Excerpt from Hiram Silk interview with Mr. Kearley about William Coaker.

Excerpt from Hiram Silk interview with Mr. Kearley about William Coaker. Coaker travelled to Paradise Bay and Dildo Run; payment in livestock; employees came from Fogo and Change Islands; seasonal employment; fisherman union; perception of Coaker; Mr. Kearley's father's relationship with C...

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Language:English
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/650
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Summary:Excerpt from Hiram Silk interview with Mr. Kearley about William Coaker. Coaker travelled to Paradise Bay and Dildo Run; payment in livestock; employees came from Fogo and Change Islands; seasonal employment; fisherman union; perception of Coaker; Mr. Kearley's father's relationship with Coaker; Coaker's career, 1930s, Great Depression and death; Sir Robert Bond's relationship with Coaker; memories of Coaker; history of Herring Neck; history and stories of Beothuk; decline of fisheries in Herring Neck.