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People of Blue Rocks

Here, in the neighbourhood of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, fishermen of German and Dutch descent make their living from the sea. The film opens at sea, where a father and son from the village of Blue Rocks are shown working the in-shore fisheries. The fishing village has a closely-knit community life; the social centres of it are the store and the church. Young people gather at the store and afterwards the whole community, young and old, gathers in the church hall for a chowder supper and auction in aid of the local church fund. Early next morning our fisherman and his …
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Here, in the neighbourhood of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, fishermen of German and Dutch descent make their living from the sea. The film opens at sea, where a father and son from the village of Blue Rocks are shown working the in-shore fisheries. The fishing village has a closely-knit community life; the social centres of it are the store and the church. Young people gather at the store and afterwards the whole community, young and old, gathers in the church hall for a chowder supper and auction in aid of the local church fund. Early next morning our fisherman and his son are in their boat, slipping out of the Blue Rocks cove on their way to the in-shore fisheries for another day's toil.

Fishing and Hunting Industries All subjects
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    Douglas Sinclair
    Eduard Buckman
People of Blue Rocks
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