Historical Markers and War Memorials in New Waterford, Nova Scotia

By Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2019

Anderton Shearer Loader Marker

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1 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — Anderton Shearer Loader —

The Anderton Shearer-Loader was a widely used coal cutter loader in which the ordinary jib of the longwall coal cutter was replaced by a shear drum capable of cutting a "web" of variable depth. The machine traveled on an armored conveyor and . . . — — Map (db m151727) HM

2 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — Armoured Face Conveyor —

The armoured face conveyor (AFC) is a very large and robust piece of coal mining equipment that was installed along the full length of an underground longwall face. The coal cutting machine or shearer rode on top of the AFC where it deposited cut . . . — — Map (db m151729) HM

3 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — Earl Leadbeater — Memorial — Colliery Lands Park —

On March 3rd 1973, No. 12 Colliery experienced an underground fire. The fire claimed the life of coal miner Earl Leadbeater. This memorial has been placed here at Colliery Lands Park in his memory. No. 12 Colliery is his resting place as he is . . . — — Map (db m151726) HM

4 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — Joy — Hydraulically Powered Longwall Roof Support —

2 leg x 510 tonne yield hydraulically powered longwall roof support. These longwall roof supports were the last set purchased and were used underground at Prince Colliery. Each support was 5 feet wide, weighed 13 tonnes, and had a height range of 48 . . . — — Map (db m151728) HM

5 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — Miner's Monument —

Erected to the memory of those killed in explosion in No. 12 Colliery New Waterford July 25th 1917 Gaeton Angelo Aged 24 Yrs. • Frank Pancryk Aged 32 Yrs. • Constantino Boa Aged 22 Yrs. • Isaac Boone Aged 38 Yrs. • George Butt Aged 26 . . . — — Map (db m151635) HM

6 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — New Waterford World War Monument — Our Heroic Dead —

Dedicated to the Honor and Sacrifice of the Men and Women of New Waterford and surrounding districts who made the supreme sacrifice in two World Wars — — Map (db m151632) WM

7 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — Standing The Gaff — William Davis — 1888-1925 —

(panel 1) In March of 1925, the members of District 26, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) were earning an average of $3.70 per day. The pits had worked only part time for the past twenty-four months and the miners had been through a . . . — — Map (db m151636) HM

8 ► Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — William Davis — Memorial — Colliery Lands Park —

William Davis, a miner, with the British Empire Steel Corporation (BESCO), was employed at the No. 12 Colliery, New Waterford. In 1920, BESCO management began a targeted campaign to break the union. There were 58 strikes in the Sydney Coal Field . . . — — Map (db m151725) HM

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