Moose River Gold Mine Museum
Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
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It Happened at Moose River
Location: Moose River, Nova Scotia

 
An inquest was held locally.
73 of 90 		Officials and government staff converged on the village again.
74 of 90 		Men from the community testified as to what happened during the rescue.
75 of 90 		Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. McGill with Mr. Messervey, Mines Minister during the time of the cave in.
76 of 90 		The pipe left sticking out of the ground was now the only indicator of where the mine had caved in.
77 of 90 		A memorial cairn was erected over the pipe.
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A close up picture of the cairn.
79 of 90 		A second photo of the cairn taken in August, 1936
80 of 90 		A resolution was passed in parliament to honour the rescue workers for their bravery.
81 of 90 		The newspaper printed a list of the rescue workers and draegermen.
82 of 90 		Wilf Carter sang about the events of those ten days.
83 of 90 		Today a Provincial Park commemorates where the cave in took place.
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The cairn still stands to honour the men who were trapped in the mine and their brave rescuers.
85 of 90 		A stamp mill from the time of the rescue is also on display in the park.
86 of 90 		A Community Museum is located in the old country school house.
87 of 90 		A painting in the lobby of the Museum.
88 of 90 		Another painting shows one of the village buildings in the 1930's.
89 of 90 		Museum display
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