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Old 06-19-2018, 09:12 PM
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On this day, June 19, 104 years ago in Southwestern Alberta, the Hillcrest coal mine explosion claimed the lives of 189 miners. Nine days after the explosion World War One started. I was going to read more about this tragedy and discovered this website.

The story is best told here:
http://hillcrestminedisaster.com/
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