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Marks, Dorothy Reeves obituary (short)

Event Date : Thursday, August 17, 1978
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Beloved wife of Harvey Marks and dear mother of Noreen (Mrs. A. Hodgson), Beverley (Mrs. J. Sanders) and William, all of Bradford. Dear grandmother of George, Marilyn, Mark, Cynthia, Sandra, Glenda, Jennifer and Billy. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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McKinstry, Frederick A. obituary

Event Date : Tuesday, October 29, 1963
Event Type : Death

Description : Died suddenly at York County Hospital, Newmarket, in his 75th year. Dear father of Mrs. J. McIntosh (Beth) of Mansfield, Mrs. E. Firth (Hazel), Mrs. S. Allan (Mary), both of Grand Valley, Mrs. May Wrigglesworth of Shelburne, Mrs. Betty Edgerton of Erin, and dear brother of Mrs. G. Peterman of Bradford, Mrs. J. Kean of Buffalo, Mrs. Laura Church, Pontiac, Mich., Mrs. Reta Hastings, Detroit, and Charlie of Toronto. Resting at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

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Mestagh, Jenny Cross obituary

Event Date : Saturday, February 13, 1982
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York Manor, Newmarket. Beloved wife of the late Cyril Mestdagh, dear mother of Vera and her husband Roy Saint, and Irene and her husband Gene Yarmoluk, Bradford. Fondly remembered by grandchildren Jennie and Ron Wysynski, Lindsay, Tom and Patricia Saint, Pickering, and Anne and Lionel Strang, Barrie. Also loved by great-grandchildren Greg and Jamis Wysynski and Corrine Saint. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

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Miller, Fredrick J. obituary

Event Date : Tuesday, September 30, 1980
Event Type : Death
Community : Newmarket

Description : Died suddenly at York County Hospital, Newmarket, in his 77th year. Of Bradford, dear brother of Olive of Bradford and Joseph of Toronto. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Thursday at 1 p.m. Interment St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

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Molokach, Margaret obituary

Event Date : Thursday, September 19, 1963
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Of Bradford, beloved wife of Steve Molokach, dear mother of John, and loved grandmother of Darlene and Stephen. Requiem mass was from Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford, September 23 at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill. Arrangements were handled by the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Bradford.

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Molokach, Stephen John birth

Event Date : Tuesday, March 11, 1958
Event Type : Birth

Description : At York County Hospital, Newmarket, a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Molokach, Bradford, a brother for Darlene.

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Mulock, Col. William Pate obituary

Event Date : Wednesday, August 25, 1954
Event Type : Death

Description : Col. William Pate Mulock, grandson of Sir William Mulock and Postmaster-General for six years, and owner of the Newmarket Era and Express newspaper, died Wednesday at his home near Newmarket following a heart attack. He was 57. Ill-health forced him to leave politics in April, 1945, after representing North York as Liberal since 1943. He was in charge of Canada's mails during the Second World War and directed the special operations needed to speed mail to troops overseas. He made his first attempt to enter Federal politics at North York in 1930, but was defeated by the late T. Herbert Lennox. Four years later, however, he contested the seat in the by-election caused by Col. Lennox's death and piled up a majority of 3,678 - the largest in the history of the riding. He retained the seat in the 1935 and 1940 general elections. When he entered Mackenzie King's cabinet at the age of 43 he was the youngest minister. To some extent his political career ran parallel to that of his grandfather, who was Postmaster-General from 1896 to 1905. His maiden speech in the Commons drew wide attention and was heard by Sir William Mulock, probably the first time a grandfather was present when his grandson took the seat originally held by himself. Born into one of North York's best-known families, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mulock, he was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia, read law with Mulock, Milliken, Clark and Redman, and was called to the bar in 1920. He became a King's Counsel the same year he added M.P. to his name - 1934. During his administration, Canada's present air mail system was developed. When he was not at Ottawa, Col. Mulock divided his time between his law practice and his farm between Newmarket and Aurora. He had been in ill health for some months before his death and was confined to his home. Col. Mulock leaves his wife and two sons, William and Thomas.

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Newmarket canal - Hurrah for the Canal

:Judging from the above heading which preceded a local item in the Era of last week, what a time there will be in Newmarket when the Trent Valley Canal branch (so called) is completed through to that town from the Holland River. A gentleman who had spent several days in Newmarket last week and in passing through our village on Monday, wondered if the Laurier Government had gone completely crazy by making a preliminary grant of $700 000 to build a good sized ditch a distance of 8 miles to an inland town. He looked upon it as a political sop. There is no kick coming from the Newmarket Era, however, as may be seen from the following item: "Mr. Grant one of the contractors for Newmarket end of the Canal, has been in town all week making arrangements to commence work. The stone house and one of the barns on the Hulse farm have been leased for a term. Sixty horses arrived here yesterday and more expected to-day. It is said that the contractors intend to employ 300 teams and 400 men. Work will commence this week if not already started, in the vicinity of the "Green Lane," a mile and a quarter north of Newmarket, where a lock and basin will be constructed. The United Factories have received orders to vacate their property on Huron St., where the survey runs, and are advertising a quantity of wood for sale at a low price to save handling twice. It certainly begins to look as if the Newmarket Canal is not all talk."

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Newmarket Metropolitan Railway

The Metropolitan railway was a streetcar project which was to extend up to Bond Head through Bradford. Newspapers reported in 1900 that citizens would welcome this track through the towns, although it was a costly endeavour:
"The residents of the north end of Newmarket are solicious for the continuance of the Metropolitan Railway track through to their quarter, and have called upon the Council to endeavor to get the company to perform the work."

It also presented issues with the town's current layout, hence changes had to be made:
"The contract for removing the Newmarket Exhibition buildings to the South of the track has been let by the Management Committee, and arrangements have also been made for the erection of a grand stand. With these improvements the local grounds will compare favorably with any in the county."

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