History Post-confederation (1867-)
Tidal Wave
A List of Victims and Survivors: Newfoundland, 1929
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 1999
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894463089
- Publish Date
- Nov 1999
- List Price
- $14.95
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In 1929, a tidal wave (tsunami) devastated the Burin Peninsula on the south coast of Newfoundland. Over forty communities were struck, affecting over eight hundred families. Here is the list of over four thousand people—husbands, wives, and children—from the records of the Burin Relief Committee, and an itemized list of their material losses.
About the author
In 1905, Mi’kmaq prospector Matty Mitchell found a strange rock in Sandy River, running into Red Indian Lake, Newfoundland. This rusty brown and yellow outcrop was rich in sulphides of lead, zinc and copper, but it took twenty years of scientific advancement before the secrets of the complex minerals were unlocked. In 1926, the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company signed a pact, establishing one of Newfoundland’s richest mines at the sire they called Buchans.The Lucky Strike Glory Hole and the underground mines were not the only legacies that Buchans left to Newfoundland. As soon as the mine and mill had begun production, the pioneers turned to recreation, turning and iron ore shed into an ice arena, and the town became famous for its hockey team, climaxing in the “Glory Days” of senior amateur hockey in Newfoundland, when The Buchans Miners hockey team cross-crossed the province in pursuit of sports glory.Here is an account of the Buchans miners – the underground drillers and the hockey players – told by a Buchaneer who worked as a prospector and in the underground mines.Garry Cranford is the author of the bestselling book, Newfoundland Schooner: Norma & Gladys, and co-author of Potheads & Drum Hoops and From Cod to Crab. He lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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