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Trinity Youth Club
Corporate body · 1966-1972

The Trinity Youth Club was established by and for the youth of Trinity in 1966. Membership was open to anyone between the ages of 12 and 19 years, who would uphold the rules and regulations of the club. The aims of the club were to provide a place of amusement and recreation for young people. The club held dances, games and tournaments. It had a formal constitution and by-laws and elected officers. The club appears to have phased out in 1972.

Trinity Police Station
Corporate body · 1729-

Constables were first appointed at Trinity in 1729 to assist the magistrate in keeping the peace. The Newfoundland Constabulary was established in 1871 and thereafter a member of the force was stationed at Trinity. The constable was responsible for the area from English Harbour to Popes Harbour including Ireland’s Eye. The last resident constable at Trinity was Constable John Baggs. After confederation with Canada the duties of the constabulary were assumed by the RCMP. The offices of the constabulary and the gaol were in the Court House. The constable occupied an apartment on the second and third floors.

Corporate body · 1888-1923

The rules of the Trinity Mutual Insurance Club were adopted at a meeting of vessel owners and masters at Trinity on March 17, 1888. R. S. Bremner, merchant of Trinity was elected the first chair of the club. The club was formed to insure vessel owners against marine risk. Membership in the club was open to owners or legal representatives of British registered decked vessels who resided in the south side of Trinity Bay, from Catalina to Seal Cove. Insurance was restricted to vessels employed in the coasting trade, not including sealing or [foreign] trading vessels.

In 1901 the name changed to the Trinity Mutual Marine Insurance Club. In 1907 the rules were amended and the club was incorporated as the Trinity Mutual Marine Insurance Company Limited. The purpose of the club was to insure on the mutual principal against every description of marine risk; to establish different classes of insuring members; to acquire real property for the purpose of the company; to satisfy claims; to carry on the business of the company; to secure funds; to trade shares and securities for the company. For the purpose of registration the company was said to have 300 members.

In 1899 the club insured 224 schooners with a combined tonnage of 8459 tons, valued at 185,122 pounds. The Company reached its peak in 1909 with a high of 368 vessels insured. From that time on, membership began to decline and by 1920 there were only 88 vessels insured. In 1923 the company, having too few members to bear further losses, went into voluntary liquidation.

Source: Trinity Mutual Marine Insurance Company Limited fonds; Rupert Morris family history

Corporate body · [184-]-

The Trinity East Co-operative Credit Society Ltd, is based on the Co-operative unions first established in England by textile workers in the 1840's, and introduced to Newfoundland by Sir Wilfred Grenfell in 1896. The Trinity East Co-operative Credit Society held its first meeting on January 10th, 1945 in the home of the Chairman, Mr. Charles Brown. The Society had a constitution and was open for membership to any member of the community of Trinity East who applied and was approved. It was started as a type of co-operative bank for use by the members of the society. Its objects and purposes were to promote in its members thriftiness, create a source of credit for its members, for productive purposes, promote membership to the regional or central co-operative organization and to preform any other acts which would help attain the above goals.

The organization had four different parts: the board of directors; the officers; the credit committee and the supervisory committee, each being made up of five, four, three and three members respectively. The board oversaw the general operation of the group and influences decisions made at monthly and annual meetings, the board of directors being elected by members. The officers hold particular tasks within the organization and they are required to preform them, the officers are elected by the board of directors. The credit committee oversaw the applications for loans and withdrawals and met at irregular time intervals, and are elected by the membership. The Supervisory committee oversaw the financial running of the organization, supervising and reporting any issues within the organization quarterly.

The Trinity East Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. is a form of credit co-operative, or credit union, that was set up by the individuals of Trinity East to provide for themselves financial services at the best possible rates.

In Newfoundland by 1950 there where 82 registered credit societies with assets over $300,000 and nearly 5,000 members. Therefore this movement was fairly strong during the period of the Trinity East Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. The smaller societies were often connected to a credit central, which was an organization which pooled the surplus funds of its member societies and made loans to individual societies.

