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Group of Guests invited to Grand Falls for Opening of Mill
1909-Oct-9
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls Windsor Heritage Society A.N.D Collection
E.I. Bishop Photo

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Lady Northcliffe Hospital

The establishment of the first hospital took place during a 1909 elaborate banquet at the mill when Lord Northcliffe announced a gift of $10,000 from his wife, Lady Northcliffe. Northcliffe also mentioned that Miss Gilmore would be the nurse in charge. Doctor Harry B. Chamberlain, who was born in 1879 in Ontario and graduated from McGill Medical School, became the first doctor in the whole Grand Falls-Windsor area while Dr. Walter Scott, a classmate, joined him. A small medical clinic was built for all medical activities after the doctors arrived. This facility contained one cot only and several examining rooms. The commencement of the new hospital took place in October 1909 and was called the Lady Northcliffe Hospital and contained nine beds. The medical needs of the Grand Falls-Windsor and surrounding areas were being serviced by the Lady Northcliffe hospital for almost 50 years The medical and hospital services were available to employees free of charge immediately when the hospital opened. However, married employees paid a monthly fee of 50 cents and unmarried employees 40 cents per month to help pay for medical services overall. Non-employees were charged $2 per day for hospitalization.

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Lady Northcliffe Hospital
1910-1960
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society, Grand Falls Windsor, A Place and its People, Published by: Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society Inc. 2005

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Dr. Scott and Nurses
July 1946
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls Windsor Heritage Society
Bob O'Driscoll

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Annual visit/inspections of Lord Rothermere to Lady Northcliffe Hospital
26 May 1954
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls Windsor Heritage Society A.N.D Collection

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Lady Northcliffe Hospital, visit from Lord Northcliffe
Circa 1910
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls Windsor, A Place and its People, Published by: Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society Inc. 2005

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Churches

In preparing Grand Falls to become one of the leaders in the pulp and paper industry in the 20th century, it was not lost upon the Harmsworth brothers to ensure that those who worked and lived in the town were cared for spiritually. Every effort was made to give people access to learning and spiritual development, including making sure people of various religious denominations were free to worship without integration or interference.

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Churches
Early 1900s
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society, Grand Falls Windsor, A Place and its People, Published by: Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society Inc. 2005

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St. Matthews Presbyterian Church

The first service of any denomination in the town of Grand Falls was held by the Presbyterians in 1905. The service was conducted by A.U. Wood who had come from Millertown, where he had run a Sunday School. This church is still in use.

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St. Matthews Presbyterian Church
Circa 1910
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls Windsor, A Place and its People, Published by: Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society Inc. 2005

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The Methodist and United Church:

Among the pioneer citizens of Grand falls were those of the Methodist denomination. Their first worship service in the town was in a schoolhouse and was conducted by probationary minister Parnaby in 1906.

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The Methodist and United Church
Circa early 1920s
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls Windsor, A Place and its People, Published by: Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society Inc. 2005

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Salvation Army, Grand Falls

The Grand Falls Salvation Army Corps was started by Salvationists who came to the Exploits region during construction and early operation of the pulp and paper mill. A church was started in 1910 with free labour from eager Salvationists. It was completed early in the fall with the formal opening taking place early in the new year of 1911.

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Salvation Army, Grand Falls
Early 1900s
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada

Credits:
Grand Falls Windsor, A Place and its People, Published by: Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society Inc. 2005