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Crosses on graves in St. Margaret’s Cemetery, Fernie, BC marking the graves of miners killed in the 1902 Coal Creek mine explosion.

Crosses on graves in St. Margaret’s Cemetery, Fernie, BC marking the graves of miners killed in the 1902 Coal Creek mine explosion.

Twenty-eight of the 128 men killed were Italian.
Montalbetti vs. Hosmer Mines

Montalbetti vs. Hosmer Mines

In Montalbetti vs. Hosmer Mines the company accused Enrico Montalbetti of negligence in ordering two “Slavs” to drive a stick of dynamite into a hole with a sledgehammer. […]
An “Amusing Incident” during the 1908 Great Fire

An “Amusing Incident” during the 1908 Great Fire

Italians as other foreigners were viewed as simple-minded figures of fun as is evidenced by an article titled “An Amusing Incident” that appeared in the District Ledger (August […]
Bodies born for burial, Coal Creek Mine Disaster, May 1902.

Bodies born for burial, Coal Creek Mine Disaster, May 1902.

A hand-written note on a photo states: “Lacking Enough Hearses or Wagons, Most Bodies Were Borne for Burial.” The 1902 Coal Creek mine explosion killed 128 miners. There […]
Coal Creek Mine Disaster, May 22, 1902.

Coal Creek Mine Disaster, May 22, 1902.

Trains were used to remove the bodies of 128 miners killed to Fernie, BC for burial. Twenty-eight of the deceased were Italian.