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strike v Some years ago, during an otherwise bad season, the seals "struck in" on the ice near the Newfoundland coast while the steamers were away. Women and children, leaving the shore, engaged in the slaughter, and during a few days sixty-four thousand head were killed within a few miles...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/41975 |
| Summary: | strike v Some years ago, during an otherwise bad season, the seals "struck in" on the ice near the Newfoundland coast while the steamers were away. Women and children, leaving the shore, engaged in the slaughter, and during a few days sixty-four thousand head were killed within a few miles of St. John's. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN NOV 1978 JH NOV 1978 Used I Used I 3 Used I BLAST, FAIRY STRUCK, strike in, strike up, strike off Source listed as 1884 DEMING 100 in DNE. |
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