EDITORIAL & OPINION -- ODDS 'N' SODS -- Getting the shaft in Winnipeg

In mid-November of 1926 at the Central Manitoba Mines' gold operation, the main shaft of our hoist broke, and the ensuing tale illustrates the difficulties of working in the remote bush before the days of airplanes or two-way radio.After working...

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