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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Wonderings of a Wandering Winch or is it Wanderings of a Wondering Winch? [travel diary]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3666
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 v. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on e…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch personal records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 v. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item is a travel diary kept by Harold Winch during travels across Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe (including Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Israel). Diary entries include personal impressions as well as accounts of political meetings and individuals. There is a focus on each country's social programs, such as child care, co-operative housing, and insurance. Margin notes provide an index of subjects and locations.
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.23
Date
1949
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Bulldozing the property at 6650 Winch Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
4 Mar. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man bulldozing the property at 6650 Winch Street to make way for the building of a duplex. Other houses are visible in the background and a white shed is visible in the foreground of the photograph.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man bulldozing the property at 6650 Winch Street to make way for the building of a duplex. Other houses are visible in the background and a white shed is visible in the foreground of the photograph.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Street Address
6650 Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.34
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
4 Mar. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Bulldozing where the / duplex now stands / March 4th 1948"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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Ernest and Alan Winch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64752
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) standing next to his son Alan Winch, dressed in uniform. An unidentified dog stands between them, facing the camera.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-030
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) standing next to his son Alan Winch, dressed in uniform. An unidentified dog stands between them, facing the camera.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Animals - Dogs
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Winch, Alan
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Ernest and Alan - 1942"
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Ernie Winch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35648
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-] (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 Ernie Winch (left) and an unidentified helper working as stone masons building a brick chimney.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-] (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.
204-506
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernie Winch (left) and an unidentified helper working as stone masons building a brick chimney.
Subjects
Construction
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Harold and Ernie Winch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3709
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.8 x 23.1 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold and his father Ernest "Ernie" Winch, who both served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in BC.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.8 x 23.1 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold and his father Ernest "Ernie" Winch, who both served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in BC.
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Accession Code
BV013.12.66
Date
[194-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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House under construction on Winch Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15060
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Apr. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert", Elmer and William Martin on top of the roof of a duplex that is under construction at 6650 Winch Street in Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert", Elmer and William Martin on top of the roof of a duplex that is under construction at 6650 Winch Street in Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Martin, William Henry
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Street Address
6650 Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Apr. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "6650 Winch St / April 16th 1948 / Bert Elmer & Dad"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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House under construction on Winch Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Apr. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of duplex that is under construction at 6650 Winch Street in Burnaby. Wilbert "Bert", Elmer and William Martin are on top of the roof of the house that is under construction. Other houses are visible along the street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of duplex that is under construction at 6650 Winch Street in Burnaby. Wilbert "Bert", Elmer and William Martin are on top of the roof of the house that is under construction. Other houses are visible along the street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Martin, William Henry
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Street Address
6650 Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.36
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
16 Apr. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Starting the Duplex / 6650 Winch St / April 16th 1948 / Bert, Elmer & Dad, on the roof"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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Moving the house on Winch Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
19 Mar. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Trucks
Names
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.29
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
19 Mar. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Moving the house / March 19th 1948"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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Moving the house on Winch Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15055
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
19 Mar. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Trucks
Names
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
19 Mar. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Moving the house / March 19th 1948"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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Moving the house on Winch Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
19 Mar. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a flatbed truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street. Wilbert "Bert" Martin and his father, William Henry Martin on standing on the site near the house. A jeep is parked in front of the house.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a flatbed truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street. Wilbert "Bert" Martin and his father, William Henry Martin on standing on the site near the house. A jeep is parked in front of the house.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Trucks
Names
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Martin, William Henry
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.31
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
19 Mar. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Bert & Dad / March 19th 1948"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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Moving the house on Winch Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
11 Jan. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being prepared to be moved from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street. The house is being jacked up in preparation for the move.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being prepared to be moved from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street. The house is being jacked up in preparation for the move.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.32
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
11 Jan. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Bert's house, Winch St. / Jan. 11th 1948"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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Political life of Ernest and Harold Winch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64763
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919-1953
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 scrapbook
Scope and Content
Item is a scrapbook that documents the political life of Ernest E. Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament for Vancouver East and toge…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919-1953
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 scrapbook
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS129-008
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Item is a scrapbook that documents the political life of Ernest E. Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament for Vancouver East and together they set a Guinness world record for the longest father-and-son parliamentary tenure.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of scrapbook
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Raising the house on Winch Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Mar. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being raised at 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being raised at 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Construction
Names
Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Street Address
6776 Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Mar. 1948
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Raising the house. / March 18 1948"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"
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Winch Street program

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15051
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jan. 1949
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of houses on Winch Street in Burnaby. The ground is covered with snow.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of houses on Winch Street in Burnaby. The ground is covered with snow.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Access
Winch Street
Street Address
6656 Winch Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.26
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jan. 1949
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Winch St. Program / Jan. 1949"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "611"
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Family and political photograph album

