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Wiseman's Mill which is located on Balbo Drive is the site in which four brothers, Gordon, George, Ernest and Alison Wiseman, operated a Saw Log Mill between 1918 and 1949. Prior to this time they operated a mill 7 miles up Shoal Harbour River at a location that was locally known as "Tucks". The mill on this site was a steam operation between 1918 and 1940 and gasoline operation |
| between 1940 and 1949. This 1918 engine was a used one that the Wiseman's had purchased. The mill supplied lumber in 1946 for the construction of the wooden vessels knowns as the "Splinter Fleet" that were built at the shipyard in Clarenville. The last shipment was valued $ 90.00 for butter boxes supplied to Purity Factories in St. John's. The Aliant Pioneers were the driving force behind the clean up and restoration of this site.
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Wiseman's Mill Photos: Click to Enlarge Picture
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Photo Sources: Shannon Oake |
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