Port Hope Simpson two unsolved deaths
illustrated diary of Llewelyn Pritchard who again tries to establish facts about two unsolved deaths in Port Hope Simpson, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada on 3 February 1940. Port Hope Simpson, Labrador & Newfoundland re-visited 15 July-28 August 2002. http://porthopesimpson.blogspot.com/
Monday, March 20, 2006
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
The Port Hope Simpson town emblem; two unsolved deaths & links;

The Port Hope Simpson 19-27 July 2002 Come Home town emblem. The human figure represents the spirit of Port Hope Simpson and its enthusiastic fire; the Labrador flag represents our heritage; the house represents the importance of home and family that exists in our community and the Port Hope Simpson banner represents our town's pride and teamwork.
Stacy Russell
However, two deaths on 3 February 1940 in Port Hope Simpson, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada are still unsolved. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Serious Crimes Unit, Gander, Newfoundland have opened up their own investigation about the deaths. This illustrated journal from 15 July to 28 August, 2002 not only covers an invitation to the town's Coming Home celebrations but also includes the author's further attempt to establish the facts. If you know anything at all about what happened please do not hesitate in contacting your local RCMP detachment or the police force of jurisdiction in your area.If you live outside Canada, please contact your local police service and ask them to make a request for assistance from the appropriate Canadian law enforcement agency.
The main RCMP website address is http://www.rcmp.ca

p.48 Somebody knows where they went. Why are the Company Store accounts in Port Hope Simpson also missing? Why are so many Labrador reports missing from the Newfoundland Rangers archives? Were they deliberately moved to try and disguise the glaringly missing Ranger's Report about the investigation into the deaths at Port Hope Simpson? Too many unanswered questions.

The development of locally based educational and vocational training opportunities in Port Hope Simpson, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada has benefitted the people. Well-qualified staff now work at various establishments in the town, such as The Alexis Hotel where I stayed. The facilities of the modern D.C. Young School has been instrumental in this process of contributing to the lifeblood of the community. 18 July 2002.

Michael Earle, (a descendant of the Earle merchant family) with his arms raised aloft, is a great entertainer, singer, raconteur, organizer, builder and jack-of-all-trades who runs the re-constructed Station and welcomes visitors to Battle Harbour, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada. An experience not to be missed. 25 July 2002.
Tuesday, June 01, 2004

The Inscription on The Tombstone of Arthur Eric Williams (known as Eric), and Erica Anitoff Williams, Port Hope Simpson, Labrador and Newfoundland reads as follows:
ARTHUR ERIC WILLIAMS SON OF MR. & MRS. J. O. WILLIAMS LABRADOR HOUSE SOUTHERNDOWN WALES BORN JULY 30 1913 LOST HIS LIFE IN A FIRE ON THIS SPOT FEB. 3RD 1940 IN A VAIN ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIS BABY DAUGHTER ERICA AGED 18 MONTHS. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
But at least Six Discrepancies exist that cast serious doubt about its truthfulness:
1 The following additional words were inscribed on the small original concrete headstone but left out from the final inscription:
HAVING SAVED HIS WIFE HE DIED IN THE FLAMES WITH HIS DAUGHTER ERICA.
After hearing about the deaths for the first time, J.O. Williams would subsequently have heard about other circumstances involving Eric, Keith Yonge, the local company Manager in Port Hope Simpson and Olga. J.O. decided to remove any mention of Olga, Eric's wife from the inscription for all time.
2 The original nameplate of the house that J. O. Williams built, (he was known as Jack within his family) is made up of only one word: "LABRADOR" and not "Labrador House" as found on the inscription.
3 Erica was an illegitimate child who was 43 months two days old when she died and not 18 months as inscribed.
4 Also according to her birth certificate, Erica was born on 15 July 1936 at 29 St. Isan Road, Heath, Cardiff but no house existed on that plot of land at that time.
5 The main permanent address of Mr. & Mrs. J. O. Williams when Eric and Erica died in acrimonious, suspicious circumstances on 3 February 1940 is probably false because by 15 March 1938 Mr. & Mrs. J. O. Williams in fact lived at Flat 23 Kenilworth House, Westgate Street, Cardiff, Wales and Arthur Eric Williams was living next door at Flat 14 Dunraven House, Westgate Street, Cardiff, Wales. It is highly likely the flats were their true permanent addresses on the night that Eric and Erica died . Labrador House would most likely have been kept as a holiday home by the sea for the use of the Williams family.
6 Furthermore, Labrador House is located in Ogmore-by-Sea, Dunraven Bay, Bridgend, Wales and not in the village of Southerndown which is one mile away. The name "Dunraven" is not only self-explanatory but it is also associated with smuggling in that particular area of South Wales; 29 July 2002

The George River Herd by Chesley Flower b. 1914, d. circa 1987; North and South, tradition, innovation and intervention exhibition, Labrador 28 June - 25 August, 2002, organised by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Them Days Publications, Labrador October 1979; Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, PO Box 4200, St. John's, Nefoundland, Canada AIC5S7; 4 August 2002

The George River Herd by Chesley Flower b. 1914, d. circa 1987; North and South, tradition, innovation and intervention exhibition, Labrador 28 June - 25 August, 2002, organised by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Them Days Publications, Labrador October 1979; Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, PO Box 4200, St. John's, Nefoundland, Canada AIC5S7; 4 August 2002

