The Pole Song

Song came about as a result of Walter Monroe (Tory) trying to win the votes of the Deer Island People (Liberals). He promised them a telegraph system and the poles arrived within two weeks. Bragg's Islanders (Tories) figured there had been a mistake and accepted them for themselves. No ref.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brooking, Gertrude
Other Authors: Feltham, Maude
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Bonavista Bay
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3709
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:munfla_list/3709 2023-12-31T10:05:28+01:00 The Pole Song Come all Bragg's Island people Brooking, Gertrude Feltham, Maude Glovertown Bonavista Bay 5 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3709 unknown Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index 72-239 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/3709 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z Song came about as a result of Walter Monroe (Tory) trying to win the votes of the Deer Island People (Liberals). He promised them a telegraph system and the poles arrived within two weeks. Bragg's Islanders (Tories) figured there had been a mistake and accepted them for themselves. No ref. Other/Unknown Material Bonavista Bay Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description Song came about as a result of Walter Monroe (Tory) trying to win the votes of the Deer Island People (Liberals). He promised them a telegraph system and the poles arrived within two weeks. Bragg's Islanders (Tories) figured there had been a mistake and accepted them for themselves. No ref.
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author Brooking, Gertrude
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The Pole Song
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Bonavista Bay
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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
op_relation Memorial University Folklore Archive Song Title Index
72-239
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