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



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