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RADAR SITES 503
RABBITS. See HARES.
RABBITTOWN. Rabbittown is the name of a general area within the city of St. John's. It is usually consid¬ ered to be bounded by Merrymeeting Road on the south. Freshwater Road on the west. Empire Avenue on the north and Newtown Road on the east. In 1986 approximately 12,000 people lived in this area. Several origins have been suggested for the widely-used name. It is possible that it derived from the number of rabbits in the area early in the twentieth century, when people from the city went there to snare them. Later, when scattered small houses were erected in an area that had once been barrens and alders, it was derisively dubbed Rabbittown.
During World War I early plans for the develop¬ ment of the area showed the streets laid out in an orderly fashion, in a general north-south and east- west pattern. Originally they were to be named after trees — fir, spruce and birch. After the war a cooper¬ ative housing program was begun in the area to build homes for veterans. The Great War Veterans Associa¬ tion was approached to pick the names of war heroes, for the street, but suggested instead names of places associated with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment overseas. These included Hamel Street and Liverpool Avenue, as well as Suez, Suvla, Aldershot, Monchy and Malta streets. During the 1930s a land develop¬ ment association in the Rabbittown area grew pro¬ duce for sale in the city. By the end of World War II about 30% of the area had been developed, with about 1000 dwellings, most of them small bungalows. Early businesses included Snow-White Laundry on Aider- shot Street and A-1 Taxi. Development continued through the 1950s and 1960s, and by 1960 there were 2700 dwellings.
In 1986 occupations included sizeable percentages in government and education services, health and so¬ cial services and the retail trade, but unemployment was high. To address this and other social problems the Rabbittown Community Centre was started in the mid-1980s. The centre provided day-care, pre-school and after-school facilities for underprivileged fami¬ lies. As well several programs for youth were in place. Perhaps most significant was a pioneering adult liter¬ acy program. Bella Biddiscombe, WaUace Furlong, Paul O'Neill, Sister Mary Purcell and Jack White (in¬ terviews, Jan. 1992). James Wade
RABBITTS, JOHN VICTOR (1909 1964). Athlete. Born St. John's, son of Fred and Jessie (Clarke) Rabbitts. Educated St. John's. "JVR" had a distin¬ guished career as both an athlete and a sports orga¬ nizer. He was a top performer in rowing, hockey, soccer, basketball, lawn tennis, bowling and track and field — performing in both individual and team sports. One of the highlights of his playing career came when he was captain of the St. John's Church Lads' Brigade team which beat a legendary Holy Cross team for the 1934 soccer championship. While still playing, JVR held many executive positions, and these activities
increased after his retirement. He has been credited with founding many local and provincial sports orga¬ nizations. Throughout his career he was also involved in providing media coverage for sports. In his later years he was an archivist at the Provincial Archives, with a special interest in preserving sports records and memorabilia. In 1979 he was posthumously inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame. Frank Graham (1988), Dorothy Rabbitts (inter¬ view, Apr. 1992), Newfoundland Herald (Sept. 22, 1990), Newfoundland Sports Hall of Fame (n.d.). James Moore
RABBITTS, WILLIAM (1796?-1856). Mariner. Born Brigus. Rabbitts was a trader and vessel-owner of Brigus, known as "Billy the Dandy" after a vessel of that name that he had constructed in 1820. He was a pioneer skipper in the spring seal hunt out of Brigus, both in the Dandy and later in the Hebe. Rabbitts is said to have originated the traditional sealers' toast, "bloody decks to 'em", at a celebration held in Brigus. Archives (MG 281/11), Maritime History Ar¬ chive (Keith Matthews name file, R2). rhc
RADAR SITES. At the beginning of World War II radar (an acronym for Radio Detecting And Ranging) was a new technology for determining the speed, loca¬ tion and direction of objects by the reflection of radio waves. The defensive uses of radar were quickly real¬ ized and by 1942 numerous sites had been set up by American and Canadian forces in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Province's strategic position was again recognized during the "Cold War" which began in the 1950s, with radar sites giving early warning of attack.
