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.

Bell Island is one of the few locations in North America that German forces directly attacked during the Second World War.

Building Newfoundland and Labrador's defences during the Second World War.