Curling
Bell Island's first indoor ice rink opened in February 1913 on Scotia Ridge. It was reported in the Daily News that "on March 8, 1916, the local Curling Club sent two rinks to the City to compete with the capital. Dr. W.L. Carnochan was president of the Club. D.J. Jackman was vice-president, and Reid Proudfoot was secretary. Others who made that trip were A.G. Watson, Jas. Gillespie, J.L. Mews, W.D. Burpee, F.F. Berteau, D.A. Fraser, and C.B. Archibald. The games were by way of practice for the local players and were followed by a smoker."
Pictured below are some members of Bell Island's first Curling Club posing in an early version of the Scotia Ridge rink. This photo was posted on Facebook by Fox Galway with the men who are standing being listed as one line going from left to right:
A. MacDonald, J. Morley, C. Peddle, W. Butler, R. Watson, J. Gilliatt, T. Gray, T. Blackwood, J. Connors, J. St. John, J. Murphy, E. Spencer, J. MacLean, J. Stewart, J. Hughes, W. Lindsay, W. Cahill, R. Burnham, C. Main, W. Tucker, W. Billingsly.
Seated: A. Rees, J. Greene, J. Mews, C. Archibald, J. McDougald, R. Proudfoot, M. O'Neil, Dr. Carnochan, C. Taylor, G. Harvey.
The date of the photo is sometime between 1913 when the rink opened and 1922, as Dr. Carnochan emigrated to the United States in early November 1922.
Pictured below are some members of Bell Island's first Curling Club posing in an early version of the Scotia Ridge rink. This photo was posted on Facebook by Fox Galway with the men who are standing being listed as one line going from left to right:
A. MacDonald, J. Morley, C. Peddle, W. Butler, R. Watson, J. Gilliatt, T. Gray, T. Blackwood, J. Connors, J. St. John, J. Murphy, E. Spencer, J. MacLean, J. Stewart, J. Hughes, W. Lindsay, W. Cahill, R. Burnham, C. Main, W. Tucker, W. Billingsly.
Seated: A. Rees, J. Greene, J. Mews, C. Archibald, J. McDougald, R. Proudfoot, M. O'Neil, Dr. Carnochan, C. Taylor, G. Harvey.
The date of the photo is sometime between 1913 when the rink opened and 1922, as Dr. Carnochan emigrated to the United States in early November 1922.
The October 1954 photo below is of the No. 2 Mine Hoist House with construction having been started on the north side of the building (seen in the right of the picture) to accommodate a curling rink. The original building would house the clubhouse facilities and the ice-making machinery. Photo and story from the October 1954 Submarine Miner, p. 6.
