Westray /

May 9, 1992. The Westray mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, explodes, instantly killing all 26 men working underground. Mining coal in Pictou County is notoriously dangerous. It claimed the lives of 650 men in the last 100 years, the same number that died fighting in both world wars. But Westray wa...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Author:	National Film Board of Canada
Other Authors:	Cowan, Paul, 1947- (Director), Martin, Kent (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Montreal, QC : National Film Board of Canada, 2001.
Series:	VAST: academic video online
Subjects:	Westray Mine Disaster, Plymouth, Pictou, N.S., 1992. Mining explosions > Nova Scotia. Coal miners > Nova Scotia. Tragédie minière de Westray, Plymouth, Pictou, N.-É., 1992. Mineurs de charbon > Nouvelle-Écosse. Coal miners. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia > Plymouth (Pictou) 1992 Documentaries and Factual Films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)