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Building and opening the Digney Speedway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continue…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continues with footage of a press dinner in the garden of Andy Digney's home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby and is followed with footage of the Digney Speedway in operation for the grand opening on July 8, 1948. Midget cars and jalopies (stock cars) can be seen racing on the speedway. Some of the footage of the raceway pit and races switches to black and white.The film closes with colour footage of a truck moving Lucky Fordham's house from Bonsor Ave to the speedway.

Subjects: Sports - Automobile Racing

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney Speedway; Fordham, Lucky

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood); Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area; Maywood Area

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Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949]

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Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1941-1942

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1942

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1942 Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV012.38.3

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1942 Copy 1

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1942

Printer: Columbian Co. Ltd.

Physical Description: 84 p. : ill., ports. ; 27 cm.

Inscription: Roy Brainerd / 3026 HARWOOD ST / BURNABY; Roy Brainerd / Grade ix - 1942

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1942-1943

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5336

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1943

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1943

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV005.79.9

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1943

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1943

Printer: Columbian Co. Ltd.

Physical Description: 34 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1944-1945

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1945

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1945

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV005.79.10

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1945

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1945

Printer: Columbian Company Limited (The)

Physical Description: 63 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "J MacDonald" [handwritten top right of front cover]

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Notes: High school annual for Burnaby South High School "Annual editors: Pat Whittle, Kae Irwin, Vici Vernon"

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1945-1946

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5337

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV005.79.11

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1946

Printer: Columbian Co.

Physical Description: 84 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "J MacDonald" [handwritten top right of front cover]

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1945-1946

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7233

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1945

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.28.3

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1945

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1946

Printer: Columbian Co.

Physical Description: 84 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Object History: Material belonged to Glen and Ann Boal (nee Lockhart), who grew up in Burnaby and attended Burnaby South High School. They met and became engaged and married in 1954.

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1945-1946

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7234

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.28.4

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1946

Printer: Columbian Co.

Physical Description: 84 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "Ann Lockhart" [handwritten top right of front cover]

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School; Boal, Ann Lockhart

Object History: Material belonged to Glen and Ann Boal (nee Lockhart), who grew up in Burnaby and attended Burnaby South High School. They met and became engaged and married in 1954.

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1945-1946

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7235

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.28.5

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1946

Printer: Columbian Co.

Physical Description: 84 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "Glen Boal" [handwritten top right of front cover]

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School; Boal, Glen

Object History: Material belonged to Glen and Ann Boal (nee Lockhart), who grew up in Burnaby and attended Burnaby South High School. They met and became engaged and married in 1954.

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1945-1946

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7236

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.28.6

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1946

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1946

Printer: Columbian Co.

Physical Description: 84 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Object History: Material belonged to Glen and Ann Boal (nee Lockhart), who grew up in Burnaby and attended Burnaby South High School. They met and became engaged and married in 1954.

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1946-1947

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5339

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1947

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV005.79.13

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1947

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Seconday School

Publication Date: 1947

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "L W____y" [handwritten top right corner of title page]

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Notes: High school annual for Burnaby South

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1946-1947

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7237

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1947

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.28.7

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1947

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1947

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Object History: Material belonged to Glen and Ann Boal (nee Lockhart), who grew up in Burnaby and attended Burnaby South High School. They met and became engaged and married in 1954.

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1947-1948

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7238

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1948

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1948

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.28.8

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1948

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Secondary School

Publication Date: 1948

Physical Description: 95 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "Ann Lockhart" [handwritten on top of title page]

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School; Boal, Ann Lockhart

Object History: Material belonged to Glen and Ann Boal (nee Lockhart), who grew up in Burnaby and attended Burnaby South High School. They met and became engaged and married in 1954.

Notes: High school annual for South Burnaby High School

Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1948-1949

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5340

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1949

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1949

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV005.79.14

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1949

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Burnaby South Seconday School

Publication Date: 1949

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "Le. B. Rees" [handwritten on top of front cover]

Library Subject (LOC): School yearbooks--1940-1949; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Names: Burnaby South High School

Notes: High school annual for Burnaby South

Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1946 and 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (13 min., 10 sec.) : digital,col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 15. Film footage opens with Andy and Alice Digney in the yard of the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue and their son Ernest Frank (Dig) and his wife Dorothy (Dot) with thier infant son Paul at age 6 months and later as a toddler wi…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1946 and 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (13 min., 10 sec.) : digital,col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 15. Film footage opens with Andy and Alice Digney in the yard of the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue and their son Ernest Frank (Dig) and his wife Dorothy (Dot) with thier infant son Paul at age 6 months and later as a toddler with a variety of family members. Footage also includes a view of Prince George, family members with Elephants and ponies from the Bible Brothers Circus, the Crystal Pool and Butchart Gardens in Victoria. The film closes with Paul, grandpa Dig and the family dog, Nero back in the yard of their home on Bonsor Avenue.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Animals; Animals - Horses; Animals - Dogs

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Paul; Digney, Dorothy; Digney, Alice

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Video

Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings, [between 1946 and 1947]

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Digney family in Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by interspersed footage of the family's pet dog Nero and puppies along with some brief glimpses of the Royal visit (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and cavilicade in 1939 along Kingsway. The film then switches to footage of Digney family Christmas festivities, a cat playing with a fish in a bowl and summer time at Pelican Lake in the 1940s and ends with a dog playing with a ball.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Animals - Dogs; Holidays - Christmas; Animals - Cats

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Bruce; Digney, Paul

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Video

Digney family in Burnaby, [between 1939 and 1959]

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Paul Digney and family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 21 sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 13. Film provides footage of Paul Digney as a young child as he interacts with family members and pet dogs at the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby. The film contains views of the Digney family home, yard and neighborhoo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1948 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 21 sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 13. Film provides footage of Paul Digney as a young child as he interacts with family members and pet dogs at the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby. The film contains views of the Digney family home, yard and neighborhood in summer and winter time. Some of the footage shows some wear.