Getting around the rock: by land, sea, and air : stories of transportation in Newfoundland
(2016)

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Flanker Press : Made available through hoopla, 2016
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781771175210 (electronic bk.) MWT11843401, 1771175214 (electronic bk.) 11843401
LANGUAGE
English
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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)

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