- The Move
A video on the resettlement of the Rumboldt family
in 1968.




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Harbour Buffett



Harbour Buffett, located on the southeastern side of Long Island in inner Placentia Bay, has a deep, sheltered harbour with Dick's Island at the entrance and Isaac's Island close by to the south. It was settled in the early nineteenth century by English and Irish fishermen who took up residence in four areas: "the harbour," northeast Harbour Buffett, the Tickles, and Coffin's Cove. Although Harbour Buffett was primarily a fishing community, census records also list coopers, blacksmiths, sailmakers, carpenters, boat builders and clerks. The first official census in 1836 showed a population of 58, and by 1921 the population peaked at 498. When young people started leaving to further their education the community began its decline. Harbour Buffett was abandoned in 1967 under the second phase of the government-sponsored resettlement program. The majority of residents moved to Arnold's Cove, Dunville and St. John's. The images here show life in Harbour Buffett from early in the twentieth century to resettlement in 1967, it's abandoned state, and finally the reunion of 1993.



View of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

View of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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(L-R): Albert Gregory and ? Of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay training on H.M.S. Calypso.

(L-R): Albert Gregory and ? Of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay training on H.M.S. Calypso.
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Harvey Tulk and his dog at Tulk's Point, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

Harvey Tulk and his dog at Tulk's Point, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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Stella Dicks with her accordion, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

Stella Dicks with her accordion, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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Helen Collett of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

Helen Collett of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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St. Paul's Anglican school, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

St. Paul's Anglican school, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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Leeland Masters of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

Leeland Masters of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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(L-R) Dickey and Norman Dicks of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

(L-R) Dickey and Norman Dicks of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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Sam Butler of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

Sam Butler of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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Isaac Denty's funeral, Coffin's Cove, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.

Isaac Denty's funeral, Coffin's Cove, Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay.
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