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Part of WEGWHIST Collection
"Bradford Flour Mill Samuel Lukes" is painted on the side of this building which was situated on Holland St. East at Morris Rd. This mill was built in 1904, and could mill 300 barrels a day at maximum capacity.
Part of Joe Saint fonds
Contains articles and clippings related to the buildings and architecture of Bradford West Gwillimbury, from L-Z
Joe Saint
Part of Joe Saint fonds
Contains news clippings and articles on various disastrous events of Bradford West Gwillimbury; includes fires, Hurricane Hazel, drownings, explosion, train wrecks
Joe Saint
Fire! Fire! The old and familiar cry is again heard
Part of Local History Collection
Article based on the event of Lukes' Flour Mill's recent fire on the early morning of November 19th, 1895. The mill was located on the far east end of Bradford, and was registered under the Patrons of Industry Warehouse and Shipping Company.
Bradford Witness
Gilford grew from lumber industry Squire Maconchy was first landowner
Part of Local History Collection
The story of Squire Thomas Maconchy and how the town of Gilford came to be.
Ruth Sawyer
Harold Cronan and Cadillac prize
Part of Local History Collection
Worker - Harold Cronan won Cadillace Draw - Bradford Feed Mill.
Looking Back Over the Century - Bradford & Amsterdam
Part of Local History Collection
The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, the Holland River is the topic.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
The article accompanying this photograph gives a quick history of the Bradford Flour Mill owned by Samuel Lukes. Lukes owned the mill since 1878, and improved the equipment within a few years to make it one of the best equipped in Ontario at the time.
Bradford Witness
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
George Harmon, Thomas Saint, Lorne Church, Len Saint, Mac Campbell, Donald Campbell, Oscar Lukes, Gilbert Lukes, Jim Peters, Fred Collings.
Part of Local History Collection
This portrait is of Samuel Lukes, businessman and mill owner of Bradford. At the time of this edition, he was a successful owner of the Bradford Flouring Mills and lived on Holland Street. Later, he would own the Algonquin Lodge (now known as the Convent).
Edmund Garrett