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Wellington Coal Mine Interpretive Plaque

This historical marker is located on the site of the No.5 Pit of the Wellington Colliery; just one of over 50 mines opened in the Nanaimo area. It lists the names and/or payroll numbers of 77...

This historical marker is located on the site of the No.5 Pit of the Wellington Colliery; just one of over 50 mines opened in the Nanaimo area. It lists the names and/or payroll numbers of 77 miners killed in the 1888 explosion at the mine.

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Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

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