LIST OF NAMES
Here is a list of names I have compiled from the people I interviewed or who have made coments on the website. These are people who either worked at the mine or in the businesses associated with the mine. Make sure you check out the interview page, It has many stories about the people who worked there. Most of these people below are mentioned in these interviews. If you know of any other people click here on Comments and write me a note. The initials in brackets are of the person who gave me the name.
Last updated April 27/21
________, Cyril; St Peter’s
_________, Leo - Bus driver Kings bus line (PMD).
Adamson, ____________ - Point Michaud – Miner (WH)
Ames, Gerry – Boss Machine Shop (BM)
Anderson, __________, (_____Boss, (Lived in company house behind John G’s- moved to Eliot Lake) DMQ
Aucoin, Gerard - School teacher (GA)
Bardswick, Tony, Goldenville, NS - Manager
Bagnell, Spenser; Gabarus
Beaton, Dan; Mabou - Foreman
Bedard – died at mine in 1950’s (BM)
Benoit, Reg, Nfld (DMQ)
Boudreau, Austin; River Bourgeois - Miner (DL)
Boudreau, Buddy; River Bourgeois, Carpenter (DL)
Boudreau, Frankie, Morrison’s Store -St Peter’s
Boudreau, George - Chef
Bunclark, Henry - Manager
Burke, George, Electrician DL
Burke, Leonard, River Bourgeois, Assay office
Burke, Patrick, River Bourgeois worked on the power lines (NSP) (MMcP)
Burke, Peter, River Bourgeois (MMcP)
Burns Howard – Mill – Gabarus - died at Stirling Mine 1950’s (EM)
Burns, Dan Alex: Gabarus -Mill
Burns, Danny; Fourchu (WH)
Burns, Lawrence; Fourchu (GML)
Burns, Roddie – Fourchu
Bushnik, __________; Sydney Mines (BM)
Butts, ___________
Cain, George; Framboise (WH)
Callaway – Head Boss – Mill (WH)
Cameron, Bernie – Miner
Cameron, John – Grand River -Labour Foreman Construction and Crusher (WH)
Campbell, Basil (NMP)
Campbell, Danny; Johnstown – the mill, laborer and underground (WH)
Carpenter, Joe; Sampsonville (ISC)
Carter, Joe; Sampsonville (ISC)
Chan, Tom – Restauranteur (BM)
Chiasson, Ernie (CML/MM)
Chisholm, Angus - President (BM)
Chisholm, (brother of Angus) Stephens Buildings Supplies
Chisholm, John- Dept of Mines (CML/MM
Claussen, Christian - Miner
Cotie, Alfred; St Peter’s – Taking samples up to the mill
Deviendt, _____, Holland (or Belgium), (WM)
DeYoung, Bud
Digout, George(JMacL)
Digout, Fred; River Bourgeois – Carpenter (DL)
Dunphy, John Reserve Mines (CC)
Dunphy, Ray; Reserve Mines - Assay office (MMM) (CC)
Fanning, Laurie - Shift Boss, Mill (WH)
Farrell, Kenny
Farrow, Danny, Antigonish Electrician then went with NS Power (WH)
Ferguson, Kenny Angus, St Esprit
Ferguson, Willie “the fiddler”; Grand River - Miner (WH)
Finlayson, Dept of Mines (CML/MM)
Fleming, _________
Fontaine, George; St Peter’s – Mechanic – Machine Shop
Fornier, Warehouse Manager
Fougere, Isaac; Samsonville – Carpenter (DL)
Fougere, Jimmy Building Contractor Samsonville (DL)
Fougere, Roderick; Samsonville – Carpenter (DL)
Fougere, Sam; River Bourgeois – Carpenter (DL)
Gaudet, _________; - Boss main office
Gillis, Alex - Mabou - Miner (DAC)
Gillis, Bernard; Grand Mira North – Hoister (BM)
Gillis, Harry
Gillis, Joseph; Upper South West Mabou - Miner?
Graham, Alex – Mill Shift Boss (WH)
Hardy, Charlie; Gabarus – surface Foreman (WH)
Hastings, Calvin
Hawley, Lee; Brook Village – Shaft (WH)
Holmes, Wendell – Mill (IML)
Hooper, Charlie – Store owner
Hunter, Doug- Private contractor – Geologist
Jackson, Perry; St Peter’s – Truck Driver Malcolm S MacDonald Contracting (DL)
Joe MacDonald, Texico St Peters
Johnson, Greg, Engineering Office- Johnstown (DMcL)
Johnson, Marjorie “Diddy” Clerk Spinner’s store/post office (DS)
Johnson, Norman- Machine Operator, Sydney MMacL)
Keigan, Gordon; Sydney- Trucker Malcolm S MacDonald
Kelly, Bern – Accountant (BM/DMcL)
Kyte, Anne, School teacher (DMcL)
LaBelle, Armand; Valdor, Quebec – Driller (GS)
Landry, __________; L’Ardoise (DL)
Landry, Leo; Truck driver & Mechanic Rockdale (DL/VM)
Landry, Doug; Samsonville – Electrician
Landry, Ernest; Samsonville – Carpenter (DL)
Landry, Gertie; Samsonville – Cook, Child Minder
Landry, Harry: Samsonville – Carpenter (DL)
Landry, Mabbie;
Landry, Willie A; Samsonville– Cook
Langley, Brent (Edward)
Langley, Cyril (Edward)- May have worked at the mine as a young man
Langley, Parker (Harold)-Seal Harbour/Fourchu, Assay Office summer student.
