A Fishy Story
Song regarding a government scheme to cover the losses in gear fishermen sustained during a late ice-floe. Many claimed payment for gear they never possessed - seven million dollars was paid out by the government. Those who told lies may now have to pay. Written by the informant, Calvin Whalen, duri...
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1989
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1429 |
| Summary: | Song regarding a government scheme to cover the losses in gear fishermen sustained during a late ice-floe. Many claimed payment for gear they never possessed - seven million dollars was paid out by the government. Those who told lies may now have to pay. Written by the informant, Calvin Whalen, during the postal strike of 1975. Calvin Whalen is post-master in Flower's Cove. The song was submitted to a postal workers newsletter. |
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