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Brazeau Collieries Limited fonds
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McKinnon family fonds
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20 cm of textual records
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The Brazeau Collieries Ltd. was established in 1909 by Martin Nordegg of the German Development Company and Mackenzie, Mann and Company (major shareholders in the Canadian Northern Railway) in order to search for a large coal field for the use of the Canadian Northern Railway. In 1910, large coal fields were discovered along the North Saskatchewan River near Rocky Mountain House. In 1911, Brazeau Collieries Ltd. established its mine; and a town, Nordegg, had sprung up around it by 1913. At the peak of operations the mine produced over 250,000 tonnes of coal per year. In 1949 briquetting presses were added to produce more heating coal. As demand for coal declined so did the fortunes of Brazeau Collieries Ltd. In January 1955, the mine closed and the company went bankrupt. Nordegg quickly became a ghost town.
Custodial history
Records abandoned by the Brazeau Collieries Ltd. at its mine near Nordegg, Alberta
Scope and content
Receipts, invoices and coal procurement books from the Brazeau Collieries Ltd., as collected by Hugh McKinnon.
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Gift of Hugh McKinnon, 1983
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- English
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Record No. MG 93<br><br>
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- Brazeau Collieries (Nordegg, Alta.) (Subject)