The Anatomy Of A Disaster - the evolution of a year's research by Joel Zemel and Pierre Richard that aimed to debunk the myths and correct numerous misconceptions surrounding photographs depicting the Halifax Explosion blast cloud.

A 1958 article from the Atlantic Advocate, "Day of Disaster" by H. B. Jefferson. Surprisingly enough, the premise of this article was based on a typing error in the Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry transcripts. Commander Wyatt's crucial third letter to Captain Superintendent Edward H. Martin was written on 15 September 1917, not 1915. Notwithstanding, the piece is well-written, informative and reads like a summary of The Town That Died; Michael J. Bird's groundbreaking book released just four years later. A biography of H. B. Jefferson from the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS) website.

"Anonymous" article entitled "Halifax Explosion" by Rear Admiral Bertram Mordaunt Chambers, the Royal Navy's port convoy officer, in which he vividly describes his experiences and the condition of Halifax Harbour on the morning and afternoon of 6 December 1917. From the Naval Review (1920) Vol. VII, No. 3, pp. 445-457. Retrieved from The Naval Review website.

SS Mont Blanc crew manifest, 9 November 1917. The officers and men listed here were the exact same that left for Halifax on 1 December. SS Imo crew manifest, 2 August 1917. Both manifests were retrieved from the Ellis Island Datadase website.

"The Persecution of Pilot Mackey" by Janet Maybee - an article first published in the Northern Mariner / le marin du nord; Apr., 2010, Vol. XX Issue 2, p. 149-173. © Janet Maybee (used with permission). Segment of an interview (RT - 6:45) with 86 year-old Francis Mackey conducted by Bob Cadman. Originally aired in 1958 on CBC Radio.

The decision delivered by Justice Drysdale at the Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry, 4 February 1918. In the Exchequer Court of Canada, Nova Scotia Admiralty District, "Claim vs. Imo" and "Counter-claim vs. the Mont Blanc, decision of Mr. Justice Drysdale (1918), (Appeals Book: Imo vs. Mont Blanc, Vol. 1)

Justice Benjamin Russell's reflections on the cases which were brought before him in 1918; from his autobiography, The Autobiography of Benjamin Russell (Halifax, N.S., Royal Print & Litho, 1932))

"Mont Blanc vs. Imo" - Reasons for Judgment and the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (19 May 1919), (Appeals Book: Imo vs. Mont Blanc, Vol. 1) (Photograph: Chief Justice Sir Louis Davies)

"Imo vs. Mont Blanc" - Reasons for Judgment and the decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (22 March 1920), can be found online at the British and Irish Legal Information Institute website. (Photograph: Lord John Atkinson)

The Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906, proclaimed and published under the authority of the act 3 Edward VII., chap. 61 (1903) (1906). Volumes 1-4 can be found online at the Archive.org website.

"A Vision of Regeneration" by Garry D. Shutlak, Senior Archivist, PANS - an article featured in Ground Zero, A Reassessment of the 1917 Explosion in Halifax Harbour (Ruffman A. & Howell, C., Ed., first published by Nimbus [© Copyright 1994, Gorsebrook Research Institute]) pp. 421-426. © Garry D. Shutlak (used with permission).

"Thematic Guides / Halifax Explosion" - An important catalogue of archival references from Library and Archives Canada.

The Faces of the Halifax Explosion page asks the public for photograph submissions of naval and civilian personnel as well as assistance with the identification of Royal Naval College of Canada (RNCC) cadets and other members of classes from the First Term, 1911 to 1913.

Read a brief history of the Classes of the Royal Naval College of Canada (RNCC) in Halifax 1911-1917. The building itself was a refurbished naval hospital originally built in 1863 to replace one that burnt down in 1815. Located in the north end of HMC Dockyard, the school's doors opened in 1911 and closed in 1917 after severe damage from the Halifax Explosion made it unusable. In the spring of 1918, the RNCC was temporarily moved to the RMC in Kingston, Ontario then relocated to Esquimalt, B. C. The college was finally closed in 1922. Several cadets and midshipmen in the photographs are as yet unidentified.

Additional Information Related to the 1917 Halifax Explosion. This page contains photographs, maps of general interest as well as archived New York Times articles.

Debunking the 13 Mile Myth. This article discusses the myth's origins and endeavours to separate fact and fiction surrounding the location of the person who photographed one the most iconic images associated with the disaster.

Descriptions of the blast cloud in its various forms as well as photographs of numerous ships that were in the harbour on the day of the disaster. These vessels can be referenced with the MMA website page, "Ships of the Halifax Explosion".

Interesting information about the Halifax Explosion is available from the Public Archives of Nova Scotia within their "Online Resources" section.

Photographs from the HMCS Niobe Collection. Several images from a series of postcards housed at Library and Archives Canada of the Diadem Class cruiser ca. 1914-1915 depicting daily navy life.

Tracking the Elusive HMC Dockyard Observatory - an investigation into the history of the structure and some of the modern misconceptions surrounding its location and identity.

Quality colour plates of the City Atlas of Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1878 can be accessed at Library and Archives Canada website.

SCAPEGOAT - the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion is a self published monograph by Joel Zemel. Books can be purchased directly from the author. The book is housed at the Law Library at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, the Nova Scotia Archives, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and several libraries in Canada. Copies for borrowing and reference can be found at Halifax Public Libraries throughout HRM. Bibliography: a list of reference material used during research for the book. Amicus / Library and Archives Canada (Collections Canada) information. Google Books/WorldCat link.