The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 Fernie Museum
My Dad worked at the mines in Morrissey in 1904. He worked there until they closed the mines down in Morrissey, then he worked up at Coal Creek. […]
My Dad had a good job and he was quite established as far as the mines and stuff goes. He worked in One East mine, along with Angelo’s […]
Do you know what a bump is? You have a whole mountain, you have a mine going in here, and the mine develops the coal on the advance. […]
They went through many hardships. I remember when we were going to school they’d wait for that whistle to blow to see if there was work. If it […]
Twenty-eight of the 128 men killed were Italian.
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. […]
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 […]
Trains were used to remove the bodies of 128 miners killed to Fernie, BC for burial. Twenty-eight of the deceased were Italian.
A notice (aviso) in the District Ledger of March 12, 1908 notes in Italian: “Miners we are informing you kindly to stay away from Fernie, BC, those of […]
Strikes took place in 1903, 1906 and 1911. The 1911 strike at Coal Creek and Michel involved 6,000 men and lasted eight months.
