Pay slip from the Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Co. Ltd.
Type: Document
Date: 15 February 1918
History
A deduction of two dollars was noted on this pay statement for the War Fund. This fund was likely the Canadian Patriotic Fund, established by the government during wartime. It was run with the help of volunteers to gather funds and provide support to families of soldiers serving in the war.
James Irvine worked the Wellington mines in 1909 prior to coming to Cumberland.
Description
This pay statement is for James Irvine from No. 7 Mine at Bevan, run by the Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. A stamp in faded red reads: 'First Half Feb 1918'.
Item Details
- Materials: Textual record
- Archival Reference: 993.026.002
- Author: Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd.
- Donor: Irvine, Bill
- Donated: 1993/07/11
- Size: 20 x 12 cm