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Mining History
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Time-line of Wabana Mines
Boys of Wabana
Bridges of Wabana
Commuting Miners
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Miners Path
Company Housing
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Housing Introduction & Contents
Saddle-Roof Style
Gable-to-street style
Bungalow Style
Bunk & Mess Houses
Shacks
Staff Boarding Houses & Main Offices
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The Staff House
Company Family Houses for Management & Staff
Company Names Timeline
Company Payroll
The Company Whistle
Dams & Other Mining Water Bodies
Fatalities Related to Mining
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Accounts of Employee Fatalities
Miners' Stories of Accidents
Mining Accidents Overview
The Messrs. Butler of Topsail
Miners Brass / Check / Cheque Numbers
Miner's Working Life
Mining Equipment
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Euclid Trucks
Land Rovers
Mining Operations
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Arthur House Article
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Part 1 of "Early History of Bell Island Mines," March 1, 1939
Part 2 of "Early History of Bell Island Mines," March 2, 1939
Part 3 of "Early History of Bell Island Mines," March 3, 1939
Part 4 of "Early History of Bell Island Mines," March 4, 1939
Part 5 of "Early History of Bell Island Mines," March 6, 1939
Part 6 of "Early History of Bell Island Mines," March 7, 1939
F.F. Jardine Articles
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Fortieth Anniversary of Wabana Mines, Bell Island
Part 1 of "Forty-Fourth Anniversary of Wabana Mines"
Part 2 of "Forty-Fourth Anniversary of Wabana Mines"
Part 3 of "Forty-Fourth Anniversary of Wabana Mines"
Part 4 of "Forty-Fourth Anniversary of Wabana Mines"
Mining Terminology
No. 2 Mine
No. 3 Mine
No. 4 Mine
No. 6 Mine
Patrick Harrison Co.
Royalties
Scotia & Dominion Piers
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Bamafash Pilot Boat
Shipping Season at Wabana
Bickfordville
Businesses
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Bank of Nova Scotia
Bell Island Co-Operative Co. Ltd.
Scotia Ridge Businesses
Town Square History
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Charles Cohen & Son
Churches
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Anglican / Church of England
Pentecostal Chapel
Presbyterian Church
Roman Catholic
Salvation Army
United Church / Methodist
Community Organizations
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Bell Island Poultry Association
Boy Scouts
Boys & Girls Club of Bell Island
Caribou Athletic Club
Catholic Cadet Corps
Church Lads Brigade
Clift Masonic Lodge
Elks
Girl Guides
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Kiwanis Club
Knights of Columbus
Life-Saving Guards
Lions Club
Loyal Orange Association
Motor Association
Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 18
Society of United Fishermen
Sporty Few
Syrian Benevolent Society
Tennis Club
Wabana Literary Institute
DOSCO News (CJON Radio)
Education
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Anglican Schools
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Academy - St. Augustine's
St. Aiden's
St. Mary's School
St. Stephen's School
Boys Home & Training School
Methodist / United Church
Roman Catholic Schools
Salvation Army
Vocational Education
Electric Power
Entertainment
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Wabana Little Theatre
FIRES
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St. Augustine's School Fires
Staff House Fire
Town Square Shops Fires
Health
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Company Surgery
Death Practices in the Mining Years
Doctors Timeline
Epidemics in the Mining Years
Hospital
Midwives
Red Cross
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Junior Red Cross
Lance Cove
Maps & Diagrams
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Insurance Plan of Wabana 1954
Military Activity
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Military Service Other Than WWI & WWII
World War I
World War II
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Caribou Sinking-Bell Island Connections
NFLD Militia
Torbay Airport/St. John's Airport
U-Boat Attacks
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Ratcliffe Winn's Story
WW2 Veterans
WW2 Veterans Group Photos
Monuments & Murals
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The Murals Project History
Brian Burke Sculptures
Lance Cove Seaman's Memorial
Municipal Government
Operation Toxin
Parsonsville / Freshwater
Population Statistics
Settlement of Bell Island: Fact & Folklore
Sports - A Brief History
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Arena History
Bowling
Curling - Men's
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Women's Curling
Tennis
Telephone Service
Timeline of Amenities, Public Services & Utilities
Today in the History of Bell Island
Transportation
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Beach Tramway
Ferries & The Tickle
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Elmer W. Jones
Ice in The Tickle
Kipawo
MANECO
Timeline of Ferries & Freighters
Tragedy in The Tickle 1940
Transport & Shipping Companies
Motorized Vehicles
The Women of Wabana, Part 1: Women's Work & Social Life
Publications
Arthur House Article
The Book of Newfoundland
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"Bell Island Was Exciting For a Growing Boy"
Books About Bell Island
Early History of Bell Island
F.F. Jardine Articles
"Where Canada's Iron Comes From"
"A Mine Dead - A Town Stricken"
Morris, I.C.