The Trinity East Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. became a registered co-operative in 1947. The date of termination for the Trinity East Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. is unknown at this time, regular meetings and associations with the Avalon Co-operative Counsel was in existence in 1950.

Trinity District Court
Corporate body · 1753-

From 1753 onward, General Quarter Sessions were held at the court to settle civil disputes. The sessions were presided over by the Justices, who during this period, included Thomas Warden, John Garrett Blake, Samuel Harris, and Benjamin Lester. From 1766 a surrogate court was held annually to handle more serious complaints. It was presided over by Naval Officers acting as deputies of the Naval Governor and included Richard Edwards, Richard Locke and John Cartwright.

Corporate body · 1838-1988

The Trinity Benefit Club was formed in February 1838, at a meeting held in the old Court House at Trinity, by Reverend William Bullock, incumbent of the Trinity Mission, and other members of the town. At the first meeting 76 people were enrolled in the club, officers were elected. and Rev. Bullock became the first president.

The purpose of the club was to provide relief and assistance to members and their families in case of sickness and death. The club received its present name in 1846, being previously known as The Trinity Club and the Independence Club. The club was nondenominational and was “the very essence of brotherhood”. The Club flag, which was probably designed by Rev. William Bullock, depicts the shamrock, thistle and rose joined in unity.

Membership in the club was open to male residents within a certain age range, who resided within the area from English Harbour to British Harbour. The club continues to meet twice a year on Candlemas Day and All Saint’s Day. The Trinity Benefit Club is unique to Trinity. With no outside affiliation it has maintained a healthy financial record and strong membership for over 160 years.

In 2003 the club celebrated its 165th anniversary.

Source: The Trinity Benefit Club fonds.

Time Out for Women
Corporate body · 1983-2000

Established in 1983 as a six week trial project for women and young children, it quickly became a weekly fellowship and support group for women of all ages. The group operates without officers or rules, with the activities of the group dependent on the interests of the members at any one time. The group's activities include crafts, worship activities, chores of various kinds in the church building, outreach activities both church and community oriented, as well as fund-raising, which over the years has been primarily directed for capital efforts of the congregation rather than operational expenses. For most of its existence the group has had no standing within the national church. However, since 2000, it, like all women's groups within The United Church of Canada, is a part of the Women's Ministry Network. The group reports annually to the congregation and the annual reports of the congregation include reports of this organization.

Thomas Oates & Son
Corporate body · 1853-1868

Thomas Oates was a planter at Carbonear, Newfoundland. From 1820 to 1850, Oates always operated one or two vessels and was involved in the fishery, coastal trade, seal fishery, and probably the Labrador fishery. By 1853, he was operating a small trading business from his premises on the south side of Carbonear. His customers purchased small amounts of dry goods and provisions, and large amounts of rum from his store, which also served as a tavern. They settled accounts from their shares of sealing voyages, or with fish, cod oil, timber, or labour.

In 1820, Thomas Oates registered the Swift, a 59-ton coasting and fishing vessel, built in 1812. Two years later, in partnership with William Thistle, Oates registered the Little Belt, and the owners alternated as captain of the vessel. In 1826, Oates was also captain of the Joseph, an 80-ton brigantine owned by George Forward. In 1828, he purchased the Thirteen Brothers and Sisters, a 97-ton schooner that he used as a sealer, a fish collection boat, and a coastal trading vessel.

In 1852, Oates purchased the 150-ton brigantine Belle in partnership with his son, Thomas Jr. This vessel was the centre of the Oates's operation during the 1850s. The vessel was used in the annual seal hunt and, in the summer months, provided passage for people and goods to Labrador, returning with fish. The Belle was registered de novo in 1861 to Thomas Oates Jr. and prominent Carbonear merchant John Rorke. By then, Thomas Oates Sr. was no longer involved in the business. In 1868, the Belle was lost at sea. Members of the Oates family probably continued to operate as small traders, but they did not appear again on the Newfoundland vessel register.