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Buchans - History of Mining Town

 
Surface workers, such as weighmasters, carpenters, mechanics and welders, at the Buchans mine.
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Throughout the 1930s, there was immense growth in the development of the town and mine.
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Students of the Buchans Public School circa the 1940s.
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In the 1930s, the Roman Catholic Church erected the Star of Sea Hall as a hall for public functions.
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The first dance at the Star Hall was held on November 8, 1933.
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Labour Day Parade
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Parade in Buchans possibly Memorial Day.
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Grey River on the South Coast of Newfoundland, an ASARCO mining prospect.
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The Lady Walwyn Girl Guide Hut, opened by Lady Walwyn, the Governor General's wife in 1943.
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The Girl Guides of Canada were a prominent organization in Buchans since the 1940s.
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The former Buchans Hospital.
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Len Walker, radio operator of the airbase in Buchans.
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The railway was the only way into Buchans until a highway was constructed from Badger to Buchans
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The Co Op Store in Buchans opened in the 1940s.
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'The bone shaker', used to transport residents and sports teams during the 1950s.
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An aerial view of Buchans during the 1950s.
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Construction of the dam began in the 1950s.
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The dam at Sandy Lake is the town water supply and the resevoir for ASARCO's generating station.
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