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United Church built in 1922, destoryed by fire in 1973
1959 chopper crashed at 1 mile hill on Burlington road while helping to fight a forest fire at camp 32, Wesley
Perry & Albert Bowers were both on board at the time, no one was injured,
Wood cut during the old bucksaw days , then hauled during the winter with horses and stock piled waiting
for spring breakup so it could be driven down the rivers
Schooner ready to be launched at Mills Cove
Solomon Giles & Roland Young
3 1/2 foot wood, belonging to Thistle & Sons of Burlington being loaded for the overseas market.
School class late 30??? Some of the people are:
Maude Bowers (Saunders) Mickey Thistle, Bill Dwyer, Willis Young, Sidney Kelly, Harvey Newbury Sr, Jacob Squires
Garfield Roberts looking out to a flake full of dried cod fish belonging to his dad
Large black bear shot in the spring of 1955 by Stanley Dwyer
Picture was taken where the old power house once was.
Construction of the government wharf, picture taken down by William (Bill) Nobles place.
Uncle Bond Robert's stage
Lumber being hauled by horses from Thistle's saw mill down around tilt pond.
Mike Dwyer, Bond & Howard Robert's on there way to Nipper's Harbour with a boat load of dried cod fish to
sell.
Bond Robert's boat house & stage.
Early 70s Burlington day celebration, Prizes being awarded, look close you could be among this crowd
Early 70s Burlington Day, prizes for the best decorated bikes
Stanley & Michael Dwyer up casting caplin around long beach.
Old two story school house, was dismantled in 1946 after the completion of the new Greenwood school
United Church completed in 1922, destoryed by fire in Feb 1973, picture was taken while the Church was burning
Construction of the Greenwood school, mid 40s
Camp 8 1945, Alex Newbury, Gus Rideout & Stan Dwyer
Mills Cove mid 40s, the houses belong to Roland young, Llyod Mills & Ted Mills
Orange men's day parade, before Newfoundland joined confederation, we are still flying the Union Jack
Orange men's day celebration at the old town lodge
Moving Alex Vokey's house across the brook with snowmobiles
Mrs. Dulcie (Young) Mills working at Thistle's store down by the government wharf.
Unknown funeral, leaving the old united church and walking down by John Vokeys to carry the body
to Perry's Cove by boat for the burial. Some of the Pallbearer are Wesley Perry, Leander Penny, Albert Bowers, Stanley Dwyer.
United Church celebration
1930??
Forest fire at Burlington
1984
Early 60s
inside of the old United Church
Hilda Jean
Owned by A Janes
used as a passenger boat
George Perry, Fred Saunders & George King
Lloyd Mills homested
Mills Cove
Queen & Jumbo
James & Anne Lush
Family & friends
Harold Mills homested
Lynx shot by
George Dwyer
1950s
Pentecostal Church service
held in the old town hall
Old Dan, Bond Roberts & Mike Dwyer
School Class
Joey Smallwood
1961 Ribbon cutting ceremony
at Burlington
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