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took great interest in the station as he was a former directory of the
Newfoundland Whaling Company and operated it under the business Marine Oils Company until 1944 when the Rose au Rue stationed was devastated by fire. The remnants of Rose au Rue station was dismantled and much of the equipment
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In 1901 the
Newfoundland Steam Whaling Co. commenced operations and shortly thereafter began to build a whale factory at Rose au Rue which was open by 1902. It was in full operation by 1904, and processed 700 whales in the next decade. Rose au Rue whaling station would be occupied by no less than
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of the
Newfoundland Whaling Company tumultuously and ultimately declaring bankruptcy twice during the period up until 1937. For two years after 1937, the Newfoundland Whaling Company partnered with Salveston's Polar Whaling Company who eventually bought out the Newfoundland Whaling Company for $
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prices. Between the period 1915 and 1923, the whaling station lay dormant, leaving little hope it would return. In the midst of this time, in 1921, the family of
Lawrence Murphy of Port Royal lived on the island. The whaling station was subsequently reopened by Norwegian Captain
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Rose au Rue was a major whaling station in
Newfoundland for most of the first half of the twentieth century. Its name is presumed to have originated with a French name, roche roux (purple rocks), which cover the island.
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The first recorded family to have lived in Rose au Rue was the family of
Matthew Lake and Anne Tibbo whose son John Lake was born there in 1842 according to parish records compiled by the well-known Father Cacciola of
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In 1936, Newfoundland
Directories released a business directory that lists the head of each household with their occupation in the whaling town of Rose au Rue at that time. It is adapted below:
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bought the whaling station and operated it under the name Rosiru
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faith. In the following years, after the station opened in 1902, the only year-round occupants for most of the 20th century were maintenance men for the factory.
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four companies over the course of its use. The
Newfoundland Whaling Co. and its successors seasonally employed as many as 100 men from
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300,000 in late 1939. Seeing its eventual fate, Salveston's sold the Rose au Rue operations to
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and was first recorded as settled in 1884. In 1891, the population was said to be 11 people consisting of two families all of the
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The last known residents were the family of fisherman Chesley Ingram who were last recorded at Rose au Rue in 1946.
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In 1921, the family of Lawrence and Lucy Murphy lived on Rose au Rue year round.
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644:"Newfoundland 1921 Census Placentia and St. Mary's District ROSE aux RUE"
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Twentieth-century shore-station whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Commercial Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 20th Century
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Rose au Rue and its whaling station was mentioned in the popular
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New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
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Abandoned Whaling Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
674:. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 118.
538:. Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 362
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Placentia Bay Records, Index to Family Records, Box #1
732:"1936 DIRECTORY ROSE AU RUE Placentia West District"
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287:Rose au Rue was located on the east coast of
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1154:Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove
369:'Rocks of Merasheen' by prolific songwriter
1049:Mount Carmel–Mitchells Brook–St. Catherines
279:that had a small population of 11 in 1891.
267:(sometimes spelled Rosiru) is an abandoned
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783:
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1144:St. Vincent's–St. Stephen's–Peter's River
1780:Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
1380:Burnt Cove, St. Michael's, Bauline South
496:Poole, Cyril; Cuff, Robert (1981–1994).
765:Rosiru (Rose au Rue) - Kayak Experience
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760:Rose au Rue Whaling Station - Youtube
445:Port Royal, Newfoundland and Labrador
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1450:Little Harbour (East), Placentia Bay
1385:Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay
1044:Long Harbour–Mount Arlington Heights
1014:Harbour Main–Chapel's Cove–Lakeview
668:Dickinson, Anthony Bertram (2005).
