Excerpts from the 1998 Heritage Fair project of Margaret Hawco (then a grade 5 student) dealing with child labour in the Bell Island Mines. Includes a brief overview and an interview with Mr. Charles Bown.

With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.

When the Air Force withdrew from Stephenville, the Atlantic Brewery was the first major industry to become established in the town.