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...Arctic icefields off Newfoundland's east coast, hardy, wind-bitten swilers (sealers) were out on their annual seal hunt...
...gamble had long been set by law and custom: no seals, no pay. The risk is great. The rafting ice might shear off a rudder or propeller, or jam the ship so long it would miss the main patch of seals. But the adventure still thrills the hardy Newfoundland fishermen...
...Americans discovered Newfoundland, found its rivers teeming with trout and salmon, its interior full of moose, caribou and partridge. They found "the latch is off the door" truly expressive of the hospitable islanders...
...money flowed freely, things picked up for the Newfoundland treasury. In four years of balanced budgets, it piled up a tidy surplus of $22 million...
When the Ice Breaks. This was the reason which last week compelled Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee to announce that Newfoundland was to be given another chance at self-government, if the people want...