Images from the halifax explosion that happened back in 1917. Georgina miner courtesy of georgie engelleder wolfville nurse georgina curry miner was aboard one of the earliest trains to enter the city in the blasts immediate aftermath. Military leaders should reexamine the services roles in this particular relief effort. Albans street, halifax, nova scotia 40 19171206 power, william 818 barrington street, halifax, nova scotia 48.
In honour of the 100th anniversary of the halifax explosion, cbc nova scotia colourized several photos depicting life in the city after the 1917 disaster. Have you visited, are a business owner or live in nova scotia. Remembering the halifax explosion archdiocese of halifax. During world war one, an accidental explosion in the town of halifax, nova scotia killed just under two thousand people. Halifax, nova scotia, began like any other in this busy wartime port. Halifax explosion of 1917 a thick cloud of smoke billowing over halifax and nearby towns, such as africville, in nova scotia, canada, after a munitions ship exploded in the halifax harbour on december 6, 1917. The military provided a critical part of the relief effort. Cbc news interactives has recreated the city of halifax as it existed in 1917 to show how the halifax explosion unfolded and its effects on the people who lived there. The halifax explosion has shaped what the city is today. A new and thoroughly modern city under way in the north end of halifax, nova scotia canada. Bibliotheque et archives canada library and archives. Ss montblanc, a french cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the norwegian vessel ss imo in the narrows, a strait connecting the upper halifax harbour to bedford basin.
Archived personal and government documents relating to the. Knights of columbus halifax council 1097 and dec 6, 1917 explosion pdf. New book details 1917 halifax, nova scotia, explosion. Collison of 2 ships ignited 3,000 tons of explosives that left 2,000 dead and 25,000 citizens homeless. New book details the halifax, nova scotia, explosion of 1917. Based upon a sociological study of the halifax disaster, by samuel. Explosion halifax on the nova scotia archives youtube channel. In the homes, schools, and factories lin ing its sloping shores, haligonians started. See more ideas about halifax map, nova scotia and atlantic canada. A project of with support from historica canada education portal. The halifax explosion 1917 nova scotia, canada youtube. The explosion december 6, 1917 halifax, nova scotia. We are posting the first story, an important element of halifax history. Colourized photos of the halifax explosions aftermath.
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