ESTEVAN
AND AREA
COAL MINING
Black Tuesday Riot
Sept 29, 1931

 
 

SEPT 29, 1931 
Black Tuesday

The Estevan / Bienfait Coal Strike resulted in a Riot and the death of 3 miners
in Estevan, on 4th St, corner of souris Ave. near the Courthouse.
During a Strikers Protest Parade,
These 3 men were shot and killed, by RCMP and Estevan Police officers.
It has been a contentious issue, as who was to blame.

Estevan Court House and Miner's Corner Display
Estevan Miner's Corner,
with Estevan Court House in the Background
where the one-sided trials of the men, took place

newspaper article on the strike aftermath

newspaper headlines across Canada, should show 3 dead


The Headstone in Bienfait is the real tragic aftermath
of this riot.

The men that need to be remembered are listed below:

Nick Nargan, a twenty-five year old miner from Taylorton,
 died instantly from a bullet in the heart;
 Julian Gryshko, age twenty-six,
 died of abdominal bullet wounds.
Pete Markunas, a Bienfait miner aged twenty-seven,
died in Weyburn General Hospital
 two days later as a result of bullet wounds to the abdomen

You Tube Video Song About The Riot

a great article on the events of the day


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