Cows on Packies Bonus

During the Depression, residents were encouraged to clear land and were given a small government bonus for each acre cleared. Packie (Patrick) Power (1893-1965) cleared land above the Wester Cove, close to the Knap. This land became known as Packies Bonus. Not far from Packies Bonus, Ben Power (1868...

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Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Work
Food
Employment
Vegetables
Bonuses
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4420
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/4420 2023-12-31T10:19:17+01:00 Cows on Packies Bonus Branch Cultural Historical Association Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch; 2008-09 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4420 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4420 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Branch Cultural Historical Association Linda OKeefe Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Work Food Employment Vegetables Bonuses Still Image Photograph 2008 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z During the Depression, residents were encouraged to clear land and were given a small government bonus for each acre cleared. Packie (Patrick) Power (1893-1965) cleared land above the Wester Cove, close to the Knap. This land became known as Packies Bonus. Not far from Packies Bonus, Ben Power (1868-1936) and his sons cleared land to grow potatoes and this land became known as Bens Bonus. While the Flats add a fair amount of agricultural land, the hill slopes around Branch provide better drainage and are better suited for growing vegetables such as potatoes. Still Image Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Work
Food
Employment
Vegetables
Bonuses
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Food
Employment
Vegetables
Bonuses
Branch Cultural Historical Association
Cows on Packies Bonus
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Food
Employment
Vegetables
Bonuses
description During the Depression, residents were encouraged to clear land and were given a small government bonus for each acre cleared. Packie (Patrick) Power (1893-1965) cleared land above the Wester Cove, close to the Knap. This land became known as Packies Bonus. Not far from Packies Bonus, Ben Power (1868-1936) and his sons cleared land to grow potatoes and this land became known as Bens Bonus. While the Flats add a fair amount of agricultural land, the hill slopes around Branch provide better drainage and are better suited for growing vegetables such as potatoes.
format Still Image
author Branch Cultural Historical Association
author_facet Branch Cultural Historical Association
author_sort Branch Cultural Historical Association
title Cows on Packies Bonus
title_short Cows on Packies Bonus
title_full Cows on Packies Bonus
title_fullStr Cows on Packies Bonus
title_full_unstemmed Cows on Packies Bonus
title_sort cows on packies bonus
publishDate 2008
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4420
op_coverage Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch;
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Branch Cultural Historical Association Linda OKeefe
Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory
op_relation Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula
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op_rights CC BY-NC 2.0 CA
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