paper (fiber product) collection items

993.048.011

Map of Tsable River mine, No. 2 seam

Documentc. 1949-1960

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990.033.001

The Wellington Colliery Company Ltd. plan, 1910

Document31 Mar 1910

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2005.006.001

Map, No.6 mine plant and townsite

DocumentFebruary, 1955

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990.057.027

General plan of District Lot 24, Section 3

Document[c. 1917]

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2013.306.035

Plan showing 20,000 acres granted to E&N Railway Co. in lieu of settlers’ rights

Documentc. 1913-1925

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989.001.002

Map of Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Co. Land Grant, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1918

Document1918

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2006.005.002

Map, Weldwood of Canada Cumberland Tree Farm

Documentc. 1965

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996.42.1 (1)

Original map of Bevan Townsite, 1919

Document15 Jul 1919

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995.060.001

Map, No. 1 and No. 4 coal seams Comox No. 5 and No. 6 mines

Document

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2015.109.001

Map, Comox mine No. 4 lower seam coal works

Documentc. 1920-1935

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2012.098.001

Map of Village of Cumberland, 1961

DocumentApril, 1961

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981.323.002

Map showing topographical features in the vicinity of Comox mines

Documentc. 1910-1914

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Stories
C040-345

Forging Solidarity

The Perseverance of Chinese Workers

Story • 13 min read

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Maps
Climbing-4 (1)

A Day At The Lake

A fun itinerary

Map • 11 Locations

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People
Portrait of Joe Naylor

Joe Naylor

1872 - 1946

Coal miner, labour activist

Person

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Royston Lumber Co. Baseball Uniforms

baseball gear

Artifactc. [1920 - 1930]

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Experience the history of workers' rights

The Labour Movement

Men recruited to work in the coal mines in Canada brought ideas of workers’ rights with them from overseas. The horrific and dangerous working conditions, long hours, poor treatment of workers, high fatality rates, and low pay made the time “rotten ripe” for change.

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Two Men Underground
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