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  2. Sydney, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    A few years into the war (1781) there was a naval engagement between two French ships and a British convoy off Sydney, Nova Scotia, near Spanish River, Cape Breton. [2] The convoy, which consisted of 18 merchant vessels, including nine colliers and four supply ships, was bound for Spanish River on Cape Breton Island to pick up coal for delivery ...

  3. Sydney and Louisburg Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Sydney and Louisburg Railway (S&L) was a Canadian railway. Built to transport coal from various mines to the ports of Sydney and Louisbourg, the S&L operated in the eastern part of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia. The railway uses a slightly different spelling for the town of "Louisbourg".

  4. History of Sydney - Wikipedia

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    The history of Sydney is the story of the peoples of the land that has become modern Sydney. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common in the Sydney area. The traditional owners of the land on which modern Sydney stands are the Darug, Dharawal and ...

  5. Whitney Pier - Wikipedia

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    The geography of Whitney Pier is defined by its relationship to the heavy industries of coal mining and steel manufacturing.Whitney Pier was separated from Sydney's central business district by lands occupied by Sydney Steel Corporation, at one time Canada's largest integrated steel mill (no longer in business), as well as a large railway yard and tracks running from the harbour to coal mines ...

  6. Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres with Atlantic Neptune maps, Sydney, Nova Scotia. To accommodate the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists, Cape Breton was created as a separate colony from Nova Scotia (as was New Brunswick) and DesBarres served as the lieutenant governor of Cape Breton from 1784 to 1787.

  7. Sydney Steel Corporation - Wikipedia

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    In 1920, DISCO, the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company (SCOTIA) in Sydney Mines, and the Wabana ore mine on Bell Island were acquired by the British Empire Steel Corporation (BESCO). [3] In 1930, BESCO reorganized as Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO). [1] Hawker Siddeley Canada purchased DOSCO in 1957. [4]

  8. Sydney Mines - Wikipedia

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    Sydney Mines (Mi'kmawi'simk: Klmuejuapskwe'katik; Scottish Gaelic: Mèinnean Shidni) is a community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1784 and incorporated as a town in 1889, Sydney Mines has a rich history in coal production although mining activity has now ceased. Prior to a permanent ...

  9. St. George's Church (Sydney, Nova Scotia) - Wikipedia

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    In an article published in The Sydney Post in 1901, C.W. Vernon states, “There is not another building in the island which is so intimately connected with our local history as is St. George’s Church, Sydney.” [2] The church's history begins around 1785 when efforts to build the church began under the leadership of Major F.W. DesBarres ...