launched off

lanch v When some of the outports were "closed out"," the people refused to abandon their houses and shifted them [by setting them afloat and towing them across open water] in just this way. Scores of houses were "launched off"," and one of the most remarkable sights I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54263
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Summary:lanch v When some of the outports were "closed out"," the people refused to abandon their houses and shifted them [by setting them afloat and towing them across open water] in just this way. Scores of houses were "launched off"," and one of the most remarkable sights I have ever seen was a flotilla of such houses being towed by a gaggle of little motor-boats. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I launch, lubbock, drum v 2 Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 08 Jul 2015