Langley, Edward - (Seal Harbour) Barber
Langley, Harold- Seal Harbour, Underground.
LeBrun, Arthur – Time Keeper
Lefort(e), Bennie, Miner
Lefort(e),_______ Cheticamp- Electrician
Leonard, __________; Sydney- Truck driver- Malcolm S. MacDonald
LePrairie, Leon
MacAskill, Dan; Stirling Later years Fergusons Lake- Miner (GS)
MacAskill, Johnny (Jack) Framboise (JS?)
MacAskill, Neilly Hector: Loch Lomond (PmacL/MacD) (A MacD)
MacAulay, Buddy; Grand River (PMacL/MAcD) MMacL) (CMacL/MacM)
MacAulay, Johnny; Grand River – Underground (WH)
MacDermid, Norman; Stirling - Timbering (WH)
MacDonald (Strachan), Anne; Loch Lomond; cookhouse all tasks, also cleaned homes and babysat for mine managers and mine bosses in between shifts and on days off. (AMD).
MacDonald Malcolm S.; Sydney- Truck Contractor ore to St Peter’s
MacDonald, Allister, Gabarus Lake
MacDonald, Angus – Big Pond
MacDonald, Angus Bernard electrician Port Hood/Mabou
MacDougal, Calder; __________ (HS)
MacDonald, Angus (Johnnie Allan): Enon (HMacD)
MacDonald, Angus A (Hamish); Lake Uist/(Loch Lomond - 1936 (HMacD)
MacDonald, Angus, truck driver Mindemar
MacDonald, Annabel: Stirling – cook
MacDonald, Bernie (Buddy); Gabarus
MacDonald, Charlie (Fox) Grocer Morrison’s store
MacDonald, D.R. (is he the Donald below?)
MacDonald, Dan
MacDonald, Donald
MacDonald, Ian (Norman), Loch Lomond - 1930's (HMacD)
MacDonald, Eddie, Fourchu
MacDonald, Hughie, Bus driver King’s bus line Stirling Route & Miner
MacDonald, James – Gatekeeper
MacDonald, Johnny “The Piper”, Miner – Soldier’s Cove
MacDonald, JJ - Antigonish County. Teacher (later became a Priest)
MacDonald, Kay, St Peter’s - Grocer Morrison’s store
MacDonald, Kenny – Machine Shop – Loch Lomond
MacDonald, Lloyd: Fourchu
MacDonald, Mae Post office operator after Spinner's gave it up
MacDonald, Malcolm – Mill, Fourchu
MacDonald, Marie, Johnstown, School teacher
MacDonald, Mary (cook), Stirling
MacDonald, May (Brown), Main office (DMcL)
MacDonald, Neil - Bus driver King’s bus, Gabarus Lake (PMacD)
MacDonald, Roddie
MacDonald, Sadie - Clerk Danny Shaw’s store – Loch Lomond
MacDonald, Theresa, School teacher
MacDonald, Walter – Time Keeper
MacDonald, Wesley. Gabarus
MacDonnell, _______; Port Hood (DL) (AMacD)
MacDonnell, Alex
MacDonnell, Archie
MacDougall, __________; Sydney Mines – Crusher (WH)
MacDougall, Donald Archie (MMacD-B)
MacDougall, Burt; Dundee – Danny Shaw’s store (DL)
MacDougall, Charlie – Timbering (BM/WH)
MacDougall, Neil; Gabarus - Crusher house (?) ( LM)
MacEachern, John Joe; Grand Mira South -Miner
MacEwen, Kenny; St Peter’s – Accountant, main office (DMcL)
MacGillivary Elmer, Miner; Fourchu – also worked at Hooper’s store (DMG)
MacGillivary, George, Boiler Operator- Fourchu (EMG)
MacGillvary, Jack – Mainland?
