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George Noseworthy,
a labourer, and his son Percy, a bookbinder, found themselves on hard times during the Great Depression. The St. John’s men, finding no work in their trades, made a few dollars unloading coal ships on the South Side of the harbour, across the road from where they lived. When they’d finished unloading the cargo holds, they couldn’t help but notice the layer of coal dust left behind. It seemed a shame to let that material go to waste. It got them thinking… Left: Percy Noseworthy, Vancouver, BC, 1941. Above: George Noseworthy, St, John’s, 1940. 1-888-588-6353
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