Brown, Jack. Interview with Jack Brown about the early days of Grand Falls.

Interview with Jack Brown about the early days of Grand Falls. Jack Brown's father, Tom Brown, built Grand Falls House; construction of Grand Falls house; memories of Lord Northcliffe; childhood memories in New Harbour; travelling to Whitbourne; Grand-Falls orchestra in 1916; concerts during WW...

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Format: Audio
Language:English
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Music and song
Architecture
building and construction
Towns
Holidays
Houses
Communities
Concerts
Brown
Jack
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/647
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Summary:Interview with Jack Brown about the early days of Grand Falls. Jack Brown's father, Tom Brown, built Grand Falls House; construction of Grand Falls house; memories of Lord Northcliffe; childhood memories in New Harbour; travelling to Whitbourne; Grand-Falls orchestra in 1916; concerts during WWI; first church in Grand Falls, the Presbyterian; Memories of dances, the Firemen's Ball, St. Patrick's Day, Burn's Night, St. George's Night; playing and refereeing hockey; bobsliding on Cabot road; Skating on school pond on High Street; rabbit snares and boil ups; boy scouts; construction of the first hospital; pictures shows on Sundays in the Town Hall; old buildings in Grand Falls; first school in 1910; fox farms; strike in 1921; memories of fishing trout; carribou hunting near Red Cliff; origins of street names; the Grand-Falls Club; construction of Lord Northcliffe's log cabin and Grand Falls House.

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