The Forest Fire
Song regarding the forest fire which occurred in Newfoundland in 1961. The fire raged for three months and people prepared to evacuate. Twelve hundred troops were sent to put out the fire. Forty people left their homes before rain put the fire out. The singer trusts her audience will contribute to t...
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1989
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1481 |
| Summary: | Song regarding the forest fire which occurred in Newfoundland in 1961. The fire raged for three months and people prepared to evacuate. Twelve hundred troops were sent to put out the fire. Forty people left their homes before rain put the fire out. The singer trusts her audience will contribute to the relief fund established for their fellow Newfoundlanders who suffered because of the fire. Written, according to typescript, by Wademan. |
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