The K. of C. Hostel disaster
Written by John Jones, this poem recounts the events of the fire that destroyed the Knights of Columbus building in St. John's in 1942. Almost 500 military personnel and civilians were trapped in the building which had it's windows boarded up to comply with wartime blackout regulations, an...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/113943 2023-12-31T10:17:05+01:00 The K. of C. Hostel disaster Knights of Columbus Hostel disaster Jones, J. (John) Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's 1942 [1943?] [1] broadside image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/113943 eng eng [John Jones] [St. John's, Nfld.] (.17MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/TheKofCHostelDisaster.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books FF 1036 S33 J65 1943 File c.1 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/113943 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies St. John's (N.L.)--Fire 1942 Ballads English--Newfoundland and Labrador Knights of Columbus Hostel (St. John's N.L.)--Fire Text Book 1943 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z Written by John Jones, this poem recounts the events of the fire that destroyed the Knights of Columbus building in St. John's in 1942. Almost 500 military personnel and civilians were trapped in the building which had it's windows boarded up to comply with wartime blackout regulations, and all doors either locked or barred shut from the outside. Unable to escape, 100 people died and over 100 more were injured in the fire, which was thought to have been deliberately set by German agents. Book Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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St. John's (N.L.)--Fire 1942 Ballads English--Newfoundland and Labrador Knights of Columbus Hostel (St. John's N.L.)--Fire Jones, J. (John) The K. of C. Hostel disaster |
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Written by John Jones, this poem recounts the events of the fire that destroyed the Knights of Columbus building in St. John's in 1942. Almost 500 military personnel and civilians were trapped in the building which had it's windows boarded up to comply with wartime blackout regulations, and all doors either locked or barred shut from the outside. Unable to escape, 100 people died and over 100 more were injured in the fire, which was thought to have been deliberately set by German agents. |
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Jones, J. (John) |
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Jones, J. (John) |
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Jones, J. (John) |
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The K. of C. Hostel disaster |
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The K. of C. Hostel disaster |
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The K. of C. Hostel disaster |
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The K. of C. Hostel disaster |
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The K. of C. Hostel disaster |
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k. of c. hostel disaster |
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[John Jones] |
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1943 |
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Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's 1942 |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
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(.17MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/TheKofCHostelDisaster.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books FF 1036 S33 J65 1943 File c.1 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/113943 |
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