Rusting reminders of Bell Islands mining historyBoomerangs are curved pieces of wood that were used for hunting and recreation. I always thought of boomerangs as the ones that when thrown come back to you but there are also non-returning boomerangs that are primarily used for hunting.
I happened upon this pile of rusting "stuff" while out for a recent paddle by Bell Island. How it got here I have no idea, maybe thrown over the cliff but probaly related to Bell Island's mining history. I wondered if the iron in it was mined on Bell Island, shipped to some industrial complex to be made into machinery and returned to Bell Island to be used in mining more iron ore.
In that sense, it represents typical use of Newfoundland's resources - extract the raw materials and use them in other places to create good paying jobs and then sell it back. Sort of like a boomerang!
Tony :-)
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