MacIntosh (Troke), Mary Ann - Assay office -cook helper
MacIntosh, Malcolm Dan – Carpenter – Framboise (MT)
MacIntyre, Dan Rory; Port Hastings (WH) (LMacI book))
MacIntyre, John Dan; (LMacI book )
MacIsaac, Danny (MG)
MacIssac, Dan
MacKenzie, Blaze (maybe sinking the shaft)
MacKenzie, Collie - Mechanic in machine shop (WH)
MacKenzie, Joe
MacKenzie, William – Truck Driver -Malcolm S MacDonald
MacKinnon, Dan Hughie, Iona/Little Narrows – Miner (EM)
MacKinnon, Donald
MacKinnon, Donald Archie – Sinking shaft
MacKinnon, Hector
MacKinnon, Murdock
MacLean, “big” Jim
MacLean, Angus, Gabarus – Private Contractor service truck (WH)
MacLean, Joe; Loch Lomond – Bulldozer
MacLellan, Don; Grand Mira North (MG)
MacLellan, Hugh; Little Narrows (MG)
MacLellan, Hugh; Grand Mira North (MG)
MacLellan, John; Grand Mira North (MG)
MacLellan, Martin; Grand Mira North (MG)
MacLennan, Alex;
MacLeod (McLean), Dolena; North Framboise – Main office (BM)
MacLeod (MacMillan), Chrissie - Assay office; Stirling/Stellarton (CMM)
MacLeod, Angus – Cage or Hoist Operator – Framboise Intervale (PML)
MacLeod, Angus Alex; Framboise – Miner (DM)
MacLeod, Archie
MacLeod, Billy; Framboise – (AML)
MacLeod, Charlie; Framboise (PMD)
MacLeod, Dan Alex; Framboise (MacDonald Rd)- service truck and bunkhouse maintenance (WH)
MacLeod, Dan Alex; Stirling (1935)- Miner (CBMag)
MacLeod, Dan Ewen – 1935
MacLeod, Dan Neil; Fourchu (FR)
MacLeod, Dick; -Labourer and Miner (AMD)
MacLeod, DK, North Framboise (AML)
MacLeod, Dolena (McLean); North Framboise- Secretary, main office (BM)
MacLeod, Dolena (Tremblet); North Framboise – Cooks help/assay office. (DMcL)
MacLeod, Duncan – Assay office, Also worked at Strachan’s Garage and Danny Shaw‘s Store – Stirling (DML)
MacLeod, George; Framboise – Mill (DMcL/AML)
MacLeod, Gregor Dept of Mines (CML)
MacLeod, Ian – Grand River- underground (WH)
MacLeod, James - Framboise
MacLeod, Jim -Mine Foreman/Captain
MacLeod, Joe; (EM)
MacLeod, John G.; Stirling – construction crew (DMcL)
MacLeod, Johnny; miner killed in 1930's (DAMacL)
MacLeod, John James – Labourer (BM)
MacLeod, Kenny: Loch Lomond – Miner – Died at Stirling Mine 1930’s. (CMM)
MacLeod, Kenny Dan 1930’s – Framboise (JT)
MacLeod, Kenny Y – 1930’s – Framboise (JT)
MacLeod, Malcolm; Framboise Intervale– Lamp Man (WH)
MacLeod, Max, Boss Assay office
MacLeod, Murdock Dan – 1930’s and 1950’s– Janitor, back up gatekeeper -Stirling
MacLeod, Norman Alex, machine shop
MacLeod, Norman D.," Framboise
MacLeod, Peter “John H”, Framboise – Private Contractor trucking
MacLeod, Phillip -Fourchu
MacLeod, Ramsey; Framboise (PMacL/MacD)
MacLeod, Roddie - Labour Foreman and Millwright (WH) (AMacL)
MacLeod, Roddie (1935)
MacLeod, Roddie K, ____Boss, Framboise (lived in company house behind John G’s) (DMQ) (JT)
MacLeod, Walter - Framboise - Cook house (WH)
MacLeod, Watson, Dept of Mines (CMacL/MacM)
MacMaster, Johnny – Port Hood (MMacL)
MacMillan, John A – Dept of mines
MacMillan, Murdock - JW Stephens contractor
MacNeil, Clarence- Truck Driver - Malcolm S. MacDonald
MacNeil, Jim; Soldier’s Cove - Assay office
MacNeil, Martin – Soldier’s Cove - Assay office
MacPhee, Archie Sr, French Rd - Miner
MacPhee, Dannie – Miner (MG)
MacPhee, Father Norman, French Rd – Miner (MG)
MacPhee, Johnny French Road – Miner (MG)
MacEwen, Harvey - Texico, St Peter’s– (DL)
MacQueen, Angus, Framboise, JW Stephen’s Contractor, later Mill Carpenter (DMacQ)
MacQueen, Angus Archie; Stirling – Maintenance truck (WH)
