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One consequence of the technological improvements in mining coal in the nineteenth century was the increased use of child labour in Canadian collieries. Focussing on the major coal-producing province of the period, Nova Scotia, this article outlines how techniques of mining introduced during Victoria's reign encouraged the employment of boys, and how subsequent innovations in mining technology reduced the demand for boy labour after the turn of the century.Une conséquence importante de l’innovation technologique dans les mines de charbon au 19e siècle a été l’usage accru des enfants comme source de travail productif dans les charbonnages canadiens. Fondé sur l’étude des mines de Nouvelle-Écosse, cet article montre comment les technologies introduites au cours de la période Victorienne ont encouragé l’emploi de jeunes garçons et comment cette demande a ensuite diminué avec l’arrivée, au tournant du siècle, de nouvelle technologies

“Grotesque Faces and Figures”: Child Labourers and Coal Mining Technology in Victorian Nova Scotia