The Petty Harbour Bait Skiff [Mercer]

Ballad of local disaster. Complete version includes names of some men involved. Severe storm causes extensive property losses and some deaths in and near Petty Harbour. Mecer, 167; Bennett, 1973: 20; Blondahl, 1964: 99; Doyle, 1927: 55; Doyle, 1940: 48; Doyle, 1955: 46; Doyle, 1966: 34; Fowke, 1973:...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kearney, Anna
Other Authors: Long, Willy Joe, Halley, M.
Language:unknown
Published: 1986
Subjects:
Bonavista Bay
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3681
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Summary:Ballad of local disaster. Complete version includes names of some men involved. Severe storm causes extensive property losses and some deaths in and near Petty Harbour. Mecer, 167; Bennett, 1973: 20; Blondahl, 1964: 99; Doyle, 1927: 55; Doyle, 1940: 48; Doyle, 1955: 46; Doyle, 1966: 34; Fowke, 1973: 44; Mills, 1968: 29; Murphy, 1905: 24 (as "The St. John's Bait Skiff"); Murphy, 1912: 4 (as "The Loss of the Bait Skiff"); Murphy, 1923: 8; Nolan, 1974: 22 (1st 2 verses only); Old T., 1906: 7; "Atlantic Guardian", 5:1 (1948), 37.

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