Heritage NL and the Town of Avondale have been working together to compile a list of everyone who may have worked at (or lived in) the Avondale Railway Station. The names of station agents, telegraphers, section foremen, and others associated with the station will be included in a proposed exterior sign helping to tell the personal stories behind this historic building. With much research we have been able to recover this list of names of individuals who worked at and around the Avondale Railway Station. This is only a small portion of the people who spent their time here and we are always looking for more information and stories about the station and workers! Feel free to email research@heritagenl.ca or fill out our survey on the subject at forms.gle/f37hryvx7eUurGtJ9!
The following list of workers is in chronological order of when they worked at Avondale Railway Station:
William Aspell (Section Foreman) 1887-1918
C.J. Furey (Telegrapher) circa 1890
G.A. Simms (Telegrapher) circa 1890
Edward Kennedy (Post Office Operator) 1890-1913
J.W. Mitchell (Telegrapher) 1895-Unknown
John Meany (Telegrapher) circa 1895 & (Station Agent) circa 1898
(Mr) S. Forbes (Telegrapher) circa 1901
Richard White (Station Agent) circa 1904
John Withycombe (Unknown) Unknown-1905
James Kennedy (Post Telegraph Operator) 1905-1906
John Kelly (Section Foreman) circa 1906
Louis Lawton (Post Telegraph Operator) 1907
P. Lee (Conductor) circa 1908
Annie Moore (Post Telegraph Operator) 1908-1910
(Mr) Maher (Station Agent) 1909-1911
A.J. O’Rielly (Station Agent) 1911-Unknown
(Mrs) Maurice Kennedy (Telegrapher) circa 1911
Bertha Moore (Post Telegraph Operator) 1911-1918 & (Post Office Operator) 1914-1919
C. Tavernor (Reid Co. Station Agent) March 1913-October 1913
W. Dwyer (Reid Co. Station Agent) Unknown-1913
John T. Meany (Postal Telegraphs) circa 1914
Dennis Meany (Reid Railway Co. Staff) circa 1914
(Mr) Fox (Station Agent) circa 1918
Jennie Moore (Post Telegraph Operator) 1919
(Mrs) Wade (Unknown) circa 1920
Julia Kennedy (Post Office Operator) 1920-1930 & (Post Telegraph Operator) 1920-1931
Catherine Hennessy (Maid/Housekeeper) Mid to late 1930s
Anne Costello Doyle (Snack Bar Worker/Housekeeper) 1939-1941
Mike Wade (Station Master- Operator) circa 1940s
Daniel Costello (Telegrapher) 1945-1947
Greg Costello (Station Master) circa 1947
Patrick A. Costello (Section Man) 1940s-1950s
James Costello (Section Man) 1940s-1950s
Leo Hickey (Relief Agent) 1961-1971
Chelsey Gosse (Carpenter/Labourer) Unknown-1968
Terrance Michael Doyle (Station Agent) 1969-1984
Terry Doyle (Station Agent- Operator) circa 1980s
James B. Lewis (Worked on train and at station) Unknown
Thomas Costello (Section Foreman) Unknown
James P. Fleming (CN Railway Station Agent) Unknown
John R. Kennedy (Unknown) Unknown
John Parsley (Unknown) Unknown
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