Smith, Clifford part 1. Interview about growing up on Cable Avenue in Bay Roberts.

Born in St. John’s 1941; Grew up in Bay Roberts, Cable Ave.; Grandfather worked in Heart’s Content; Father worked with Western Union; Mother’s Father occupied first house built by W.U. in Bay Roberts; Grandfather--Arthur George; Father Chester Smith was last superintendent; Father born in Heart’s Co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Lisa
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Objects
Houses
Architecture
building and construction
Smith
Clifford
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4708
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Summary:Born in St. John’s 1941; Grew up in Bay Roberts, Cable Ave.; Grandfather worked in Heart’s Content; Father worked with Western Union; Mother’s Father occupied first house built by W.U. in Bay Roberts; Grandfather--Arthur George; Father Chester Smith was last superintendent; Father born in Heart’s Content and applied for job at 16; Transferred to NY at age 18 where he worked for 8 years; Transferred to Bay Roberts; Howell family history; Mother longest living on Cable Ave till 1968; Grew up in #2; Cable Ave as special place; Mother remembers trees planted; Medical plan for employees; Heating and fuel for homes; Coal delivery by horse and cart; Dust in the house; Nightly fire in the livingroom; Santa Claus story; Wartime on Cable Ave; Tangled up in barbed wire story; Played tennis as a young man; Tournament circuit; Johnny Hambling tennis champ; Hamblings lived in #9; Halloween mischief; Blueberry picking in graveyard; Battle with the ‘down the harbour boys’; Carving initials on trees; Boyhood games and toys; Williams (#3); Mercers (#4); Burkes (#8); Starrs (#10); Mother was born in #16; Father’s mother was matron of the staff house; Ploughmans (#5); Hamblings (#9); Joys (#11); Kevin Joy bought car for $25.00; Cars on Cable Ave; Exemption from conscription during war; Shotgun tradition in Newfoundland; Chester Smith fought for pension plan; Also fought for Heart’s Content museum; Many artifacts from Bay Roberts; Information about amalgamated school; Movie nights in the CLB armoury; Partridge shooting; Skating on the road; Animal roaming; William Howard superintendent; How shifts worked; Ship watch duty and broken cable; Purchased Christmas tree from horse dray delivery; Sarah French came once a week as domestic worker; Poverty at the time.

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