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Railway Association Subscription

Letter regarding payment of a subscription in support of the Hydro-Electric Railway Association of Ontario, dated March 25, 1918.

John Harrison

Events

Contains news clippings and articles on various events of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Joe Saint

Photographs - Maps

Contains maps of the Bradford West Gwillimbury & surrounding areas

Joe Saint

"The Holland Marsh" by Edward Cavell

A 1935 study of the 1852 survey of the Holland Marsh, written by Edward Cavell and published by the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. The report is accompanied by a portrait and biography of Cavell, former President of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors.

The first full survey of the Marsh was conducted due to the construction of the Northern Railway between Toronto and Barrie after 1852. The surveyor used tamarack poles hammered into the muck below the water.

Edward Cavell

CNR 1928 Train Wreck

Train wreck of April 14, 1928. The CNR train crashed just past the Bradford station as it was heading southbound across the river. Engineer J.W Brooks died from this crash, and was found in his seat when the wreck was recovered. He died from the force and circumstances of the derailment. There was no known cause of the derailment.
The train was carrying a load of silk from Japan (via Vancouver) to New York, and a cargo of frozen fish from Vancouver.

Train Wreck view 2

Train wreck of April 14, 1928. The CNR train crashed just past the Bradford station as it was heading southbound across the river. Engineer J.W Brooks died from this crash, and was found in his seat when the wreck was recovered. He died from the force and circumstances of the derailment. There was no known cause of the derailment.

Lew Campbell

Train Wreck view 3

Train wreck of April 14, 1928. The CNR train crashed just past the Bradford station as it was heading southbound across the river. Engineer J.W Brooks died from this crash, and was found in his seat when the wreck was recovered. He died from the force and circumstances of the derailment. There was no known cause of the derailment.

Lew Campbell

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