Newfoundland Quarterly
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"Bell Island," V. 1, No. 1, July 1901
"Belle Island Boyhood," Part 1, V. 85, No. 2, Fall 1989
"Belle Island Boyhood," Part 2, V. 85, No. 3, Winter 1990
Newspapers (Bell Island)
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Bell Island & Conc. Bay Reporter
Bell Island Examiner
Bell Island Miner (Newspaper)
Bell Island Miner 1965
Bell Island Reporter
Bell Island Times
Bell Islander
Wabana Star
Wabana Weekly
Notes on Belle Isle by Mrs. B.B.E.
Place Where the Sun Rises
Submarine Miner
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1954 Issues
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Submarine Miner, V. 1 # 1, June 1954
Submarine Miner, V. 1 # 2, July 1954
Submarine Miner, V. 1 # 3, August 1954
Submarine Miner, V. 1 # 4, September 1954
Submarine Miner, V. 1 # 5, October 1954
Submarine Miner, V. 1 # 6, November 1954
Submarine Miner, V. 1 # 7, December 1954
1955 Issues
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Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 1, January 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 2, February 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 3, March 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 4, April 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 5, May 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 6, June 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 7, July 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 8, August 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 9, September 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 #10, October 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 # 11, November 1955
Submarine Miner, V. 2 #12, December 1955
1956 Issues
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Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 1, January 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 2, February 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 3, March 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 5, May 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 6, June 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 7, July 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 8, August 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 9, September 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 #10, October 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 11, November 1956
Submarine Miner, V. 3 #12, December 1956
1957 Issues
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Submarine Miner, V. 4, # 1, January 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, # 2, February 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, # 3, March 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, #4, April 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, #5, May 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, #6, June 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, #7, July 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, #8, August 1957
Submarine Miner, V. 4, #9, September 1957
Submarine Miner, V.4, #10, October 1957
Submarine Miner, V.4, #11, November 1957
Submarine Miner, V.4, #12, December 1957
1958 Issues
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Submarine Miner, V.5, #1, January 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #2, February 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #3, March 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #4, April 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #5, May 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #6, June 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #7, July 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #8, August 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #9, September 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #10, October 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #11, November 1958
Submarine Miner, V.5, #12, December 1958
Submarine Miner, V. 3 # 4, April 1956
1959 Issues
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Submarine Miner, V.6, #1, January 1959
Submarine Miner, V.6, #2, February 1959
Submarine Miner, V.6, #3, March 1959
Submarine Miner, V.6, #4, April 1959
Submarine Miner, V.6, #5, May 1959
Submarine Miner, V.6, #6, June 1959
Submarine Miner, V.6, #7, July 1959
Submarine Miner, V.6, #8, August 1959
DOSCO World
Victor Southey Article
People
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The Messrs. Butler of Topsail
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Chinese Community
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Harry Hibbs
Alvin Hussey
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Jewish Community
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Cohens of Bell Island
Goldstone Family
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Yvonne E. Saunders
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Extras
Amazing Coincidences
Animal Stories
The Brighter Side - Poem
Buried Treasure
Calendar Customs
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Bonfire Night
Christmas
Easter
Hallowe'en
Labour Day
Memorial Day / Canada Day
Remembrance/Armistice Day
St. George's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Thanksgiving
Valentine's Day
Victoria Day
The Great Fossil Mystery
Jail Break
Personal Experience Stories
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Dave Careless "Around the Block"
Dave Careless "Five Minutes for Fighting"
Dave Careless: "My Travels on Ore Carriers""
Dave Careless: "November 22nd, 1963"
Al O'Brien
Weir: Ghost & Fairy Stories
Unusual Occurrences
Wit & Humour
Woman In White
Photo Gallery
Archibald
Artifacts
Bell Island Scenes
Bell Island Special Housing Assistance Program
Bennett
Built Heritage
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Government Buildings
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Town Square
Careless
Case
Dawe
Hussey-Weir
Lawton-Murphy
Library & Archives Canada
Lindsay
Miners & Mining Scenes
Northshoremen
O'Neill
Rees
Southey
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