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Collection of Used Clothing for Distribution to the Needy and Destitute in the War Devastated Countries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 69513

Meeting Date: 30-Jul-1945

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: 69513

Meeting Date: 30-Jul-1945

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 69513

30-Jul-1945 Meeting Minutes

Complaint of Great War Verterans' Association Against Foreman Daniels

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 74041

Meeting Date: 26-May-1919

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: 74041

Meeting Date: 26-May-1919

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 74041

26-May-1919 Meeting Minutes

Concept Plan - Korean War Memorial (Central Park)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 66071

Meeting Date: 29-Aug-2005

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Item No.: 6

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 66071

Meeting Date: 29-Aug-2005

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Item No.: 6

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

Documents

Report 66071

29-Aug-2005 Meeting Minutes

Constable George Jeffery, unveiling First World War Memorial

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923

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 Constable George Jeffery (left) during the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. At the right is Dora Wilcox, daughter of Ernest Wilcox who wa…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923

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.: 204-359

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Constable George Jeffery (left) during the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. At the right is Dora Wilcox, daughter of Ernest Wilcox who was killed on the Somme in 1916. She unveiled the fountain. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.

Subjects: Ceremonies; Fountains; Monuments - War Memorials; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Symbols - Flags

Names: Jeffery, George; Wilcox, Dora; Burnaby City Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway; 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany with bombing sites

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [before 1938] (date of creation of map), annotations added [between 1943 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. lithographic print ; 51 x 77 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a map entitled "Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany" with secondary title "Daily Telegraph WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition". Map was produced prior to the Second World War [pre-Munich International Boundary lines]. Map depicts approximately 47 N to 55 N and from 3E to 22E. The countr…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. lithographic print ; 51 x 77 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a map entitled "Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany" with secondary title "Daily Telegraph WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition". Map was produced prior to the Second World War [pre-Munich International Boundary lines]. Map depicts approximately 47 N to 55 N and from 3E to 22E. The country of Germany sits at the centre of the map bordered by Holland, Belgium and France to the west; Switzerland, Austria and Hungary to the south; Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslavakia, Hungary and Romania to the east and Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the north. Annotations in green ink on the map mark areas of Germany that were bombed during World War Two and were added by Royal Canadian Air Force First Officer Joseph (Joe) H. Corsbie during his service.

Creator: Geographia Limited

Publisher: Hutchinsons & Co. (Publishers Ltd.) LONDON & MELBORNE"

Parallel Title: WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Accession Code: BV020.31.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [before 1938] (date of creation of map), annotations added [between 1943 and 1945]

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of map; Label printed on verso of map reads: "Daily Telegraph / War Map No. 10 / GERMANY / (REVISED EDITION) / PRICE 1/-NET"; Copyright. "GEOGRAPHIA" LTD. 167 FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.4; Specially drawn for the Daily Telegraph by "Geographia" Ltd."; Scale: "Heights in English Feet / Scale of English Miles / Kilometres"

Dedication of the World War One Honour Roll

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 14, 1916

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the First World War Honour Roll dedication at the former Municipal Hall at Edmonds and Kingsway. The intention of this memorial was to "keep the record bright before the people of the municipality". At the conclusion of this war over 1,200 names of service men and women were listed in…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 14, 1916

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 339-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the First World War Honour Roll dedication at the former Municipal Hall at Edmonds and Kingsway. The intention of this memorial was to "keep the record bright before the people of the municipality". At the conclusion of this war over 1,200 names of service men and women were listed including over 90 "Heroic Dead" who paid the "ultimate sacrifice".

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Ceremonies; Monuments - War Memorials; Symbols - Flags

Names: Burnaby City Hall

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1923]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath h…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath hanging on the top.

Subjects: Monuments - War Memorials; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Persons - Crowds

Names: Burnaby City Hall

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV985.3137.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1923]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-02

Photographer: Stride, Charles Edgar

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The photographer is speculated to be Stride studio, because of the similarity with the photograph BV985.3137.7 of the War Memorial Fountain dedication by Stride studio; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1923]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w prints

Scope and Content: Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w prints

Material Details: inscribed in the original negative, and printed on the photograph, l.r. "Stride Photo"

Scope and Content: Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left side of the fountain. There is a man standing next to the fountain, blowing on a trumpet. There is a wreath hanging from the top of the fountain, which bears the inscription, "OF OUR FELLOW WORKERS WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918/ ERECTED BY/ THE CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION - BURNABY - 1923" The War Memorial Fountain is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site.

