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Getting around the rock by land, sea, and air

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  • Publisher:
    Flanker Press, 2016
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Lahey, Leonard
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    Stories of Trains, Boats, and Airplanes in Newfoundland

    From the “Newfie Bullet” to the SS Kyle to Amelia Earhart, Getting Around the Rock is a fascinating history of the transportation sector, largely in pre-Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador. These recollections were passed on to the author by his father, Raymond Lahey, and his uncle, Bill Lahey, who spent their working lives as telegraph operators in the changing times of transportation in the province.

    Stories include:

    How “The Bullet” Came to Newfoundland
    Family Connections: The Reid Newfoundland Company
    Wireless Telegraphy
    The Newfoundland Coastal Steamers
    Aviation History and the Newfoundland Connection
    The Botwood Seaplane Base
    Newfoundland Airport (Gander)

    Genre:
    Business and economics, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography
    Sujets: Transportation | Newfoundland and Labrador
    Original Publisher: St. John's, Flanker Press
    Language(s): English