Basin and River Inhabitants Historical Society

Coal in River Inhabitants Basin: the Tidewater Colliery

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There are Provincial government reports as early as 1906 commenting on the feasibility of mining coal in the Lower River Inhabitants Basin and specifically in Whiteside.   This is a link to "Coal Prospects in Whiteside District, Richmond County,"  Department of Mines Memorandum #430507, dated 1958, which consists in 12 facsimile pages including the 1906 report.
​www.novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/ar/11f/AR_ME_11F11A_10-O-18_00_430507.pdf
A 1993 book on coal in Nova Scotia says the following about the mine which was ultimately established in Whiteside :
               "In the Richmond Basin [sic] of Cape Breton, the Tidewater Fuel and Navigation Company operated a mine in Whiteside in 1928, one of                        three short-lived ventures there"
                                       J.H. Calder et al. One of the Greatest Treasures: The Geology and History of Coal in Great Breton (Nova Scotia Department of Natural  
                                          Resources) 1993, p.27 
 
  
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  • Home
  • History
    • A Brief History of River Inhabitants
    • Geological history
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • 1929 Tidal Wave
    • McLeod's Bridge
    • Coal Mining
    • Irish in River Inhabitants
  • Families
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • 1881 Census
    • The Proctors by Vida Morgan
    • Irish in River Inhabitants
  • Schools
    • History of Walter Fougere School
  • Churches
    • St. Patrick's Church
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • Presbyterian Church
    • Cleveland Church Chronology
    • 2006 Cleveland United Church programme
  • Livelihoods
    • Railroad
    • Coal Mining
  • Transport
    • Bridges
    • Railroad
  • Photo Gallery
  • Books
  • Contact Us