Last Stand - A Scene at Wednesday's Fire
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- 1959-02-18
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The ruins of the Holland Street stores which were affected by the fire.
Bradford Witness
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Last Stand - A Scene at Wednesday's Fire
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The ruins of the Holland Street stores which were affected by the fire.
Bradford Witness
Leaside Lions' Band marchers in Centennial Parade
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The following set of photographs were taken from the Bradford Witness August 21, 1957 edition, highlighting the Bradford Centennial parade and celebrations.
"Marjorettes and internationally famous Leaside Lions Band leading some 60-odd members of Bradford Lions Club."
Bradford Witness
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BRADFORD - Life-long Bradford resident and lawyer C.T.S. "Charlie" Evans last week shed further light on the history of the old convent on Barrie St.
The convent it currently the object of a legal tussle over ownership between the town and the contractor Fred Picavet.
Mr. Evans said he recalls being told by Kate Stevenson, the daughter of 19th century Bradford lawyer John MacLean Stevenson, that her father constructed the house based on plans of a Scots castle.
A CASTLE
"I recall her telling me that at one time he had gone to Scotland and had come back with plans of a castle and that he had this house built according to that plan," Mr. Evans said.
According to his personal records, Mr. Evans noted that Mr. Stevenson had been a Master of the Masonic Lodge in Bradford in 1877, a post usually held by older men.
"So hazarding a guess I would have to say that that house would be 150 years old," he surmised.
FIRST WAR
He said that the Lukes family, who owned the Bradford flour mill in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, likely moved into the house around the beginning of the First World War.
"Dick Crake bought the Lukes' house (where the Anzil Plaza now stands) around that time and the Lukes moved into what everyone now knows as the old convent."
Mr. Evans said a check could be made in the registry office in Barrie to determine when the property was originally purchased by Mr. Stevenson.
Bradford Witness
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Article about the Bradford Police Department changing phone numbers. At this time, the Police Department was housed in the Town Hall. Later this same year, it moved to 1 Holland St. West.
Bradford Witness
New Compton IGA Food Market Opens Wed., Sept. 17
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Article contains description of the Compton business.
Bradford Witness
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"The G.T.R. authorities will very shortly be presented with a numerously signed petition form the citizens of Bradford and neighborhood respectfully requesting that the midday passenger train going north be allowed to stop at this depot. The travelling public would find it a great convenience and there is every reason to believe that the railway people would also find ti to be a profitable piece of business in time."
Bradford Witness
Photo - Keith Stevens from "Mail burned in post office blaze"
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Photo of Keith Stevens sifting though identifiable mail from the Post Office fire which occurred on April 29, 1981.
Bradford Witness
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The following set of photographs were taken from the Bradford Witness August 21, 1957 edition, highlighting the Bradford Centennial parade and celebrations.
This float was a "Group in native dress," meaning they wore pioneer-based costumes.
Bradford Witness
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The following set of photographs were taken from the Bradford Witness August 21, 1957 edition, highlighting the Bradford Centennial parade and celebrations.
These participants were " one of the numerous groups in native dress," meaning they wore pioneer-based costumes.
Bradford Witness
Police revert to former phone numbers
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Article about the Bradford Police Department changing phone numbers. At this time, the Police Department was moving from the Town Hall to 1 Holland St. West.
Bradford Witness