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Port Union was an unoccupied area in the southwest arm of Catalina harbour
prior to a 1915 land purchase by William F. Coaker. The site became the
commercial headquarters for Coaker's Fishermen's Protective Union (FPU) and
the Fishermen's Union Trading Company. In May 1916, work commenced on
building the town, which was named Port Union in December of that year. Coaker led the fight for a better way
of life for thousands of fishermen and their families along the northeast
coast, and also gained a measure of political power. |
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Women's Institute Craft Shop
Catalina, NL
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