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1912-1952 (Creation)
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- Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir)
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52 cm of textual records;79 photographs;36 maps
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Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. operated coal mines on Vancouver Island, including the Wellington Mines near Nanaimo and the Comox Mines at Cumberland. The Comox Mines had earlier been operated by Union Colliery Company, the first of the mines being opened in 1888. The last of the Comox Mines, the No.8 Mine, was closed in 1953.
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The fonds consists of the shipping record book at Union Bay (1918-1937), letterbooks and correspondence of the General Manager at Nanaimo (1920-1921, 1935-1948), coal production record book for Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. (1953), and record books of the companies operations at the Comox Mines, including employment record book (1934-1954), incorporating wage agreements, a powerhouse visitors register, mining supplies ledger (1943-1946), and a payroll record book (1952). Fonds include two volumes of photographs of the Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) ltd. produced by Leonard Frank. Fonds also includes maps and plans of company mining activities in Cumberland and shipping activities at Union Bay and Ladysmith, including building, railway and mine plans as well as survey maps for the Comox Valley area (including Comox Lake).
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BCAUL control number: CUB-2027
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- Frank, Leonard (Subject)
- Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir). Comox Mines (Subject)