Item is an employee handbook for the Sydney Mines Colliery.
Item is a financial statement for Sydney Mines, N.S. for the year 1905.
Town of Sydney Mines (N.S.)Item is a handbook for members of the Sydney Mines Friendly Society.
Sydney Mines Friendly SocietyItem is a souvenir of the 100th anniversary of Trinity Church in Sydney Mines, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the collieries and furnaces of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of a steam fire engine, built around 1900 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. This particular engine, the Burrill Johnson Engine No. 2, was purchased by the Sydney Mines Fire Department in 1908. The engine was operated by Paddy Keigan.
Item is a photograph of Richard Henry Brown, General Manager for the General Mining Association from 1867 to 1900. He was also the first Mayor of Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of company houses in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of company houses in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of company houses in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the uniform wore by the members of the Sydney Mines Volunteer Rifles.
Item is a photograph of Jubilee Colliery, during the sinking of shaft in 1912.
Item is a photograph of the home of Dr. Archibald and the adjoining Presbyterian Church. The church was later moved to Main St. beside the present church. The home is known as Gowrie House. Also present is the coal shipping wharf "Greeners" in the foreground.
Item is a photograph of the sinking of the Jubilee Colliery in Sydney Mines in July of 1912.
Item is a photographic portrait of Dr. Lewis Johnstone and his young daughter Ethel.
Item is a photograph of the General Mining Association building.
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.
Item is a photograph of the high school in Sydney Mines.
Item is a postcard of Main Street in Sydney Mines, featuring the post office.
Item is a photograph of a quadrant, used by the Artillery in 1749, 1793 and 1813, found at Fort Dundas, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the home of Dr. Archibald and the adjoining Presbyterian church. The church was later moved to Main Street beside the present church. The home is known as Gowrie House.
Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Steel Plant in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the sinking of the shaft at the Jubilee Colliery in 1912.
Item is a photograph of the Jamesville Pump, brought from England by G.M.A. Princess Pit, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown pictured with flowers and books.
Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, who became a Red Cross nurse.
Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, pictured leaning on a chair.
Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown, sitting in a chair.
Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown, at the age of 2 years and 4 months.
Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Dr. Lewis Johnstone of Sydney Mines.
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.
Item is a photograph of Captain Charles Barrington, a resident of Barrington Park, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Howard Gardener of Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Hugh MacDougall with Scarborough Foreign Missions.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Les Cordeau, Sydney Mines, a priest of the Edmonton Diocese.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Angus Cameron, a parish priest in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Dan MacIsaac, parish priest in Sydney Mines who was born in Sydney.
Item is a photograph of the first Presbyterian Minister in Sydney Mines from 1842-1883, Rev. Matthew Wilson.
Item is a scrapbook photograph of a view of the old Sydney Mines coke ovens.
Item is a photograph of the firing of a 3 : 7 inch gun.
Gertrude E. N. Tratt: "Only the almanacs attest to the existence of the Star. It was described as a weekly, with a circulation of 1,200 and with Independent-Labour interests."
Gertrude E. N. Tratt: "The only information known about this is that it was listed for the years indicated (1910-1913) in the Canadian Almanac and Directory."
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.
Item is a photograph of a road being laid in Sydney Mines.
There is an article glued to back of photograph that reads: Sydney Mines Street Construction - 1902. 8-horsepower and plenty of manpower were all that was needed in street construction back in the pre-bulldozer days of 1902 when this photo was taken. Passed along to the Highlander by Sydney Mines sports writer Jack MacNeil, it shows a work crew breaking ground for what is now Beech Street in the Northside town. Among those present were Nick Hall, owner of the horses, now deceased, Joe MacInnis, Eddy Boutilier, Jacob Vickers, Henry MacDonald, Jack Matheson and Jack Broderick, all of whom are deceased, and Ambrose MacNeil, Joe Young and William Hall. Originally owned by Alex Gordon of Sydney Mines, the photo is now the property of the Businessmen's Club of Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the "Princess" Colliery, Sydney Mines. The "Princess" Colliery operated from 1875-1975, and the mine produced more than 22 million tons of coal during its 100 years of operation.
Item is a photograph of the #26 locomotive of the old Sydney Collieries railway used for pushing coal on High Pier. Four men pose in front of the engine, P. H. Hall, Engineer; Mike MacInnis, Conductor; Cliff MacLean, Fireman; and Duncan Whalen, Brakeman.