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Buchans - History of Mining Town
Location: Buchans, Newfoundland, Canada

 
Parade in Buchans possibly Memorial Day.
19 of 84 		The Lady Walwyn Girl Guide Hut, opened by Lady Walwyn, the Governor General's wife in 1943.
20 of 84 		The Girl Guides of Canada were a prominent organization in Buchans since the 1940s.
21 of 84 		The former Buchans Hospital.
22 of 84 		Len Walker, radio operator of the airbase in Buchans.
23 of 84 		The railway was the only way into Buchans until a highway was constructed from Badger to Buchans
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The Co Op Store in Buchans opened in the 1940s.
25 of 84 		'The bone shaker', used to transport residents and sports teams during the 1950s.
26 of 84 		An aerial view of Buchans during the 1950s.
27 of 84 		Construction of the dam began in the 1950s.
28 of 84 		The dam at Sandy Lake is the town water supply and the resevoir for ASARCO's generating station.
29 of 84 		Lucky Strike Deckhead and plant area.
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Construction of a swimming pool in 1957.
31 of 84 		Aerial shot of Buchans during the 1960s.
32 of 84 		Underground tunnel, which connected Lucky Strike, Rothermere, Macleans and Oriental.
33 of 84 		Miners working underground in the Buchans mines.
34 of 84 		Miners working underground in the Buchans mines.
35 of 84 		A miner working underground in the Buchans Mines.
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