Map showing Nova Scotia, Canada, the USA, and Atlantic Ocean. Fishermen, farmers and miners of Eastern Nova Scotia, living in poverty in the 1920s. People walking past mine shaft; a woman in her home preparing salt cod and fried potatoes for an old man and young boy. Children poorly clad. Rocky unproductive soil with sheep grazing among the rocks and stones. Worker in cap standing in front of factory stacks belching black smoke. Farmers working on road repair crews to supplement their meager incomes. Women doing the farm work without help. Miners leaving the shaft site and the slum housing in which they live. Children in the slums. Non-plastered brick houses, some with wooden roof are seen.
The "Co-Operation" ideas of Rev. Dr.J.J.Tompkins, of St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, give rise to programs such as the Adult Education Program of the Extension Department of the University. Adults are seen participating in education program, as they take evening instruction in reading, writing, and basic economics, in a local school classrooms. Another pioneer in the "Antigonish Movement," the Rev. Dr. Hugh MacPherson of St.Francis Xavier University, is seen on a farm, advising local farmers about soil and farming techniques. In a laboratory at the University, he discusses soil chemistry, with several farmers, and shows them the contrast between plants with and without proper soil conditions. He counsels farmers out in the field. Views of the campus of St. Francis Xavier University. Map of Nova Scotia showing the Eastern area served by the University. Other leaders in the "Antigonish Movement," Dr. M.M. Coady and his assistant, A.B. MacDonald, are seen together, and consulting with other educators at the university. Sister Marie Michael, who leads women's programs, is highlighted.
Ace log rollers during a competition at Lake Molega in Nova Scotia, Canada. Four log rollers try to balance on a single wooden log. Two of them fall in water. Two other try to balance themselves and unbalance others. Excited spectators at the lake shore watch the competition. Log rollers on a hollow drum and on a big ball. The winner of the competition.
Disaster of Moose River Gold Mines in Nova Scotia. Collapsed Moose River Gold Mines and pile of debris. Rescue miners inspect the site. The men reach by drilling a bore hole on the sixth day to bring food, water and a telephone. Survivors of the disaster. On April 12, 1936 the roof of the mine collapses, trapping three men 150 feet down for 11 days. Rotted timbers split. The rubble traps the cable. Plane in flight. People and relatives of victims at the surface, express grief, sadness, and mourning. Rescuers on surface. Survivors are carried out on litters. Large crowd gather.
Fishermen aboard `Helga' off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. View of fish catch. The fishermen look at fishes. Views of piles of fishes. A fisherman transfers fishes from one container to another. A fisherman transfers fishes with a fork shovel. Helga underway at sea.
A restaurant serving fish on a shore in Nova Scotia, Canada. A sign on the restaurant: 'Hot Fish Sandwiches'. A man sitting at a restaurant window. A sign: 'Restaurant, Fried Oysters - Fish Sandwiches'. A man exits a car and enters the restaurant.
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