#125 The Halifax Explosion Part 1
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This week, we're back with a story from our home area, and this one is nasty. In December 1917, two ships barely ran into each other in the Halifax Harbour...
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https://archives.novascotia.ca/explosion/personal/narratives/?ID=2&Page=201760018
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-relief-commission
Mac Donald, Laura (2005). Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion of 1917. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-200787-0.
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