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He loved the railway and he loved his job': Halifax ferry dedicated to Vincent Coleman
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Fifteen stories: Heroic dispatcher keyed warning, perished in cataclysmic Halifax explosion
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Vince Coleman,a train dispatcher for Canada Railways, sacrificed his life to warn an incoming train of an imminent explosion.His telegraph said, 'Hold up the train.Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for train
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Vincent Coleman and the Halifax Explosion
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Halifax Explosion hero, whose sacrifice saved 100s, honoured by grandson who never knew him
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He's a genuine hero': Railway dispatcher Vince Coleman's grandson marks Halifax Explosion anniversary
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Vincent Coleman and the Halifax Explosion
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway by R. G. MacBeth
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The 'ordinary man' who died for strangers when Mont-Blanc exploded
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Halifax Explosion commemoration to recognize hero of tragedy: Vince Coleman
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Beta Heroes by Beta Theta Pi - Issuu
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Hold Up The Train, Goodbye Boys - Vincent Coleman's Last Message