W.C. Dobie Relives His Greatest Adventure
- Publication
- Lakehead Living, 21 Nov 1970
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- in 1914 W.C. Dobie told Port Arthur Art and Literary Club about journey across Atlantic ; (portion of presentation reprinted) ; vessel in Liverpool ; fare was three pounds ($15) for adult to cross ocean ; was 10 years old when journey made ; provided water, fire and a bunk ; brought supply of hardtack biscuits ; soaked overnight, fry in pork gravy ; purchased tin cooking utensils, hay for bedding ; reson for excessive emigration was Irish famine ; suffered seasickness ; fresh water became putrid ; three deaths on board ; body committed to the deep
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - D
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 21 Nov 1970
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Thunder Bay Public LibraryEmail:research@tbpl.ca
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