This photograph, entitled "Horse and Cart," was taken by William B. Ford, who came to Bell Island as a civil engineer with DISCO in 1902. He was manager for DISCO during 1903 and married Matilda Rees of Lance Cove that year. They left Bell Island for Ontario in 1911. The mining was all above ground "surface mining" at the time this photo was taken. Photo courtesy of Brian Rees, c. 1902.
ABOUT THIS SITE
This web site was launched on June 30, 2016, the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Wabana Iron Ore Mines of Bell Island, and is intended as a contribution to the preservation of the mining and cultural history of Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland.
The Company Housing page (under "History," then "Mining History" in the top menu) is meant to complement Chapter 3, "Company Housing at Wabana Iron-Ore Mines, Bell Island, Newfoundland" in the book Company Houses, Company Towns: Heritage and Conservation, published in 2016 by Cape Breton University Press.
Over time, I will be adding photos and other information to complement my book The Miners of Wabana (2nd Ed.), published in 2006 by Breakwater Books, and also available at AMAZON.CA. A preview of the book is available digitally at GOOGLE BOOKS.
The Company Housing page (under "History," then "Mining History" in the top menu) is meant to complement Chapter 3, "Company Housing at Wabana Iron-Ore Mines, Bell Island, Newfoundland" in the book Company Houses, Company Towns: Heritage and Conservation, published in 2016 by Cape Breton University Press.
Over time, I will be adding photos and other information to complement my book The Miners of Wabana (2nd Ed.), published in 2006 by Breakwater Books, and also available at AMAZON.CA. A preview of the book is available digitally at GOOGLE BOOKS.