EXTRAS
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE STORIES
This page will feature the stories of people who live, or have lived, on Bell Island, told in their own words. 
LIST OF STORIES
​The list is in alphabetical order by the last name of the author.
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To read the stories, select a button from the list below:
Tom Careless' work with Wabana Mines, and the day he made "a huge gaffe" that he felt sure would get him fired!
​Growing up in the area of Wabana bordered by East Track, Greenwood Avenue and Church Road in the 1960s
Dave Careless' memories of some dogs and cats (and their owners) he knew while growing up on Bell Island.
Dave Careless' memories of his new-found love of "the good old hockey game"
Dave's experiences travelling to and from England on ore carriers in the late 1950s to early 1960s.
Dave's memory of the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
10 of Dave's favourite things about growing up on Bell Island from 1958 to 1966.
When Al O'Brien and friends walked over the sea ice to Harbour Grace in 1956
Stories as told by former Wabana miners.