Bonavist Bay

John Swyen got a lumbering contract in Bonavista Bay. The men sailed out there on Sunday for Broad Cove. They bought butter and hard tack at the store and cleared some land where they built a shack. The work completed, they would sail home on the first of May. They hoped to reach home in time for Co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dooley, John P.
Other Authors: Dooley, William; Dooley, Patrick, Bold, Valentina
Language:unknown
Published: 1989
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4343
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Summary:John Swyen got a lumbering contract in Bonavista Bay. The men sailed out there on Sunday for Broad Cove. They bought butter and hard tack at the store and cleared some land where they built a shack. The work completed, they would sail home on the first of May. They hoped to reach home in time for Coronation Day.