"Construction" found 93 records

Brick Houses under Construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1899 and 1910]

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cabinet card ; 10 x 14.5 cm, mounted on card 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 514-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2010-06

Scope and Content: Photograph of two brick houses under construction on High Street at Epping, Essex, England. These buildings were constructed by Ernest E. Winch.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Construction Tools and Equipment; Occupations - Labourers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Challoner-Courtenay, E.J.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Brick Houses under Construction, [between 1899 and 1910] thumbnail

Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1899-1919

Length: 0:07:22

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.

Date Range: 1899-1919

Photo Info: Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002

Length: 0:07:22

Subjects: Agriculture - Fruit and Berries

Geographic Access: Douglas Road

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: 10-Jun-75

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.

Total Tracks: 11

Total Length: 1:24:01

Interviewee Name: Eagles, Dr. Blythe; Eagles, Dr. Violet

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Images

Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles

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Forth Bridge

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-1930]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-1930]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-143

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Postcard verso reads: "The Forth Bridge from South Queens Ferry. One of the greatest engineering glories of the age; was constructed by Sir William Arrol. Is about 1 1/2 miles in length, and its highest point is 450 feet from base. It took seven years to build (1883-1890) and cost 3 1/2 million pounds. It is on the main railway route of the L and N E Railway / New Color-crayon / Process from original drawing by Andrew Allan"

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Family in front of their house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 5.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified family of three, a woman, a man and a girl, standing in front of a large two storey house with an attic and large porch around the front entrance. The house appears to be under construction or just finished being constructed. There are pipes and possibly a ditch in f…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 5.8 cm

Material Details: inscribed in black ink, verso, c. "Pa looks as if/ he had a wooden/ leg.", l.r. " "ha ha" "

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified family of three, a woman, a man and a girl, standing in front of a large two storey house with an attic and large porch around the front entrance. The house appears to be under construction or just finished being constructed. There are pipes and possibly a ditch in front of the house. The location is not identified. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Pa looks as if He had a wooden leg. / 'ha, ha'."

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Accession Code: HV983.42.69

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-09-26

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Family in front of their house, [190-] thumbnail

Clearing Douglas Road

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of men in work clothes clearing Doulgas Road. A group of men to the right side of the photograph have shovels in their hands and are clearing rocks from the road. There is a small girl in a blouse and skirt standing beside two horses pulling a cart. Behind her is a group of men in wor…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of men in work clothes clearing Doulgas Road. A group of men to the right side of the photograph have shovels in their hands and are clearing rocks from the road. There is a small girl in a blouse and skirt standing beside two horses pulling a cart. Behind her is a group of men in work clothes as well. There is fenced land to the right of the photograph, and electric power poles and trees line both sides of the road. The accession register and inscription on the photograph identify this as Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way). An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Working on Douglas Road on hill above Burnaby Lake. No Date."

Subjects: Transportation - Horses; Construction Tools and Equipment; Construction - Road Construction

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Canada Way

Accession Code: HV977.99.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-07-11

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Clearing Douglas Road, [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail

Intake of Burnaby's water supply

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a building by fast flowing stream. There are dense forests to both sides of the photograph, and mountains in the distance. Three men in suits and ties are standing by the house. The catalogue record identifies the photograph as "intake of Burnaby's water supply," and also notes "Bruce…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a building by fast flowing stream. There are dense forests to both sides of the photograph, and mountains in the distance. Three men in suits and ties are standing by the house. The catalogue record identifies the photograph as "intake of Burnaby's water supply," and also notes "Bruce Patterson took this picture."

Subjects: Construction; Geographic Features - Creeks; Public Services - Utilities

Accession Code: HV977.99.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-07-18

Photographer: Patterson, Bruce

Notes: Title based on catalogue record

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Intake of Burnaby's water supply, [190-?] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail

Three men in front of newly constructed house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men in work clothes standing in front of a large two storey house that appears to be newly constructed.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men in work clothes standing in front of a large two storey house that appears to be newly constructed.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Occupations - Labourers

Accession Code: HV973.110.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 16/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative

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Three men in front of newly constructed house, [190-] thumbnail

Sprott farm under construction

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1900] (date of original), copied 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "Dovecote" or the Sprott family farm under construction. There is a white fence running along the side of a footpath and a wooden building with scaffolding in the foreground. There is wood piled high beside a small wooden structure to the left of the photograph. Note the thick wo…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "Dovecote" or the Sprott family farm under construction. There is a white fence running along the side of a footpath and a wooden building with scaffolding in the foreground. There is wood piled high beside a small wooden structure to the left of the photograph. Note the thick wooded region behind the farm property.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Accession Code: HV978.1.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1900] (date of original), copied 1978

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-07-25

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Sprott farm under construction, [1900] (date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail

Building plan

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [c. 1900]

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueprint on paper ; 36 x 48.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a building plan including a floorplan and front elevation for the Taishan/Toisan Middle School memorial pavilion, located in Taishan/Toisan county in Guangdong, China. The plan was issued to the Canada fundraising committee for the school construction project. All written informati…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueprint on paper ; 36 x 48.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a building plan including a floorplan and front elevation for the Taishan/Toisan Middle School memorial pavilion, located in Taishan/Toisan county in Guangdong, China. The plan was issued to the Canada fundraising committee for the school construction project. All written information on drawing is in Chinese characters, including signs on building.

Accession Code: BV985.5331.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [c. 1900]

Media Type: Architectural Drawing

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-01-17

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Historic photo of Cariboo Road

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] date of original, copied [198_]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the man.

