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Port Hope Simpson Mysteries, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Oral History Evidence and Interpretation (Paperback)
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Port Hope Simpson Mysteries, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Oral History Evidence and Interpretation (Paperback)
Series: Port Hope Simpson Mysteries in Labrador Newfoundland, Canada, No. 2
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Read about the original Oral History interview Independent
Research] with Mrs. Kathleen Squire formerly James] known as
"Bunty" or "Bunty James" who was the lifelong friend of Katie
Doreen Illsley Williams, ] daughter of J.O. Williams, Owner of The
Labrador Development Company Ltd which conducted logging operations
in Port Hope Simpson 1934 - 1945. Bunty stayed with Katie Doreen in
Port Hope Simpson, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada for one year,
1935-36 and returned to stay for another year 1936-37. The aim of
the interview was to find out as much as possible about the
Labrador Development Company Ltd. in connection with the history of
Port Hope Simpson and in particular any relevant information in
connection with the two unexplained deaths of Arthur Eric Williams,
the owner's eldest son and his infant daughter Erica D'Anitoff
Williams, the granddaughter of a Russian Count D'Anitoff. John
Edward Illesley, the grandson of J.O. Williams and his wife Sheila
were also present and took a very active part in the interview.
John had brought along the family archives consisting of albums of
photographs with documents and letters written at the time] to show
Llewelyn and gave him an original Labrador Development Company Ltd.
brochure undated, printed in Cardiff most likely in 1934 or 1935
that included two maps showing its timber concessions in Labrador
and a Labrador Mining Company concession area. John then started to
take Llewelyn through his collection of photographs and other
documents with Mrs. Squire and Sheila contributing as we went
along... I was particularly interested to hear from Bunty that John
Hope Simpson purchased timber rights after the First World War
although it was not clear whether or not they were for his own
personal benefit. If they were it meant that he could have actually
been the employer of J. O. Williams whilst also Commissioner for
Natural Resources and acting - Commissioner for Justice in
Newfoundland. It would explain an awful lot...
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