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The districts of Little Bay Mines

There are several communities in Newfoundland called Little Bay. The one I research is located in Green Bay in Notre Dame Bay. It is prominent in media from its beginning in 1878 until the turn of that century. It was the site of a copper boom and wa ...

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Warford

Spelling variants: Warford, Wharford, Wauford, WarlordLittle Bay was once again covered by international media after the tragic drowning deaths of the Warford family in December of 1883. They were traveling to visit Little Bay from their home on the ...

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Folks

My first record of the Folks family being at Little Bay is for 1883. They’d arrived from Betts Cove following the German mining operations. The men worked as miners when mining operations were lucrative and otherwise switched into fishing. Some were ...

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Boyles

Benjamin T. Boyles (pictured with his wife Jemima) moved to Shoal Arm, Little Bay from St. John’s with his sister Martha in 1878. Benjamin Boyles worked as a general dealer there. There were other Boyles present in the area including William G. Boyle ...