Photographs of Port Union courtesy of the Sir William F. Coaker Heritage Foundation

Photo 1- Port Union, late 1940s. factory building - home of the Advocate in the background
(Courtesy of Ms. Mabel Lodge, Port Union)

Photo 2 - Port Union, late 1940s
(Courtesy of Ms. Mabel Lodge, Port Union)

Photo 3 - Blacksmith shop, March 2, 1945. The day after Port Union's "Great Fire"
(Courtesy of Ms. Mabel Lodge, Port Union)

Photos 4 and 5 - Port Union, March 2,1945. Note the long shed on the pier: this is the only structure of the FUTC Premises that survived the "Great Fire". Folklore has it that it was a kerosene storage shed
(Photo 4, Courtesy of Ms. Mabel Lodge, Port Union)

(Photo 5, Courtesy of Ms. Mabel Lodge, Port Union)

Photo 6 - Port Union, around 1920
(Photo from Mr. Bruce Sweetland)

Mr. Arthur Sweetland, working at the linotype machine in the Fishermen's Advocate office, early 1950s. Mr. Sweetland worked for 35 years with the Advocate, and was the last employee of the paper when it suspended printing in May, 1980.
(Photo Courtesy of Mr and Mrs. Arthur Sweetland)

Trading Co.Premises, 1997

The Shop, 1997

Church of the Holy Martyrs, 1997

The Factory, 1997

Photographs of Port Union courtesy of the Sir William F. Coaker Heritage Foundation


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