Subjects: Ceremonies; Monuments - War Memorials; Wars - World War, 1914-1918; Fountains; Persons - Crowds

Names: Burnaby City Hall

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV985.3137.7

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1923]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-02

Photographer: Stride, Charles Edgar

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

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Discount on Sale of Tax Sale Properties for Veterans of the 1939-1945 War

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 49273

Meeting Date: 25-Mar-1946

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: 49273

Meeting Date: 25-Mar-1946

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 49273

25-Mar-1946 Meeting Minutes

Doing their bit : war work at home

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Cable, Boyd; Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945

Publication Date: 1916

Call Number: 940.315042 CAB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.53.96

Call Number: 940.315042 CAB

Author: Cable, Boyd; Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton

Publication Date: 1916

Printer: Richard Clay & Sons, Limited

Physical Description: 136 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "31" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pencil on flyleaf "34" -- handwritten and underlined in pencil on flyleaf "31" -- handwritten on a sticker on flyleaf.

Library Subject (LOC): World War, 1914-1918; Great Britain. Army; War work; Equipment and supplies

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Notes: Boyd Cable -- author of "Between the lines"; Includes index.

Endorsement of Resolution Calling on the Provincial and Federal Governments to Assume the Costs of Laying the Mains for the Proposed Water Supply System Plan as Outlined by the Greater Vancouver Water District as a Post War Rehabilitation Scheme

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 69397

Meeting Date: 26-Mar-1945

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: 69397

Meeting Date: 26-Mar-1945

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 69397

26-Mar-1945 Meeting Minutes

Endorsement of the Canadian War Sevice Association re Federal Emergency Fund

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 735275

Meeting Date: 12-Apr-1920

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 735275

Meeting Date: 12-Apr-1920

Format: Council - Committee Report

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

Documents

Report 735275

12-Apr-1920 Meeting Minutes

Europe at War \ David Low

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1941

Collection/Fonds: Grieve family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book (soft-cover)

Scope and Content: Item is a book entitled "Europe at War: A History in Sixty Cartoons with a Narrative Text" by David Low, published by Allen Lane Penguin Books in 1941.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1941

Collection/Fonds: Grieve family fonds

Physical Description: 1 book (soft-cover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS155-003

Accession Number: 2011-04

Scope and Content: Item is a book entitled "Europe at War: A History in Sixty Cartoons with a Narrative Text" by David Low, published by Allen Lane Penguin Books in 1941.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title; Note in pencil on front cover reads: "K. Grieve"; Note written in pencil on first page of book reads: "Ken Grieve 3925 Triumph Street, Vancouver, B.C., Sept/41"

The gold stripe, no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1919

Call Number: 940.46771 GOL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.12.1

Call Number: 940.46771 GOL

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1919

Printer: Pacific Printers

Physical Description: 160, xxviii p., [26] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "Fred Deal" [handwritten in pencil on dedication page]

Library Subject (LOC): World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian; World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia; Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia; World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers

Notes: "a book of war, peace and reconstruction published for the benefit of the Amputation Club of B.C." --T.p. "a souvenir of the centenary of "Victoria the Good" 1819-1919" --cover Includes advertising matter Includes Rolls of Honor of several cities in British Columbia Burnaby Roll of Honor p.73

The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1919

Call Number: 940.46771 GOL

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.136.6

Call Number: 940.46771 GOL

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1919

Printer: Pacific Printers

Physical Description: 160, xxviii : ill. ; 30 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian; World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia; Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia; World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Books; Wars - World War, 1914-1918

Notes: "A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page; "Published for the benefit of The Amputation Club of B.C. in May 1919, the centenary of 'Victoria the Good'" -- Title page; "A souvenir of the centenary of 'Victoria the Good' 1819-1919" -- Cover; "The net profits of this publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., Vancouver for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War" -- Cover; Includes index.

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The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1919

Call Number: 940.46771 GOL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV016.48.6

Call Number: 940.46771 GOL

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1919

Printer: Pacific Printers

Physical Description: 160 p., xxviii : ill ; 30 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian; World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia; Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia; World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers

Object History: Military documents and memorabilia of First World War activities of Russell William Mawhinney. Later career of Mr Mawhinney as a Pharmacist in the Dunbar neighbourhood of Vancouver. Papers and memorabilia relating to Mr Mawhinney as an organizer of the Ex RAF Officers Association.

Notes: "A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page; "Net profits of this Publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War"--cover; Includes index.