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aldus | Origins: Springhill Disaster/Ballad of Springhill (59* d) | RE: Help: Who wrote the song Springhill Desaster? | 13 Jan 00 |
Two things... The Wilf Carter song....Way Down in old Nova Scotia, is about another famous mining disaster at the Moose River Gold Mine. It was one the first Mining disasters to be broadcast live on Radio. Secondly, I find it hard to imagine any Nova Scotian of any age being unaware of the terrible tragedy at Springhill...N.S. is a smll place and that event is etched into the collective memory. |