Material Type

Map

Date Range

[between January 1941 and February 1944]

Creator

J.F. Hamilton

Physical Description

40.6 cm x 66 cm Paper, whiteline on black background Pieced together with tape Section missing on the lower right side of the map

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

The Kerralta Mine was opened by Lethbridge jeweller James Gladstone "Jimmie" Kerr, who received help from the federal Emergency Coal Production Board. The Emergency Coal Board, as it was known locally, provided a variety of assistance to the coal industry with the goal of boosting production during World War 2. The mine was briefly shut down by inspectors in July 1942, when high concentrations of gas were detected. On 9 August 1943 a gas explosion in the Kerralta Mine claimed the lives of four men: Samuel Crabb, William King, John Pente and John Zubray. The mine effectively ceased production after the accident, although a Mr. Hagblad attempted to re-open it as the New Royal View Mine from January to March 1944. The mine was formally abandoned on 9 March 1944. Source: Johnston, Alex et al. Lethbridge: Its Coal Industry. Lethbridge Historical Society, 1989

Language

English

Scope and Content

Scale: 1 inch = 100 feet Copy of a map that shows the extent of underground workings of Mine No. 1576, also known as the Kerralta Mine and located in Legal Subdivisions 13 and 4, Sections 12 and 13, Township 9, Range 22, West of the 4th Meridian.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

20001038005

Collection

Archive

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