MacRae, Lloyd; Oban (WH)
Mann, Billy – Gabarus – Loader (WH)Albert
Manny, Albert: (le comptable) - the accounter (EM). (1930's)
Martell, John L - Diamond Driller (EM) (WM)
Mason, Joe -Surveyor (BM)
Mason, (Joe's father)
Matheson, Donald George; Grand River – worked in the shaft (WH)
Matheson, Duncan Dan, Grand River – worked in the shaft (WH)
McCrea, Jim - President Dome Petroleum and Mindemar 1949-1952 (DS)
McPhee, Stanley; River Bourgeois - School teacher 1954 (AH)
Mercer, Sam (BarryM)
Michaelson, Gordon - Manager (BM)
Mitchell, Jim – Medic (IC)
Mombourquette, __________; Lower L’Ardoise (Manning and Tom’s uncle) – Chef (GS)
Morrison (MacMaster), Mamie –Cookhouse and Assay office (BM/CMM)
Morrison, Bessie – Main office (BM)
Morrison, Dan – Stirling (BM)
Morrison, Kenneth, School teacher – Loch Lomond (PMacL/MacD)
Morrison, Kenny Angus – Framboise (DM)
Morrison, Lawrence – North Framboise- Lampman(WH) (AMacL)
Morrison, Melvin (Hoister) - Stirling (BM)
Morrison, Michael - Gabrus (LM)
Morrison, Murdock – Warehouse Clerk, Stirling – Checker, St Peter’s (DM)
Morrison, Willie P; Stirling –Landowner - rented out property (DMacL)
Mossman, John (LM)(ZF) (WH): Inverness
Muise, Angus - Cook (GML)
Munroe, John Archie Miner – Fourchu (EM)
Murrin, Eddy (Sports Director- student) – Glace Bay (MMacL)
O’Shaunnesey, Larry (BM)
Pahl, ________ Germany. (FR)
Parker, ___________
Paterson, Dolena, Cook house - Stirling
Patriquin, Truman (GMacD)
Payne, Lizzie- Cook-Nfld (MT)
Pottie, “Big” Henry; Thibeauville – Miner (DL) (GMacD)
Pottie, ______ ; River Bourgeois –Truck driver, Malcolm S. Mac Donald
Pottie, Joe; Samsonville (ISC)
Power, Tom (GMD)
Pozer, Bruce (DML)
Presseau, Armand 30’s and/or 50’s (MG)
Presseau, Arthur; Stirling – Mine Manager 1930’s (BM)
Presseau, John, Stirling - relieved Night Watchman 1930's (JP)
Presseau, Raymond, Stirling -relieved Night Watchman 1930's (JP)
Prime, Gilbert – Texico, St Peter’s (DL)
Sample, Dept of Mines (CMacL/MacM)
Sampson, Barnaby; Lower L’Ardoise- Janitor (bunkhouses) (GS)
Sampson, Bernard (DL)
Sampson, Enos; Samsonville – Gatekeeper (IS/C)
Sampson, Martin; Samsonville – Assay office (samples) (IC/DML)
Sampson, Melvin; River Bourgeois (DL)
Sampson, Melvina; Samsonville – School teacher (DL)
Savoie Jessie – Clerk, Danny Shaw’s store (DM)
Sawyer, Leo; St Peter’s – Chef’s helper (GS)
Severance, Edwin, Mechanic Strachan’s Garage. He also worked on the cage for a time. Fourchu (EMG) (DS)
Shaw, Danny – Store owner (BM)
Shaw, Florence; Loch Lomond – cook’s helper (CMacL/MacM) (AMacD)
Sheppard, Charlie, Fourchu -Mill Worker (GS)
Sheppard, Havelock, Fourchu - Mill Worker ? (GS)
Singer, _________ (CML/MM)
Sisco, Stan -Assistant Mill Superintendent
Spinner, Earl – Manager of Spinner’s, Stirling Branch (MML)
Strachan, George
Strachan, Johnny, St Espirt – Operator (Pump House)– at first. He may have gone underground later. (WH)
Strachan, Kenny John, Framboise, Mill (AMD)
Strachan, Soutter; Framboise – Foreman, Carpenter shop and Service Station Proprietor.(DS)
Stronach, ________. Mine Boss (BM)
Sullivan, Alex; St Andrew's Mine linesman
Sullivan, Joe; St Andrew's, Mine Linesman
Swayne, Jimmy; Gabarus -Welder (LM)
Timmons, ________; Pleasant Bay ()
Tremblay/Treblet, __________(DML)
Vankoski, Victor; Poland died Sept 25, 1936, while working at Stirling Mine (BME)
Walker, Duncan (DM)
Westlake, Truck Driver on site; Gabarus
White, ____________; Big Pond (DL)
Wright, Bill; - Head Electrician (DL)