Snow Knife with Wooden Scabbard by Gilbert Hay, 1985, North and South, tradition, innovation and intervention exhibition, Labrador 28 June - 25 August, 2002, organised by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Them Days Publications, Labrador October 1979; Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, PO Box 4200, St. John's, Nefoundland, Canada AIC5S7; 4 August 2002

Sunglasses in wood and leather providing shade by Charles Jones Parker, North and South, tradition, innovation and intervention exhibition, Labrador 28 June - 25 August, 2002, organised by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Them Days Publications, Labrador October 1979; Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, PO Box 4200, St. John's, Nefoundland, Canada AIC5S7; 4 August 2002

Grasswork of Labrador and Traditional Innuit Hat; North and South, tradition, innovation and intervention exhibition, Labrador 28 June - 25 August, 2002, organised by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Them Days Publications, Labrador October 1979; Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, PO Box 4200, St. John's, Nefoundland, Canada AIC5S7; 4 August 2002

Labrador - Tranquility Base; courtesy of Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism and Links;
NAIN DIARY & EXTRACTS
HTTP://NAINDIARY.BLOGSPOT.COM
http://naindiarybaptism.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryboats.blogspot.com
http://naindiarychildren.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryfestivals.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryfishing.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryhunters.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryhuskies.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryicebreak-up.blogspot.com
http://naindiarymailboat.blogspot.com
http://naindiarymailplane.blogspot.com
http://naindiarymedley.blogspot.com
http://naindiarymission.blogspot.com
http://naindiarypeople.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryschool.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryscouts.blogspot.com
http://naindiarysportsday.blogspot.com
http://naindiaryviews.blogspot.com
http://naindiarywilderness.blogspot.com
HTTP://NAINREMEMBERED.BLOGSPOT.COM
HTTP://PORTHOPESIMPSON.BLOGSPOT.COMVOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/porthopesimpson34_49
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/porthopesimpsondiary
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/porthopesimpsonflh
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/porthopesimpsonhist
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/porthopesimpsonsnaps
http://porthopesimpsonchallenge.blogspot.com
http://porthopesimpsonclues.blogspot.com
http://porthopesimpsonsdevelopment.blogspot.comincluding ORAL HISTORY as recalled by Mrs. Kathleen Mina Squire (formerly James, known as Bunty James) interviewee, who lived in Port Hope Simpson in 1935 as a guest of her life-long friend, Katie Doreen Williams, daughter of J. O. Williams. Interviewed by Llewelyn Pritchard in the company of John (grandson of J.O. Williams) and Sheila Illsley;11 January 2003
http://porthopesimpsondiary.blogspot.com
http://porthopesimpsonrighttothetop.blogspot.com/
http://porthopesimpsonunwrapped.blogspot.com/
http://porthopesimpsonwildbay.blogspot.com/
http://twounsolveddeaths.blogspot.com
vso Canada
806-151 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3 Canada
http://www.vsocan.org/
Phone Toll Free: 1 888 876-2911 Local phone: 613 234-1364 Fax: 613 234-1444
Contact: Kim Weatherall
Email me!
vso India
iVolunteer Overseas, D-134, 1st Floor, East of Kailash, New Delhi 110-065,India
http://www.ivoindia.org/
Phone/Fax: 91-11-26217460
Contact: Rahul Nainwal
Email me!
vso Ireland
Brunswick Street North, Dublin 7, Ireland
http://www.vso.org.uk Phone: +353(0)1872 7173
Contact: Carmichael Centre
Email me!
vso Kenya and Uganda (VSO Jitolee)
PO Box 49843-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone:+254 2 575312/561603
Email me!
vso Netherlands
Oorsprongpark 7, 3581 ET Utrecht, Netherlands
http://www.vso.nl/
Phone: +31(0)30 23 20 600
Email me!
vso Philippines (VSO Bahaginan)
Unit 505 Pacific Corporate Center, 131 West Avenue, Quezon City,
Philippines, 1105
http://www.vsobahaginan.org.ph/start.asp
Phone:(63-2)3746450/3746452
Contact: Malou Juanito
Email me!
vso UK
317 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW15 2PN, United Kingdom
http://www.vso.org.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 8780 7200
To receive instant information about volunteering:
Email me!
OTHER LINKS
http://biarritzfrance.blogspot.com
http://canada.gc.ca/
http://fatimaportugal.blogspot.com
http://genevaswitzerland.blogspot.com
http://majorcaspain.blogspot.com
http://malagatorremolinos.blogspot.com
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/vsoinlabradorflh
http://nicefrance.blogspot.com
http://romeitaly.blogspot.com
http://veniceshortbreakvacation.blogspot.com/
http://www.gov.nf.ca/
http://www.heritage.nf.ca
http://www.hvgb.net/~themdays
http://www.labradorian.optipresspublishing.com/
http://www.labradorsociety.ncf.ca
http://www.labradorvirtualmuseum.ca/gallery/porthope2
http://www.mun.ca/labradorinstitute
http://www.nunatsiaq.com
http://www.nunatsiavut.com/en/nain.php









































































































































