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by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) On 17 October 1913, Panama Maru arrived at Victoria, British Columbia . The ship was a regularly-scheduled passenger liner of the Osaka Soshen Kaisha Line, carrying 56 passengers identified by immigration authorities as “Hindus,” although …
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by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Pier 21 was built as one of four adjoining waterfront sheds, the key transit areas of Halifax’s South End Ocean Terminals. The overall development included the grain elevator system, hotel and rail station, rail car maintenance shed, the …
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… World War, a growing population and an economy devastated by war were leading reasons for many Dutch immigrants to seek economic … [4] Before the newcomers disembarked from their ships at Pier 21, railway officials came aboard to hand out name tags listing destination, … counters to be validated. Afterwards, the newcomer would normally telegram his or her new employer to inform them of their expected time …
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… Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to … in an industrial area in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done …
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… aboard the ship, Athlone Castle, May 2, 1945. Arrived at Pier 21, in Halifax, May 12, 1945. This is my story. At age 18 I met 29 year … Brazil. I worked in the finishing lab, where the edges of the crystal were sputtered with gold and then tuned in an oscillator until they …
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… casualties during the move were 2 wounded, both from A. Coy, B227989 Pte. WATSON S E A, and B47232 Pte. WISE F H . . . At the break of the light on the first day in the … in yet but is also the hardest to supply. Weather – Bright and warm. September 11, 1944 It was made known that the Army Intention required 11 …
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Country of Origin: Northern Ireland Ship Name: Metagama Canadian Pacific Port of Entry: Saint John, New Brunswick Date of Arrival: February 26, 1928 Age on Arrival: 24 CHARLES JOSEPH LUTTON/"C" COMPANY THE IRISH REGIMENT OF CANADA 23/09/1939 - Militia 20/06/1940 - Active 22/06/1945 - Repatriation …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 22, 2020) Introduction Before the arrival of Europeans, Algonquin and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations were the primary inhabitants along the St. Lawrence River (known in Mohawk as Kaniatarowanenneh , meaning “big waterway”) and the area later …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated July 6, 2020) At that time…[there were]…no buses running, it was like a strike, all the transportation. So I remember…we were scared…we didn’t know what was going on, that it’s going to …
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… Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to … in an industrial area in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done …