Photograph of a logging road on the north face of Capitol Hill. Burrard Inlet can be seen in the background. An annotation in the photograph register describes it as a "road cut to take timber on side hill for destitute family's heat and cooking."
Photograph of a logging road on the north face of Capitol Hill. Burrard Inlet can be seen in the background. An annotation in the photograph register describes it as a "road cut to take timber on side hill for destitute family's heat and cooking."
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected t…
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected to serve in the municiality as councillor from 1895 to 1903 and as Reeve from 1904 to 1905.
Photograph of cleared land at Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road. Houses under construction can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of cleared land at Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road. Houses under construction can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of Graveley Street at Willingdon Avenue; the road is in the foreground with brush and cleared land visible beside the road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of Graveley Street at Willingdon Avenue; the road is in the foreground with brush and cleared land visible beside the road. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of brush and cleared land at Kitchener Street and William Street with houses visible in background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of brush and cleared land at Kitchener Street and William Street with houses visible in background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of trees and stumps on Linden Avenue, Edmonds District. The caption at the bottom right of the photograph reads, "Linden Ave. / Edmonds 1908."
Photograph of trees and stumps on Linden Avenue, Edmonds District. The caption at the bottom right of the photograph reads, "Linden Ave. / Edmonds 1908."
Photograph looking north along the Pole Line Road (later Sperling Avenue). To the far left is Deer Lake and at the top right is Burnaby Lake. The smoke and debris from land clearing is a result of logging operations being carried out by the Doran Brothers logging company, the Deer Lake Mill Company…
inscribed in pencil, verso, l.l. "Looking down north Poleline Hill (now Sperling) Deer Lake at left. "
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Photograph looking north along the Pole Line Road (later Sperling Avenue). To the far left is Deer Lake and at the top right is Burnaby Lake. The smoke and debris from land clearing is a result of logging operations being carried out by the Doran Brothers logging company, the Deer Lake Mill Company. Above Deer Lake, Douglas Road is visible with Claude Hill's Brookfield property (later 6501 Deer Lake Avenue) on the south side of the road and Bernard Hill's home on the north side (later 4990 Canada Way). Just northeast of Brookfield is the George Every-Clayton farm (amongst the trees) on what would later become the Henry and Grace Ceperley estate grounds known as Fairacres. The house in the centre of the picture is the Walker house (later 5255 Sperling Avenue). Mountains can be seen to the north.
Photograph of Madison Avenue (east) with the road and cleared land in the foreground, and houses in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of Madison Avenue (east) with the road and cleared land in the foreground, and houses in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of Madison Avenue (southeast) with the road and cleared land in the foreground, and houses in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of Madison Avenue (southeast) with the road and cleared land in the foreground, and houses in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of a paved road running through a cleared lot. There is an electric post on the roadside, and woods in the background. Catalogue information from 1976 indicates that it is a street development in Burnaby, ca. 1948. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Annotation o…
Photograph of a paved road running through a cleared lot. There is an electric post on the roadside, and woods in the background. Catalogue information from 1976 indicates that it is a street development in Burnaby, ca. 1948. This may be the site of the Willingdon Heights subdivision. Annotation on lower right front of photograph: "26." Stamped on back of photograph: "321X."
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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Photograph of a roadway that has been cut through the forest. Tree stumps are lining the road and the ground is covered with snow. A caption adjacent to the photograph reads "Tony's Work." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and…
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
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020-107
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No restrictions
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BHS2007-04
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Photograph of a roadway that has been cut through the forest. Tree stumps are lining the road and the ground is covered with snow. A caption adjacent to the photograph reads "Tony's Work." This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Photograph of the process of widening Scott Road in Surrey BC. The process was undertaken by the provincial government. Citizens were upset as this process included cutting down century-old trees (stumps of these former trees are visible in this photograph).
Photograph of the process of widening Scott Road in Surrey BC. The process was undertaken by the provincial government. Citizens were upset as this process included cutting down century-old trees (stumps of these former trees are visible in this photograph).
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue including cleared land, brush, and what may be a fire hydrant. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue including cleared land, brush, and what may be a fire hydrant. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with a man inside a bulldozer-like machine clearing land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with a man inside a bulldozer-like machine clearing land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with cleared land in the centre of the photograph and houses on the streets on either side. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street and Carleton Avenue with cleared land in the centre of the photograph and houses on the streets on either side. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street and Rosser Avenue including cleared land and houses visible in the distance. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street and Rosser Avenue including cleared land and houses visible in the distance. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street, Charles Street and Kitchener Street including brush and cleared land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Photograph of William Street, Charles Street and Kitchener Street including brush and cleared land. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions.
After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street.
On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area.
Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society.
Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP).
Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
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.
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Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings