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Matric class of 1973

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36042

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 9.5 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Burnaby South High School's Matric(ulation) class of 1937 and their teacher Miss Draper (on the far right, third row from the bottom) standing in rows on the school steps.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: B. Keisler subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm, mounted on heavyweight drawing paper 9.5 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 214-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Burnaby South High School's Matric(ulation) class of 1937 and their teacher Miss Draper (on the far right, third row from the bottom) standing in rows on the school steps.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Burnaby South High School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Matric is the short-form of Matriculation, the last year of high school; Item no. 214-008 is of the same group of students

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Mr. Fleming's Science class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37720

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1937 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. Fleming's science class at the Burnaby South High School tennis courts.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1937 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-308

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. Fleming's science class at the Burnaby South High School tennis courts.

Names: Burnaby South High School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast; Copied from a torn photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

Mr. Fleming's Science class, June 1937 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory244

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1906-1975

Length: 0:09:00

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his fath…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his father's ranch of six acres, which grew mostly strawberries to sell in Vancouver.

Date Range: 1906-1975

Photo Info: Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004

Length: 0:09:00

Subjects: Agriculture - Fruit and Berries

Geographic Access: Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Interviewer: McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”

Interview Date: November 17, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.

Biographical Notes: Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 0:58:55

Interviewee Name: McMurray, Lillian Wray; McMurray, Murdoch

Interviewer Bio: Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.

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

Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray

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Pearson family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930] (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 Pearson family home at 2215 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed 6693 Arcola Street) built by George Pearson after arriving from the Prairies.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930] (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.: 204-036

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pearson family home at 2215 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed 6693 Arcola Street) built by George Pearson after arriving from the Prairies.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Arcola Street

Street Address: 6693 Arcola Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Pearson family home, [1930] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Rowanlea

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35283

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1930 (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 Urquhart family home after its completion. A woman and her dog are faintly visible standing on the steps. The house was built section by section over several years and called "Rowanlea" because of Rowan trees around property. The home was located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1930 (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.: 204-140

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Urquhart family home after its completion. A woman and her dog are faintly visible standing on the steps. The house was built section by section over several years and called "Rowanlea" because of Rowan trees around property. The home was located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Griffiths Avenue

Street Address: 6637 Griffiths Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

Rowanlea, 1930 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Teachers at Burnaby South High School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1937

Collection/Fonds: Richard Hardy family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of teachers seated on stairs outside Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. Teachers are identified as; Willard Ireland, Tommy Sanderson (who later became the principal of the high school), Fred Pratt, George Grant and Norm MacDonald.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1937

Collection/Fonds: Richard Hardy family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 570-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-16

Scope and Content: Photograph of teachers seated on stairs outside Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. Teachers are identified as; Willard Ireland, Tommy Sanderson (who later became the principal of the high school), Fred Pratt, George Grant and Norm MacDonald.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James; Ireland, Willard; Pratt, Fred; Grant, George Alford; MacDonald, Norm; Burnaby South High School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Willard Ireland / Tommy Sanderson / Fred Pratt / George Grant / Norm. MacDonald / June 1937"

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

Teachers at Burnaby South High School, June 1937 thumbnail

Thomas Sanderson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37721

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Thomas Sanderson, a science teacher at Burnaby South High School, on the school grounds. There is a group of young women in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-309

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Thomas Sanderson, a science teacher at Burnaby South High School, on the school grounds. There is a group of young women in the background.