines.

Immaculate Conception Church
94-1299-25814 · Item · 1994

Item is a photograph of the Immaculate Conception Church in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton.

Prendergast, Paul
CA BI 77-625-759 · Item · 1905

Item is a photograph of Immaculate Conception Church, Sydney Mines, with an inset picture of Rev. Colin F. MacKinnon, Pastor.

Indian Cove
CA BI 78-107-1857 · Item · 1860

Item is a sketch of Indian Cove, before Greener's Wharf in Sydney Mines.

Jamesville Pump
CA BI 77-149-283 · Item · ca. 1905

Item is a photograph of the Jamesville Pump, brought from England by G.M.A. Princess Pit, Sydney Mines.

Johnny Miles Gym
CA BI 95-199-26290 · Item · 1995

Item is a photograph of the Johnny Miles Gymnasium in Sydney Mines during winter.

CA BI 77-170-304 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of the sinking of the Jubilee Colliery in Sydney Mines in July of 1912.

Jubilee Shaft
CA BI 77-129-263 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of the sinking of the shaft at Jubilee Colliery.

Jubilee Shaft
77-128-262b · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of Jubilee Colliery, during the sinking of shaft in 1912.

Jubilee Shaft
CA BI 77-128-262 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of the sinking of the shaft at the Jubilee Colliery in 1912.

Lillian Seward Brown
CA BI 77-299-433 · Item · Aug-1884

Item is a photograph of Lillian Seward Brown at age 6, seated on an armchair next to her dog.

Stubbert
Main Street, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-1492-1626 · Item · ca. 1925

Item is a photograph of Main Street in Sydney Mines, displaying buildings, people and automobiles.

Margaret and Elizabeth Brown
CA BI 77-284-418 · Item · 1870-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, sitting in the conservatory at Beech Hill, Sydney Mines.

Margaret and Elizabeth Brown
CA BI 77-286-420 · Item · 1870-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Margaret and Elizabeth Brown
CA BI 77-285-419 · Item · 1870-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Margaret Sybella Brown
CA BI 77-275-409 · Item · 1871-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, who became a Red Cross nurse.

Margaret Sybella Brown
CA BI 77-276-410 · Item · 1871-1873

Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, pictured leaning on a chair.

Margaret Sybella Brown
CA BI 77-271-405 · Item · 1880-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown pictured with flowers and books.

Miners in the Prince Mine
CA BI 86-164-16361d · Item · January 1986

Item is a photograph of 3 miners in the Prince Mine, Sydney Mines.

Miners in the Prince Mine
CA BI 86-164-16361g · Item · January 1986

Item is a photograph of 4 miners in the Prince Mine, Sydney Mines.

Miners in the Prince Mine
CA BI 86-164-16361a · Item · January 1986

Item is a photograph of 5 miners in the Prince Mine, Sydney Mines.

Miners in the Prince Mine
CA BI 86-164-16361b · Item · January 1986

Item is a photograph of 3 miners handling machinery and coal in the Prince Mine, Sydney Mines.

Miners in the Prince Mine
CA BI 86-164-16361f · Item · January 1986

Item is a photograph of 3 miners holding tools in the Prince Mine, Sydney Mines.

Miners in the Prince Mine
CA BI 86-164-16361e · Item · January 1986

Item is a photograph of 2 miners in the Prince Mine, Sydney Mines.

CA BI 77-632-766 · Item · ca. 1940

Item is a photograph of Bishop Morrison and a group of priests, taken in Sydney Mines. The names of the priests are listed on the reverse of the photograph.

Mrs. John Barrington
77-622-756b · Item · ca. 1800

Item is a photograph of Mrs. John Barrington o f Sydney Mines.

No. 1 Colliery, Sydney Mines
CA BI 89-488-18683 · Item · n.d.

Item is a postcard of the no. 1 colliery in Sydney Mines during the wintertime.

No. 2 Slope, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-1276-1410a · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the no. 2 slope at the mines in Sydney Mines, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."