Looking Back Over the Century - Bradford Witness
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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 history of the Bradford newspapers are the topic.
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Trailer Town to be Established Here
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"To help solve the housing problem for the thousand or more people made homeless by the flood a trailer town is being planned.
Bradford Rotary Club members are in charge of this project and the objective is 100 trailer cabins to be located on the ball grounds. It is proposed to install showers and toilet facilities to serve this big trailer camp.
The search for a sufficient number of trailers is already underway."
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An 1904 reprint of part of the April 2nd, 1863 edition of the South Simcoe Times. It was printed by the Bradford Witness as part of the "Bradford 4_ Years Ago" series. It has happenings related to Bradford ratepayers and town council.
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Fait partie de Joe Saint fonds
Contains news clippings and articles on various businesses of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Office Window - Centennial Celebrations/ Fall Fairs/ Ontario Election
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Article features news on Canada's Centennial celebrations, extra copies of the Bradford Witness, and recalling the fall fairs around the county. It also mentions the upcoming Ontario elections.
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Office Window - Bradford Centennial
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Article features news on Bradford's Centennial celebrations and the Bradford Witness's duty to report the news over the century.
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John "Jack" Parks Newspaper Article
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Newspaper article from a Barrie newspaper about John William "Jack" Parks (1884-1983).
Jack was the son of Margaret Parks (nee Lee) (1851-1919) and Richard Parks (1854-1895). Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903).
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Fait partie de Joe Saint fonds
Contains news clippings and articles on various churches of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Contains misc. items, lettered A - O
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Mobile Houses Offered in Telegram to Witness
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"Toronto - The Canadian Mobile Home Association has announced an offer to provide more than two hundred mobile homes at cost price to victims of the Ontario flood. The C.M.H.A. has pulled its dealers from Winnipeg to Quebec City. Mobile homes can be made available on twenty-four hours' notice and hauled immediately to the stricken areas. ..."
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