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3654
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1914-1977
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Winch, Linda Marian Hendy
Winch, Grace
Winch, Eileen
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Winch, Eric
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
New Democratic Party
Douglas, Tommy
MacInnis, Grace
Accession Code
BV013.12.11
Date
1914-1977
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
A selection of photographs from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV013.12.36 to BV015.35.117)
Images
Documents

2013_0012_0011_001_Combined

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CCF MLA's in their seats in the B.C. Legislature

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3699
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1949 and 1956]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchel…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchell, Arthur Turner, Harold Winch, Ernest Winch, and Ran Harding.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Officials - Elected Officials
Organizations - Political Parties
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Winch, Harold Edward
Calder, Frank
Haggen, Rupert
Nimsick, Leo
Mitchell, Frank
Turner, Arthur
Harding, Ran
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Accession Code
BV013.12.56
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1949 and 1956]
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Portley, John S.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph provide identification and read from left to right: "Frank Calder_Rupert Hagen_Leo Nimsick_Frank Mitchell / Arthur Turner_Harold Winch_Ernest Winch_Ran Harding / CCF MLA's / in their seats in the B.C. Legislature"
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Our fighting '8' in the BC Legislature : / Were we downhearted? / Yes & No / HW"
Stamp in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "John S. Portley [sic]"
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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1990
Length
00:06:53
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Burnaby going into receivership and as a stronghold for socialists. Bill Lewarne describes the contributions of Ernie and Harold Winch
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Burnaby going into receivership and as a stronghold for socialists. Bill Lewarne describes the contributions of Ernie and Harold Winch
Date Range
1930-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:06:53
Names
Pritchard, William A.
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Winch, Harold
Subjects
Government
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks

Track eight of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Political photograph album

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-], 1970-1977
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 100 photographs)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph album containing ca. 100 photographs, including primarily work-related subjects such as Winch's political work and travels.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 100 photographs)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph album containing ca. 100 photographs, including primarily work-related subjects such as Winch's political work and travels.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
MacInnis, Grace
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
New Democratic Party
Accession Code
BV013.12.12
Date
[193-], 1970-1977
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Documents

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Coal mine South Wales

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3723
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.6 x 12.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with four other men at a coal mine in South Wales, United Kingdom. One man is identified as "Col. Smith, B.C. House, Eng." The photograph is quite blurry.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.6 x 12.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with four other men at a coal mine in South Wales, United Kingdom. One man is identified as "Col. Smith, B.C. House, Eng." The photograph is quite blurry.
Subjects
Industries - Mining
Industries
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Accession Code
BV013.12.80
Date
1949
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party members

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3731
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Ernest "Ernie" Winch, Grace MacInnis, and Grant MacNeil, all of whom served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in the 1940s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Ernest "Ernie" Winch, Grace MacInnis, and Grant MacNeil, all of whom served as Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) MLAs in the 1940s.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
MacInnis, Grace
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Accession Code
BV013.12.88
Date
[194-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
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Inter-party meeting at U.B.C.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3706
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.6 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch speaking at an inter-party meeting at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.6 x 20.9 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch speaking at an inter-party meeting at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver.
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.63
Date
[194-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Interview with John Mallory June 24, 1975 - Track 12

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory129
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1975
Length
0:08:55
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Mallory's resignation from the Socialist Party and his entry into the Communist Party, including comments on his friendship with Ernie Winch. He also discusses what he sees as the biggest problem in society today.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Mallory's resignation from the Socialist Party and his entry into the Communist Party, including comments on his friendship with Ernie Winch. He also discusses what he sees as the biggest problem in society today.
Date Range
1930-1975
Length
0:08:55
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Subjects
Organizations
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 twelve of interview with John Mallory

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Lecturing at Summer Camp, Gabriola Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3712
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 25 x 19.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch speaking at a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) summer camp held on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 25 x 19.8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch speaking at a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) summer camp held on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Accession Code
BV013.12.69
Date
[194-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Public meeting in the early '40s

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3745
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.7 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch speaking at a public meeting, likely of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.7 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch speaking at a public meeting, likely of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Vancouver.
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Accession Code
BV013.12.103
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Valleyview Community Centre May Queen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34071
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.7 x 12.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Valleyview Community Centre May day celebrations. The May Queen and her suite are seated with three men and a woman standing behind them. Identified are (back row, l to r) MLA Ernie Winch, unknown, Burnaby Reeve Geroge Morrison and unknown woman. The Valleyview Community Centre …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.7 x 12.9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Valleyview Community Centre May day celebrations. The May Queen and her suite are seated with three men and a woman standing behind them. Identified are (back row, l to r) MLA Ernie Winch, unknown, Burnaby Reeve Geroge Morrison and unknown woman. The Valleyview Community Centre was located at 4050 Grandview-Douglas Highway (later renumbered and renamed 4949 Canada Way).
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Morrison, George
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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