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Keyword: explosion

3 Killed In Explosion

Newspaper article three muckers blown up and killed in accidental explosion of dynamite.

Internal ID: 0050.0029
Medium:Newspaper
Date: January 4th 1908

Cranbrook Brewery Fire

News article reporting that Cranbrook Brewing Company loses thousands of dollars in accidental fire.

Internal ID: 0053.0032
Medium:Newspaper
Date: 0000

The War of Eagle Hotel in Rossland, BC 1905

The War Eagle Hotel in Rossland, BC, after the explosion of the Center Star Mine power magazine, December 27 1905.

Internal ID: 2282.0086
Medium:Photograph
Date: December 27th 1905

Loco Restaurant Fire

Reporting explosion of gasoline lamp attributed to Loco Store and Restaurant burning to the ground.

Internal ID: 0051.0087
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 10th 1926

Log Drive

Reporting heavy explosions of dynamite in St. Mary's direction in preparation of log drive.

Internal ID: 0051.0249
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 23rd 1904

Chinese Miners

Newspaper excerpt Vancouver Province - the danger of employing Chinese labour is abundantly shown in the cause of an explosion at Cumberland. The discovery of matches and smoking materials on the Chinamen killed is suffient proof of their use during the hours of employment.

Internal ID: 0050.0495
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 22nd 1903

Cranbrook Brewery Fire

Total loss at local brewery caused by fire, with circumstances pointing to being of incendiary origin. One of the two hydrants used to try stopping the fire appeared to have been tampered with.

Internal ID: 0051.0624
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 6th 1925

Hesperian Sinking

Hesperian hit by torpedo off Irish Coast, 26 passengers and crew supposed to have been lost.

Internal ID: 0050.0896
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 15th 1915

German Denial

Germany say to have proof that Hesperian was destroyed by a mine, not by one of their submarines.

Internal ID: 0050.0897
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 22nd 1915

Hesperian Sinking

Although Berlin persists none of their submarines were near Hesperian when she sunk, British presses say they have a fragment of a torpedo taken off the ship before it sunk.

Internal ID: 0050.0898
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 29th 1915

Fernie Club

Newspaper excerpt Fernie Free Press - explosion at Fernie Club.

Internal ID: 0050.0956
Medium:Newspaper
Date: February 9th 1905

Cranbrook - Firsts

Detailing some of the important events of Cranbrooks history.

Internal ID: 0050.0984
Medium:Newspaper
Date: March 19th 1908