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Wm Dawe & Sons, Limited Collection
Collectivité · 1928-1961, predominant 1928-1931

Wm Dawe & Sons (William Dawe & Sons, William Daws & Sons) Limited was a woodworking and general building firm located in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador. In the 1900s they were the best-known coopers in Bay Roberts and also had a thriving operation in Hampden, White Bay. As well as general barrels, they also made casks and veneers.
The firm was established in 1892 by William Dawe (1845-1928) of Bay Roberts. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Dawe, he initially worked along side his father in the fishery before opening a woodworking, lumbering and sawmill on his land at Station Road. He married (Mary) Eliza Russell (1865-1932), daughter of Charles and Mary A. Russell, in 1884 and had nine children: Lewis (1890-1949), Wilfred (1892-1963), Augustus (1894-1972), Edward (1897-1972), Frederick (1898-19-?), Myrtis (1902-1984) and Christine (1909-2001)and Chester (1904-2002) and Maxwell (1899-1970), who worked at the St. John’s offices.
Dawe later sold the company to Saunders & Howell of Carbonear. Out of William Dawe and Sons came the firm of Avalon Coal Company Limited in 1919. They started out as wholesale and retail coal merchants but later changed to Avalon Coal and Salt Company. In 1933, a new veneer butter pail, protected by patent right in Canada, was invented by this firm and was used by the Newfoundland Butter Company located in St. John’s. In 1949, the Bay Roberts plant was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt.By 1948, oil was added to the company stock and the named changed again to Avalon Coal Salt and Oil Company. The firm operated the ship M. V. Dawe. It was managed by son Lewis Dawe.
In 1919, Dawe’s sons became partners and a new firm was established, officially becoming incorporated as Wm Dawe & Sons Limited in 1920. Son Wilfred was made managing director and established a veneer and lumber division of the company.
The success of the company lead to a new branch being established at Mudge’s old premises, South Side of St. John’s in 1927. In 1929, son Chester was named manager of this newly opened branch. Having worked mainly in the White Bay operation, he brought his expertise to this extension of the company. Rapid growth forced it to expand and the company purchased the Veil Building on the corner of Water Street and Springdale Street in January 1936. Included in its inventory were “Builders Hardwares” to include paint, varnish, stains, glass, nails, putty, and other building related materials. They also manufactured office furniture, including desks and cabinets, and doors, window-boxes, mouldings and so forth. Their St. John’s offices and showroom was also located here.
By the early 1940s, Chester had separated from the family business and opened his own hardware store in St. John’s in 1945 called Chester Dawe Limited. This firm was acquired by Rona in 2006.
William Dawe died February 16, 1928 and was buried at the Anglican Church Cemetery at Coley’s Point. At that time, his sons took over the various branches of the business. Wilfred was elected president of the firm and Chester and Maxwell headed the St. John’s offices. It went into liquidation in 1964 and was purchased by Malcolm, Edward and Augustus Dawe. It was managed by Augustus until he died in 1972 and Eric N. Dawe became managing director.

Collectivité · 1957 - , predominant 1963 -

The St. Augustine Parish was established as a result of the post-war housing boom in St. John’s. In the mid-1950s the Anglican School Board of St. John’s had constructed an elementary school, Brinton Memorial, in the newly developed Churchill Park residential area. The nearest parish to Churchill Park was the Cathedral Parish of St. John the Baptist in downtown St. John’s. By early 1957 arrangements had been made for a Sunday school to be held at Brinton Memorial, which was more readily accessible on foot. An extract from the Cathedral Vestry minutes of March 6, 1957 indicates that a Sunday school was already in place and that plans were being made to hold regular church services at Brinton during Lent. An unfinished room at the school was completed for use as a chapel and dedicated on January 6, 1958 by Bishop Meadon as the Chapel of the Epiphany. Regular Sunday services were conducted from that date, and by April 1959 an Altar Guild had been established to serve the new chapel.
The Mission Parish of St. Augustine was established in 1963. The first service in the newly constituted parish was held on August 4, and on September 17 the new parish officially came into being with the first parish meeting.
Meetings and services for the Mission Parish of St. Augustine continued to be held in Brinton Memorial School, first in the basement chapel and then in a new auditorium constructed for the purpose and opened in 1965. Meanwhile, negotiations for a permanent home for the congregation continued, culminating in the acquisition of a parcel of land on Elizabeth Avenue. Construction of the new church began in June of 1968 and the building was dedicated on March 2 1969. According to Synod regulations, construction debts on the church building had to be paid before it could be consecrated: this was accomplished and the St. Augustine Parish was consecrated on May 31, 1981.

Administrative structure:
The principal administrative body of the Anglican Church of Canada at the parish level is the Vestry. St. Augustine’s Parish Vestry is made up of up to 12 members elected by the congregation. Additional ex officio members must include the rector, the curate if there is one, and any other full time church employees. The churchwardens, the secretary, the treasurer and the parishes lay representatives to Synod are also ex officio members of Vestry. Vestry’s function is similar to that of a board of directors for parish business. Documentation of the activities of the Vestry is available at the series and sub series level.
Over the course of its forty-year history the formal administrative structure of St. Augustine’s has changed very little. The minutes of Vestry indicate that attempts were made from time to time, notably in the late 1960s, to overlay a committee structure onto the basic Vestry system. In many cases these committees did not produce formal minutes and reports after the first year or two of their existence, but their activities are apparent in Vestry minutes and correspondence. In practice, informal committees evolved in response to the practical needs of the church, and their activities are documented in Vestry minutes and correspondence. Documentation of existing committee materials is available at the series and sub series level.

