The Digital Collections
The digital collections contained in the Fawkes Library and Archives Collection consists of a variety of primary source materials associated with the life and times of Sir Randol Fawkes and includes newspaper articles, photographs and books.
United Bahamian Party Converges on Windsor Park to Garner Voter Support
Excerpt from “The Faith that Moved the Mountains”
The First Labour Day / The Burma Road Riot
Sir Randol Fawkes
In this article, Sir Randol F. Fawkes (1924-2000), better known as the Father of Labour in The Bahamas, gives an eyewitness account of the day he saw “hundreds of ragged, black workers moving downhill towards us. I thought all the gates of hell had opened and the demons let loose.”
A Champion to the End
Lindsay Thompson - The Nassau Guardian (June 22, 2000)
Sir Randol Fawkes, the Father of the Labour Movement, was no stranger to the Guardian’s newsroom. He came and went like he was one of us. For the most part, he just wanted someone to talk to, and if you needed his input for a story, he gladly gave it.
A Tragic Explosion
Pictured are above Pauline Knowles and Rosalie Fawkes who both were among the first babies to be born at The Princess Margaret Hospital in May of 1953. They are seen visiting with the author of "A Tragic Explosion", Dr. Harold Munnings.
The content for this article was adapted by Rosalie Fawkes from “The Princess Margaret Hospital – The Story of a Bahamian Institution”. The book was authored by Dr. Harold Alexander Munnings.
The General Strike of 1958
Rosalie Fawkes interviews a former British soldier, Mr. John Phillpot.