PHOTO GALLERY
ARCHIBALD
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Most of the photos on this page are from the collection of Ruth Archibald, granddaughter of Charles Blair Archibald, who was the Resident Manager in charge of operations at Wabana from 1918 - 1948.
The portrait on the right is from The Submarine Miner, Nov. 1954, and may have been taken by Alphonsus Hawco, who was that magazine's editor and photographer. Read C. B. Archibald's biography on the "People" page in section A. |
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Charles and Ruth Archibald (left) and a friend skating on Arctic ice that had packed into the Tickle c.1915, shortly after they were married. Photos courtesy of their granddaughter, Ruth Archibald.
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The Archibald skating party at what appears to be Lance Cove, Bell Island. c.1915.
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The Archibald skating party at what appears to be Lance Cove, Bell Island. c.1915.
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The Archibald skating party at Scotia Pier, Bell Island. c.1915.
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This is the second manager's house, built for Chambers c.1900 after Scotia moved headquarters to its new pier location 1/4 of a mile west of Dominion Pier. Succeeding Scotia managers lived in this house and, when BESCO took over both companies in 1922, C.B. Archibald, who had been Scotia's Manager since 1919, took over management of the now amalgamated Wabana Mines. He continued to live in this house until retiring to return to Nova Scotia in 1948. The next manager, W.L. Stuewe, lived in the house until 1953. When Herbert Dickey became manager, he moved into the Company staff family house on the corner of Dominion East Track and Bennett Street. Photos c. 1947, courtesy of Ruth Archibald.
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Another view of the manager's house at Scotia Pier. It was located on the west side of the hill on which the ore car tracks leading to the pier were located. Photo c. 1947.
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After 1954, when the former Proudfoot house on the corner of Dominion East Track and Bennett Street became the manager's residence, the Scotia Pier house was divided into two apartments to provide accommodations for the influx of new staff who were arriving to help with the expansion program. Photo c. 1947.
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In the first week of October, 1912, a meeting took place to discuss the erection of a skating rink on Bell Island. The shareholders were principally staff members of the two mining Companies, and a Stock Company was formed with an initial subscription list of $3,000. Construction began that Fall with Mark Gosse of Spaniard's Bay as contractor. It was constructed on the Scotia Ridge and was completed and opened in February 1913. It quickly became a popular amusement centre under the direction of the Wabana Skating Rink Company. Below is a share certificate for The Wabana Skating Rink Company, 1913. Photo courtesy of Ruth Archibald.
Construction of the first conveyor system at Scotia Pier
Believed to be the choir of the old St. Boniface Church, which was at The Front, where St. Boniface Anglican Cemetery is located. Ruth Archibald's grandfather, Edward Bennett, is in the back row on the minister's right. Edward's eldest child, Lil, is at the far right of the back row. His next daughter, Marjorie, is the fourth woman in from the left. Photo c.1918-22.
On June 17, 1939, their Royal Highnesses, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, visited St. John's at the end of their tour of Canada. In this photo, they are on the wharf in Portugal Cove about to board The Maneco, which would take them to The Empress of Britain to leave Newfoundland for England. While in Portugal Cove, several local dignitaries were presented to them, including C.B. Archibald, manager of Wabana Mines, and his wife, Ruth, who is seen here to the right of the Queen.