International Grenfell Association
Collectivité · 1903-1978

The International Grenfell Association (IGA) was formed in 1912 to provide financial support to the Grenfell Mission previously established by Sir Wilfred Grenfell and sponsored by the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishers (R.N.M.D.S.F.). At this time, due to the expansion of Sir Wilfred Grenfell's work in Labrador beyond that for which the R.N.M.D.S.F. could provide funding, the IGA was formed as an incorporated company and Grenfell was appointed superintendent. Until 1981 the IGA was responsible for the delivery of health care and other services started by Grenfell, however, on April 1, 1981, the responsibility for the provision of these services was transferred to the Grenfell Regional Health Services Board created for this purpose. The Board was made up of citizens of the province and allowed patrons to be responsible for their own health care. Thus, the IGA's role changed to that of a supporting association rather than a governing body. Under this new arrangement, the IGA was to continue work towards providing services to Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Cartwright Courier
Collectivité · 1968, 1969

The Cartwright Courier was a community based newspaper started in Cartwright, Labrador in 1968.

Labrador East Integrated School Board
Collectivité · 1979-1993

The Labrador East Integrated School Board based in Happy Valley- Goose Bay, Labrador administered non-denominational schools in the Lake Melville area, northern Labrador and Cartwright until the 1990's when the non-denominational School Board and the Roman Catholic School Board amalgamated to form the Labrador School Board.

Burgeo Parish
Collectivité · 1957-

The Burgeo Parish is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in the Diocese of Western Newfoundland. In 1977, the Burgeo Parish dissolved into two parishes: Burgeo Parish, and Ramea Parish.
Churches include:
St. John the Evangelist (Burgeo)
St. Boniface (Ramea)
Transfiguration (Grey River)
St. John the Evangelist (Parson's River) (? - 1974)
St. Simon & St. Jude (Francois)

Collectivité · 1854 --

The parish of St.James can be traced back as early as 1854, then the Parish of Channel and served areas from Port aux Basques, Isle aux Morts to Codroy. Until the 1980s it included what is now the Isle aux Morts Parish, as well as what is now the Grand Bay Parish.
Churches include:
St. James the Great (Channel Port aux Basques)
Holy Trinity (Codroy)
St. John the Evangelist (Cape Ray)
St. Augustine (Foxroost & Margaree)
Holy Spirit (Isle aux Morts)
St. Paul (Grand Bay)
St. Mary the Virgin (Mouse Island)

Collectivité · 1952 -

The Parish of the Ascension in Mount Pearl can trace its origins to a service of worship held on October 12th, 1952 in a converted garage made available by the late James Billard. This service was conducted by the Rev. Canon A. B. S. Stirling, then Rector of the Parish of St. Mary the Virgin in St. John's.
The first Church of the Ascension was opened on June 17th, 1956 on Park Avenue. Parish status was granted by the Diocese of Newfoundland on January 1st, 1964 and the Rev. R. T. Mercer was inducted as the first Rector on February 23rd of that year.
Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, the Church of the Ascension continued to grow and on September 24th, 1978 the second Church of the Ascension was dedicated on Smallwood Drive by Archbishop Robert L. Seaborn. On May 12th, 1983 - Ascension Day - the new Church of the Ascension was consecrated by Bishop Martin Mate.

South Head Lighthouse
Collectivité · 1930-1953

The South Head Lighthouse located on the southern entrance to the Bay of Islands is located on the west coast of Newfoundland near the town of Lark Harbour. Bay of Islands is an extensive inlet on the west coast of Newfoundland and is so named for the numerous islands located near its entrance. Situated at the head of the inlet and at the mouth of the Humber River is Corner Brook, now the second largest city in Newfoundland and home to Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill, a major employer for the region that was commenced operation in 1925. To help shipping reach the paper mill, a square wooden structure topped by an open wooden framework that supported an acetylene gas lantern was established on a stone cliff at South Head in 1925 at the southern entrance to the Bay of Islands. This tower was 6.1 metres (20 feet) tall while the light had a focal plane of 35.4 metres (116 feet). The tower was painted white, the lantern was painted red, and the characteristic of the light was fifteen white flashes per minute.

A fog alarm, housed in a one-storey structure, was also established in 1925 and sounded one 2.5-second blast in each minute. A one-storey dwelling was provided for the keeper.

Newfoundland became the tenth province in Canada in 1949, and over the next few years a “comprehensive scheme for modernization in conformity with the higher standard in the rest of Canada” was carried out in Newfoundland. As part of this modernization effort, a 10.7-metre concrete lighthouse, a double dwelling, and a storage building were constructed at South Head, and a new diaphone fog alarm was installed in the fog alarm building, which had been built in 1950.

The dwelling at South Head was intentionally burned in 1989, leaving just the octagonal concrete tower standing. The concrete octagonal tower was demolished in 2010 and replaced by a cylindrical, red and white striped, fiberglass tower that supports a solar-powered light

Collectivité · 1841 - 1861

The parish was created in 1841 from part of the Parish of Twillingate. It included Tizzard's Harbour. The parish was reabsorbed into the current Parish of Twillingate.