MINE ACCIDENTS - Sixteen Men (Poem)
- Publication
- Porcupine Advance, 8 Feb 1945, 1, p. 5
Description
- Creators
- George Lake, Editor
- A.J. Timmins (Pseudonym?)
- Media Type
- Image
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Pictures
- Description
- Poem in memoriam of 16 miners killed when the cable of their double decker cage (type of elevator) snapped, sending the crew falling 1500 feet to their deaths on February 02nd, 1945.
- Notes
- "A.J. Timmins" is most likely a pseudonym. The other names listed are of the 16 men killed in the accident.
- Place of Publication
- Timmins
- Date of Publication
- 8 Feb 1945
- Date Of Event
- February 02, 1945
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Timmins, A. J. ; Niemi, Eino ; Lauzon, Legouri ; Dillon, Russell "Mickey" ; Appleyard, Marvin ; Parnetta, Mike ; Auger, Alphonse ; Vautilainen, T. ; Plourde, A. ; Beland, A. ; Dubeau, Laurent ; Legault, Ubald ; Markoskie, Melvin ; Suppa, Nick ; Mohoruk, Mike ; Kohtala, Eero ; Kolozjiepa, Stanley
- Corporate Name(s)
- Porcupine Paymaster Mine
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.50017 Longitude: -81.16651
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Timmins Public LibraryEmail:refdesk@timmins.ca
Website:
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Timmins, Ontario
P4N 8A4
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