This memorial is dedicated to those who served their country and the miners who lost their lives in the 1935 mine explosion. The Dedication Service for this memorial was held on Sunday, August 12, 1984. The stele on the left, dedicated to those who served their country, was unveiled by Edwin Hay, president of the Coalhurst Royal Canadian Legion and Mary Stoffer, president of the Ladies Auxiliary. The stele on the right, dedicated to the miners who died, was unveiled by Ronald Coombes, deputy mayor of Coalhurst and Jim Brown, president of the Miners' Library. Sixteen miners perished in a mine explosion on December 9, 1935 at approximately 4pm. The mine was never reopened. These monuments are the result of a joint effort by the Lethbridge Miners' Library, Coalhurt Legion, the Legion's Ladies Auxiliary and the Village of Coalhurst.
Coalhurst, Alberta
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[left stele/stèle de gauche]
DEDICATED TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO THOSE
WHO SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY
AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
ERECTED BY THE
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
AND LADIES AUXILIARY
COALHURST BRANCH #273
AND THE CITIZENS OF THE
VILLAGE OF COALHURST
[right stele/stèle de droite]
IN MEMORY OF
THE MINERS WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES IN
THE COALHURST
MINE EXPLOSION
DECEMBER 9TH, 1935
AND OTHERS WHO
HAVE GIVEN THEIR
LIVES IN THIS AND
OTHER MINES
ERECTED BY
THE LETHBRIDGE MINERS
LIBRARY CLUB
AND THE CITIZENS OF THE
VILLAGE OF COALHURST
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Location
Coalhurst Cenotaph
6 Street
Coalhurst
Alberta
Coalhurst Cenotaph
6 Street
Coalhurst
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.74629
Long. -112.9249
Lat. 49.74629
Long. -112.9249
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