Lloyd's Newfoundland Photos

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My home is in Chamberlains, CBS, Newfoundland: a place close enough to sea so that I can go there to watch the glorious sunsets over the bay, and the other infinite variety of sights and sounds that are forever changing, yet forever the same. I'm not as young as I used to be and don't get around much any more, but I've had many wonderful hours of enjoyment with my Yasihca 44 TLR and trusty old OM-2. I've always enjoyed photographing wild flowers, particularly the smaller ones, many of which , albeit mostly overlooked and dismissed as weeds, are exquisitely beautiful. Digital photography, complete with all the magic of its own portable darkroom, has brought a new dimension to the hobby. My OM-2 is retired now, but it is such a beautiful instrument, such a joy to hold and behold, that I don't think I will ever want to part with it. My digital, used mostly, is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30. Its 35-420 mm Leica zoom lens can really reach out for those hard to reach shots. My photographs are strictly amateurish, but hopefully some have succeeded in capturing something of the moment that inspired them.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007



COD INDICTMENT .

The near virtual extinction of this once abundant resource as a result of human greed and government mismanagement, ranks as one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century.




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TOPSAIL HEAD.

Photo taken May 27th. Bell Island and Little Bell Island in background.


STAMP ISSUED 1932.
Bell Island was once the industrial heart of Newfoundland, but , as has been so often its lot, profits went elsewhere while the locals were left with a hole in ground. Recent FPI events indicate that not much has changed in that respect.


WILLIAM B. FORD.

An Australian engineer employed by the Nove Scotia Steel & Coal Co. during the early years of Bell Island mining. Married Matilda Rees, Lance Cove, 1903. The following photos are from one of his albums.
Here, Ford is standing on shore at back of the island where the surface vien exited.



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MAIN OFFICE. c. 1910



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COMPANY STORE.


OFFICE STAFF MEMBERS.

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ENGINEER'S OFFICE.



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HARD AT WORK.

Mining on Bell Island commenced , 1895. Here, the men appear to be stripping top soil and brush from the ore bed. In 1919 wages increased from from $1.00 to $1.20 for 10 hour day: result of bitter strike and "Treaty of Foxtrap" . In 1923 , wages increased to $2.20/day.



FORD STANDING WITH CREW NEAR ONE OF THE MINE FACES.


WHAT IS IT?

Ford inspecting what looks to be some kind of steam powered drill

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HORSE AND CART.

Horses were used for many years both above and underground in the mining operation.




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HARD WORK.

Loaded cars were pulled by horses from the pits where they were shunted to the main tracks leading across the island to the piers.

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LOADING THE ORE.
Of the 79 million tons of ore mined, 1895-1966, an estimated 60% was loaded by men with hand shovels.


GRIPPING AND SPRAGGING.
Cars were spragged with an iron rod while being gripped to or ungripped from the cable. This was dangerous work.



A HAULAGE, OR STEAM HOIST.

The ore was transported by rail from the mines to the piers by means of rail cars gripped to an endless cable that was powered by a steam engine.


THE TRESTLE.

The upper level of the pier structure where the ore cars arrived and where they were ungripped to dump their loads into the holding pound.

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THE DOMINION SKIP.
Very steep steps and tracks for the cable car leading down the cliffside to the loading pier.



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DOMINION PIER.



SCOTIA PIER.

Hit in 1942 by torpedo from German U-boat.




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S.S. UNDINE LAUNCH.

Passengers boarding at Dominion pier. Passenger ships used the piers because there were no other suitable docking facilities at that time.


ORE BOAT ANCHORED IN TICKLE.
A familiar sight until 1966. View from the Bell meadows.


NORTH SHORE OF BELL ISLAND.

This, at least, has not changed.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007


TULIPS AND A FEW MORE SPRING THINGS.



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SPRING'S YELLOW GOLD.


ALDER BLOSSOMS.

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SPRUCE BUDS.


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ROBIN RED-BREAST



QUIET POOL ON KELLIGREWS RIVER.

Trees and shrubs just coming into bud.

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Saturday, May 26, 2007


JACK'S POND.
Brigus Junction cottage country.



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AT SUNSET.


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EVENING LIGHT .

Typical Newfoundland pond scene.




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