Subjects: Construction - Road Construction

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Geographic Access: Cariboo Road

Accession Code: BV020.5.860

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [190-] date of original, copied [198_]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 25-Aug-2020

Scale: 100

Photographer: Brown, Cice Chandler

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Historic photo of Cariboo Road, [190-] date of original, copied [198_] thumbnail

Reeve of Chilliwack requesting the Council's endorsement of a petition for the Construction of the Coast Kootenay Railway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89072

Meeting Date: 4-Aug-1900

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89072

Meeting Date: 4-Aug-1900

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 89072

4-Aug-1900 Meeting Minutes

No roads be constructed through property until the taxes on that lot are paid re Petition from residents of Ladysmith requesting road through Lot 97

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89097

Meeting Date: 10-Nov-1900

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89097

Meeting Date: 10-Nov-1900

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 89097

10-Nov-1900 Meeting Minutes

Mr. H.A. Eastman was permitted to address the Council and applied on behafl of the purchasers of the Foord property for construction of road throught Lots 10 & 14

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89106

Meeting Date: 19-Nov-1900

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89106

Meeting Date: 19-Nov-1900

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 89106

19-Nov-1900 Meeting Minutes

Letter from R.L Greens behalf of several intending settlers who have recently acquired property in the new Government allotments at Central Park seeking construction of a road to their holdings.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89344

Meeting Date: 19-Oct-1901

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 89344

Meeting Date: 19-Oct-1901

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 89344

19-Oct-1901 Meeting Minutes

Construction of North Arm Road- Call for Tenders

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82436

Meeting Date: 16-Nov-1901

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82436

Meeting Date: 16-Nov-1901

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 82436

16-Nov-1901 Meeting Minutes

Tenders Accepted for Construction of Roads

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82613

Meeting Date: 19-Jul-1902

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82613

Meeting Date: 19-Jul-1902

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 82613

19-Jul-1902 Meeting Minutes

Tender of Mr. Mussell for Construction of Roads on Lot 99

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82631

Meeting Date: 20-Sep-1902

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82631

Meeting Date: 20-Sep-1902

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 82631

20-Sep-1902 Meeting Minutes

Great Northern Railway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-746

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the building of the Great Northern railway along Burnaby Lake.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Construction - Railroad Construction

Names: Great Northern Railway

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Annotation at top of photograph reads, "Deer 1903"

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Great Northern Railway, 1903 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Great Northern Railroad

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1903]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1903]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-837

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of men working on the Great Northern Railroad line that ran through the Burnaby Lake area by 1904.

Subjects: Construction - Railroad Construction; Occupations - Railroad Labourers

Names: Great Northern Railway

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Great Northern Railroad, [1903] thumbnail

Interview with John Mallory June 24, 1975 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1903-1929

Length: 0:10:02

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to John Mallory's early life and his first years in Burnaby dealing with delinquency of mortgage payments on his home. He also begins to discuss his political involvement with the labour movement.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to John Mallory's early life and his first years in Burnaby dealing with delinquency of mortgage payments on his home. He also begins to discuss his political involvement with the labour movement.

Date Range: 1903-1929

Length: 0:10:02

Subjects: Buildings - Residences - Houses

Geographic Access: 11th Avenue; 15th Street

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: June 24, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with John Mallory by Simon Fraser University (SFU) masters student Bettina Bradbury June 24, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and the Unemployment movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: John Audrey Mallory was born in Carman, Manitoba on January 10, 1903 to John and Bertha Nina (Rodgers) Mallory. The Mallory family moved to Deep Creek, British Columbia for a time before arriving in New Westminster. John Audrey Mallory married Janet Ellis Morice on November 15, 1924. John Mallory helped to build a mill at Powell River where he played baseball before he moved to Burnaby in the late 1920s. He built a house at 11th Avenue and 13th Street. He later moved to 1851 4th Street, working a few months out of the year as a construction foreman. He also worked renovating various mills. Towards the end of the thirties, he had established his own heating and plumbing business. John Mallory was very active in the labour movement, beginning with the Independent Labour Party which was renamed the Independent Labour Party Socialists, then the Socialist Party of Canada. He joined the Workers' Unity League (WUL) and their affiliates the Unemployed Workers Association at this time as well. Together with fellow organizers, John fixed up the Edmonds Hall and held fundraising parties for the Unemployment movement. Seen by others as an agitator, John organized countless strike movements, protests and demonstrations in his capacity as an organizer for the Workers' Unity League. John left the Socialist Party of Canada due to what he saw as their intolerance with other parts of the working class movement to join the Communist Party of Canada. He was later expelled from the Communist Party for "Trotskist leanings." Bertha Nina (Rodgers) Mallory died May 20, 1964 at the age of eighty-two. Her husband John Mallory died April 1, 1966 at the age of ninety-four. John Audrey Mallory died July 7, 1981 at the age of seventy-eight.

Total Tracks: 13

Total Length: 1:56:06

Interviewee Name: Mallory, John

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with John Mallory

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-11/100-13-11_Track_1.mp3

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Clearing Douglas Road

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Intake of Burnaby's water supply

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Three men in front of newly constructed house

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Sprott farm under construction

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Building plan

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Historic photo of Cariboo Road

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Reeve of Chilliwack requesting the Council's endorsement of a petition for the Construction of the Coast Kootenay Railway

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No roads be constructed through property until the taxes on that lot are paid re Petition from residents of Ladysmith requesting road through Lot 97

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Mr. H.A. Eastman was permitted to address the Council and applied on behafl of the purchasers of the Foord property for construction of road throught Lots 10 & 14

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Letter from R.L Greens behalf of several intending settlers who have recently acquired property in the new Government allotments at Central Park seeking construction of a road to their holdings.

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Construction of North Arm Road- Call for Tenders

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Tenders Accepted for Construction of Roads

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Tender of Mr. Mussell for Construction of Roads on Lot 99

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Great Northern Railway

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Great Northern Railroad

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Interview with John Mallory June 24, 1975 - Track 1

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