The Hillcrest mine disaster, the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history, occurred at Hillcrest, Alberta, in the Crowsnest Pass region, on June 19, 1914, 9:30 am.[2]
The disaster was reported by several news outlets including the Calgary Herald as the world's third-worst mine disaster at the time, after the Fraterville Mine disaster and the Courrières mine disaster.[3]
^Venzi, Ron. "The Hillcrest Mine Disaster". Coal Miners Memorial. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^Crowsnest Pass Historical Society (1979). Crowsnest and its people. Coleman: Crowsnest Pass Historical Society. pp. 213–224. ISBN 0-88925-046-4.
^"Disaster is third Largest Colliery Tragedy Known". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 3533. June 20, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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