The Melville radar station, near Goose Bay
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| Transcript | RADAR SITES 503 RABBITS. See HARES. RABBITTOWN. Rabbittown is the name of a general area within the city of St. John's. It is usually consid¬ ered to be bounded by Merrymeeting Road on the south. Freshwater Road on the west. Empire Avenue on the north and Newtown Road on the east. In 1986 approximately 12,000 people lived in this area. Several origins have been suggested for the widely-used name. It is possible that it derived from the number of rabbits in the area early in the twentieth century, when people from the city went there to snare them. Later, when scattered small houses were erected in an area that had once been barrens and alders, it was derisively dubbed Rabbittown. During World War I early plans for the develop¬ ment of the area showed the streets laid out in an orderly fashion, in a general north-south and east- west pattern. Originally they were to be named after trees — fir, spruce and birch. After the war a cooper¬ ative housing program was begun in the area to build homes for veterans. The Great War Veterans Associa¬ tion was approached to pick the names of war heroes, for the street, but suggested instead names of places associated with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment overseas. These included Hamel Street and Liverpool Avenue, as well as Suez, Suvla, Aldershot, Monchy and Malta streets. During the 1930s a land develop¬ ment association in the Rabbittown area grew pro¬ duce for sale in the city. By the end of World War II about 30% of the area had been developed, with about 1000 dwellings, most of them small bungalows. Early businesses included Snow-White Laundry on Aider- shot Street and A-1 Taxi. Development continued through the 1950s and 1960s, and by 1960 there were 2700 dwellings. In 1986 occupations included sizeable percentages in government and education services, health and so¬ cial services and the retail trade, but unemployment was high. To address this and other social problems the Rabbittown Community Centre was started in the mid-1980s. The centre provided day-care, pre-school and after-school facilities for underprivileged fami¬ lies. As well several programs for youth were in place. Perhaps most significant was a pioneering adult liter¬ acy program. Bella Biddiscombe, WaUace Furlong, Paul O'Neill, Sister Mary Purcell and Jack White (in¬ terviews, Jan. 1992). James Wade RABBITTS, JOHN VICTOR (1909 1964). Athlete. Born St. John's, son of Fred and Jessie (Clarke) Rabbitts. Educated St. John's. "JVR" had a distin¬ guished career as both an athlete and a sports orga¬ nizer. He was a top performer in rowing, hockey, soccer, basketball, lawn tennis, bowling and track and field — performing in both individual and team sports. One of the highlights of his playing career came when he was captain of the St. John's Church Lads' Brigade team which beat a legendary Holy Cross team for the 1934 soccer championship. While still playing, JVR held many executive positions, and these activities increased after his retirement. He has been credited with founding many local and provincial sports orga¬ nizations. Throughout his career he was also involved in providing media coverage for sports. In his later years he was an archivist at the Provincial Archives, with a special interest in preserving sports records and memorabilia. In 1979 he was posthumously inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame. Frank Graham (1988), Dorothy Rabbitts (inter¬ view, Apr. 1992), Newfoundland Herald (Sept. 22, 1990), Newfoundland Sports Hall of Fame (n.d.). James Moore RABBITTS, WILLIAM (1796?-1856). Mariner. Born Brigus. Rabbitts was a trader and vessel-owner of Brigus, known as "Billy the Dandy" after a vessel of that name that he had constructed in 1820. He was a pioneer skipper in the spring seal hunt out of Brigus, both in the Dandy and later in the Hebe. Rabbitts is said to have originated the traditional sealers' toast, "bloody decks to 'em", at a celebration held in Brigus. Archives (MG 281/11), Maritime History Ar¬ chive (Keith Matthews name file, R2). rhc RADAR SITES. At the beginning of World War II radar (an acronym for Radio Detecting And Ranging) was a new technology for determining the speed, loca¬ tion and direction of objects by the reflection of radio waves. The defensive uses of radar were quickly real¬ ized and by 1942 numerous sites had been set up by American and Canadian forces in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Province's strategic position was again recognized during the "Cold War" which began in the 1950s, with radar sites giving early warning of attack. The Melville radar station, near Goose Bay |
