Home Boats
home Years ago boats coming from "the other side" (England) were called "Home Boats". A gun was fired on Signal Hill when the Home Boat hove in sight, and if it belonged to one of the mercantile houses here, the "House Flag" of that house was raised on the flag-pole on...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33296 |
| Summary: | home Years ago boats coming from "the other side" (England) were called "Home Boats". A gun was fired on Signal Hill when the Home Boat hove in sight, and if it belonged to one of the mercantile houses here, the "House Flag" of that house was raised on the flag-pole on the Hill, so people with good eyesight could tell if a ship of Jobs, Bowrings, etc. was on the way in, long before she came inside the Narrows. DNE-cit JH JH 2/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I |
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