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The Treasury of Newfoundland Stories is a collection of short stories and poems that was published in 1961 by Maple Leaf Mills Limited, millers of "Cream of the West Flour". The book was edited by L. W. Janes, a well-known, Newfoundland historian. The book appears not to be copyrighted, and the authors of the stories are only vaguely identified.

Following is a list of the stories contained within the volume. Some of these stories are fictional others are true. The reader is left to decide. These stories have been transcribed for your enjoyment, simply click on the title highlighted to review that story.

In transcribing these stories every effort was made to present the material in its original form, including obvious typographical errors and misspelled names. Any questions concerning these transcriptions. Graphics in the book are also reproduced here.

FOREWARD

Contents

1. When the Whales Came Up For Breakfast	29. How the Fish came to Hants Harbor in 1868
2. Capt. Ben Tavenor's Achievement	30. "Pamela" from Fogo
3. The Loss of the Maggie	31. The Ghost in the Parcel
4. Sheila Ne Geira Pike	32. Henry C. Thompson
5. From Halls Bay to Badger	33. A Race with the Stork
6. Captain William Jackman	34. The Year of The Ice
7. Uncle Michael	35. The Valour of a Newfoundland Soldier
8. A Great Sea Rescue	36. Saved From The Seas
9. The Stone Lady of Unknown Fame	37. My Most Thrilling Experience
10. The Wake	38. The Line Fence
11. Story of George Pearcival Newfoundland's Swashbuckling Pirate	39. Adrift on the Banks in an Open Dory Six Nights
12. A Sea Rescue	40. Ferryland
13. You're Another Kinchler	41. The Tidal Wave Disaster
14. Pretty Fanny Goff	42. Berry Picking
15. They Survived Hurricane Betsy	43. Heroines of Yesteryear
16. The Duck Hunt	44. Caught In The Ice
17. The Boarding House Ghost	45. The Story of Billy Philpott's Hole
18. Story of Tragedy	46. Memories of a Good Samaritan
19. Disaster of the U.S.S. Truxton and Pollux St. Lawrence, February 18, 1942	47. Newfoundland Story - The Scissors Cove Fire
20. The Bear and the Cook in Newfoundland	48. The Christmas Spirit
21. Uncle Joe's Jug	49. Dobbin The Diver
22. A Wild Cove Story	50. Friday The Thirteenth
23. The Cow in the Cellar	51. A Heroic Struggle For Life Against Fearful Odds
24. Buck Fever	52. A Pennyworth of Milk
25. An Epic in Hardihood	53. South Coast Disaster of the Year 1929
26. Newfies in the States	54. Flag on the Hill
27. Adrift in an Open Dory	55. The Church
28. The Story of Mildred Baxter	56. Little Man with a Big Nerve

The author of each article is not recorded, however, in the back of the book is a listing of all the people who submitted items to this collection. Each person who was lucky enough to have his/her article published in the book is indicated by a star.

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This page transcribed by James Butler, 2000
REVISED:August 2002 (Terry Piercey)

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