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Back by Popular Demand – One More Day of Halloween!

Monsters, Machines & Mischief has been extended to now include Saturday, October 31!

Join us for more Halloween fun, family adventures and exciting discoveries at Britannia Mine Museum!

Saturday, October 31st – Now Open for Booking!

BMM# 13062: A group of miners waiting for a train to go underground. This is the last shift of men to work at Britannia Mine. 1974. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM# 11429: Miners underground with lunch boxes andcarbide lamps. "Mac" McDougall, Stan Gear, and "Blondie"Campbell. c.1923. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.    

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BMM#12191: Customs wharf and the passenger wharf for Union Steamships. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#10733: Two boys walking along the railroad tracks with fishing rods. c.1970. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#12934: Donkey Engine. 1914. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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Aerial view of Britannia Beach. Date unknown. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#14115: Community Pool at Britannia Beach. 1946. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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1976 School Tour. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#13255: Homes up at the Mt Sheer Townsite. June 1944. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#5161: Pet parade at a community event. c.1970. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#11876: Aerial photograph of the Beach Townsite. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#10760: A youth baseball team. c.1970. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#11196: Mill No. 2 on fire. 1921. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#6084: Britannia Beach float at a community event. c.1970. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#11466: Copper Queen Party. 1939. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#12293: A group snowshoeing. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#12048: Horse on Tracks Pulling Wood. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#10744: Bike Parade during a 1970 Copper Queen celebration. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#10897: Boys and dog in a row boat. From left to right: "Skipper", J.Wharton, Rae Robinson, B. Matheson, and Dennis Ray. 1944. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#13559: Kids dancing around the maypole during a community event. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#093.1.6: The pool at Britannia Beach with Mill No. 3 in the background. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#13641: Aerial photo of Britannia Beach in the snow. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#984.11.25: Ore carts going into the top of Mill No. 3 along the trestle. c. 1923. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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BMM#6221: Community Church at Britannia Beach. 1966. Image courtesy of Britannia Mine Museum.

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Britannia Mine Museum conducts its work on the unceded territory of the Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh Nation. We respectfully honour their culture and tradition.

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