Western Boat

western a During the 1860's and 1870's, the "Western Boat period", four or five fishing vessels, operating from Cape Broyle, sailed to the fishing grounds off Cape St. Mary's each spring before the shore fisheries began at home. The slogan of the day was "Cape St. Mary&...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75661
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Summary:western a During the 1860's and 1870's, the "Western Boat period", four or five fishing vessels, operating from Cape Broyle, sailed to the fishing grounds off Cape St. Mary's each spring before the shore fisheries began at home. The slogan of the day was "Cape St. Mary's will pay for all". 17 JH 11/75 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used western, wester, westward, ~adventurer, ~charter, ~man, ~merchant, ~ocean, ~banks, ~boat, ~coast,~craft, ~fishery, ~schooner, ~shore