George Alfred Beckett

Beckett was brought up by honest parents. He left Newfoundland for Glace Bay, Cape Breton, to work in the coal mines. Last autumn he hired a taxi to take him out the Tower Road. He killed the driver with an iron bar and made for Newfoundland with his money. He was arrested and brought back to Cape B...

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Main Author: MacEachern, Ronald
Other Authors: Thomas, Amby, Bold, Valentina
Language:unknown
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1591
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:munfla_list/1591 2023-12-31T10:15:07+01:00 George Alfred Beckett George Alfred Beckett is my name as you may understand MacEachern, Ronald Thomas, Amby Bold, Valentina Sydney Cape Breton 04/19/1990 7 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1591 unknown Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 78-264 C3888A http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/1591 All Rights Reserved 4 volume paper index of song recordings held in the MUNFLA Archives. The index was compiled by the Memorial University Folklore Archives; and the digital database created by the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place. Department of Folklore 1990 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z Beckett was brought up by honest parents. He left Newfoundland for Glace Bay, Cape Breton, to work in the coal mines. Last autumn he hired a taxi to take him out the Tower Road. He killed the driver with an iron bar and made for Newfoundland with his money. He was arrested and brought back to Cape Breton to stand trial. He will be executed for the murder. Lehr, 1985: 71. Other/Unknown Material Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description Beckett was brought up by honest parents. He left Newfoundland for Glace Bay, Cape Breton, to work in the coal mines. Last autumn he hired a taxi to take him out the Tower Road. He killed the driver with an iron bar and made for Newfoundland with his money. He was arrested and brought back to Cape Breton to stand trial. He will be executed for the murder. Lehr, 1985: 71.
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Bold, Valentina
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Cape Breton
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op_source 4 volume paper index of song recordings held in the MUNFLA Archives. The index was compiled by the Memorial University Folklore Archives; and the digital database created by the Research Centre for Music, Media and Place.
Department of Folklore
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78-264
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