Croke, Willie "Big Willie". Compilation of letters about living in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove.

A compilation of letters sent by Willie "Big Willie" Croke to Martin Boland, and compiled by Martin Boland for the Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum. Willie Croke talks about life in and the history of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, including stories about the early settlement of Ou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boland, Martin, 1943-
Other Authors: Croke, Willie "Big Willie", 1912-1999
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1998
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Supernatural belief
Ships
Fishers
Croke
Willie "Big Willie"
1912-1999
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6209
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Summary:A compilation of letters sent by Willie "Big Willie" Croke to Martin Boland, and compiled by Martin Boland for the Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum. Willie Croke talks about life in and the history of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, including stories about the early settlement of Outer Cove, the 1775 tsunami in Renews, the beeline, Quidi Vidi, the seventh son of a seventh son, the wreck of the S.S. Beverly and the 1901 Outer Cove Fishermen Crew.

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