Nova Scotia. Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Upheaval or Fall or Other Disturbance Sometimes Referred to as a Bump in No. 2 Mine at Springhill, in the County of Cumberland, Province of Nova Scotia, Operated by the Cumberland Railway and Coal Company, on the 23rd Day of October, A.D. 1958

The Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Upheaval or Fall or Other Disturbance Sometimes Referred to as a Bump in No. 2 Mine at Springhill, in the County of Cumberland, Province of Nova Scotia, Operated by the Cumberland Railway and Coal Company, on the 23rd Day of October, A.D. 1958 was established by Order in Council on 12 December 1958. Donald McInnes (Chair), Harry Wilton-Clark, and Thomas McLachlan were appointed commissioners. The commission was mandated to inquire into the actual disturbance (the “bump”), determine what further investigation should be made to determine the origin of such bumps, to investigate whether approved mining and work practices were followed, whether these practices contributed to the disaster, and whether or not mine operations were conducted in compliance with the Coal Mines Regulation Act. Four days of public hearings were conducted in Springhill between 26 January 1959 and 30 January 1959. Over the course of these hearings, commissioners accepted presentations from 38 witnesses and 50 exhibits. The commission submitted its report on the 25th of August, 1959.

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