HISTORY
MINING HISTORY
MINING HISTORY
No. 4 MINE
This page features pictures and brief descriptions of No. 4 Mine, the plant for which was located on the northwest side of Bell Island just east of the Air Strip. No. 4 Mine was opened in 1920 by the Dominion Company and was shut down in January 1962. The collar of No. 4 Mine is still standing in 2020.
The photo below is looking towards the west at No. 4 Mine Yard in 1928. No. 4 Range of Company houses, AKA, McDonald Street, can be seen in the left of the photo. Photo courtesy of A&SC, MUN Library, Acc. No. 11-147.
The photo below is looking towards the west at No. 4 Mine Yard in 1928. No. 4 Range of Company houses, AKA, McDonald Street, can be seen in the left of the photo. Photo courtesy of A&SC, MUN Library, Acc. No. 11-147.
No. 4 Mine opened in 1920. This information was given in the Daily News in 1925 when it was announced that Michael J. McNeil had died on March 7, 1925. The report of his death noted that he had been Superintendent of No. 2 Mine, and later of No. 4 Mine when the latter was opened in 1920.
No. 4 Mine ceased operation in January 1962. The collar of No. 4 Mine is the only one still standing in 2020.
The news clipping below from the Evening Telegram, Mar. 14, 1962, following the shut down of No. 4 Mine, which caused the lay-off of 612 men, tells the story of Stanley Kitchen who, at 44 had 25 years work experience in the mines, his wife, Myrtle (nee Bickford), and 12 of the 13 children, all under the age of 16.
No. 4 Mine ceased operation in January 1962. The collar of No. 4 Mine is the only one still standing in 2020.
The news clipping below from the Evening Telegram, Mar. 14, 1962, following the shut down of No. 4 Mine, which caused the lay-off of 612 men, tells the story of Stanley Kitchen who, at 44 had 25 years work experience in the mines, his wife, Myrtle (nee Bickford), and 12 of the 13 children, all under the age of 16.
