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Springhill mining disaster

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Ballad of Spring Hill (Spring Hill Disaster)

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Spring Hill Mine Disaster

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U2 - The Ballad of Springhill Mining Disaster

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Springhill Coal Mine Disaster Nova Scotia Canada 1956

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Springhill Mine Disaster

Springhill mining disaster may refer to any of three Canadian mining disasters that occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coalfield, near the town of Springhill in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  • 1891 explosion 

  • 1956 explosion 

  • The events 

  • The aftermath 

  • Representations in popular culture