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A view of the mine, ca. 1907Source: Private collector

• The Worthington mine, looking east. Source: Sudbury Public Library, Ref. MK0805
• A view of the collapsed mine workings and scattered town site.Source: Sudbury Public Library, Ref. MK5337
• The station and mine site prior to the collapse.Source: Pearl Hales, Sudbury Electric and Diesels Dale Wilson
• The shaft precariously sitting by the hole following the cave-in that occurred in Oct. 1927.Source: Canada. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys collections. Photo: N. Cumming Moss. ACCESSION: 1965-040.
• The hole as seen from the station.Source: Pearl Hales, Gary Hales, Sudbury Electric and Diesels, Dale Wilson
• The cave-inSource: Canada. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys collections. Photo: N. Cumming Moss. ACCESSION: 1965-040.
• The cave-inSource: Canada. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys collections. Photo: N. Cumming Moss. ACCESSION: 1965-040.
• The cave-inSource: Canada. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys collections. Photo: N. Cumming Moss. ACCESSION: 1965-040.
• The Worthington town site around the time of the collapse.Source: John Allett
• The cave-inSource: John Allett
• The cave-inSource: John Allett
• Frederick and Ivy Allett arrived in Canada from Linconshire, England around 1920. They first settled in Byng Inlet where Frederick worked in the lumber yard. They later relocated to Worthington while Frederick was employed by the Mond Nickle Mine.This photo was taken while the family was living in Worthington around 1926.Source: John Allett
• Robert Allett, Frederick and Ivy's oldest son celebrating his first birthday in Worthington on June 1, 1926.Source: John Allett
• The Allett family in Worthington. ca. 1926Source: John Allett
• The Allett family home in Worthington. ca. 1926Source: John Allett
• The Allett family home in Worthington. ca. 1926Source: John Allett

Thank you to the following for the use of their images. A special thank you to John Allett for these extraordinary photos. A photo of the Allett family in Byng Inlet is available in our Byng Inlet section.

• Sudbury Public Library
• John Allett