Getting Around the Rock

By Land, Sea, and Air

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Canada, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Leonard Lahey ISBN: 9781771175210
Publisher: Flanker Press Publication: March 18, 2016
Imprint: Flanker Press Language: English
Author: Leonard Lahey
ISBN: 9781771175210
Publisher: Flanker Press
Publication: March 18, 2016
Imprint: Flanker Press
Language: English

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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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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