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16:Abandoned whaling town in Canada
1039:Logy Bay–Middle Cove–Outer Cove
426: Williams, William
418: Williams, Samuel
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354:moved to Olsen's station in
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79:Location of Rose au Rue in
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1500:Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
1415:Freshwater, Conception Bay
1099:Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
410: Flynn, Frank
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1079:Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove
1024:Heart's Delight–Islington
840:
810:Newfoundland and Labrador
273:Newfoundland and Labrador
160:Newfoundland and Labrador
90:
53:
41:
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1480:New Harbour, Trinity Bay
736:Newfoundland Grand Banks
648:Newfoundland Grand Banks
429: Caretaker
421: Fisherman
360:Great Northern Peninsula
1445:Lance Cove, Bell Island
1410:Forest Field-New Bridge
1059:Norman's Cove–Long Cove
413: Labourer
404:1936 Business Directory
1653:Little Placentia Sound
999:Gaskiers–Point La Haye
367:Newfoundland folk song
36:Abandoned Whaling Town
1543:Arnold's Cove Station
232:Newfoundland Daylight
219: • Summer (
110:47.51667°N 54.18250°W
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703:"Rocks of Merasheen"
1104:Portugal Cove South
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193: • Total
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1683:Perry's Cove
1673:Northern Bay
1613:Gould's Road
1563:Blow Me Down
1505:Roaches Line
1375:Brigus South
1230:subdivisions
1129:St. Joseph's
1069:Old Perlican
1054:New Perlican
914:Brigus South
889:Bay de Verde
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1738:Western Bay
1728:Trinny Cove
1723:Swells Cove
1708:Rose au Rue
1688:Point Verde
1628:Hibb's Cove
1623:Gull Island
1578:Caplin Cove
1531:communities
1510:South Dildo
1430:Grates Cove
1228:Unorganized
1219:Witless Bay
1159:South River
1149:Salmon Cove
1139:St. Shott's
1124:St. Bride's
1094:Port Kirwan
1089:Point Lance
1064:North River
994:Fox Harbour
934:Chance Cove
924:Cape Broyle
894:Bay Roberts
829:Mount Pearl
741:26 November
730:Tate, Don.
712:26 November
687:26 November
653:26 November
625:26 November
542:26 November
515:26 November
265:Rose au Rue
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1733:Turks Cove
1638:Job's Cove
1490:O'Donnells
1420:Georgetown
1346:Designated
1204:Whitbourne
1134:St. Mary's
1109:Pouch Cove
939:Chapel Arm
834:St. John's
707:GEST Songs
456:References
383:Port Royal
371:Al Pittman
351:Olaf Olsen
318:Port Royal
297:Port Royal
188:Population
172:Division 1
101:54°10′57″W
98:47°31′00″N
1750:See also:
1663:Low Point
1520:Tors Cove
1465:Marysvale
1455:Makinsons
1405:Fairhaven
1395:Cavendish
1365:Blaketown
1214:Winterton
1184:Trepassey
1174:Sunnyside
1119:Riverhead
1084:Placentia
984:Ferryland
929:Carbonear
884:Bay Bulls
864:Aquaforte
620:The Rooms
347:Norwegian
337:whale oil
326:Merasheen
314:Bar Haven
283:Geography
240:Area code
202:Time zone
1774:Category
1643:Kingston
1598:Flatrock
1593:The Dock
1553:Bareneed
1515:Thornlea
1495:Old Shop
1460:Markland
1355:Bellevue
1209:Whiteway
1194:Victoria
1074:Paradise
1034:Holyrood
989:Flatrock
979:Fermeuse
954:Colliers
874:Avondale
439:See also
349:Captain
271:town in
228:UTC-2:30
207:UTC-3:30
147:Province
1603:Goobies
1583:Cuslett
1440:Hopeall
1390:Calvert
949:Colinet
879:Bauline
358:on the
303:History
269:whaling
127:Country
1698:Rantem
1668:Mahers
1470:Mobile
1425:Goulds
1348:places
1199:Wabana
1179:Torbay
974:Cupids
909:Brigus
904:Branch
822:Cities
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1400:Dildo
852:Towns
1633:Iona
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