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




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British Harbour



A small fishing community on the north side of Trinity Bay, about 19 kilometres southwest of Trinity, British Harbour was abandoned under the Federal-Provincial Resettlement Program around 1969. Residents were heavily involved in the Labrador fishery, the inshore fishery and boat building. The highest recorded population of 224 in 1901 fell to 78 in 1966, no doubt due in part to the decline of the Labrador fishery. Most of the images presented here either date from the time of Confederation when British Harbour was a very scenic but still active community in the fishery, or twenty years later when resettlement was under way.

British Harbour (West Side)

British Harbour (West Side)
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Looking out through British Harbour with Ireland's Eye in the foreground

Looking out through British Harbour with Ireland's Eye in the foreground
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North east side of British Harbour

North east side of British Harbour
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Squid jigging in British Harbour

Squid jigging in British Harbour
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St. Augustine's Anglican Church, British Harbour

St. Augustine's Anglican Church, British Harbour
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Returning to British Harbour

Returning to British Harbour
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British Harbour

British Harbour
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British Harbour

British Harbour
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British Harbour

British Harbour
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St. Augustine's Anglican Church, British Harbour

St. Augustine's Anglican Church, British Harbour
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